Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Feb 8, 2012, 9:11 am
There was a primary and a 2 caucuses held yesterday and things did not bode well for the Republican heir apparent Mitt Romney. In fact, other than Colorado (which he still lost), he lost big time. Things did not go well for former Speaker Gingrich either. Here are the results so you can see the num...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Feb 7, 2012, 7:38 pm
I just found out about this organization today while listening to something on NPR. They said something about it being an organization dedicated to advancing the centrist cause. Interesting, a centrist/moderate political organization. Sounds like something that might be right up my alley. So I went ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Feb 6, 2012, 12:24 am
Mitt Romney had a huge win in the Nevada Caucus yesterday. Apparently, the Republican Party of Nevada really wants Romney to be the Presidential candidate for their party. Here are the results: Mitt Romney - 49.7%Newt Gingrich - 21.4%Ron Paul - 18.6%Rick Santorum - 10.4% If you do the numbers here,...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Feb 4, 2012, 2:06 am
I was reading this blog that I ran across tonight (Left-Liberty.net and found an article that I found quite interesting. It was aptly titled An Overview of Decentralism Decentralism is a political theory that I have read some stuff on but never really got a really good grasp of what it was about. T...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Feb 1, 2012, 8:41 pm
Another win for Romney down in Florida. Right now, it seems like the nomination could be ether Romney or Gingrich and since both candidates has stated that they are in this thing until the convention, it really could be either candidate's race to win at this point in time. Here are the results: Mit...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Feb 1, 2012, 8:42 am
Allison Road - Gin Blossoms (from the album New Miserable Experience)S. Soup - Sebadoh (from Bakesale)Hit That - The Offspring (from Splinter)Miranda - All (from Pummel)Pardon Me - Weezer (from Make Believe)Pushover - Face to Face (from Laugh Now, Laugh Later)All My Loving - The Beatles (from Meet t...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 30, 2012, 9:05 am
Go - Pearl Jam (from the album Vs)Anna Theme - Stavesacre (from the album All Stars and City Lights)Roadside - Rise Against (from the album The Sufferer and the Witness)The Un-Manifest - Haste the Day (from the album Attack of the Wolf King)Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revivial (from the alb...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 29, 2012, 12:11 am
EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Atlantic DivisionRangersFlyersPenguinsDevilsIslanders Northeast DivisionBruinsSenatorsMaple LeafsCanadiensSabres Southeast DivisionCapitalsPanthersJetsLightningHurricanes WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Central DivisionRed WingsBluesPredatorsBlackhawks Blue Jackets Northwes...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 28, 2012, 1:18 pm
Heart is Gone - Roustabouts (from the album The Only One)Of Pirates, Cowboys and Lawyers - Ryan Harvey w/Tom Frampton (from the album The Revolution Will Not Be Amplified)My Best Friend - Weezer (from the album Make Believe)May the Future Forgive Us - Fall City Shakedown (from the album Birds + Leav...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 27, 2012, 10:37 am
Getting ready to record some vocals for Otisburg this morning. Hopefully today's shuffle will help me prepare for that. Beautiful Day - U2 (from the album All That You Can't Leave Behind)Who We Are - Haste the Day (from the album That They May Know You)Birdhouse in Your Soul - They Might Be Giants...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 26, 2012, 8:56 am
I meant to post this earlier but I guess I forgot to. The winner of the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary by a pretty good margin (and quite surprisingly) is former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Not only did he take first place but he proved to many people that Mitt Romney is not...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 26, 2012, 8:46 am
... to Ruin Everything)Cold Feelings - Social Distortion (from the album Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell)Kiss Off - Violent Femmes (from the album Violent Femmes)Losing Hand - Season to Risk (from the album Men are Monkeys, Robots Win)Under the Knife - Rise Against (from the album The Suffer...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 25, 2012, 9:49 pm
Check this out, new post at the Otisburg blog!
