What you are about to read is an instant message conversation between myself and Craig in October:

• Me (10/23/2006 12:36:39 PM): have you heard the u2/green day collaboration?
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:36:45 PM): yes
• Me (10/23/2006 12:36:50 PM): its decent
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:37:02 PM): yes its alright but i feel that billie joe ruins it
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:37:12 PM): just like he ruined todays youth
• Me (10/23/2006 12:37:37 PM): but he is a legend
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:39:16 PM): a legend?
• Me (10/23/2006 12:39:24 PM): yes, a punk pioneer
• Me (10/23/2006 12:39:44 PM): according to such geniuses as mark hoppus and the guy from new found glory
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:40:54 PM): ah i didnt know he was in the same vain as Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, and the Ramones
• Me (10/23/2006 12:41:29 PM): don't forget about Lemmy
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:41:37 PM): how could i
• Me (10/23/2006 12:42:06 PM): maybe cause motorhead was a little thrash, rather than straight punk
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:42:58 PM): i believe they invented thrash
• Me (10/23/2006 12:43:32 PM): umm, i dont know
• Me (10/23/2006 12:43:36 PM): they were one of the originals
• Me (10/23/2006 12:45:04 PM): i haven't seen the history of rock thing on vh1 which segments all the subgenres
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:45:13 PM): joe has
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:45:17 PM): probably 10 times
• Me (10/23/2006 12:46:10 PM): yea. i saw some of it. it was actually decent, but i prefer the other vh1 shows
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:46:37 PM): like Flavor of Love
• Me (10/23/2006 12:46:54 PM): no, the rock shows
• Me (10/23/2006 12:46:59 PM): like the countdowns and lists
• Me (10/23/2006 12:47:04 PM): behind the music
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:49:42 PM): ah yes BTM
• Me (10/23/2006 12:50:50 PM): great show. they make good bands look really interesting, crappy bands look somewhat interesting, and phil anselmo look fucking insane
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:53:12 PM): agreed
• Craig (10/23/2006 12:53:27 PM): but its not hard to make anselmo look insane
• Me (10/23/2006 12:53:43 PM): true, he does a good job while punching himself repeatedly
• Me (10/23/2006 1:00:29 PM): im gonna go get lunch