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  so wait, he blew 120 bucks on pizza for everyone, and hes cheap? : xxiv
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    it works out to about 1 slice for each of us. The budget has plenty of money in it directly assigned to s... : .spanky.
    • oh thats a different story then. : xxiv
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  Punch him right in the cocks. : jahulio2
  • all 3 of them : Nighteyes
  • I'd punch him so hard, one fist punching each of his cocks, that each fist would actually go into his ure... : Hello Kitty
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  How much should you tip for pizza in the shack's opinion? I usually go 10%, but sometimes I feel more ... : Ojalo1982
  • 10% is actually pretty good. : suicidemachine
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    $25-30, if the pizzas are on time, hot and not stuck to the box top. If there are paper plates, napk... : Humfrey Q Crumb III
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      you'd tip 25%? that's a bit high, don't you think? : FrayLo
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        If all of those items were satisfactory, and the bill was $120.00, yes. : Humfrey Q Crumb III
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          There is no fucking way I am gonna tip a pizza guy that. It is almost the same amount of work to deliver... : Crimsonbeak
          • seriously. if I'm tipping that much money, I better be at some high class restauraunt. Shit. I went to... : FrayLo
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    it all depends on the service (ive tipped anywhere from 10% to 100%) and my date last nite (server at ... : nurall
    • See I don't think I've ever based the tip on performance at all. I just don't think about it. Like a fe... : Ojalo1982
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  Funny how tipping is a part of some cultures, but not others. Over here, we never tip. Not the barber, no... : nomaad
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    I think tipping in the US is out of control. Enormous amounts of tax free income and they get pissed off ... : bostrov
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      that would be because they get paid $2.25 an hour besides tips. It's also NOT tax-free. . : .spanky.
      • when i delivered pizza i never paid taxes on my tips. :) nobody did. : smax
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        Pizza delivery gets paid only $2.25 an hour (which is like 1/2 minimum wage in Oregon at least)? And they... : bostrov
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          If you work a tipping job, the IRS assumes a certain amount of income from tipping. : .spanky.
          • Then that should be stated up front. When you call to get a pizza, they should tell you that so-and-so de... : bostrov
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          $2.25/hr? fuck that if it's true. Dominoes was paying at least minimum wage. : thekidd
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            Papa John's pays minimum wage, too. : riptyde
            • I've seen ads posted for up to $10/hr for delivery drivers. : wunderbred
          • I used to work at Little Caesers, then Pizza Hutt.. one of my best friends was a delivery driver, and I w... : Habibus
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        Problem is waiters assume they get a tip. If I get shitty or mediocre service I don't tip. If I get great... : tums
        • If the service is deserving, it is understood that you should tip your server. Poor or absent service de... : Humfrey Q Crumb III
        • Exactly. I've gotten in some fights with friends at restaurants where we just had hideous service. No ... : judge
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          You should still tip a certain amount, then complain to the manager about the service. If you don't like ... : .spanky.
