I won't bother including links to pages about the artists mentioned above. If you haven't heard them, and if you have to ask, you'll never know. Do yourself a favor, look them up, check them out. You don't know what you're missing.

Of course, in reality, this band probably wouldn't work. Each of these artists is a virtuoso... each one is the thing to focus on when he's on stage. I don't know that any of them could slide into the background like all the members of a really great band have to do from time to time.

Then again, the reason that Zepplin worked was because of Bonham's ability to BECOME the background. Plant did his vocals, Page did his solos... meanwhile, the reason the songs worked is because Bonham carried them. It is only the second or third time you hear any given Zeppelin album that you realize how damned awesome the drummer is.

And Wooten carries the amazing Bela Fleck on his shoulders, so he could work out one outstanding rhythm section with Bonzo. Not every song would have to be all about the bass. It's just that when Wooten is playing, for me, it's ALWAYS all about the bass.

Why did you have to get me started, MCF?

Halford is just a great vocalist and he never gets the props he deserves. Period.

And Ben Folds on piano? Forget about it. Jerry Lee Lewis invented rock piano and then nobody did a damned thing with it until Folds came along and perfected it.

Vernon Reid, by the way, is the greatest electric guitarist ever. Because of that, he might be the weak link in the chain, in a perverse and surprising way. It might be that the band would sound like all-Vernon, all-the-time, regardless of the amazing talent that fills out the line-up.

Ah, geez. I love rock and roll.

2) How would you react in a hostage situation?

Honestly, it depends. How are the hostages behaving? Are they giving me a lot of lip, or are they sitting there quietly and behaving themselves?

Why have I taken these people hostage, anyway? Is this the result of another one of those long blackouts where I kinda "wake up" and find myself in an extreme and ugly situation and have no memory of how I got there? Man, I HATE IT when that happens.

3) What is your favorite board game?

Trivial Pursuit. No other game need apply.

4) Which is worse, being buried alive or getting locked in a freezer? Include reasons and potential methods of escape.

Once again, I'm going to need more information. Is the freezer on? Is there anything to eat in there? Is it ice-cream? Is it Moose Tracks ice-cream? How long will I be locked in there? Is there anyone else in there with me? Have I taken them hostage? Do I have to share my ice-cream with them, or have they brought their own food?

How the hell did we get in this freezer? I HATE IT when this stuff happens!

As far as being buried alive, what are we talking about here? Are we talking about being buried alive in dirt... or being buried alive in super-models? Is there ice-cream?

Really, more information is going to be needed before I can do a feasibility study on this. I've just finished reading The Andromeda Strain and I'm in a pretty clinical mood, so be thorough. Spend 16 pages (plus two graphs and a map), for instance, telling me about the carton that the ice-cream will be in.

5) In light of by the ”Draw Batgirl” meme I linked to yesterday, what other characters do you think would be appropriate for a similar meme? Hundreds of people with varying artistic abilities have rendered versions of the character. Some have been cartoonish, some amateur, and others professional. There have been countless variations and deviations, and all have been fun. I'm NOT asking for drawings(yet), so don't feel intimidated. Just name a comic character and at a later date I may choose one and invite readers to post their interpretations--and stick figures WILL be welcome.

This, by the way, is the coolest incarnation of Batgirl... although I like it when certain artists draw this incarnation differently. Less like a super-shapely typical hero chick and more like a skinny, scrappy little street-hellion.

And while looking for this, I found all these gnarly wall-papers.

I suppose I'd like to see different people's versions of Venom. I'm not happy with the way he looks right now in the current Marvel titles... although I'd admit that there is room for improvement on the old-school Venom. Maybe Venom as drawn by the great Frank Miller would be pretty cool.

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