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I assumed this whole XTC-man-love thing was a goof. No one (besides one of the band) could actually like them as much as you pretend to. Well done man.

I'd rather hear George Lynch sing than your new wave boys. They are Talking Heads minus the airplay. It's great that you love your little corner of the world band. Just because almost everyone here finds your Culture Club guys grating is no reason for you to start lashing out like a 12 year old girl who didn't get invited to Sally Smith's sleepover. If I listed the obscure bands I like and people started bashing them, I could give a !@#$. Why? I am a grown up. Coheed and Cambria. Bash away and see if I care one bit.

You're now crediting a TV show band with deep concept albums? Thanks. Credibility = nil.

Interesting. Strange that I've heard of the later two.

So the XTC guy isn't even as good as Gary Cherone. That says a lot. Who's the old lady in the tree?

You are converting more people to follow your band by the minute! Do you guys have a Myspace page where I can hear more of your music? I don't care that they are British. There are good bands in Britain. I just wish Van Halen had died with Sammy at the helm. That XTC guy was an embarassment.

I heard enough of XTC when the lead singer joined Van Halen for that one album, and officially finished VH off. To Jim: I'd say the 80s hair bands were sometimes very good and the 90s grunge was also good. 90s also brought metal to the mainstream. To me the lost musical decade was the oughts, although even in it there were little pockets of talent. It's a cycle and I'm confident it can turn!

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You want to go listen to records in Jim's room? You kids keep the door open OK?

Ford and Honda surging! Good market reaction. Maybe the US government can bail out Toyota now and make them keep operating the UAW-backed plant they shut down.

You really know how to convince people to like your band. "These guys are awesome and if you don't like them, you're dumb." I don't know if you said this but how long were you the bassist for them and did they sell records or just not perform live?

Even Tom might applaud that.

Dude, their lead singer is a little kid? What are they, Hansel? They can derelict my balls.

Beats me. Toyota's hasn't. Not sure about Bentley.

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It is indeed a fantastic site. I've had too many people have to use it but it's a great way to follow the progress of loved ones.

This is fun. Remember when Ford had its biggest recall ever? Only 3 months ago... http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/compa...ecall/index.htm And don't forget about the Bentley recall from 3 years ago...that was a PITA. http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/wheel-prob...y-recall/227289

I don't think Ford was ever the big boy--at least not in a long time. Toyota has a problem here--clearly. But given their long track record of quality and excellence--and their extreme reaction to this issue where no one was even hurt--I suspect consumers aren't falling for the "See, all Toyotas have always sucked" line. I (or my wife) have only ever owned 2 Toyota products. Both were excellent. I've owned 3 Hondas that were lower level models than the Toyotas but they were excellent too. I am not married to Japan though. I've owned American and German cars. When I go to buy a car, I approach it with a completely open mind. I read everything I can find. I test drive at least 5 cars...last time I test drove 7. So I'm not a Japan apologist and in fact last year considered buying American for the first time in a long time but in the end did not.

OK. I just looked and I was about right. Cincy has his feet firmly planted in 1972. No injuries. 12 reported incidents. And a total recall and sales halt. Sure it's a CYA but imagine the dedication to quality that does this instead of continuing sales and recalling cars after the fact. Or ignoring the problem, ie, the (old, hopefully) Ford way.

I don't read cincy's posts but I can guess the content. "Japanese carmakers make rustbuckets that benefit from advertising/lobbying that misleads the American public."

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From the NY Times. Not as widespread though. Nice that Toyota is going to such great measures when fewer than 12 instances were reported and no one was hurt. That is a company dedicated to quality--and a response in stark contrast to Ford's problems with the "bucking" Bronco and Explorer.

It's fun to throw Toyota under the bus for this...except Ford (the only major US car company worth a ****) used the same supplier and has had to halt production of some of its vehicles too.

That was a Star Wars load of ****. All dead Obiwan did was tell Luke to go to Dagoba and shoot with his eyes closed. BFD.