          • Tipping is entirely performance based. That is why it is called a tip. A tip is optional but custom dicta... : tums
          • I guess I just don't understand why you felt the need to reward her with 10% for horrible service. Th... : judge
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        The absolutely retarded thing about tipping, at least in restaurants, is that it's tied to the cost of th... : riptyde
        • Because the guy is more likely to suggest a more expensive meal, thus making the restaurant more money. ... : CrazyPants
    • It can't hurt to be generous to anyone who directly handles your food, for safety's sake. Please don't : Ojalo1982
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      Yeah, but your employee can legally pay you less than minimum wage if you have a tipping job. It's not l... : CrazyPants
      • Ugh, and it's always some really high automatic gratuity, like 18% or 20%. I've rarely been to a restaur... : riptyde
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    Yep, I love living where it isn't mandatory. I tip if I get great service here, and you can tell that i... : judge
    • I'm american, and I agree with this post. : dilutedq
• I used to tip well at bars but then I had a friend who was a bartender tell me she usually made like 300$... : alexthegreat2
• That's awful, since he most likely expensed it anyways... : FormerHPB
• tipping is overated. if the guy brough 2 pizza's, i would have probably given him a few bucks. he made th... : maulla
• Well are't you greatfull, you don't deserve pizza....i'm hungry : Dan 101
• I always tip at least $5. Now a huge order, that's a different story. I used to deliver pizza back in the... : Simulacrum

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• bump... I'd like to have a decent shackbattle going before the year is out! : Postal
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  This may very well be the FINAL BF1942 Shackbattle on my server. If you want to play, nows your chance. : ashke
  • =( : jhof
  • The end of an era :( Totally understandable though : d1sregard
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    Been a great run, nearly 2.5 years since the Wake Island demo. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/2... : zyklonbee
    • First time I ever played an online game with other shackers was Wake Island Demo. noob I know : jhof
    • good times. I remember having to swim all the way to shore all the time. : thekidd
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    do you know what you'll replace it with? I might have to buy something and get practiced up. :D : fatman
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      I wish people would play COD: UO. Its great fun. The only thing its missing is airplanes. : ashke
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        If I knew that people would play it, I'll buy it today... but I don't wanna spend $40 on a game that peop... : fatman
        • And I fucking love the airplanes of 1942 : rosewood
  • Bump for the very last BATTLEFIELD 1942 SHACKBATTLE on Ashke's server... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I already upgraded. :( : theo20185
  • :( :( :( :( :( :( : rosewood
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    excuse me while I downgrade to 1.6 or NOT. : Luminair
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      See below, server is 1.61 now! : Zero|DPX
      • okay I'll give it a go. But this is a busy time of year, not the best time for me to play :( : Luminair
  • Hey Ashke, thanks for running the server to provide us with so much fun. I played BF1942 for a little ove... : Busta J
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    why...what happened? :( : virus
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      It's not getting used enough. Once a week for ten people is just not enough. : UtilityMaximizer
      • Clearly we need to get about 30 on there tonight! : Zero|DPX
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        This is correct. Time to cut the cord. : ashke
        • If we get a big turnout will you at least move the server to the uberbox so it stays alive? : Zero|DPX
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          it's not like there aren't a bazillion other empty or good public servers out there to play on, either. : Luminair
          • I will never play on a public server. : Zero|DPX
          • Yeah, the problem there is the lack of control over map rotation and inability to kick troublemakers. But... : UtilityMaximizer
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    Thanks ashke. I had alot of fun on that server. Good times indeed. : quietb0y
    • I think we should all send a dollar to ashke so he can buy a hooker. : quietb0y
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  Is there one zip with all of these maps? : Fred Garvin
  • Shack Map Pack http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5284 : Sarcastro
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  Wish I could play; I already upgraded to V1.61. Thanks for the great server, Ashke! : Waverider
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    I already installed the 1.61 patch when it first came out. If its not working, I have no idea why not. : ashke
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      It's very strange, because the Server still shows V1.6 in All Seeing Eye. I've tried to get on, but with ... : Waverider
