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She is a 30s-something African American journalist. She is a regular columnist for the Kansas City daily newspaper. She writes a column on cultural matters. I realize she's a grown woman (or what passes for one nowadays) but in that column she writes like a 16 year old girl. There's a woman here in Albany who writes on similar matters for the Times Union. She's in her late 20s/early 30s and she has the same writing style.

Brian had problems...

I've asked for it for Christmas. Very much looking forward to hearing it! I've been planning on getting it for a while...

I may be wrong here, but it seems to me that 18,000 Euros is something like 26,000 U.S. dollars! That's the most expensive stereo component I've ever seen!

Personally, I LOVED it!

My email is sstern3@nycap.rr.com.

I want to thank Jim for hosting this board for as long as he has. He gave us a home when the BNBB shut down, and for that we should all be very grateful. I'm very, very sad to see this board go. You're all like family to me, and I mean that (in Sammy Davis, Jr. voice). I also want to apologize to Jim for each and every time I was an asshole. I'm really going to miss this place!

Jeez, everybody's so negative! I LOVE this time of year! We had bit of snow last night (about 2 inches) and some serious weather is predicted for Monday...

Ok, what the fuck is he blathering on about now?

(deeply unhappy) I expect you're right about that. One of the problems Gospel has for us for us left wing Jewish atheists is all the conventional stuff that comes with it. (Some days, I just ARGUE back to sermons ) MG See, as a left-wing Jewish atheist, I think I like Gospel a lot better than I would if I were religious. As it stands right now, I have more invested in practically ANYTHING ELSE than I do in the actual "message" of a Gospel song. I listen to it, I understand the words, but they have about as much meaning to me as if they were sung in pig-latin. I laugh so hard when I hear relgious types saying that "if only atheists heard our message, they would convert." I hear it everyday. Often, several times in the same day (just got finished listening to disc four (the sacred songs) of the "Anthology of American Folk Music", as a matter of fact). It doesn't make a difference in my belief system. I've probably heard about how Jesus sacrificed himself for me more than most Christians do (if they only attend church on Sunday), and I STILL don't give a flying fuck. I just like how the music SOUNDS. As suppose that's just as bad as people who tell Alan Moore (the great comic book writer) that they just read comics to look at the pictures, but there it is. Well, I do agree to some extent, though I was really moaning about how conventional much of the message content is, compared to the almost anarchic views that appear to be what Christ's supposed activities indicate. But, to me, the commitment of the singers and musicians to this message is a most important element, so I can't really ignore it. MG Oh, I don't ignore it. I hear it. I understand perfectly what they are singing and what it means to them, I just don't CARE. For me, a great Gospel singer could be singing the phone book and it would covey exactly the same amount of meaning. Again, I'm not ignoring the message, but the message itself simply has no meaning. It's like if they were singing praises to Hitler or Bin Laden. If the music were good, I'm sure I could listen something like that.

(deeply unhappy) I expect you're right about that. One of the problems Gospel has for us for us left wing Jewish atheists is all the conventional stuff that comes with it. (Some days, I just ARGUE back to sermons ) MG See, as a left-wing Jewish atheist, I think I like Gospel a lot better than I would if I were religious. As it stands right now, I have more invested in practically ANYTHING ELSE than I do in the actual "message" of a Gospel song. I listen to it, I understand the words, but they have about as much meaning to me as if they were sung in pig-latin. I laugh so hard when I hear relgious types saying that "if only atheists heard our message, they would convert." I hear it everyday. Often, several times in the same day (just got finished listening to disc four (the sacred songs) of the "Anthology of American Folk Music", as a matter of fact). It doesn't make a difference in my belief system. I've probably heard about how Jesus sacrificed himself for me more than most Christians do (if they only attend church on Sunday), and I STILL don't give a flying fuck. I just like how the music SOUNDS. As suppose that's just as bad as people who tell Alan Moore (the great comic book writer) that they just read comics to look at the pictures, but there it is.

God, the 80s SUCKED! Look at those HORRIBLE outfits!

It's all a matter of personal taste, of course, but I do think you're missing out if you don't want to know what it was that made Elvis great. I don't know if you've ever sampled his Sun recordings (I can't imagine that you haven't), but I highly recommend them as a starting point. The trick, for me, is to listen to those records as an historian (meaning, try to forget everything that happened after). Just listen to this kid. Just out of high school, has NOT been honing his chops in performance (Elvis was notoriously shy about singing for pretty much anyone but his family until this point). Yet he seems to leap, like Athena, fully formed from the twin heads of country music and rhythm and blues. His version of Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right" is so full of confidence, so perfectly conceived, yet it sounds completely spontanious. Listen to his versions of "Mystery Train," "Blue Moon of Kentucky," and "Milkcow Blues." There was raw talent behind the later hype. For my money, if Elvis had only recorded those Sun sides and never recorded one note thereafter, he would STILL be a legendary figure. Forget the bad movies, the questionable soundtracks ("Do The Clam"), the jumpsuits...concentrate on the voice and the power it implies. Had he disappeared after recording those Sun records, I contend that he'd be thought of as the white Robert Johnson...

Please. Censorship is no answer. Insulting my intelligence isn't either. I have posed a question of BBS etiquette. Is that a problem? Goodspeak, doubleplusgood netpost. Bellyfeel fullwise. Badtoon doubleplusungood. Crimethink. Not look. BB watch. We know. Aloc to joycamp. Not party, no read this.

Got all of her discs, plus several singles from Dap-Tone. Love it! The Dap-Kings backed up Amy Winehouse on her latest album, btw...

I agree. She looks like she's wiping her nose. Even if she's really snorting coke, she's hardly the first rock star to take that route. Neil Young had a big lump of coke hanging out of his nose during his appearence in "The Last Waltz." You gonna start knocking on Neil now? BTW, I love the fact that they were performing "Monkey Man" by Toots and that Maytals! Hope she records that!

Hey, look everyone! Clem is raining on someone's parade for liking something he doesn't! What a surprise!

I think it's very well done and that Plant and Krauss sound great together. I'm getting a little tired of T-Bone Burnett's productions, though. Everything he produces sounds the same!

Wouldn't sticking the disc in a car CD player scratch the vinyl side?

I don't have TOO much of a problem with it, as long as the bonus material is available for individual purchase through iTunes. What really pisses me off is when they make you buy the whole album just to get the extras!

That's MAD wack! :bwallace2:

No, just stupid.

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