Monday, October 03, 2005

Variety

Part One,
Things from earlier generations, and my opinion.
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Musicians whose significance I understand, and that I also enjoy:
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
The Band
Joni Mitchell
The Rolling Stones
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Musicians whose significance I accept, but do not care for:
The Beach Boys
Janis Joplin
Joan Baez
Neil Young
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Musicians whose significance I begrudginly admit to, despite how I detest them:
Leonard Cohen
The Doors
Bee Gees
The Rolling Stones
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
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Musicians whose significance I do not understand at all:
James Taylor
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Part Two
Google Hits for the follwing strings:

"important" - 1,200,000,000 hits
"very important" - 65,800,000 hits
"very very important" - 686,000 hits
"very very very important" - 10,600 hits
"very very very very important" - 1,040 hits
"very very very very very important" - 1,140 hits <---interesting!
"very very very very very very important" - 528 hits
"very very very very very very very important" - 331 hits
"very very very very very very very very important" - 230 hits
"very very very very very very very very very important" - 96 hits
"very very very very very very very very very very important" - 69 hits
"very very very very very very very very very very very important" - 52 hits
Google's limit for search strings is 32 words, at "very^30 important" - 14 hits