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    Please help me out with English grammar.

    Haha! My wife is currently a high school English teacher with a master's degree in literature. Over-analyzing has become an unfortunate norm for me.
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    Please help me out with English grammar.

    Quick comment... isn't the first half of the sentence redundant? I mean, an internal monologue already implies that he is speaking to himself. You could simplify the sentence to: "The insane artist maintains an internal monologue, while the genuine artist maintains a dialogue with the world"
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    This is the shit we have to deal with in the United States

    While the public school system here in the states is supposed to be secular, there is nothing that restricts a student's right to pray (within reason). And more often then not, the schools allow the students to put up displays celebrating their religious holidays. In the mid 1990s when I was in...
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    My band (Betraying The Martyrs) touring the States w/Born Of Osiris,Veil Of Maya.....

    Lucas - Just wanted to give you some props. My friend and I saw you guys at Greene St. Club on Dec. 3rd and we both thought you guys had the best stage presence. It was an energetic crowd but Betraying the Martyrs really brought the intensity to a peak. Great job. VoM and BoO closed it all out...
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    Toontrack Metal Machine (new EZX)

    I ordered it yesterday at around 5:20PM USA Eastern Standard Time which, as it turns out, was about 20 minutes past the store closing hour. I got the download link this morning around 10:00AM USA Eastern Standard Time which was about an hour after their store opened. I don't personally know how...
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    Bugera 333XL Questions

    So I picked it up last night and plugged it into my 212 with V30s... I'm in love. It sounds fantastic! Even the clean channel was better than expected. I'm totally impressed with the versatility in the distorted channels. I could get some wicked thrash style tones and then turn around and get...
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    Bugera 333XL Questions

    Thanks for the info, metalfanat1c. That is fantastic to hear, guitarguru777! DigitalMetal, your point on reselling it was why I was really leaning towards buying. I'm pretty sure I could at least get my money back if I wasn't happy with it. Thanks for the input.
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    Bugera 333XL Questions

    Hello all, I've found a used Bugera 333XL in great condition for $350, which is about $225 cheaper than new from the quick googling I've done, and was hoping to get some opinions on the value at that price. I've heard a few clips on both youtube and this forum that sound pretty damned...