sitting around the house making the dude listen to this band that 16 year old bea's loved. decided you needed to hear it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCAB7cy0ORY&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXdTExmjH3rui1k3eoP_TDPx

seriously, listen to the whole playlist, possibly with an open mind. this band was started in 1976 by a middle aged mother of two. she's 75 today. and it is soooo amazing.

Bea is awesome.

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I love a good "slap someone in the face with my period blood" story, especially when it's so dramatic.

oh goodie! it's a pissing contest. i wonder who has the biggest dick????

secretly, i've always suspected that it was duckman. whip em out boys, let bea settle this.


>> ^Duckman33:

>> ^smooman:
>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^rottenseed:
>> ^owatadorkiam:
no processing on the vocals....she seems to still hit all the right notes...I'm sorry, but it doesn't sound that bad.

I didn't know the term "tone-deaf" described a real thing...but it does. And you suffer from it.

owatadorkiam is not tone deaf. I'm a vocalist (yes I was paid to do it for a living at one time in my life) and sorry to say I didn't hear any sour notes. Granted she's no virtuoso, but she's not singing off key at all. What I expected to hear was horribly out of tune singing and heard nothing of the sort. And yes, I really wanted to hear her choke.

yes, he most certainly is, and it would appear you are as well. an avid musician myself, this made me cringe....BUT went ahead and had my mother, a pianist and classically trained vocalist for over 40 years, my brother, a professionally trained vocalist and avid musician (you should here his Faithfully by journey, hit it at karaoke this last weekend and he fucking OWNED it), and my good friend Mandy, a vocalist and musician by hobby who trained under one of Jessica Simpsons former vocal coaches.....
and they unanimously agreed that she fucking sucks. and not just the talky verses (cuz i know thats kind of her unique stlye) but the chorus and prechorus (especially the prechorus)
you didnt hear any sour notes? that sentence alone condemns you as tonedeaf. It wasnt chock full of em but there were PLENTY to choose from.
what i will say is this: she is certainly trained, she can carry a tune (sort of), but she is mediocre at best
but thats the music industry for you. me and my brother have been in bands playing locally trying to get exposure since we were in high school........and justin fucking beiber gets a multi million contract?
it has little to nothing to do with how talented or unique you are and everything to do with one of two things: luck/right place right time, or knowing the right people

"My musician friends can beat up your musician friends!!! Derp derp!"
Look, I also used to sing "Faithfully", "Lights", "Separate Ways" along with "I want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner), some Skid Row, Motley Crue, Nirvana, Def Leppard, Van Hagar, Van Halen, etc, etc. and many other songs from many other bands in my bands. I sang 6 nights a week 5 hours a night in one of the highest paid bands on the bar circuit at the time. I was told on a nightly basis that I covered the songs we played live better than the most of the original artists in a lot of cases. But yeah, whatever you say, I'm tone deaf. LOL I have been singing in bands since I was 17 and I'm 47 now. I'm pretty sure that alone qualifies me to have an opinion on her singing skills. So please don't try to lecture me on my ears, or singing ability.
My question is; Where exactly did I say she didn't suck? What part of me saying, "What I expected to hear was horribly out of tune singing" and "I really wanted her to choke" didn't you understand? Yes, I heard no sour notes. At least not any that made me cringe. Do I really have to explain my comment to that extent for you to comprehend what I was saying?
Sorry your brother couldn't make the grade. Life is tough, huh? And I'm glad he "fucking OWNED it" in a karaoke bar. (seriously? LOL) Sounds like you have a bunch of sour grapes to me. Period.

Happy Mothers day bea!!! Have a wonderful day.

I'd have to agree with bea, this is probably more due to the mass amount of publicity its getting. What happens when the news cycle's ADHD finds something new to freak out about? Or even if planned parenthood is able to keep itself funded purely by donations do other charities suffer?

Great story, Bea!

i think there is an overall underlying psychology to the movement as a whole that is about power and control. but i think on an individual level, individual people actually think it is about life and death......... which is the problem with religion, and possibly even political structures and capitalism (thought i haven't thought those two through in depth yet). the over all structure is about maintaining power and control and on the micro level.. people just want to live and love and be good and take care of their families and feel something passionately.

the last rally i went to was about 500 people with 20 or so pro life counter protesters... a few hours into it this mad woman showed up and started screaming at the top of her lungs "ABORTION IS MURDER!!ITS MURDER!!" and then some other insanely gruesome things. which, of course, started a shouting match. so we left. because 1. i didnt want my kids hearing the horrific things she was yelling. and 2. i make it a rule not to argue with the mentally ill... but that woman certainly believed it was about life and death. and i do very much believe she would do what she could to financially support a young a pregnant woman and the child.

i think i love the psychology of societies.



ps. my 5 year old son is sitting on the couch across from me babbling various facts about arthropods. and my daughter was just in the backyard making a daisy chain sort of thing out of lavender, clovers and cucumbers.. chasing our dog through the garden......she just ran inside, locked the front door and said she had to lock it because she saw a snake and got scared. i said "... snakes cant open doors. and you're not afraid of them" and her reply ..."oooh.. i meant a velocipator then"