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 20, 2012, 11:42 am
Tom Guild is a retired Professor of Business from the University of Central Oklahoma. He is currently running for United States Congress in Oklahoma's 5th district against Congressman James Lankford. He is running for the Democratic nomination of this office. You can view more information about him ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 18, 2012, 10:21 pm
John Moreland is an alt-country/rock artist based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has been releasing EPs and LPs since 2006 both by himself and along with the bands Black Gold Band and his new band, the Dust Bowl Souls. Here is an interview that I conducted with him via e-mail today, January 18............
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 18, 2012, 10:06 pm
TITLE: A Man Without a Country AUTHOR: Kurt Vonnegut YEAR PUBLISHED: 2005 PUBLISHER: Seven Stories Press Another one of the few Vonnegut books that I haven't read. From what I have heard about this book, this is less a work of fiction than it is a commentary on life and politics in America. In f...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 18, 2012, 9:21 pm
It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite - NOFX (from the album So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes)Self Destruct - The Roustabouts (from the album The Only One)The Reason - Defiance, Ohio (from the album Midwestern Minutes)Rusty Cage - Soundgarden (from the album Badmotorfinger)One Eighty By Summer - Tak...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 17, 2012, 1:06 am

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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 16, 2012, 10:46 pm
I have been meaning to do this for a while but it has taken me a while to compile the list. This is a list of the 8 Best Songs that were released in 2011. I was trying to sort the list in order of preference but after several attempts, I discovered that this was a futile attempt. So here is the lis...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 15, 2012, 5:39 pm
Can't Stop the Killer - Emery (from the album I'm Only A Man) Grace - Stavesacre (from the album How to Live With a Curse)Euro Trash - Dropkick Murphys (from the album Boys on the Docks)Nocturnal - Eve 6 (from the album Horrorscope)You Fail Sometimes - Number One Gun (from the album Celebrate Mi...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 13, 2012, 11:53 pm
TITLE: The Rolling Stone Interviews AUTHOR: Various; Edited by Jann Wenner and Joe Levy YEAR PUBLISHED: 2007 PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books Here is another one I picked up from the library recently. This book is a compilation of several interviews from Rolling Stone magazine that were done between 1...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 13, 2012, 11:43 pm
TITLE: Gender Blender AUTHOR: Blake Nelson YEAR PUBLISHED: 2006 PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press After reading Blake Nelson's book Rockstar Superstar, I went looking for more of his stuff at the library. This book Gender Blender was the first one I found so I picked it up and read it. Overall, not re...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 13, 2012, 9:01 am
Sweet Caroline - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (from the album Have a Ball)Fight or Flight - Face to Face (from the album How to Ruin Everything)Angels Wings - Social Distortion (from the album Sex, Love and Rock n Roll)If All Else Fails Play Dead - Red City Radio (from the album To the Sons & Da...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Jan 13, 2012, 12:49 am
Crust punk is a form of hardcore punk that was heavily influenced by anarcho-punk bands such as Crass or Aus-Rotten. Musically, it mixes elements of metal and is characterized by its heavy and dirty sound. It is normally fast tempo'd and the vocals are usually screamed, shrieked or growled. Lyrica...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 30, 2011, 11:37 pm
I wrote this genre of the moment at the request of Dave from Oklahoma Lefty. Alternative country, also known as Alt-Country (and sometimes called insurgent country) is a subgenre of country music but it is not very similar to popular country music. Musically, it is basically a mixture of bluegrass, ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 30, 2011, 6:46 pm
