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Didn't really like to word the blog that way but space constrictions wouldn't allow a more pleasant title.

But you get the gist: Who would you like to have met in the music field that have passed on?  Heck, this could go back to classical music if you like, or further back even.  Or of course, it could be from the 20th or even 21st century.

Would've loved to have met John Lennon (as long as Yoko was gone shopping or something; she was a freak) or George Harrison.  They seemed to be nice guys.

Self-explanatory, I believe.  What was your first porn or extreme content film you ever saw?  NC-17 also qualifies.  If your memory isn't too hazy, where did you see it, and which venue?  VHS/BETA/LASERDISC/DVD, drive-in, movie theatre?  How old were ya?

I think my first was "Blue Ribbon Blue", rated XXX back in 1988 at my friend's house, borrowed from his dad's stash.  It dates back to about 1981, I think, and I was 17.  It was a comp tape and I think I only saw "Blue Ribbon Blue", or at least that's the only one with the title I can remember.

Hey guys,

Every kid has looked forward to the day they get to see their first "forbidden" theatrical pleasure (well, not counting X-rated/NC-17/straight up hardcore porn, that's for a different blog).  What was the one you finally got to see?  This could be due to a relenting parent, or you sneaking in (which was criminally easy to do), or your folks let you rent it.  What was it?  Was it worth waiting for?  Where did you see it, and was it rental/drive-in/cinema?

I don't know what my folks were thinking, but I believe my first was "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975 at the Family Drive-In in Tigard, OR.  I was 4.  I guess they figured I wouldn't understand it, and fortunately for them, they were right.

Uh.. I don't think I did this one yet for a blog, so I'll throw this one out.  What are songs you hear that you feel should NEVER be sung nearly as much as it is?  It doesn't have to be a song that sucks (though that is often the case), it could just be overused so much you can't stand to hear it anymore.  My first pick:

Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond

It's especially irritating because people add "BAA BAA BAAAAA" after the chorus of "Sweet Caroline...." and then "SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO GOOD!" after "Good times never seemed so good".  Shut up, you drunken fools!  That's not in the original song!

Well, enough ranting.  What do you hate to hear?