Big Al

Man, this Raiders/Broncos game has got to be one of the worst football games I've ever watched. Hell, I've seen Pee-Wee football played/coached better than this!

Rooster, check your PM.

It's amazing it even looks THAT good, considering I've had it since it came out in 1984! The cassette, that is! The face, OTOH......

I listened to it again while putting the list together and decided not to sell it (or the jewel case) after all.

$8 Kenny Drew - UNDERCURRENT (RVG) $8 DIZZY'S BIG 4 (Gillespie, Ray Brown, Joe Pass, Mickey Roker) (Pablo OJC) $12 Jimmy Smith - GROOVIN' AT SMALLS' PARADISE (RVG 2-CD set) Take all three for $25 shipped to anywhere in the US/Canada, and I'll throw in a copy of BIRD'S BEST BOP ON VERVE for no extra cost. It can make a nice gift for someone you love! Don't forget that my car is still for sale. Post here, then PM. PayPal preferred, no trades please. Thanks as always!

Just canceled my airline ticket. Throw in a cassette copy of "Chicago 17", and it's sold. Chuck will be pissed, but he'll get over it. I believe this is what you might call "sealing the deal:" So, shall I drive it there or will you be flying down here? Just let me know!

This thread may get banned!

Look, Loretta, I know you like to curl up on your futon and watch reruns of your favorite pretend-medical drama with the metrosexual black & white guys, the overly-neurotic blond, and the token Latina so that every group gets offended, but lemme tell ya something: those songs are written for money, plain and simple, and yes I know it's really really really romantic to imagine these songs were written for perfect placement inside the show, but it's all about the money, kid. Money, moolah, dinero, yen, euro, and the increasingly popular Canadian dollar (AND if you say "Benjamins" I'm going to put on a pair of surgical gloves and subtly move one of your carefully moussed hairs and not tell you which one). Look Marcy, if you think these Goo-Goo Dolls wannabes are any less cynical, well.... you're one appletini shy of total sober naivete. ********** Yes to both of those and "Hallelujahs!"

Billy Joel's "My Life." I F^%$&%^$&^#&$$%&ING hate Billy Joel, I hate this song, I hate the lyrics, I hate everything about it. I hate when this happens. GRRRRRRR!!!!! Why can't I have a GOOD song stuck in my head?

Mine's on its way; I can't wait to get it! Thanks from me, as well!

Congratulations, Flurin! How long until she can haz cheezburger? Y'know, I'm not a fan of cats. We even had one, and I was not too sorry to see it go. Furthermore, my in-laws' cat is an absolute psychopath and yet.... I like this one. She hates everyone, comes and goes as she pleases, refuses to be petted (sorta like having a teenage daughter in the house). If she's in the house, I'll find her and start playing with her; I'll playfully bop her on the face (just lightly, not seriously smacking) and she'll start swipin' at me and tryin' to bite my hands. There's been a couple of times I've come away with a couple of gashes on my hands & arms, but it's all fun. When that cat goes, it's gonna be a sad day.

Hell, I'd buy a Mosaic BOX of his complete CTI recordings if there was even a remote possibility of it ever seeing the light of day.

Damn, I wish I'd taken that bet. I don't know where the "half-way decent offensive team" was today, but it sure wasn't the team not scoring against Byrd and the Red Sox today. Still, nice to know I'm not the only one whose predictions aren't always on the mark.

Well, they never had a lead to begin with.....

From which LP is this track?

No kidding. Thankfully I've been able to just about complete my vinyl collection of his CTI output. Penny Arcade is worth it for the Headhunters-meets-Stevie-Wonder take on "Too High." HELLUVA groooove!

This sounds like it could be right up there with the Teddy Wilson set. May have to put this one on the wish list!

Wow, I'll bet the Rangers really could blow a ..... Never mind, Bay just struck out.

Damn! Why couldn't the Rangers have done this last night when we were there?

No, but there's a Styx tape stuck in the cassette player, Paradise Theatre, if that helps sell it.

I'm trying to sell my Nissan Altima. Here's the Craig's List listing, in case anyone in the DFW area is looking for a car (or if you know anyone who is looking): Buy my car, why doncha? This is a cash only sale. Not even a boxload of TOCJs will sway me!

Ellingtonia Moods & Blues (RCA France orange label) Credited to Paul Gonsalves, but it may as well be a Johnny Hodges record, or at least co-billed.

Charles Mingus and Friends In Concert (Legacy 2-CD reissue) They may just as well have titled this BILL COSBY presents Charles Mingus and BILL COSBY and Friends In Concert with BILL COSBY.

You're gonna put Johnny E and Berigan out of business with this rule!

Is that not them? I'm going to the Rangers/Red Sox game tonight. Hopefully I'll get some decent pictures to post up here.