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

I get the feeling that the pro life movement is more anti sex than anti abortion. I can't tell you how many times I've discussed the issue and heard pro lifers characterize young sexually active women as sluts and whores. They talk about motherhood as more of a punishment for promiscuity than a joyous and profound part of the human experience. Usually the slut talk comes out when you get them a little angry.
It's interesting that these beliefs are held by a patriarchal segment of society whom are usually pretty OK with violence, poverty, torture, the death penalty, war, shock and awe, etc. I'm convinced that this seeming conradiction isn't a contradiction at all, because this issue isn't about life, it's about power. More specifically, male power over female sexuality.
Sometimes I ask pro lifers (both genders) if they would be willing to carry a woman's unwanted unborn child for her in order to save its life, assuming technology advanced to a point where it was possible. "No, it's not my responsibility" is the common answer, which supports my gut feeling that this issue is not actually about life. Another argument I use is "would you be willing to financially support a poor pregnant mother?", which also ilicits some telling (read: ugly) responses ("I wouldn't want to give financial incentive to unwed motherhood.") Shifting the responsibility from the mother to the pro-lifer is a good way to get to the subconscious core of these belief systems.
If the pro life movement was a bit more pragmatic, I think they could find some compromise with the pro choice movement, because people on all sides of the issue find abortion tragic and traumatic. I think more restrictive abortion regulation might be accepted in trade for more honest, more effective, more present sex education, counseling and free and easy access to birth control. Abortion is a symptom of unwanted pregnancies. Child abuse and neglect are also symptoms of unwanted pregnancy. What if we combined movements and focused on the root cause? Then again, if I'm correct in my hunch that this issue has more to do with sex and power than life, sex ed and free rubbers would be more offensive than abortion itself.
Good stuff, bea.

I get the feeling that the pro life movement is more anti sex than anti abortion. I can't tell you how many times I've discussed the issue and heard pro lifers characterize young sexually active women as sluts and whores. They talk about motherhood as more of a punishment for promiscuity than a joyous and profound part of the human experience. Usually the slut talk comes out when you get them a little angry.

It's interesting that these beliefs are held by a patriarchal segment of society whom are usually pretty OK with violence, poverty, torture, the death penalty, war, shock and awe, etc. I'm convinced that this seeming conradiction isn't a contradiction at all, because this issue isn't about life, it's about power. More specifically, male power over female sexuality.

Sometimes I ask pro lifers (both genders) if they would be willing to carry a woman's unwanted unborn child for her in order to save its life, assuming technology advanced to a point where it was possible. "No, it's not my responsibility" is the common answer, which supports my gut feeling that this issue is not actually about life. Another argument I use is "would you be willing to financially support a poor pregnant mother?", which also ilicits some telling (read: ugly) responses ("I wouldn't want to give financial incentive to unwed motherhood.") Shifting the responsibility from the mother to the pro-lifer is a good way to get to the subconscious core of these belief systems.

If the pro life movement was a bit more pragmatic, I think they could find some compromise with the pro choice movement, because people on all sides of the issue find abortion tragic and traumatic. I think more restrictive abortion regulation might be accepted in trade for more honest, more effective, more present sex education, counseling and free and easy access to birth control. Abortion is a symptom of unwanted pregnancies. Child abuse and neglect are also symptoms of unwanted pregnancy. What if we combined movements and focused on the root cause? Then again, if I'm correct in my hunch that this issue has more to do with sex and power than life, sex ed and free rubbers would be more offensive than abortion itself.

Good stuff, bea.

Oh it can hold more than $4 in quarters, if you know what I mean.... and by that, I mean it also holds half dollars.

>> ^bareboards2:

Ms Bea has divulged that you are beautiful and amazing. She also shared that you have the deepest belly button in the world.
It may be deep, but can it handle that many quarters?
Bea, an experiment is in order!

>> ^inflatablevagina:
Was it because this guy is a fatty? Or was it because you secretly want to have dirty sex with him?
<em>>> <a rel="nofollow" href='http://videosift.com/video/Amazing-World-Record-Most-Quarters-in-a-Belly-Button?loadcomm=1#comment-1157036'>^bareboards2</a>:<br />
@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/peggedbea" title="member since August 24th, 2008" class="profilelink">peggedbea</a> @inflatablevagina<br> <br> Why did I think of you two when I saw the title of this vid??<br></em>

Yummm... cockcheese... thats my favorite.