... of Heaven" "Outbreak of Love" Breathe Released in October 1996 by CBS Records Produced by Malcolm Burn No lineup changes Tracks: 13 Singles: "Underwater" "Surfs Up Tonight" 20,000 Watt RSL Compilation album released in October 1997 by CBS Various producers Tracks: 18 Redneck Wonderland Released...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 30, 2011, 5:58 pm
... Tajh Boyd (Clemson) - 25 RUSHING LEADERS Yards David Wilson (VT) - 1126 Ronnie Hillman (San Diego State) - ... Yards Jordan White (WMU) - 1164 Ryan Broyles (OU) - 1070 Patrick Edwards (Houston) - 1069 TDs Patrick Edwards - 11 Justin Blackmon (OSU) - 10 Sammy Watkins (Clemson) - 10 HEISMAN WAT...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 30, 2011, 5:10 pm
Time for the next installment of top bands from.....this time we are stopping in the state of Pennsylvania. 5..........WEEN Ween was formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania (very tiny town in Eastern PA) in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo (aka Gene and Dean Ween) while in 8th grade. To pin one ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 29, 2011, 11:00 pm
... that I played it on as well as its year of release in parentheses): Batman: Arkham City (XBox 360 - 2011) Batman: Arkham Asylum (XBox 360 - 2009) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBox 360 - 2003) Lego Batman (XBox 360 and Wii - 2008) Marvel vs Capcom 3: The Fate of Two Worlds (XBox 360 ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 29, 2011, 10:44 pm
I've never done a video game review before (mostly because I really don't play many video games) so I thought it would be a good time to do my first one for the game Batman: Arkham City. Batman: Arkham City was released on October 18, 2011. It was developed by Rocksteady Studios, whose other product...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 29, 2011, 10:10 pm
Metalcore is a genre of rock music that fuses hardcore punk and heavy metal. It emphasizes mostly heavy metal elements in addition to slow, intense breakdowns. Its influences include bands such as Black Flag, Black Sabbath, the Exploited, Corrosion of Conformity, Suicide Tendencies, Slayer, Agnostic...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 29, 2011, 10:01 pm
Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band that formed in 1999 in Westfield, Massachusetts from the ashes of metal bands Overcast and Aftershock. Here are some links where you can read more stuff about them: Official website KSE Wiki article DISCOGRAPHY Killswitch Engage Released in July 2000 by Ferret M...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 29, 2011, 9:36 pm
Here is my next post in the Top Bands from series.....bands from the state of Massachusetts. There really were a lot of them so narrowing them down to 4 was quite difficult but here they are...enjoy! THE CARS This legendary rock band was formed in 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts by Ric Ocasek and Benj...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 29, 2011, 4:59 pm
DCs New 52: October Here’s my “mini-reviews” on DC Comic’s New 52 titles (the ones that I read anyway) for the month of October, excluding the one’s that I did on the last post (DC’s New 52 – September). OCTOBER 12, 2011 Batman and Robin #2 Same writer/artist team as last issue (Peter ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 27, 2011, 11:33 pm
Against Me is a punk rock band that was formed in Naples, Florida in 1997 by Tom Gabel. Originally, it was conceived as a solo act featuring only vocals and acoustic guitar and eventually adding a drummer in Kevin Mahon. Here are some links where you can read more about them: Offical website Against...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 27, 2011, 9:00 pm
Post-hardcore is a label that, from what I can tell, is basically just an offshoot of hardcore punk. While hardcore punk was defined by music that had a very fast tempo and heavy bass, post-hardcore went outside this definition with more complex arrangements, going beyond the typical power chord arr...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 27, 2011, 8:43 pm
While trying to decide on another music-related post to do, I rescued again by my friend Dave from Oklahoma Lefty who suggested I do a post similar to my recent Top 5 Bands from New Jersey. Today, as the title of this post clearly states, I am putting together my Top 4 favorite bands from Washington...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 27, 2011, 6:52 pm
Forgot to do this earlier this week. WEEK 7 SCORES Browns 6, Seahawk 3 :( Falcons 23, Lions 16 Texans 41, Titans 7 Broncos 18, Miami 15 Jets 27, Chargers 21 Bears 24, Buccaneers 18 Panthers 33, Redskins 30 Chiefs 28, Raiders 0 Steelers 32, Cardinals 20 Cowboys 34, Rams 7 Packers 33, Vikings 27 Saint...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 23, 2011, 10:20 pm
