Aggie87

Very funny pics, though I don't think they're all necessarily from Africa. I've seen that "SOTP" one a number of times, in different contexts.

Congrats on the upcoming baby from here too!! Uncle Aggie would be proud to share a birthdate with an Organissimo Jr! Very much looking forward to the new recording as well. Can we pre-pay for signed copies again, or at least to help offset the recording/production expenses?

Late to the party, but Happy Birthday!!!

Denver scored 168 points against the Sonics tonight. :rsly: Makes me wonder what the record is for most points scored. Wow...

Printable Tourney Bracket #8 Texas A&M starts off in the West, vs #9 BYU. They acquitted themselves pretty well yesterday against Kansas (and previously vs Iowa State and K-State), so hopefully they'll carry some momentum into the NCAA tournament.

Come back and chat some more, lubbee and Sam Sherry. Curious first posts.

Have a gr8 time!!!

Happy Birthday!!

Don't anyone tell Free about Castle Wolfenstein, he'll be hooked!!

Yeah, I thought of that too, Moose. Actually, my bigger regret is spending a very large chunk of money on the down payment for our house and furniture to fill it. Sure, we settled and I got some money back, but nowhere near what I put into it, and she's in the house. It's going to be a long time (if ever) that I can afford to buy a house again (much less find someone to share it with!). I feel pretty foolish about that. I don't know if I'd qualify that as a dumb purchase - either the ring or the house. Wouldn't you say that at the time it was the right thing to do, and only in hindsight, after the relationship soured, did your view of it change. I think that's more a change of opinion of the relationship, than something you bought for or with your partner. At least in my case. My ex has our old house (paid for with my downpayment money), and pretty much all of our furniture (some of which is antique, and some very nice persian carpets we got in Europe) that we bought together. But I feel more regret that the relationship didn't work out, than upset about anything we bought when we were together. And even then, the regret is more because of the hurt that it caused (and probably continues to cause) my children, than anything it's done to me or the ex.

novelty headphone stand? You could maybe put it up in a tree to scare off birds. I did that with an owl statue, but it would be cooler to have Cornelius up there.

Student loans were going to help bankroll this league?

Update from my local rag: Boyfriend: Woman felt safe in bathroom for years Associated Press Originally published 09:16 a.m., March 13, 2008 A 35-year-old woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time he called police had a phobia about leaving the bathroom, the boyfriend said. "She is an adult; she made her own decision," said her boyfriend, Kory McFarren. "I should have gotten help for her sooner; I admit that. But after a while, you kind of get used to it." The case drew nationwide attention after Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple said it appeared the Ness City woman's skin had grown around the seat in the two years she apparently was in the bathroom. "We pried the toilet seat off with a pry bar and the seat went with her to the hospital," Whipple said. "The hospital removed it." McFarren, 36, said he can't be certain how long Pam Babcock stayed in the bathroom because "time just went by so quick I can't pinpoint how long." He said beatings she received in her childhood caused her phobia. "It just kind of happened one day; she went in and had been in there a little while, the next time it was a little longer. Then she got it in her head she was going to stay like it was a safe place for her," McFarren said. But McFarren said she moved around in the bathroom during that time, bathed and changed into the clothes he brought her. He brought food and water to her. They had conversations and had an otherwise normal relationship except it all happened in the bathroom. McFarren said he finally called police Feb. 27 after he became worried because Babcock was acting groggy like she didn't know what was going on, except she was awake. What emergency responders found when they went into bathroom has left residents of this small western Kansas town buzzing, and law enforcement officials incredulous. Police found the clothed woman sitting on the toilet, her sweat pants down to mid-thigh. She was "somewhat disoriented," and her legs looked like they had atrophied, Whipple said. "She was not glued. She was not tied. She was just physically stuck by her body," Whipple said. "It is hard to imagine. ... I still have a hard time imagining it myself." She initially refused emergency medical services, but was finally convinced by responders and her boyfriend that she needed to be checked out at a hospital. "She said that she didn't need any help, that she was OK and did not want to leave," he said. Whipple said the county attorney will determine whether any charges should be filed against McFarren. McFarren, who works at an antique store, said he has been taking care of Babcock for the 16 years they have lived together. He insisted that he tried to coax her out of the bathroom every day. "And her reply would be, `Maybe tomorrow,"' Whipple said. "According to him, she did not want to leave the bathroom." She was reported in fair condition Wednesday at a hospital in Wichita, about 150 miles southeast of Ness City. Whipple said she has refused to cooperate with medical providers or law enforcement investigators. Babcock has an infection in her legs that has damaged her nerves, and there is a possibility she may wind up in a wheelchair, McFarren said. James Ellis, a neighbor, said he had known the woman since she was a child, but that he had not seen her for at least six years. "I don't think anybody can make any sense out of it," Ellis said. Babcock had a tough childhood after her mother died at a young age and apparently was usually kept inside the house as she grew up, he said. "It really doesn't surprise me," Ellis said. "What surprises me is somebody wasn't called in a bit earlier."

