Aggie87

Happy Birthday

I'll do my best to make it. Thanks, Rachel. I never knew Conn had a posse!! "Saddle up - we ride to Baker's, boys!"

Though I still like "Bird" as a name for a cat, I'll concede it may give the cat a complex. How about Dizzy & Duke, then? Dizzy would have to be the female cat, of course

It's gonna cost you extra to get the "good" names.

Red (Garland) and Blue (Mitchell). My son had a white cat for a while at his mother's house, until it ran away. He named it Blue, not due to my suggestion, but because it was his favorite color.

Dizzy and Bird.

I think he was maybe better known that you realize. He'd been famous for a long time, for being sort of crazy and doing things around dangerous animals that you just didn't see on other nature shows. Plus, other than the seriously stupid baby-dangling incident, I think he was generally well liked by the public. Couple his reputation with the DRAMATIC (no two ways around that - a stingray barb to the heart??) way in which he was killed, it makes for headlines.

Happy B-day, Bob!!

Happy B-Day!!

Happy B-day Jim!

Now there's a friggin' mistake! Get a bunch of drunk college kids at 2 a.m., PLUS have them full of caffeine? I sure as hell wouldn't want to be on the road when they're trying to drive from the clubs to the house parties.

Get well soon Paul, so you can be back and chatting with us ASAP! Best wishes for a speedy recovery! -Erik

R.I.P. Steve Irwin Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter' SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung in a marine accident off Australia's north coast. Australian media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning. Irwin was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time. Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning off Port Douglas, according to Australian media. Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family had been notified. Irwin, 44, was director of the Australian Zoo in Queensland. He is survived by his American-born wife Terri and their two children, Bindi Sue, born 1998, and Robert (Bob), born December 2003. Irwin became a popular figure on Australian and international television through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture and relocation of crocodiles. Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the catchphrase "Crikey!" But his image suffered a setback in January 2004 when he held his then one-month-old baby Bob while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed his sorry Monday and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas. In 2003, Irwin spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s Australian Story television program about how he was perceived in his home country. "When I see what's happened all over the world, they're looking at me as this very popular, wildlife warrior Australian bloke," he said, the ABC reported. "And yet back here in my own country, some people find me a little bit embarrassing. "You know, there's this... they kind of cringe, you know, 'cause I'm coming out with 'Crikey' and 'Look at this beauty'."

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I went to a sports memorabilia show here today, and met Drew Pearson and Randy White. Both looked to be in great shape, and White looked like he could get out on the field and play today - dude has some guns still! Both were very friendly (I'm sure selling their autographs at these events generates nice income, so it pays to be friendly to us peons). I talked with Pearson for a bit while he signed a football for me. He asked where I had received the other Cowboys autographs on the ball (Too Tall Jones, Robert Newhouse, and Tony Hill), and I told him they had all come to Germany at different times on promotional tours to military bases, supporting the troops. He got interested in the topic, and said he was glad those guys had done that - that whatever one feels about what's going on and the administration, supporting the troops and their personal sacrifices is a good thing to do, to which I fully agreed. I also bought an autographed copy of Dat Nguyen's book "Dat - Tackling Life and the NFL", which I'd browsed through previously, and is an interesting read about his life, being born in a refugee camp, experiencing life in a coastal shrimping town up the road from here, becoming a great Aggie, and a Dallas Cowboy. All in all, not a bad afternoon for an old Cowboy fan.

Aggies beat the Citadel yesterday, 35-3. But that's like beating a glorified HS team, I think. We didn't look that great on offense (6 fumbles, 4 of which were turnovers), but I think they will settle in, with a QB starting only his second collegiate game. My concern is the defense though. We used to be "Linebacker U" for a while (seems like a LONG time ago now), with a fierce 3-4. When Franchione was stolen from Alabama, he immediately switched us to a 4-3, and (I think) robbed us of our identity. After that unsuccessful change, they fired the D-coordinator, brought in Gary Darnell (blech), and have switched again, this time to a 4-2-5 base defense. This means we basically are operating a prevent defense all game long. The only thing a prevent defense does is prevent you from winning the game. If the Citadel could put up almost 250 yards of offense on us, I'm worried when we actually begin conference play and have to contend with Tx Tech, Oklahoma, Nebraska, & Texas. I predict this will be Franchione's last year at A&M.

When regular drama is too much...

I just blindly send all my money to Conn....doesn't everyone do that?

It probably didn't help that you were sleeping.

YES Drama

Are any of those titles actually rare? I don't know that I'd spend $66/cd for the likes of "Piano in the Background" or "Money Jungle".

I think it's a very solid date. Recorded in May 1965, w/Freddie Hubbard, Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, & Billy Higgins. If I read allmusic right, it was recorded a day before "Gettin' Around", which had the same rhythm section, but replaced Hubbard with Booby H.

I agree, as is the Dexter Gordon "Clubhouse" and Kenny Drew "Undercurrent".