      • Ack...glitchy post form...please nuke. : Waverider
      • I just successfully joined with 1.61, after unsuccessfully trying to join with 1.6. Try again? Note, I ... : Zero|DPX
• i'll be there. will be sad to see these shackbattles go. i just bought the game a few months ago, too. he... : mindmann
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  PLZ HLP http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8757432 : rosewood
  • Sorry, Rosewood, no one has a clue how to help you. :( : UtilityMaximizer
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    did you patch to 1.61? or do a clean reinstall (including deleting the contents of the BF1942 folder if ... : Postal
    • Another thing he might try is just installing 1.0, and seeing if the problem still exists. Does it exist ... : UtilityMaximizer
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  The server is 1.61 so patch to that. Otherwise you won't be able to connect. : ashke
  • ^^^ Tested and verified, 1.6 no longer connects, so patch your stuff up guys. : Zero|DPX
  • wooter, thnx! : seanisdabomb
  • ^^^^CHECK THIS OUT, PEOPLE. DOWNLOAD THE PATCH. : UtilityMaximizer
  • Awesome! I'm in again! : Waverider
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  I will try to be there. : UtilityMaximizer
  • Yay! Me too. I have my new PSU, and I'm still crashing, but after like 1.5 hours instead of 1.5 minutes... : Zero|DPX
• It's time, folks. Go go go! And you West Coaster players had better show up tonight. You guys are always ... : UtilityMaximizer
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  lets go ladies! time for me to shoot you inna face : mista mista
  • ROGER THAT!!!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• Downloading 1.61 patch from fileshack... : Maddog_Delphi97
• *bump* for joining. 12 People Playing! : Sarcastro
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  Where is the 1.61 patch people ? I can't even find it on EA's site (only 1.6 is listed) : MrLobo
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    wait nevermind the file name is 1.6.19 Here it is guys ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/battlef... : MrLobo
    • Hey great the incremental patch doesn't want to install since I have 1.6 already. THANKS FOR NOT LETTI... : MrLobo
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  im already running 1.61 :( : spector
  • woops i guess i should have read the thread! : spector
• Allies got their asses creamed tonight. 21 ppl playing aberdeen at 216.214.6.120:14567 BF1942.SHACKBAT... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  We've got some pretty good numbers so come join us! Bump. : d1sregard
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    22 ppl playing iwo jima at BF1942.SHACKBATTLES.NET. Yep. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • That iwo jima map was fun by the ton! GG, all! B[ad]G to my computer, which hard locked in BF1942 7 or ... : Enkidu
• Great games, folks. It has been a pleasure to blow you up and be blown up by you. Most of the time, anywa... : UtilityMaximizer
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  Good games everyone. RIP :( : d1sregard
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    look for bf.themelon.org soon! : themelon
    • AWESOME.!!! wish i could have made it to the game tonight : feek

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  Destroy All Humans; Stubbs the Zombie. : yoonix
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    Check out this thread for more Stubbs http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9228080 that game is going to ... : Borzoi
    • I'll have to take a look at that. I was wondering what they where going to do with the engine. : Dan 101
• scct, jade empire, guild wars (already preordered) : Nighthavvk
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  Is Republic Commandos only coming out for console? : abubu
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    No, but if I buy it I'll buy it for consol. I'm currently using some one else's PC so I only buy PC games... : Dan 101
    • Ok, so it's not just for consoles then? Strange, I thought it was and that annoyed me. : abubu
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  DNF : Haku-Jin
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    lol, right. I didn't mean next next next year. : Dan 101
    • Keep laughing tough guy. >: ( : Haku-Jin
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  psychonauts : mista mista
  • conker(if you haven't played it) and destroy all humans : mista mista
• yay =) : dopefish
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  Doom3 xbox you mean? : sammyl
  • yeah : Dan 101
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  thyere making a new splinter cell game? i "rented" an xbox a couple of years ago and really enjoyed the f : sexninja!!!!
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    singleplayer = whatever. multiplayer is where the fun is. : Nighthavvk
    • yeah there was definatelly something missing from Pandora Tomorow's single player. I still prefer the ori... : Dan 101
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      i liked singple player! it was like everything i expected from MGS2 :( : sexninja!!!!
      • err, the first one that is. never played PT it makes me sad that people say it wasnt so good! ill try ... : sexninja!!!!
