Big Al

Time for me to dig this out again, too! And definitely get Piano in the Background. More of a Duke piano-album than the organic trio that is Money Jungle, IMHO.

Well, since I gushed about the Rangers two days ago, they've returned to their losing ways. My God, what do we have to do to get rid of Brad Wilkerson? He's terrible! Also, don't pitchers usually get a warning after throwing a so-called beanball? Adam Eaton gives up a three-run shot in the first inning; his next pitch sails behind the next Angels batter, and Eaton gets ejected! What a crock! Whatever happened to the "warning?" Not that it would've affected the game at all, but IMHO it was a BS call.

Complete Verve Teddy Wilson Trios. Mmmmm mmmmm!!!!!

The Dallas store is like that as well.

Dammit, I have GOT to stop saying nice things about my team, lest they become jinxed!

Can things be looking up for the Rangers? Kip Wells pitches wonderfully in his first appearance as a Ranger, the guys have won four in a row: two from the surging Twins, and two from division rivals Angels; they've had wonderfully consistent offense for a change; Tex is coming back in a monster way! Lookin' good for a change!

You da man, Sangrey. Always! (He's the one who hipped me to all the goodies at this particular Half Price Books, doncha know!)

I also have Laws' IN THE BEGINNING, which is one of my favorite albums, period. Anyway, the local Half-Price Books has both of 'em, so I'm very likely gonna pick 'em up. (assuming someone doesn't read this and go scoop them up themselves!)

Guess this explains why they're OOP right now.....

How close were you to the loud guy in the audience whose screaming almost drowns out the band?

Hubert Laws AFRO-CLASSIC Paul Desmond BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Normally, I'm a huge CTI fan, so I'm guessing these fit right in along with that. I have Desmond's FROM THE HOT AFTERNOON and love that album; is BRIDGE more of the same? Thanks!

Happy Birthday, my friend! Here's hoping this year will be much better! You definitely are one of the good guys.

"See, the thing about Andy, man, is that he could take a paint brush and go 'whoosh' with it, but deep down south, and I mean at a gutbucket level, he truly meant a big 'wayoosh,' the greens and blues--and I mean the deep creole gutbucket blues--rolling loudly against a thunderous backdrop of swing that just went 'waaaaaaaayoosh wup wup worrrwowlllllrrrrowl oosh bip bip oosh bip bip...... ooooosh.' That's how Andy had the blues."

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.

Rangers just traded away two minor league pitchers for Matt Stairs from the Royals (38 years old, career .261 hitter) and Kip Wells (just off the DL, 1-1, but a nice ERA nonetheless). Ah well, there's always next year. And the year after that. And the year after that. And......

Abba GOLD and Def Leppard YEAH!

Although I will concede that Lee is hitting well, having two multi-hit games since he got here.

Let's see, since the trade, the Rangers have lost two straight to the worst team in baseball. What the Rangers need right now, even more than starting pitching, is clutch hitting. The penultimate moment happened in the 7th tonight: they had the bases loaded with two outs and Brad Wilkerson coming up. I still can't believe Bell thought he had to change pitchers for Wilkerson: hell, even I could've gotten him out. Sure enough, first-pitch swinging grounds out to end the inning. At this point, I would gladly trade Kevin Millwood (tonight's loser and this year's pitching bust) and Brad Wilkerson (don't get me started) to get a decent pitcher and/or a clutch hitter. Seems like it was this time last year that the Rangers went on their 1-12 swoon that barrelled them outta contention. Deja vu all over again.....

Well, I took my wife and our mothers to see Mamma Mia last Saturday, and that music is STILL going through my head. Not complaining mind you.....

How do you find out about this shit before I do? I am fucking speechless. This is their idea of a big playoff trade? Un-fucking-believable!!!

Kenny G, no contest. The others I can easily ignore, but G's "music" makes me literally wanna strangle him.

Kinda looks like The Big Dig in Boston. It's Circles 12 AND 14 (they're saving 13 for something really torturous)

BTW Al, in the graphic, the second blue area from the top?... the river Styx. Hell yeah!!!! Didja see Skid's manning the entrance..... :g

This article is almost eight years old! I wonder if they've had to build yet another level or sub-level to accomodate all the Total Bastards that have secured entrance since then!

As a former Cowboys fan, I hope T.O. leads them to an 0-16 record. It would be poetic justice for a team that bulldozed a lotta people outta their homes of 50+ years to make way for Jerry Jones' monument to idolatry, and then signed THE most selfish player in recent history.