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Wow! As someone who resold a bunch of discs like Milestones, Someday My Prince Will Come for the remasters some 12 years ago or whenever it was, that just blows my mind? I hope there are a few lurking with 5 quid in pocket who decide maybe just maybe I should check this Miles guy out more in depth.

Not at all. Maybe skip the samurai period altogether and go with High And Low or Stray Dog. You still get Mifune which for me is equally important as it being Kurosawa. The most typical choice for a newbie is The Hidden Fortress unless it's some weirdo who hasn't seen Star Wars (which is probably happening by now, since I know people who are ignorant of The Beatles music).

If you're suffering from withdrawal from football or just want to see 9 minutes of players mic'd last season, this is well done. Not a spoof either btw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhT2D-YjfQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Post 61 mentions these Blue Note Connoisseurs in late October 2005 which were bought in a Spanish megastore having copy protection: Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor Ike Quebec - Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions But not: Elmo Hope Trio & Quartet Whole thread here: The thread itself is like a roll call of posters who left the board.

The Rob Lytle (before your time) fumble in the AFC title game hurt worse but I was a young teen at the time. A Raider-Cowboys Super Bowl 12 would have been the ultimate battle of good vs. evil. With the rule being tossed is this like in college where we take away all of the Patsie Super Bowls, since it's obvious to me with a Raider win in the Tuck game Tommy loses his job the next year, and this long nightmare of Bellycheck SB appearances never happens.

Lynn too which I didn't get around to getting to fill out the set (along with a few more commons). As a kid I loved the bright colors. I grew up in the Midwest and after moving out here (Oregon) I discovered that in '75 Topps experimented with mini cards on the West Coast. They were a little bigger than the Kellogg's 3d cards that came in cereal boxes and thankfully the style wasn't repeated (well, sometimes they use that size for weird inserts). One thing that's a shame about the '75 set is just typical of the times. Aaron was traded to Milwaukee and so his card was issued with the last number and not only did they paint his hat and jersey but made sure he was looking off to the side too. I'm sure the M was tricky to paint back then. If the Topps Heritage set really wants to get old school they should paint some uniforms on people.

Those are based on the '64 set right? Those are nice. Let's see, here's a link that Noj should like (and Goody sure as hell won't). Love the url name btw. (Spoiler warning?: If card curious or collectors do not want to know what the cards look like for the Dodgers then don't click the link). http://www.vinscullyismyhomeboy.com/2013/03/2013-topps-heritage-dodgers-base-cards.html Regarding the price of sets, I guess it depends on "how much" as far as value, since some folks here might have visions of buying a Mosaic or summer home with what they have. Asking prices at Dean's Cards: '81-'85 complete sets (not including the traded sets) go for $100-$150 NM. So yeah, much better than '90s sets! (Although the '89 Griffey Jr. rookie is famous). For the '70s complete sets start going up pretty nicely. '70 - $3600 EX/NM '71 - $2880 EX/NM '74 - $600 EX/NM '76 - $450 EX/NM '78 - $225 EX/NM There are holes in the above and I have no expertise about Dean's, but it's rookies for Schmidt, Brett, even Yount & Winfield that make the pre-'78 worth more. And then for the early '70s (where applicable) the common cards of Aaron, Mays, Clemente add value as well. Sometimes these guys were on other cards such as In Acton, the Aaron Specials or playoff cards so again that added value. Even the league leaders cards add up with $10 here, $20 there with the right players on them. For those with $$$ in their eyes as with all collectibles there has to be someone out there who wants it, so the price that someone will buy your set could be quite a bit lower, and of course condition matters. I kept my doubles organized neatly in shoeboxes but unfortunately the stick of hard gum left residue on the front of about 4 1973 Nolan Ryans so they all glued together and damage was done. There went a $100 or so (not that a kid would know how to safely remove the stuff as a 10 yr old). Oh well, at least they didn't get thrown out. '

Dream the dream! Er...not sure about that, and actually now that they've passed 20 I'm not sure the dregs of the NBA can drag them down like Philly almost did.