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  Wheres the F.E.A.R.? :( I am alone : K1Bond007
  • no way in hell my computer will run that well enough for me to enjoy it. : Dan 101
  • not with me…that game already has my money : cap n KRUNCH
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  Oh also put "Black" on the mabey list. That looks like it could be really good. : Dan 101
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    i heard thats being moved to xbox2 : mista mista
    • really, we'll that would be better consodering it's going to need the extra power. : Dan 101
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  You need to add MechAssault 2 to that. Well unless you plan on buying it Dec 28th-31st, then it's a 2004... : boredguy
  • I'll have to rent it first. I got really board with the first one, especially the MP. : Dan 101
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  2005 1) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (XBOX) 2) Starcraft Ghost 3) Psychonauts 4) Phantom Kingdom 5)... : dmiller
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    Put Riddick at the top of that list. : Haku-Jin
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      I've been incredibly hesitant on that game. I'll probably pick it up bargain bin. : dmiller
      • yeah it was nice and all, but i got board with it. : Dan 101
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        Riddick's a good game and has a great look, but Breakdown is much better- better first person fist fighti... : Borzoi
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          i thought Breakdown was excellent. i stil haven't got back to that after stopping at the place where you ... : paganritual
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            Damn- there is sooo much more after that part. You get to what you think is your ultimate destination and... : Borzoi
            • well i'll try to get back to it soon, but at the moment, i'm playing nothing but Gothic and won't be unti... : paganritual
          • yeah man you have to go back, you're like 1/4 the way through and the story gets mind blowingly amazing l... : Dan 101
        • Breakdown was amazing, I traded it in cause of the low repla-ability but I still regret it and I think I'... : Dan 101
      • yeah i've been the same. i've heard less than impressive things about it from some people. i hope it's no... : paganritual
  • Oh crap, forgot FFXII : dmiller
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  Another year of too many games: Definite Buys: Jade Empire Digital Devil Saga (1 &2) Killer 7 Resi... : Borzoi
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    yeah after i add up how much it would all cost me if i got everything I wanted I get depressed, and I cut... : Dan 101
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      I just wait and get a lot of them used or half a year later when they get marked down. I only rush to get... : Borzoi
      • I agree.. Games by Atlus, Working Designs and some Konami games (GBA) are instant-buys for me. I ca... : dmiller
      • yeah good, call I always see used games at Rogers for way cheaper, a couple of months later and I'm like ... : Dan 101
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  You forgot Forza Motorsport. : TreMetal
  • not too into those games. mabey : Dan 101

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• Jimi Hendrix and even though he's a bass player Les Claypool. : Haku-Jin
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  robert fripp : arizona bay
  • Agreed! : trite
• Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai : Enkidu
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  Jimmy Page. : one beach bum
  • he's definately up there. : tsuba
• Either of the Sheinker (sp?) brothers. Al Di Miola. : RatBastard
• Stevie Ray Vaughn was. :( : eskimo spy
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  Take your pick: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Adrian Vandenburg, Zakk Wylde, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Dime... : Fredrik S
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    i know of satriani, vai, clapton, and dimebag darrell, and yes they're all very impressive, especially va... : evil-cow
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      Stevie Ray Vaughn was good. You should check his work out. Also make sure you check out Albert King, mayb... : qwpeoriu
      • im not really a blues fan, more of rock music. slash kinda mixes them up and makes it sound good.... ... : evil-cow
    • Vandenburg played in Whitesnake. Dave Gilmour = Pink Floyd (which have played some of my favorite guitar ... : Fredrik S
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      David Gilmour is Pink Floyd's guitarist (and responsible for some of the best solos EVER, in my opinion) : erotic sock
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        Comfortably Numb solos = Timeless : AcesnEights
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          one of my friends has always tried to push me to listen to Pink Floyd more... I think i've only heard 2 o... : evil-cow
          • Check out "Shine on you crazy diamond" by Pink Floyd : one beach bum
  • Chris Impellitteri, in the Malmsteen vein : Zero|DPX
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  Prince, for serious. : Deathlove
  • Prince kicks ass on the guitar. Ohh.. almost forgot.. Mathias IA Eklund of "Freak Kitchen". <--- My f... : Fredrik S
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  Zakk Wykde / Jimi Jendrix : AcesnEights
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    er.. WyLde : AcesnEights
    • *sigh*, time to stop drinking or typing : AcesnEights
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  Wes Montgomery. There is no jazz love on this site. : qwpeoriu
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    As for jazz, I am digging Charlie Byrd, Jaco Pastorius and the ever so great Django Reinhart. : Fredrik S
