Ron S

One word, per Merriam-Webster OnLine: Oh, and there is one other definition: Allen Lowe.

Happy Birthday, Maren! Like everyone else here, I enjoy reading your informed, witty, and insightful posts. (Sounds like a review, doesn't it? )

Note the etymology from the Webster's entry, quoted above, which includes the literal translation from ancient Greek:

Only one definition of epistrophe in Webster's online: The medical procedure of which someone may have been thinking was probably an episiotomy, which basically is an incision sometimes made during childbirth to make things "easier".

Have you tried here or here?

Rio, huh? Maybe I'll just deliver some of those black boxes to you myself.

DUDE!!! And the track list sounds like a great lineup!

I don't know how you guys feel, but I don't think that smile of his is very genuine.

I have several current and upcoming sets I'd like to buy, but I'm afraid I'm currently on the old Running-Low/Last-Chance Diet.

And if you DO come play Philly, I'll even buy you some DOOOO-NUTS. MMMMMMMMM.

... and, as mentioned on this board a thousand times, IT'S A GREAT SET!!! A thousand and one.

Tell the guys that if they come play in Philly, I promise I'll go buy a disposable camera and take some great shots.

Thanks, Mark! Those are great! (and are the closest I'm going to come to seeing them perform live, at least for now )

Did you know he was a big jazz fan?

And still workin' at the same store???

Andrew Wyeth--and apparently still painting every day.

I'm hoping this is waiting for me at home in today's mail! My queue shipping date for that is today , so it should arrive within a week. Next up for me in November:

The Fort Washington Expo Center is about 6 miles from my house.

No! Happy EARLY Birthday! (Feb. '06 is just around the corner.)

"What the hell is JAZZ???"

WOW! I get to be the first in a long line to say: WELCOME BACK!!!

Given that UT itself has one of the greatest archives in the world (Gutenberg Bible, world's first photograph, original manuscripts of too many world-famous authors to name, and on and on and on . . .), you've picked a great place. But of course, as already mentioned, the most impressive collection in Austin is Lon's.

Philly's in the States?

I have a mint first edition of this. Of course, I also have a bunch of reading copies (I keep wearing them out).