Aggie87

Here's one for garthsj... a bit of WWII-era propaganda from 1943 from Walter Wanger:

Hey, there's actually a theme to my posts!! I haven't resorted to playing those.... silly...... games ....... to up my post count. I've earned all 694 of 'em!!!

...sorry, just had to get it out of my system!!!

Aggie Muster - April 21st each year...

"The Nationally Famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band":

The floor of this car is probably cleaner than my whole home! I'm sure the m&m's would be fine! : ...and they'd go great with the Scotch!!!

Ain't that the truth! The guy who must've been the most physically and mentally drained guy on the court, picked up his team and carried them to victory. 42 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists. The Spurs need to regain their focus if they're going progress to the next round. I think the short turnaround time to Game 5 helps the younger Spurs more than the older Lakers. Thursday night's going to go a long way in determining the rest of the playoffs.

Schrieve recorded an organ trio date with Frisell & Wayne Horvitz that came out in 2001 as well, which I really like. So how many writers are actually working on Jones' autobiography?

I hope this ain't the inside of your car... ...or else you that m&m may start causing you to hallucinate.

Okay, I gotta admit Myles isn't very intimidating! Though that vampire-cat that appears to be sucking his blood certainly is!!! Maybe you can sic the cat on her instead??

Somehow I'm guessing Myles would have a little more success "coaxing" the office manager into returning the money? I think Jennifer's too cute to do much intimidating!

...and the Rocket was going to retire?? 7-0, best start in the majors!!! Though he's got a ways to go to match his best start ever, 14-0 in 1986.

...just wait until the frogs start falling from the sky, then we're REALLY in trouble!!

Okay Rachel, I'm there! First stop Austin, to pick up Lon & Brandon, then up to DFW for JSngry & Big Al - anyone else I'm forgetting? Probably have to swing by KC on the way up to pick up Rooster and the crew in that area (gotta fill up this VW minibus, right??)

According to the Sopranos Mob Name Generator, I'm "Gandhi Mangler". Talk about a split personality! edit: Upon reflection, I can't think of a more menacing nickname! I was just reading it wrong. I'm an enforcer who "dispatches" Gandhi's!! Could I BE more intimidating??

My favorite is probably "Return of the Candyman", with Stefon Harris on vibes. Coming in second on my list is his "Natty Dread" album in the Blue Note covers series. I haven't heard his past couple of discs (including the one with Norah Jones guesting), so I'm not sure if his style has changed too much. He also did a couple of TJ Kirk albums, dedicated to playing the musis of Thelonious Monk, James Brown, and Roland Kirk. I've got one of these, and it's a fun listen. Although his sound can be kind of "sparse", I think it would be fascinating to see him play that 8-string guitar...

My local 1/2 Price Book store has an old cd copy of Castles of Ghana for $3.00, I believe. I've picked it up and looked it over every time I've been in there, but always found something I was more knowledgeable about, and ended up getting that instead. Gonna have to go back and get this one. Been meaning to ask about this title for a while now, thanks for pushing me in the right direction! (on the other hand, for $3.00 why did I even hesitate, right??) -Erik

Personally I think they're successful because of their stores, not necessarily their donuts. My kids have fun going in there and seeing the donuts being made. It's kind of like going to those car washes where you can observe your car going through the cleaning process, watching it move down the conveyor. Of course the fact that they offer you a free sample doesn't hurt, nor does the freebie paper hats for the kids.

Behold the Power of The Great Sangrey!

Chain operator says low-carb craze eats into demand, sees 2005 profit 10% below forecasts. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - It seems the long-standing relationship between diets and doughnuts may be coming to an end. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit will come in below Wall Street's estimates and its 2005 profit will be 10 percent lower than previously estimated as consumer interest in low-carbohydrate diets hurts demand for doughnuts. "This [low-carb] phenomenon has affected us most heavily in our off-premises sales channels, in particular sales of packaged doughnuts to grocery store customers," company CEO Scott Livengood said in a statement. For the just-ended fiscal first quarter, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based company said it now estimates earnings from continuing operations, excluding asset impairment charges, of about 23 cents per share. Analysts, on average, had been looking for 27 cents on that basis, according to First Call. For 2005, the company now expects to earn between $1.04 and $1.06 a share. Wall Street had expected a profit of $1.17, according to First Call. In addition, Krispy Kreme said it will dispose of its Montana Mills bread unit, close six factory stores and shut three underperforming coffee-and-doughnut shops. The company said it will take charges of up to $48 million in the first quarter and restate prior and past financial results to reflect Montana Mills as a discontinued operation. Shares of Krispy Kreme (KKD: Research, Estimates) closed at $31.80 Thursday. ****************************************** I never knew there was a "long-standing" relationship between donuts and diets!!! Either way, this might be a headline worthy of the Jay Leno show...

What does SI called it? This week's sign that that Apocalypse is upon us?

Tony Parker was on fire early on in the game! It seemed to play out like a carbon copy of Game 1 - Spurs dominate the first half, the Lakers put together a great 3rd Quarter, and then the Spurs regain control in the 4th. It will be interesting to see how both teams play with the series shifting to LA's turf...

I've got a long way to go. I've been to: Camden Yards Busch Stadium Riverfront Stadium in Cincy (is that Cinergy now?) The Astrodome (I still need to see the Astros in "Minute Maid Park" which looks really impressive, but is that a wussy name or what??) Dodger Stadium (whatever that's called today also) I also saw the Astros play an exhibition game against Texas A&M at Olsen Field when I was in school, in the mid 80's. That was really cool - even got out on the field after the game and shook Nolan Ryan's hand and got his autograph! -Erik