[Mr. Bungle]

"Yeah, "boy" bands suck. But it's just as gay to listen to this puffed up fairies, let alone to post pictures of them. I'll bet the RATT fans on this thread were surprised when Rob Halford admitted he was a peter puffer. This stuff is so lame. I try not to be glad when people like this die, because I know it's wrong and I shouldn't feel that way. I would have settled for having their fingers lopped off. But this will have to do."

As one matures, vitriolic speeches directed at, of all things, others' tastes in music not only seem like a waste, but a sign of true emotional and mental retardation. How old are you? Take that number, and half it.

Dr. Bungle detects a wounded soul wrestling with an old trauma. Ever catch the guy in the Iron Maiden jacket doing your sister? Or were you betrayed one too many times - ogling some long-haired passerby from behind, only to get closer and recoil upon noticing a man? How dare they! Those fa*s!

In any case, you're in dire need of a recalibration. I'll have to remember this when you emote with the same passion on another subject. I'll know not to consider it seriously.

Oh and by the way, while you're busy pretending you're Lynyrd Skynyrd (a dubious admission that will get you a good solid reaming in many circles) these fellows at least wrote their own g***amn music, and made a living from it. If anyone's fingers are serving a redundant purpose here on planet earth ...

[Huck]

Oh and by the way, while you're busy pretending you're Lynyrd Skynyrd (a dubious admission that will get you a good solid reaming in many circles)

I never said I pretend to be anyone, you jumping-to-conclusions windbag. We pay tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd by playing their musicno by dressing up like them, or affect their mannerisms, or any of that nonsense. Hell, we don't even have a piano player. We love Skynyrd's music, and we do a pretty good job with a handful of their songs. And we have a great time doing it. But hey, I am absolutely sure this isn't the first time one of your arrogant assumptions turned out to be wrong. It probably happens to you with such frequency that you no longer notice it, much the same way a farmer gets used to the smell of cows**t.

these fellows at least wrote their own g***amn music, and made a living from it.

Duke Ellington wrote and played his own music too. If your position is that his music should have died with him, never to be played again, go ahead and take that position. I happen to believe that with a certain music--and Skynyrd definitely fits the mold--the live performance of the music brings out its true nature. It is also a great learning experience for the musicians. I gained a lot of insight into the style of Lynyrd Skynyrd by playing songs like "On The Hunt" and "Searchin."

If anyone's fingers are serving a redundant purpose here on planet earth ...

It's the other pompous asses spouting psuedo-scientific gas on Free Republic. You've got it covered.