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I'd be all for god and religion and shit if it weren't for the fact that god raped me when I was 8 yrs old. It's hard to get over it.

I totally agree with that, except there is no God and it was a man name Elroy.


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Serious congrats, man!  Good luck!


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Try these links.

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/floydrosetremolo.htm

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/floydrosetremolo.htm


Be sure to change your strings frequently.  All the "wives" tales you hear about strings are wrong.  Only go with guitar/string cleaners sold in guitar shops.  Be sure all you strings are their proper gauges.  After excessive dive bombing, adjust your tunings in the full fashion.  If you want to excessivly dive bomb, it requires much extra care.  Dimebag Darell had a guitar tech that repaired his guitars for him EVERY night after a show, keep that in mind.

Happy shreddin'.


Bt

Thanks for shutting me down, jerks!!!


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Isn't that the guy from Flight of the Amazon Queen only without the hat?

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[If you are interested, please PM me, and I will schedule an "interview" with you. I look forward to hearing from you.]

Positions opening for Game Testers.

- Must be able to spot, list and catalogue bugs.

- Inspect games for art, animation flaws.


Serious inquiries only, please.  This will entail quite a bit of attention to detail and work.  It'll be worth it, though.  Help make our game as good as it can be.
If you are interested, please PM me, and I will schedule an "interview" with you.  I look forward to hearing from you.


For the rest of you.... the finish line is in sight.  Thanks for all your support.  This has been a wonderful project to make.


Bt

Should I really dignify this with an answer? Ok, first of all, notice the winking smiley - perhaps that means I'm not entirely serious about the suggestion?

Secondly, while the series as a whole is very episodic, PQ2 is driven entirely by the narrative of the Bains case. There are no random traffic stops or everyday drug busts (the only thing that comes close is the punk in the park). The subtitle of the game is The Vengeance, and that's exactly what it's about: Jesse Bains' revenge on those who testified against him. Everywhere you go in the game, you're following the trail of the Death Angel.

And no, shooting terrorists aboard airplanes isn't all in a days work for your average police officer.

Sometimes a days work isn't typical.  Just ask any NYPD.

Strange things happen sometimes in the line of duty.  That's just the way it is.

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I also happen to think the hijacking scene should stay. The sewer scenes however, are something I'd miss like a hole in the head. Surely you could change the setting for the final showdown. (like Bains in a barricaded house or something)

Or accept the fact that the airplane scene was the dramatic high point of the game and let Bains be the hijacker!

See, Police Quest isn't REALLY driven by Drama in the conventional narrative sense.  You're doing police work - which is random.  Though there is an overall story, there ARE other tasks to do - much like Police work.


Bt

Look, the scene is in the game.  The game was completed in 1988 - I don't think it detracts from the game at all.  Police Quests were more about ACTUAL police work, not some dramatized version of it - and real police work is not linear with a complete three act structure.  You can't say "Screw one event, I'm huntin' wabbits!" Criminals choose to do their crimes WHENEVER, and Police Officers have to respond in kind.


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Apparently Japan has laws against organ donation because of Buddhist origins or something.

Crazy.  A kidney donation saved my life.


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Vivendi Universal is rereleasing the Sierra Quest Classics on CD-ROM.

Click Here for Amazon.com Link.Ã,  Sorry, AGA.Ã,  I just forgot.

October 11, 2005.Ã,  Let's hope this stops the outrageous price gouging on E-bay, eh?




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I despise Michael Moore.Ã,  With a passion.Ã,  While I tend to agree with what he says, I can't stand the way he goes about saying it.Ã, 

Yes, I'm right there with you. 

After this situation has abated, we can move on to the less than heroic acts of our "hero" president.  Right now, I'm concerned about the lives of the citizens of New Orleans.


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Gah, I uploaded the wrong picture.  The correct one should be up now.


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As good of certain points Michael Moore makes in his letter, it sickens me that he's using this tragedy to further his own agenda.  Shame on him this time.


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Here you are good sir!



In glorious color.


Bt

I'm scared. I need a moderator to hold me, or at least Peter Thomas to make me a smoothie.


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My granny isn't enjoying hers.Ã,  She wishes everyday that she hadn't ever started smoking.Ã,  It's really hard to watch, because she is the neatest lady on the planet.

Yes, I'm sorry for those people who struggle later in life - it's no fun to see people wincing through the twilight years.  Sometimes it makes me wonder if medical science keeps us alive for too long.  Sure, we can live longer, but is our quality of life at those ages worth it?  Life is about living, not length.

I'm sorry for your grandmother's struggles.  The best we can do in those situations is love them, and offer the comforts that only the heart and mind can offer.


Bt

Well, my 81 year old grandmother smoked a pack a day for 50 years.Ã,  She now has emphazema, a hacking cough, a deep growling voice, has to be on a respirator at night, and can't walk more than five minutes without having to sit down and use an inhaler.

She quit smoking 7 years ago, and that is the only reason she is still alive.

That's enough to make me NEVER smoke.

I'm already dying young - I'm enjoying my death.Ã,  Singing and smokin' is fun.


EDIT FOR MORBIDITY:  Yes, I realize that statement may sould bold and impeteous, but it's true.  I believe in ALL things in moderation, even such detrimental acts as smoking.  My situation is more unique than most, and some people would question WHY I don't quit all so-called foul things - it's because I don't fear death - I fear not living and enjoying things.   Indulgence on a grand scale and gluttony isn't good, and yes, I spent my life gorging on somethings (such as food) and less on others.  I'm rectifying the balance now, by trying to balance the scales so I can enjoy the fruits of the earth, and my time on it.  Now back to our regularily shceduled voice conversation.

Bt

Fark, man, I smoke, drink and do everything that they say not to, and I can still hit an 'E' an octave above middle C easily. 

But yeah, taking care of your voice is a good thing.  But, like anything else, moderation is the key.  If all you do is worry about taking care of your voice, will you ever have time to use it???


Bt

I say, while we're on the topic of wax-museum-horror-movies - can anyone tell me what was the name of an older similar-themed horror movie? It was NOT the Vincent Price one, it's an italian one.

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In which the wax did NOT cover the victims, but was injected into them replacing the blood. The bad guy turned out to be a robot covered in wax. Stuff like that. Despite the bad-guy-twist I justr described, the film impressed me as unexpectedly creepy.

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Was it this film? Waxwork - 1988

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