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There is no excuse for my thoughtlessness, you're quite right. Cockcheese.
In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
And me, you butthole

>> ^bareboards2:

MIKESHL13!!! I forgot Mikes! We are fellow accountants and love the Daily Show. i forgot to mention her...
Mikes, if you read the comments, you know that better late than never, right?
And taranimator. She's a noobie.
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In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
I am still figuring out who has an innie and who has an outie. I'm think Rae is one of the femme crew?
Aren't we marvelous! Issy and Lann and Bea and who else? Smart women all!
Thanks for the atta-girl... And I certainly enjoy your comments on the vids....
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Well done you, your vids are generally excellent. What a brilliant addition to the femme crew!
Yeppers, Rae is short for Rachel. Now lemme think; off the top of my head the girls on site are: Issy, Lann, Bea, mintbbbb, laura, UsesProzac, AdrianBlack, LittleRed, ThePinky, annnnd that's all I can think of

There is no excuse for my thoughtlessness, you're quite right. Cockcheese.
In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
And me, you butthole

>> ^bareboards2:

MIKESHL13!!! I forgot Mikes! We are fellow accountants and love the Daily Show. i forgot to mention her...
Mikes, if you read the comments, you know that better late than never, right?
And taranimator. She's a noobie.
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
I am still figuring out who has an innie and who has an outie. I'm think Rae is one of the femme crew?
Aren't we marvelous! Issy and Lann and Bea and who else? Smart women all!
Thanks for the atta-girl... And I certainly enjoy your comments on the vids....
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Well done you, your vids are generally excellent. What a brilliant addition to the femme crew!
Yeppers, Rae is short for Rachel. Now lemme think; off the top of my head the girls on site are: Issy, Lann, Bea, mintbbbb, laura, UsesProzac, AdrianBlack, LittleRed, ThePinky, annnnd that's all I can think of

Ms Bea has divulged that you are beautiful and amazing. She also shared that you have the deepest belly button in the world.

It may be deep, but can it handle that many quarters?

Bea, an experiment is in order!



>> ^inflatablevagina:

Was it because this guy is a fatty? Or was it because you secretly want to have dirty sex with him?
<em>>> <a rel="nofollow" href='http://videosift.com/video/Amazing-World-Record-Most-Quarters-in-a-Belly-Button?loadcomm=1#comment-1157036'>^bareboards2</a>:<br />
@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/peggedbea" title="member since August 24th, 2008" class="profilelink">peggedbea</a> @inflatablevagina<br> <br> Why did I think of you two when I saw the title of this vid??<br></em>

Shouldn't that be "buttholes"? There have been at least four people chiming in on the great women here....

I admit to butt-holiness. I know about you from the great and glorious @peggedbea -- so I stand humbled by your chastisement.

I want company though -- twas not I alone who omitted you from the pantheon!


>> ^inflatablevagina:

And me, you butthole
>> ^bareboards2:
MIKESHL13!!! I forgot Mikes! We are fellow accountants and love the Daily Show. i forgot to mention her...
Mikes, if you read the comments, you know that better late than never, right?
And taranimator. She's a noobie.
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
I am still figuring out who has an innie and who has an outie. I'm think Rae is one of the femme crew?
Aren't we marvelous! Issy and Lann and Bea and who else? Smart women all!
Thanks for the atta-girl... And I certainly enjoy your comments on the vids....
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Well done you, your vids are generally excellent. What a brilliant addition to the femme crew!
Yeppers, Rae is short for Rachel. Now lemme think; off the top of my head the girls on site are: Issy, Lann, Bea, mintbbbb, laura, UsesProzac, AdrianBlack, LittleRed, ThePinky, annnnd that's all I can think of

And me, you butthole

>> ^bareboards2:

MIKESHL13!!! I forgot Mikes! We are fellow accountants and love the Daily Show. i forgot to mention her...
Mikes, if you read the comments, you know that better late than never, right?
And taranimator. She's a noobie.
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
I am still figuring out who has an innie and who has an outie. I'm think Rae is one of the femme crew?
Aren't we marvelous! Issy and Lann and Bea and who else? Smart women all!
Thanks for the atta-girl... And I certainly enjoy your comments on the vids....
In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Well done you, your vids are generally excellent. What a brilliant addition to the femme crew!
Yeppers, Rae is short for Rachel. Now lemme think; off the top of my head the girls on site are: Issy, Lann, Bea, mintbbbb, laura, UsesProzac, AdrianBlack, LittleRed, ThePinky, annnnd that's all I can think of

MIKESHL13!!! I forgot Mikes! We are fellow accountants and love the Daily Show. i forgot to mention her...

Mikes, if you read the comments, you know that better late than never, right?

And taranimator. She's a noobie.

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
I am still figuring out who has an innie and who has an outie. I'm think Rae is one of the femme crew?

Aren't we marvelous! Issy and Lann and Bea and who else? Smart women all!

Thanks for the atta-girl... And I certainly enjoy your comments on the vids....

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Well done you, your vids are generally excellent. What a brilliant addition to the femme crew!

Yeppers, Rae is short for Rachel. Now lemme think; off the top of my head the girls on site are: Issy, Lann, Bea, mintbbbb, laura, UsesProzac, AdrianBlack, LittleRed, ThePinky, annnnd that's all I can think of