Aggie87

up... I stumbled across the Django Mosaic box at Waterloo last weekend while visiting Austin. Surprised to see it there in the first place, since I didn't think this one was released to retail (?). But they were asking about $150-$160 for it, which seems strange to me, since it's still in print and is selling for $96.00 on the Mosaic website. Was this perhaps a vinyl version that's out of print or something? Or are they just hoping to sell it for above market value? Shoulda looked more closely, but my hands were already full

I have it on videotape, somewhere in a box. Haven't watched it in over 10 years. It used to be readily available at the A&M bookstore, and I'd guess it probably still is. Aggies used to watch it primarily to see the old footage of the campus, as far as I can tell. And most that I knew laughed out loud at the plot itself, at least during my time there. I'm sure it was much more dramatic, effective, and probably "useful" when it was originally released, to stir up anti-Japanese sentiment. Heck, though I'm of Swedish descent (like B3-er), I was born in Japan, and the film didn't keep me away from A&M!!

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?