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Seconded, and thanks vajerzy!

I will also donate shortly again. I like the live chat when we do get together, but it isn't as frequent as it used to be, that's for sure. I think everyone's just busier or got other things going on. Dunno if it's worth keeping for the few times we use it...

LOL - Humorous oddities - that's why I like live chatting with youse guys!

Appreciate the support, Van B, Nojjy, and vajerzy! Sorry I messed up - I was out of sorts, and busy travelling for the holiday, and just didn't get my picks in before the hour cutoff. Didn't know there was one, but I do now! ...oh, and just for the record, i BelIeve that free for all must have some Guilt or somethinG, sincE he foRgot to join our esteemeD group of prognostICating football-niKs.

Happy Birthday, John! (and Happy late Birthday, Buzz!)

I went in this morning to make my picks for today's 3 games, but the board won't let me! When was the cutoff to make picks? I thought you could make them up until kickoff? For the record I'm taking Green Bay, Dallas, and NYG.

Got an email that there's a 15% off sale on all boxsets at the moment. Sale is good though Nov 26th, for anyone interested. Also as Joe Bip mentioned, the Buy 2 Get 1 Free is going on through the end of the month. Gotta buy the 2 before Nov 30th, and you get the free one in January. Weird.

Ours closed about a year ago for the same reason - new mall ownership jacked the rent up, and FYE said no thanks. Our mall has no music or book stores anymore, which always seemed like mall staples to me. Our FYE didn't particularly have a great inventory, but they did buy used items and there was no haggling or subjectivity on the buyer's part as they had some database that told them what things were valued at and what price was to be offered, which I liked.

The only reason I can see for having a landline anymore might be for a home security system to be able to dial out in the event of an emergency. I don't see a need for one otherwise, at least in my case.

Happy Birthday!

Don't agree with that. Beyond the Wall isn't bad, but I'd take Songbook, Pursuance, Triology, Stars & Stripes Live, Black Hope, or African Exchange Student over it.

Welcome to Austin, I think you'll like the city! Waterloo has ALOT more jazz than what you noted, it's just that they don't categorize their music - it's all lumped together with rock, R&B, rap, etc, alphabetically.

Happy Birthday!!

Well, 2 1/2 years later I'm listening to Secret Chiefs "Book M" release, from 2001. Good stuff - got alot of Indian and Middle-Eastern sounds, mixed with some techno-ish rock. SC3 also have a release in the Zorn/Masada Book of Angels series, "Xaphan". Gonna have to check that one out as well.

And in Raiders news, former #1 overall draft pick Jamarcus Russell has been benched for the rest of the season, in favor of journeyman Bruce "Who?" Gradkowski.

I'd go see him as well, but it sure seems like he's got about 25 different live albums out there - which all seem to contain half Beatles, half solo stuff.

Got any Wham or Paul McCartney?

As a general rule, I have it on good authority that ECM likes the sound of its masterings, and that it does NOT do remastering. That's what I thought. IIRC they did remaster those "Rarum" compilations from a few years ago. Might be a way for David to sample an artist's ECM tracks in remastered form.

The axe fell for Dick Jauron today after leading the Bills to a 3-6 record. I guess T.O.'s popcorn wasn't enough for the Bills.

Happy Birthday!!

Huzzah for Shane!!

Not sure what that means, but they sure looked crappy yesterday. I blame that on coaching and playcalling. And a stupid play or two by Roy Williams. And a couple of very bad mistakes by the refs. Mainly they just looked crappy though.

Urban Legend - Music Machine

You know that's a computer generated image, right?

Still thinking about Belichick's 4th and 2 decision last night. I commented elsewhere about this, but maybe the actual decision to go for it wasn't that bad, if he truly didn't trust his defense to be able to stop Peyton Manning. If that's the case it wouldn't matter where the Colts got the ball. But WHY didn't Belichick run a better play than that one?? Why throw a 2 yard pass on 4th and 2?? Why not throw a 5 yard pass? Why not throw something to Randy Moss 5-10 yds down the field, who likely could have outjumped anyone on the Colts' defense?? My gut still says they shoulda punted the ball away still, and force the Colts to earn the win the hard way.