Aggie87

I don't think this is a real fair comparison, David. Sports involve competition, and records are there to be broken. Some of which - like the all time Home Run record - are tainted by the cloud of steroids, as compared to the previous generations. In music, that's obviously more artistic than competitive. I don't think using a form of enhancement in music affects the opinion and public standing of the artist like it does the athlete.

Hot and dry. We're in an extreme drought according to the Nat'l Weather Service. We're over 12" below on our rainfall for the year, and no prospects for making it up. Our lake, which is one of our primary water sources, is at 35% capacity. It's the second driest Jan-Jun timeframe on record here. It sucks.

Very much agree with Hans. I don't know why my 8 July order was cancelled yesterday either, and BeBop's from only a couple of days ago has been filled. After talking with them on the phone I still don't understand.

Enrico Rava - New York Days Keith Jarrett - Yesterdays Melody Gardot - My One and Only Thrill Gato Barbieri - Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre Johnny Hodges - Used to be Duke Keith Jarrett - Treasure Island Roy Ayers - He's Coming Stan Getz - At the Shrine Terry Gibbs - Swing is Here! Art Blakey - Soul Finger Brian Blade - Mama Rosa Sinead O'Connor - I do now want what I have got - deluxe ed. Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe

Way to go, Shawn. Glad to here your perseverance has paid off. And good luck to everyone still looking.

I ordered 1 copy of the Stitt set on 8 July, and just got an email saying they weren't able to fulfill my order and were cancelling it today. Curious they can fulfill your order of 4 copies so quickly. edit - Spoke with 2-3 people from Oldies since this post on the phone, and one guy told me that my order was already going out today, despite the cancellation email. I guess I'll believe it when I see it.

Man, I'd kill for 5 decent used music stores. My town has 2 used stores total, one of which is Half Price Bks. Neither are very good, but worth an occasional look. For new music there is nothing here - Best Buy, Target, and Wal Mart. None have good selections of anything. I miss browsing through the racks, the "discovery" of new things and impulse buys, that Ghost referred to previously in this thread. That doesn't happen for me anymore, unless I'm in a store like Waterloo up in Austin. I hope they're around for a long, long time.

My favorite line is either: "We should make a perfect pesticide for the crops. But um, and it's good for people and healthy, and keeps the crops preserved too because we need the food because it's food and stuff." or: "We can be rich in cotton and mining metals and silkworms and we can make things, we can make things - cars - the machine can make it for us."

Here's one.

Eagles will have a bit of an emotional cloud hanging over them this season, with Jim Johnson's death today. He was a great, great defensive coordinator.

Well said, Paps.

Last Days of May used to get stuck in mine occasionally.

How was the gig, by the way?

I didn't even think to look there. I just It looks like it's already set up for the coming season. Thanks Vajjy! We have the players from last year already in there - Conn, Edward Tak, Noj, SS1, Vajerzy, Van Basten, and myself. Anyone else want to join in the fun? And help knock Conn off his high horse?

C'mon guys, let's all hug some trombone babes and drink some beer and eat junk food, we'll be fine!

Well, many players have been charged with spousal abuse, drug abuse, attempted murder, gang affiliation and the like over the years. Again, Vick did a horrible thing by torturing then killing animals. I don't disagree. But he did his time. At what point do allow ex-cons the opportunity to get on with their lives? His jail time was for his criminal offense. He was also indefinitely banned from the NFL upon his criminal conviction, which was concurrent to the jail time. Now I believe he's answering to the NFL's separate issues - lying to the Commissioner and his team & owner about his involvment in those activity. Different from his jail time.

This is painful:

I like the thought of keeping the thread open to harrass Free, personally. Or post trombone babe pics.

I agree that I think he needs a longer suspension than 4 weeks, personally. What he did was terrible. Though I like animals too, I don't think this is as "bad as it gets" for an NFL player, either. Leonard Little and Donte Stallworth have both killed people. Little only got a 4 game suspension (by then commish Tagliabue), and it remains to be seen what Stallworth ultimately gets. And 10 time Pro Bowler Ray Lewis also MAY have killed two people. He was never convicted for murder though, as several witnesses' stories changed (hmmm...), and he ended up plea-bargaining. He did later reach financial settlements with both victims' families though.

What else is new? Wb Freeeeeeeeeeeeedickeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Man, we've got pot-holes that could swallow a whole Smart Car here, and they mark that?

Some people might be interested in a fantasy league (I'm not.) But I definitely want to defend my title in the NFL picks thread. Yeah, whatever it was that we did last year on that other website - that's what I meant I'm on board for it again this season!