Ummmm. We can see what you typed, you non-existent person person. As a wise person once nearly said "Errant incondite, ergo sum."

Also, Douglas Adams would have disagreed. Small and inconsequential and impermanent in the grand scheme of things has nothing to do with lack of existence at all. "Unimportant on such a scale is good," he would likely say.

Local effects exist and are quite important to those in your vicinity (not us, of course). I'm fairly sure that the fine drink you had last night had an effect on you and that you have at least had some effect on at least a few toilettes in your time.

John Prine - It's A Big Old Goofy World:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZACwVOJXpn0



Bonus John Prine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBdMXhpQnU

The best for last: John Prine and Iris DeMent - In Spite of Ourselves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5axlwCBXC8

Sounds like something Hunter Thompson might have written had he embedded himself in Berkley's philosophy department rather than the Hells Angels or Kentucky Derby. We may be seeing the birth of Gonzo Philosophy.


I'm tempted to go see "The Lone Ranger" when it comes out.

PairTheBoard

Ain't we All.

Lol. Thank you sir. This is a far better/more enjoyable response than any other I've gotten. Execpt I do recall that you also responded well to the post regarding Shelly Kagan's course on death...the two-state requirement...I liked that one as well. Cheers to you my friend.

Depends on the definition of existence. If I'm predestined to be a -9 month to 120-year lifeform that carries and may replicate a certain strand of amino acids, in the context of a universe that has existed 13.8 billion years before me and untold years afterwards, can I TRULY be said to exist?

We had the fight between Tesla and Edison, the AC/DC issue. It was like this:

The Ballad Of Country Dick__Mojo Nixon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii81rD-xDyM



Redneck Rampage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VCHj2OSdw

It does not at all depend on the definition of existence.

It is a true statement that Matt exists. We can point at it.

Being ephemeral just means that it isn't always a true statement. It is right now, and that is true of everything that exists right now.

Predestination is a misconception. You have no idea of when you will step in front of the bus and the universe isn't big enough to calculate it ahead of time. It has proven this simply fact by having not had that day yet.

On being a self-replicating being, that is just one of your product features. Thoroughly incomplete to think that is all that one is. What you really are is a bunch of subatomic particles, but I think that you will find that if you are sent to the store to buy a loaf of bread that you will have failed the assigned task if you bring home just any old bag of subatomic particles.

Gradually swimming towards the present...

(which version is best of the next 3?)
















I devote this next one to SMP and nominate it for official song lol








Or maybe for anyone into multitasking work for a few hours with by now "oldies" background...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAKP6fd1iwo

AINEC

Swimming hard:

If we cant skip 80s bands completely then lets have some smiths. Heaven knows I'm miserable now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfkvPnjb9hs and Panic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AlH2oYedfk seem appropriate

Then to prove there was no excuse for the 80s we have the 90s

almost random pick from Radiohead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2VzLn6DMCE

Roger Waters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MO7JcyQQ8

Hope you are feeling better now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSKeCvSCpw

(by far not her best work)

And to make sure you don't feel too good (not safe if you have working ears):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQVrCflZ_E

Along the same line of thought, I used to leave for the day after locking my bedroom door with this playing on repeat on my 45 player at max volume just to annoy my mom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8

Had to pay for a couple of doors before dear old dad taught her about circuit breakers.

I always found the Smiths most uplifting. It was difficult to choose which tracks to list, chose the first one with Matt in mind and Panic to cope with masque.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH18_dZIYOE was considered for you. Obvious or need a research project or both

Not too bad

I refer you to panic.

Seems a bit benign, special reason?

Crass Mother Earth would be more my cup of tea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_QdJvcj48

A lock on your bedroom door? Wow.

I have mixed feelings about The Smiths. Got some nostalgia for them in the same way that I have some nostalgia for political correctness. They were necessary at the time in much the same way.

I hear the song and I hear Morrissey just yelling at me in a an unnecessary way.

I am not nearly so shallow as to judge based on boob size (or now that I am older and can't stand the young ones, length*). I have always judged a woman's worth purely on how much she worships my important bits.

As my woman would say, "really?!? You said that out loud?"

The one stable thing in life is that Fleetwood Mac is an unmitigated good thing.

I am confused. What I handed you was a train wreck of a song from what was a non-offensive band. You handed me back a song that sounds exactly like any other from a band.

Please explain.

It aggravated the right amount. Just under the "I'm getting my belt out."

That is just mean. I would have begged for the belt.

*fruit roll up boob joke belongs here

I'd like to contribute to this thread but understand what its about. OP is trying to learn about 'modern' music? or whats the deal itt b/c its tl:dr

Dont thinkl they were necessary, no-one would have noticed if they had never existed.

How good they were is unclear but by the standards of the times they were outstanding.

I think there was some irony.

Because of the music they constantly play.

Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ

I had no lock so this is hypothetical but I strongly suspect the record player would have suffered very badly.

It was just about music and this particular community's ability to turn a thread of questionable relevance into a discussion.

It has the added bonus of having links to songs from people that are generally known to be trustworthy to attempt to not steer people wrong that can be clicked on if people with to do so. That is nice.

If I were you, I'd either be interested or uninterested. Luckily, you are already you, so you don't really need advice on whether it is worth your while.

Test: How long can you listen to this before you vomit? (I made it to the five-minute + mark).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n64gYCzsDlM

Some Ten Years After:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzrUqAtUcpU


Some kickass Blues by the same band, turn it up really, really loud:

King of the Blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWiY_Nx_EpI