Gotta watch out for those crappy teams as they can bring a team down to their level of crapitude. It's a good thing the Spurs are playing at home, otherwise Pops might rest the stars and Stern would have to fine the team 100 million. Although I just noticed the Spurs have to fly out to Memphis for a game the next night. Oh dear, ya think Duncan only plays 12 minutes...

Holy cow, is the illustrious one now able to vote, drink in bars...has it had kittens by now? Back when I used to go to a Dead-centric trading scene in bars MMW was about as close to jazz as most Deadheads would go.

It'll be good to see those '93 Phillies. And you'll be reminded of how many uniforms have changed since then too.

I moved last week and found a complete 1994 set I had bought for my son(he was 2 then). I have to look now and see if any HOF players were rookies in 1994 and maybe I have some valuable cards. Don't expect much with the '94s - if it's the regular Topps set it can still be bought on Amazon for $45 new. But it's still fun to see players with teams you don't associate them with, the youngsters who didn't pan out, the aging stars, the pscyho stares and constipated looks, plus sometimes good action shots. As far as "investment" for the most part the cutoff date is around 1977 or so iirc.

Indeed! I was so fortunate to see him in Nov. '81 where he played all 3. It was mind-frying. He had just cut back on performing most of You Are What You Is from a month earlier and so I think the more open setlist invigorated his playing.

Word is he's absolutely hilarious and if he wasn't a mega-famous singer that he would be hired a cast member. I don't think that's people just being nice as most of the highlights in recent years involve him. Granted Fallon is half of it but the Barry Gibb Talk Show had me in stitches the first time I saw it.

Happy birthday wherever you are. Surely this year's Braves has you optimistic (not a fan can ever be that).

True, but if that attitude extended to musical recommendations too there wouldn't be much activity here.

Edgar Martinez owned Mariano. 10 for 16, 2 HRs and 6 RBI (and 1 for 3 in 2 playoffs). Just have to mention that for yet another small but positive mark in Edgar's file for his hopeless & nonexistent Hall of Fame bid (which I'm not that upset about - I just like Edgar). My facial hair joke earlier was more a comment on how most relievers either play up the macho angle or act (or are) nutty. Not Rivera (Metallica intro aside) as he's often referred to as elegant and looks more like Fred Astaire than a typical reliever. He makes it look effortless which probably bothers some people (along with his being a Yankee). I hadn't realized Goose was mouthing off. Despite how he jokes about the use of "only" I think Poz downplays the wear & tear of Goasage's early usage and gets sloppy with numbers. When he says Gossage had an ERA of 3.75 in one inning outings was this as a middle reliever when the following pitcher can do damage to the removed pitcher's ERA? Was it when he was older, and as typical with most high velocity fastball pitchers no longer as fast? He's just not very clear. Rather than usage maybe Goose should be complaining that he never thought to use (invent?) the cutter. Had he had that losing velocity wouldn't have mattered as much as he aged like a normal person. And it's easier on the arm/elbow compared to Sutter's splitter or McGraw's screwball. It's a couple of years old but the Bleacher Report did a top 20 of worst blown saves. It's in the semi-annoying slideshow format. It brought back some painful memories even when the team I was rooting for won. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/730263-mlb-power-rankings-mariano-rivera-and-the-20-worst-blown-saves-in-history

Mo's a big loser on facial hair though. Face it, we want something there on our firemen. Sparky, Rollie, Goose, Mad Hungarian...Gee, I seem to be stuck in the '70s.

If you check his playoff record you'll see that he was used for more than one inning (IP > G). The broadcasters used to make a big deal about it until it got to be commonplace in the postseason. I get ya as far modern use of the best guy in the bullpen - too many managers are flat out stupid saving the best for the 9th inning, even if it's vs. 7-9 in the lineup. At least in the playoffs Yankee managers were usually bright enough to use him in the 8th when needed. And of course by not using him that way in the regular season they didn't kill the golden goose. All relievers get burned eventually, especially if facing Kirk Gibson in the World Series (Goose & Eck).