Al - Save yourself the postage and just tear it up, that's fine with me. Thanks again for the effort! PS - If you were Ron, I'd make you send the check back, just to be safe.

Is Paps R Us a mass-market gynecologist?

Now that is so much bullshit right there. A critic only has has much "power" as people let them have. And looking at the history of jazz, I think that overall, people go with what they like, not what they're "told" is good. Seeing as how Hamilton, Vache, etc. seem to be doing just fine in terms of their career - by your own declaration - I don't see how Larry's opinion is wielding any adverse "power" in this regard. I mean hell, look at all the "critical darlings" who can't get a gig, and look at all the folks that "the critics" hate who are living just fine, thank you. Yet again, people who disagree are stigmatized as "irresponsible" or otherwise derelict in some form or fashion, and reality is attempted to be remade into the image of opinion. That kind of shit gives me the willies. You must be drunk.

King Crimson tour dates, from DGM: Wednesday 6th August, Park West, Chicago Thursday 7th August, Park West, Chicago Friday 8th August Park West, Chicago Monday 11th August, Keswick Theater, Philadelphia Tuesday 12th August, Keswick Theater, Philadelphia Thursday 14th August, Nokia Theater, New York Friday 15th August, Nokia Theater, New York Saturday 16th August, Nokia Theater, New York I'm hoping they'll add some additional dates!

Wasn't the whole purpose of this thread to put Larry's opinion up front and center in the first place? If you're asking him his opinion, and he gave it to you, why are you saying he shouldn't be entitled to have his own opinion, or that it's not valid to him?

I think Dan just asked the same question not too long ago.

Tom is googling your addresses as we speak.

I'd like to apologize for my early concern that this place might not be able to compete with AAJ. It blows that place away, in spades!! Thanks again, Jim. And I still miss softsong, and her little peeing smiley, or whatever it was.

Saw on another board that Dennis passed away. RIP Dennis

Serendipity... Original Rutles reunite for 30th anniversary Mods & Rockers Film Festival Salutes Rutles 30th Anniversary Original Members Reunite For Screening Celebration Los Angeles -- Monday March 3, 2008 -- March sees the 30th anniversary of the premiere of the Rutles film "All You Need Is Cash". (World Premiere: NBC - Wednesday March 22nd 1978) To celebrate this landmark occasion - the Hollywood-based Mods & Rockers Film Festival is presenting the official celebration of the Rutles' 30th anniversary with a gala event at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. It will take place on Monday March 17th 2008. There will be a screening of the digitally-restored 1978 version of the film. There will also be a treasure trove of Rutles rarities that will be presented at the event including the rarely-seen 1975 British TV skit that inspired the film, Rutles-related footage from "Saturday Night Live" (1976 & 1977) and highlights from the 2003 film "Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch". The four Rutles - Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey (Dirk, Nasty, Stig, & Barry respectively) - will be the guests of honor at the event - with other key members of the Rutles production team also invited. The Rutles will partake in a Q&A after the film with Mods & Rockers producer/host Martin Lewis - who produced the Rutles second album "Archaeology" in 1996. And the evening may also feature a couple of musical surprises! Many celebrities have appeared in Rutles films and music videos over the years including: Robin Williams • Steve Martin • George Harrison • Mick Jagger • David Bowie • Peter Gabriel • Ron Wood • Bill Murray • John Belushi • Dan Aykroyd • Billy Connolly • Jimmy Fallon • Tom Hanks • Conan O'Brien • Carrie Fisher • Bill Maher • Graham Nash • Bonnie Raitt • Dave Stewart • Slash • Paul Simon (see full list below) The Mods & Rockers Film Festival has been presented by the American Cinematheque since 1999 and has become America's largest and most influential festival of rock-culture films. In addition to its annual summer season, the festival also presents special events such as anniversary screenings and premieres. Tickets for the event go on sale immediately. $10. ($8 for students/seniors • $7 for Cinematheque members). Full Details and ticket purchase: www.ModsAndRockers.com

Following Tom's logic, maybe people are googling for former soccer player turned coach Marco Van Basten, and getting turned on to Coltrane when they stumble into this board. You're doing jazz a favor and you didn't even know it, VB!