alocispepraluger102

There was no gum in those packs; those were just cards that skipped through without ink.

the last rose of summer

bob signed his autographs with blue ink, the same color as was on a baseball. feller was crusty; many even called him an opiniated arrogant a'hole. i had a huge baseball card collection at that time(400 or 500, as i recall, including sandy koufax (1954?) rookie card when he was a bonus baby. he was a good looking kid. when i was attending a journalism workshop at ohio u. one summer in the late 50s, my grandma BURNED my precious 'junk.' talk about dreams dying. i never restarted it. the cards then were fleer, topps, and bowman, as i recall. i can still taste those hard sheets of cheap bubblegum, where the flavor lasted for about 2 chews. if i could have anything back from my youth, it might be those several hundred cards.

thank you dave. you are so right. 1954 was the first year that young(10 yr. old) aloc took an interest in baseball, and the best. bob was a spot starter and won 9 or 10 games, as i recall. that was probably his last year. the indians won 111 and lost 43 that year, and lost the world series to the n.y. giants in 4. the lineup went smith, avila, wertz, doby,.......

bell

budweiser, corn flakes, snow, and hot water dont mix

i see one every couple of weeks. they are fairly common here, but the sight of one posing in the drab winter woods is always striking. the cardinal is the state bird of 7 or 8 states. how fortunate you are. "mr. and mrs. cardinal," sweet.

thank you. cardinals live only about a year. only the males are brightly colored. this guy perched seemly motionless for at least 15 minutes, until i moved on. I thought that might be the case and went nosing around but found no definitive answer. Several sites agreed with the one-year lifespan, although others offered varying ranges, including this rather wide one: LINK They apparently mate pretty much constantly, so they've got that going for them. In any case, nice photos and lovely thoughts. Thanks. thank you---the prospect of seeing this guy again next year is indeed a pleasant one. ohio birds

thank you. cardinals live only about a year. only the males are brightly colored. this guy perched seemly motionless for at least 15 minutes, until i moved on.

well, maybe next year

....lost my dear beautiful wife to that ugly stuff, every hopeless sleepless night on the hospital floor, the constant intravenous, the bags, the sleeping on the floor, rubbing her lower legs to keep feeling when her life was near gone, and then, in the morning, before surgery, she says something loving, about my stupid haircut. "i dont want to die." dont tell me about pancreatic cancer, and that 'fluid in the belly.'......... ms. aretha, you are a monument to what human life, and music can be.

i wrote this in my blog today: on a much sadder note, octogenarian jazz reedist james moody, with a legendary career spanning through the 1940s, has passed to another place. moody's effortless, tasteful, unmatched, fluid flights, whether it was on soprano, tenor, or flute, through the melodies and chords have delighted and comforted me since the early 60s. there was a rare grace in moody's music, opposed to the adventurous troubled flights of technique, sound, and emotion displayed by many of his contemporaries. between numbers of his live performances, his extended witty humorous repartee offered brief refuge from the deeper cares of the world. james moody will be missed. jazz has lost another great master. i have lost a lifelong musical friend.

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when a young man of 20, a new jazz club, the blue note, opened in our town. i walked in the first time and moody's mood for love was playing on the seeburg, followed by monk with 'round midnight. the club didn't last, but my love for james moody's playing, especially on flute, endured. your music is indelibly etched in the deepest rooms of my soul, mr. moody. thank you so much. may your loving spirit rest in eternal peace.

sweet!

thanks-i need to catch up on the match ups.

FREE WILLY!!!!

it was kind of gutless how the cadaver players were very friendly with le before the game, mo williams excepted, and, after the game, bellyached about his trash talking. during the game.

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awesome aviator, chuck. thanks for that splendid recording!

sweet. thanks.

play a sad song. my 3 bottles are gone. i cant get more of them until next year. downing a straight double shot of 17 year aged stagg, accompanied by a henry threadgill ditty, are like going to heaven.

Me likes it as well! Thanks for posting. the cleveland cadavers(RIP Pete franklin) and dan gilbert are determined to exact pounds of cash, and probably front-office suspensions from miami heat management over their alleged tampering with 'king james.' adrian wojnarowski, long island yahoo nba reporter, one of the good ones, writes that the cavs have recently dumped lots of dates and names on david stern's desk. wojnarowski article the cavs of last year with lebron as the only star were much better than the current edition of the heat.

thank for the helpful info, gentlemen. it's good to hear from you again, frank.

last night, kcr played a cut from a motion-bley duo cd; the selection was actually an eloquent extended motian solo. i would expect the recording to have a bley solo or two, as well. is this recording new? i would certainly appreciate any info. there aren't many must haves on my recordings wanted list these days, but this is certainly one.