This is a list thatDave from Oklahoma Lefty suggested I do. It is a list of who I think are the 5 Best Bands/Artists to come from New Jersey. So here they are in descending order of importance....that is, the best one is saved for the last...... 5..........Blues Traveler This rock band was put toget...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 23, 2011, 3:20 pm
PAC 12 SCORES Arizona 48, UCLA 12 Oregon 45, Colorado 2 USC 31, Notre Dame 17 :( Oregon State 44, Washington STate 21 California 34, Utah 10 Stanford 65, Washington 21 :( BIG 12 SCORES Kansas State 59, Kansas 21 Texas A&M 33, Iowa State 17 Oklahoma State 45, Missouri 24 Texas Tech 41, Oklahoma 38 PA...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 22, 2011, 11:05 pm
Dave and I were talking about favorites singers earlier today. Tuesday, he posted on his blog My Favorite Voices. After the discussion about it, I decided to post my own favorites. So here is my Top 8 Favorite Singers...and strangely enough, I have put them in order of preference: Josh Caterer (Smok...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 21, 2011, 6:41 pm
Back in 2005, IGN did a list of the 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels. I have listed the top 10 here (in parentheses next to the title is the writer and the artist): 10. Hush (Jeph Loeb / Jim Lee) 9. Batman and Dracula: Red Rain (Doug Moench / Kelley Jones) 8. Dark Victory (Jeph Loeb / Tim Sale) 7. ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 19, 2011, 10:43 pm
The Riverdales were a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. This band was essentially a side project for Screeching Weasel's Ben Weasel. It formed in 1994 and its name comes from the town where the Archie Comics kids live. LINKS Riverdales MySpace site Riverdales Allmusic site Riverdales Wiki site D...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 18, 2011, 9:37 pm
WEEK 6 SCORES Green Bay 24, St Louis 3 NY Giants 27, Buffalo 24 Cincinnati 27, Indianapolis 17 Atlanta 31, Carolina 17 San Francisco 25, Detroit 19 Philadelphia 20, Washington 13 Pittsburgh 17, Jacksonville 13 Oakland 24, Cleveland 17 Baltimore 29, Houston 14 Tampa Bay 26, New Orleans 20 New England...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 18, 2011, 9:23 pm
BIG 12 SCORES Texas A&M 55, Baylor 28 Missouri 52, Iowa State 17 Oklahoma State 38, Texas 26 Oklahoma 47, Kansas 17 Kansas State 41, Texas Tech 34 PAC 12 SCORES Washington 52, Colorado 24 Stanford 44, Washington State 14 USC 30, California 9 Utah 26, Pittsburgh 14 BYU 38, Oregon State 28 Oregon 41, ...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 15, 2011, 7:17 pm
... artwork is done by Jesus Merino (although the cover itself was done by Mr. Perez). Teen Titans #1 This is another one that I was looking forward to. This is the ... it turns out this gang is comprised of some evil teen metahumans that whose goal was to capture Green Arrow and ... Star Weste...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 15, 2011, 5:34 pm
I did a guest article over at Dave's page (Oklahoma Lefty). It is a "Blast from the Past" album review on R.E.M.s Monster. Click here to go check it out!
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 14, 2011, 11:10 pm
The Methadones were a punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois by former Screeching Weasel bassist Dan Vapid (Dan Schafer). They formed in 1993 but went on hiatus shortly after its formation and re-formed in 1999. DISCOGRAPHY Ill At East Released in December 2001 by A-F Records. Band lineup: Dan S...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 14, 2011, 9:11 pm
Here it is folks! The first edition of this season's NHL Roundup!!! EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Atlantic Pittsburgh Philadelphia NY Islanders New Jersey NY Rangers Northeast Buffalo Toronto Montreal Boston Ottawa Southeast Washington Tampa Bay Carolina Florida Winnipeg Winnipeg is in the southeast...
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Steve Long posted an article on The Otter Limits - Oct 11, 2011, 9:20 pm
... War 2161: United Federation of Planets if founded 2233-2258: Star Trek (2009 movie / alternate timeline) 2266-2269: Star Trek: The Original Series 2269-2270: Star Trek: The Animated Series 2271: The Motion Picture 2285: ... 2287: The Final Frontier 2293: The Undiscovered Country 2363-2370: Sta...
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