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Although all accounts agree that Nancy Powell was an inexperienced driver, wouldn't you say that the late hour and inclement weather conditions were as much to blame for the accident? Or am I mixing this up with the accident that took Scott LaFaro's life?

I'm not crazy about the use of "Do You Believe in Magic" in a commerical...

That's real fucking bright. Don't evacuate the building, have people sit there while they look for a bomb. The idiot who made this choice should be fired. They x-rayed the bomb and determined that it wasn't dangerous. That's why they didn't evacuate the building.

Part of me feels bad that this kid's life is completely fucked at 16. I mean, this was a stupid thing to do, no question. And he has to face the consequences of his actions. But ten years ago something like this would be grounds for suspension for the rest of the year. Maybe even expulsion. But this kid is looking at a felony offense. He's looking at jail time. And trust me, this kid isn't going to survive in jail. I just hope they send him to juvey (although those kids can be pretty rough too). Now I'm going to say all the things people usually say at times like this: He was a loner. Really kept to himself. Didn't say much in class...

The school at which I am doing my student teaching was locked down yesterday afternoon when a suspicious package was found in a boys' bathroom. The package proved to be a crude explosive device (mostly smoke bombs). Even worse, the student responsible turned out to be a kid in my 2nd period class! Jesus! Student Bomber

The MGs version of "Abbey Road" is a kick..."McLemore Avenue!"

Dude looks sorta like Art Pepper. Or maybe DeNiro! Miller is actually IN the movie. He plays a priest... Still waiting for the punchline! B-) (mentioned only because I went looking for his name on celebatheist.com and didn't find it. Once again, the joke's on me.) Well, if it's any consolation, Miller plays a corrupt priest who gets popped in a confessional by Mickey Rourke...

More... "Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again" "Give Me Liberty" (and the other Martha Washington titles) Also, Miller's two landmark runs on "Daredevil" (in which he invented Elektra) are available in four softcover volumes: There's more, of course, but to me this stuff is the cream of Miller's illustrious crop as both writer and artist....

Seeing "Sin City" has caused me to go back and reread my Frank Miller comics...some highlights... "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" "Ronin" "Batman: Year One" "Elektra: Assasin"

Dude looks sorta like Art Pepper. Or maybe DeNiro! Miller is actually IN the movie. He plays a priest...

"Your move! Ow!"

I agree. One of the best and most faithful comic book adaptations to date. The film really captures Miller's wit and his morbid fascination with cruelty. It also captures Miller's art style which really softens the impact of the violence (which could have been unbearable otherwise). Excellent film. Great performances all around. Roger Ebert states that the film "mines the actors for the archetypes they contain," and he's absolutely right. Bruce Willis IS a Frank Miller drawing... Mickey Rourke is amazing too...

Agree on the vocals, but the set is essential and I think it sounds quite good...

In SACD technology or superior remastering? Have you listened to the CD layer of the discs? Yes, I have A/B'd the SACD and CD layers, and while the CD layer sounds excellent, the SACD layer reveals more "depth" (for want of a better word). I don't know what it is that makes it sounds so dang good, but I think it has to do with the increased storage space on the SACD layer that allows for better sound reproduction.

Don't know if I mentioned this or not, but I picked up an SACD player a couple of months ago (actually, it's a DVD player that ALSO plays SACDs). Anyway, since then I've been listening to the SACD layers on the hybrid discs I own and enjoying them thoroughly. This past week, I decided to pick up SACD versions of a couple of albums I know well and see how they sound. I got the SACD (actually a hybrid) editions of "Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, "Cannonball Adderley in San Francisco," and "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman." Having A/Bed these with the previous CD editions, all I can say is: "Oh MY GOD!!!" These sound EXCEPTIONAL. I've never been happy with the sound on "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman," which has always seemed muddy to my ears (even in the late 90s reissue). The SACD edition explains why this is the case. RVG recorded the original album in both mono AND stereo. The mono version (which was originally released) was balanced in the studio. The stereo version was unmonitored. When record companies switched over to stereo, the unbalanced stereo tape was used on all subsequent issues. The SACD presents the album in both mono and stereo, and the difference is clear. It sounds SO much better in the original mono. "Lush Life" no longer sounds as though it's been recorded at the bottom of a well! The Miles and Cannonball discs sound amazing too. Paul Chambers' bass, for example, on the Miles disc has a resonance I've never heard before. Philly Joe's drums sound more natural as well. Although I've lately begun to come around to the fact that vinyl generally sounds warmer and more natural to my ears than CD, SACD rivals (and perhaps bests) vinyl in every respect as far as THESE albums go. I'm a believer!

Several months ago, I "inherited" a vinyl copy of the album "Legend" by Bob Marley. I owned this on CD once upon a time, and now own all of Marley's albums in that format. I just today got around to listening to the LP, and I noticed a couple of oddities. First, track three on side one is *supposed* to be the version of "No Woman, No Cry" from the "Live" album. That's what it says in the liner notes, and that's what I recall from the CD edition. But this is clearly the studio version from "Natty Dread!" Secondly, the version of "Buffalo Soldier" is NOT the version from "Confrontation" (again, as it says in the liner notes and in my recollection of the CD edition of the album). This is some kind of weird disco mix! What is going on? Does anybody have any info on this? Were some early pressings released with different versions of these songs? Is this a UK copy, possibly?

Given how bad some amateur poets are, I have to ask what the difference really is...

Yep. She'd had a stroke at 17.

I'm a fan. Have several albums from his "classic" quartet, and from other groups as well...

I have an aunt who died recently. She'd been in a vegetative state for the past fifty years. I wouldn't wish that on ANYBODY. If my brain isn't functional, I want to be let go. My wife knows my wishes, but I do need to put it in writing...

You mean "AUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!"

Plan 9 had paper plates as flying saucers! One of the 'actors', I believe a large wrestler, died during filming and was replaced by a guy about half his size. The replacement did keep his cape up to give the 'illusion' that he was much bigger. GA Russell, get ahold of it and watch it with some friends for a laugh- it's bigtime hoot. It wasn't the wrestler (Tor Johnson) who died during filming, it was Bela himself! Wood had barely filmed any footage of Bela (it really amounted to home-movie footage of Bela watering his flowers) before the former "Dracula" star died. Wood cast his wife's doctor in the Bela role (he was at least a head taller than Bela and more than half Bela's age) and he did, indeed, keep his cape over his face.

Worst. Song. EVER!!!

I'm I the only one who doesn't see anything when I click on the link?

Maybe not a "free" single, but I know that iTunes carries exclusive "bonus tracks" all the time. I've downloaded bonus cuts from The Bad Plus, Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, Joss Stone, and some of the artists on the Marsalis Music label (Doug Wamble, Miguel Zenon, and Joey Calderazzo). I, for one, would love to pick up a few new Organissimo tunes! Also, not to hijack your thread Jim, but while you're on iTunes check out "Variations" and "Distance" by The Brian Patneaude Quartet. Brian is a good friend of mine and a great saxophonist. His quartet plays advanced post-bop and is quite big in the Capital District (ever since the passing of Nick Brignola, Brian has won all of the local jazz polls). Good stuff! I even named their first album!