Hi Guys, I wanted to reach out to all four of you, because I've felt comfortable confiding in you guys whenever I have had a tough time.  Yesterday was a tough day for me.  It was almost a culmination of events and experiences that have made up my year.  I was almost fired from my job for having bad judgment in trying to make something work that likely would not have had a chance.  Rather than bring up the problem at the beginning, I hoped to cover my own ass by letting the situation play out and hoping it would work out fine.  Unfortunately, it didn't.  I cost the company time and resources because I was too afraid of getting ripped into several weeks ago, but at least it would have been the right judgment call and I could have made up for it later.  My boss had a heart-to-heart with me after a meeting we had where all of the poor decisions and lack of detail came to light.  Those issues mainly fall on me, because I am the manager of the department.  To preface this a bit, my

Hi Guys, I wanted to share this with you, because you were a big part of the inspiration for this.  I was driving home with my wife between Kansas City and Milwaukee back in July.  My 40th birthday was coming up in October and I suddenly had a thought of what I wanted to do.  Getting a tattoo was something I had always considered, but never committed to it because I had no idea of what I wanted.  I knew I wanted something Pearl Jam-related.  So my epiphany was due to my love for the album artwork on No Code.  After listening to both of your opinions on No Code, it brought me much closer to the record.  So this image came to mind and I told my wife, this is what I want for my birthday.  I had to schedule it a month after my birthday, but I got it done yesterday and am very happy with the results.   Forced to endure, what I could not forgive, Chris

Hi Brad and Brad, I cannot truly express how glad I am to have you guys dropping episodes again.  I've been on quite a hiatus with the guys and especially Gigaton.  Back when you guys first went over the track listing of Gigaton, I remember BradB expressing his displeasure with River Cross.  It then hit a head again when you did the crossover episode with Jessi and Kate on The Porch to where BradL looked literally dumbfounded as BradB was describing his reasons for not liking the song.  This is the first time I think BradB has probably taken ample time to explain what he does not like about the song, but also aspects of the song that he does appreciate with the lyrics and the last couple of minutes where Ed sings "Share the light, won't hold us down." I still get a Radiohead "Motion Picture Soundtrack" feel with the pump organ at the beginning of this song, but I did not think about the Springsteen-like inflection in Ed's voice.  I feel like