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      You have great taste in jazz ! : qwpeoriu
      • why, thank you. Every time I hear Django he just blows my mind. : Fredrik S
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    Freddie Green did his thing but was so good at it you never noticed : FrayLo
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      You know, I have no idea who Freddie Green is. plz to be tell !! Album suggestions ? : qwpeoriu
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        http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005BI54/qid=1103519504/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-3315275-9... : Fredrik S
        • he was the guitarist for the Basie orchestra for a long time, wasn't he? he was just there in the backgr... : FrayLo
  • Pat Metheny! But I also like Wes Montgomery, Earl Klugh, and Django. : Bold
  • www.alteredjazz.com : Cygnus X-1
• ohh.. Bumblefoot is really friggin' cool too. : Fredrik S
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  Tim from Rage Against the Machine et. al. : Postal
  • ... you mean Tom ? : qwpeoriu
• Junior Brown ------ end of thread. : broly1718
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  Oh, shi...! Robert Johnson, if you like the blues. Best guitarist ever to sell his soul to the Devil fo... : Enkidu
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    I have to say ... no. Robert Johnson was okay, but not a very good guitar player or singer, he just had a... : qwpeoriu
    • I have to agree with you on Robert Johnson. I have tried several times to get into his music, but eventua... : Fredrik S
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  LOLOLOLOLOL : mega man
  • For you to laugh at that obviously shows you know nothing about guitar. : qwpeoriu
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  kaki king :[ : Nighteyes
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    ^^^^ is freaking awesome. everyone should go to cdnow.com and listen. : broly1718
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      never heard of him / her. Will definitly check him / her out. : Fredrik S
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        its a her, and she can play amazing tunes with her guitar : Nighteyes
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          listened. I am very impressed. Will pick up a cd or two of her music. Which ones do you recommend? : Fredrik S
          • http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008V5TI/qid=1103519444/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/103-3670115-248... : Nighteyes
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    that'd be cool if her nickname was boo kaki king : sexninja!!!!
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      it'd be cool if you could use the reply button also ;) : Nighteyes
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        it would be but then i wouldnt be able to abuse my modpowers like i do! : sexninja!!!!
        • communist scum! : Nighteyes
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  Brian Setzer is an amazing guitarist that a lot of people forget about. : FrayLo
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    i think it's because he limits himself to a really tight subset of music. From what I've heard he's almos... : edgewise
    • Pretty much. He did the stray cats thing, but when I heard him in the Brian Setzer Orchestra and saw him... : FrayLo
  • Stray Cats is just too cool for words. : Fredrik S
• No firsts in scholars and no seconds in guitarists. : haiku
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  Stevie Ray Vaughan : sexninja!!!!
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    If you like SRV do yourself a favor and check out Albert King. I wish I could play blues like him, I thin... : qwpeoriu
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      i have! infact, i own http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000JTB2/104-5902915-5882359?v=glan... : sexninja!!!!
      • Holy fucking shit, I was going to post that but got PRL'd ! I love how they were great friends, and ta... : qwpeoriu
• Stevie Ray Vaughan has eben rightly mentioned. As has Jendrix, which is also correct. Check out also:... : SpaecKow
• Also have to add Eric Johnson. And Mathias Eklundh again. You can get free mp3 samples from their web... : Fredrik S
• Apart from all the prog-metal dudes already mentioned (Vai, Satriani, Pettruci) et. al Dave Murray from I... : deadbydawn
• Dave Gilmour of course. Slash sucks. : NastyJack
• about a thousand : personaljesus
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  Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd : anthonybean
  • I've only heard their work on the first two Television albums but I'd have to agree that these guys are j... : NastyJack
  • Verlaine is a bad*** ************ : arizona bay
• John Petrucci : suicidemachine
• Steve Vai : Dan 101
• I'll put John Petrucci up against anyone! : huds0n
• steve vai says devin townsend is better than him :) : reverend~heresy
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  What's a good site for XP themes? not the ones that require other software, just regular .theme files? : sigma
  • I was wondering where my post went! : sigma
• Alot of death metal guitarists are very physically talented. If I had to pick a guitarist: Michael Romeo ... : WombatFromHell
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  Flamenco, not rock but Paco de Lucia IS the king of all guitar. : Borzoi
  • pepe romero is also awesome : qwpeoriu
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    He really is. Paco Pena is not bad either : personaljesus
    • I like Paco Pena too, but Paco de Lucia is the king... On other fronts, John McLaughlin is also the ki... : Borzoi
• get yourself a copy of the "G3 Live" CD ... featuring Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai. Unbelieva... : madclown
• So how does Santana measure up? : d3tached