Or maybe as an American listening to British musicians who listened to American music. Brian Jones was so blown away by Elmore James that when Keith met him he was calling himself Elmore Lewis. I had the same experience with that set you're wearing out - it's music that won't let go of you. It's different but Howlin' Wolf shares some of the raw-electric charismatic qualities. There is a Hip-O Select 4 disc Part 1 set that has likely gotten expensive, but because of its release perhaps the earlier box now costs less on the used market. I've been continuing on in the acoustic area but may have to add a little more electric into my listening thanks to this thread.

Then there's "cashing in" on Watergate fame. I was actually thrilled to find this copy in the late '80s. It blows all other versions of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" outta the water. Okay, it just blows.

Kind of an amusing article on MLB about how Yankee fans are in for something new this year. "If the Yankees did happen to win the World Series, you immediately began wringing your hands about the following season. Yankees fans only seemed happy when they were unhappy. There was always trouble around the corner." Not that that sounds like anything around here? http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130306&content_id=42370162&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

I used to have a cat who always reacted to the squawk at the beginning of "Bad Scene" from the Ssssh album. I'm a little spooked about what "routine surgery" he had, although I get that bad reactions to ordinary events happen. He was the best Alvin Lee player there ever was.

The 2012 date next to the titles suggests they are. I'm checking to see how the times matched up on the couple where I kept the Ryko and bought again. And the 1 second time difference on "Peaches" also suggests Spotify is using the remasters. IIRC the stated time for "Gumbo" on LPs & CDs is off by about 4 minutes compared to actual playing time. Shut Up N' Play Yer Guitar works better if you think of it in its vinyl form and as a collection of 78s. In other words, just nibble, don't gorge.

Like Hardbopjazz I was 10 as well. I didn't have the kind of coin to buy LPs (probably a good thing) so for 68¢ at Grant's I bought Paul McCartney's "Jet" and Blue Swede's "Hooked On A Feeling." It wasn't until the next year where I really started spending on awesome stuff like "Spiders & Snakes," "The Streak" although "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" was a bit more tasteful. Probably the first album I bought from '73 would have been Zep's Houses Of The Holy but it was another 3-4 years before I did. The most recent purchase of nonclassical album from '73 was the 40th anniversary of Larks'. I didn't know it back but it was a busy year for Glenn Gould and thanks to the jacket collection I have a bunch. I own over 50 albums released that year. Quadrophenia dominated the turntable from ages 17 to 19 - something like that. A practical application was typing term papers to Moon's drumming. I've hardly played it all in the past 27 years as I played it so much back then. Berlin is too bleak play - probably only once in the past 25 years. I still like Lennon's Mind Games far more than I reasonably should. It would certainly make a list of "albums I like a lot more than critics say I should." Conversely I don't like Headhunters as much as critics (or friends) say I should nor the New York Dolls, although no friend has ever harassed me on the latter. At this point I love Let's Get It On probably more than What's Going On (which I still love). I'm glad before the '70s were out I bought a copy of Neil Young's Time Fades Away when I could (cheaply at that). From that same store's "3 for $10 bin" I also bought Ringo's fanfuckingtastic self-titled LP from '73. Aside from the Marley releases of that year I'm a sucker for Toots Funky Kingston album. The 11 year old's love of novelty songs still likes his silly take on John Denver's "Country Roads." Much more played for the past 25 years are the pair of Waylon's albums (Lonesome, On'ry And Mean & Honky Tony Heroes) and Willie's Shotgun Willie. Nice job boys! Hawkwind's Space Ritual was a fun discovery about 36 years after its release. Part of me is still waiting to be told they really didn't exist and it was all an elaborate prank as they are well beyond being "eccentric." Since everybody else owns a copy (I'm sure there are exceptions here too on the jazz board) I have never owned my own copy of Dark Side Of The Moon.