<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post478961458405138706..comments</id><updated>2009-06-11T13:33:14.630-04:00</updated><category term='Life in Bippity Town'/><category term='Who cares what picture we see'/><category term='Pearl Jam'/><category term='I hate maple glazed donuts so much'/><category term='My playlist'/><category term='Gnu Yak Gnu Yak'/><category term='Put me in coach'/><category term='blue glow'/><category term='Hi Mom'/><category term='How YOU doin&apos;'/><category term='Get off my lawn'/><category term='Anglophilia amok'/><category term='Friday rocks'/><category term='No YOU are'/><category term='look lively'/><category term='The bluest skies in Seattle'/><category term='I was born a ramblin man'/><category term='Things Dawn probably said first'/><category term='Orderly progressions of noise'/><category term='Tell me a story.'/><category term='The Fear'/><category term='In Memoriam'/><category term='A brief history of G Valentino'/><category term='Revolution 9'/><category term='PLAY FREEBIRD'/><category term='2009: Pretty fine'/><category term='Takin it to the streets'/><category term='peas in a podcast'/><title type='text'>Comments on G Valentino is Random: ... remembering Toad the Wet Sprocket, and the sum...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/feeds/478961458405138706/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html'/><author><name>G Valentino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05044434461795652179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KdOc6pYGrh4/SWo1zbBX9JI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Z4xUraROyNI/S220/n631631497_919746_4565.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-8682633795723500521</id><published>2009-06-11T13:33:14.630-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T13:33:14.630-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, and speaking of Cobain... I think I&amp;#39;m the ...</title><content type='html'>Oh, and speaking of Cobain... I think I&amp;#39;m the only one in the world who doesn&amp;#39;t feel that Nirvana was a negative influence of music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sure, it may not have been great music and overrated... but it impacted a lot of people and kind of reminded people that rock is a lot more interesting than pop.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/8682633795723500521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/8682633795723500521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html?showComment=1244741594630#c8682633795723500521' title=''/><author><name>James</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10319251914537986903</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05140558610376929412'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qsbRo4CAN7w/ShapnLsJUzI/AAAAAAAAABk/OCHhfN0pJ84/S220/blogger.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-478961458405138706' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/posts/default/478961458405138706' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-490916787'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-3819886272007660803</id><published>2009-06-11T13:29:58.517-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T13:29:58.517-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Yeah, it was moreso the beginning of all those cra...</title><content type='html'>Yeah, it was moreso the beginning of all those crazy changes for me.  I&amp;#39;m not sure if it had the biggest changes or just the ones that gave me the most shell-shock.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/3819886272007660803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/3819886272007660803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html?showComment=1244741398517#c3819886272007660803' title=''/><author><name>James</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10319251914537986903</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05140558610376929412'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qsbRo4CAN7w/ShapnLsJUzI/AAAAAAAAABk/OCHhfN0pJ84/S220/blogger.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-478961458405138706' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/posts/default/478961458405138706' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-490916787'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-8156061420871777549</id><published>2009-06-11T11:13:24.286-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T11:13:24.286-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Twas a tricky summer. To be honest, it was the tai...</title><content type='html'>Twas a tricky summer. To be honest, it was the tail end of a whole year full of changes &amp;#39;n&amp;#39; stuff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I&amp;#39;ll just blame it on Cobain, yeah yeah.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/8156061420871777549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/8156061420871777549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html?showComment=1244733204286#c8156061420871777549' title=''/><author><name>G Valentino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05044434461795652179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11039508843258693007'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KdOc6pYGrh4/SWo1zbBX9JI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Z4xUraROyNI/S220/n631631497_919746_4565.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-478961458405138706' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/posts/default/478961458405138706' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1794390518'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-7535241920388396813</id><published>2009-06-11T10:35:50.142-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T10:35:50.142-04:00</updated><title type='text'>That summer was all about Soundgarden&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;...</title><content type='html'>That summer was all about Soundgarden&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Superunknown&amp;quot; for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While &amp;quot;Black Hole Sun&amp;quot; was a big hit for everyone else, I was stuck on &amp;quot;Fell on Black Days&amp;quot;. (and a few other tracks on that CD)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also the start of the prolonged &amp;quot;first heartbreak&amp;quot; for myself.  A tricky summer, indeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A question:  Was that first heartbreak the sister of my first heartbreak?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/7535241920388396813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/478961458405138706/comments/default/7535241920388396813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html?showComment=1244730950142#c7535241920388396813' title=''/><author><name>James</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10319251914537986903</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05140558610376929412'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qsbRo4CAN7w/ShapnLsJUzI/AAAAAAAAABk/OCHhfN0pJ84/S220/blogger.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.gvalentinoisrandom.com/2009/06/remembering-toad-wet-sprocket-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861376507958461042.post-478961458405138706' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5861376507958461042/posts/default/478961458405138706' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-490916787'/></entry></feed>
