Jim Alfredson

That's really dumb. It's called a LAPTOP!

That's not a hard or expensive job. Any competent tuner should be able to replace those on site and/or fix the ones that are there if the hammers themselves are not in bad shape. Usually just the stem is broke and that can be fixed. My dad has been a piano tuner/tech for close to 30 years, so I'm all too familair with this stuff.

Depending on the age and how well it has been maintained, there could be any number of things that need fixed or replaced. Your hammers could be worn. The dampers could be worn. Strings could be rusted. Etc. Hire a good piano tuner/technician and he/she should point you in the right direction.

Well, at least they won't spawn any more offspring (if they have any to begin with).

"For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese. Then the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock. That's what happens to cheese when you leave it out."

Yeah, I did that... couldn't really find anything, but I did find this: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/n...x?storyid=36835 Looks like the kid survived. That's good news. I don't know what the driver's status is. Hopefully she's sitting in a cell.

Well, back in those days, what was considered rock and roll was a lot closer to jazz than it is now.

What's crazy is I can't find any updates to this story.

Green... the color of money!

I didn't even know about this... I was over on another forum that I frequent (about geeky audio-recording stuff) and someone posted about it. Real Detroit Weekly - 2006 Best of Detroit Wacky!

Indeed. Don't let that scare you. Order it and it will ship in a timely manner.

Remember when I said I was against the death penalty? I'm starting to re-think that...

So, she's been recording all of this for future blackmailing purposes, right?

Not to toot my own horn (nyuk nyuk), but: Root Doctor - Been A Long Time Coming

Obligatory CDU link: Lou Rawls - Best of Lou Rawls

I just realized that Dr. Lonnie Smith album was released in 2004, not 2005 so therefor it couldn't be on this list. Oh well... it still kicks ass!

In case the poster doesn't know what album that is, here's a link: Miles Davis - Get Up With It May I also suggest: Jack McDuff - Moon Rappin' Charles Earland - Leaving This Planet

Chris, I see what you're saying about the other car manufacturers. I guess, as someone from a GM town, I'm really upset at GM because they are really screwed and instead of innovating and thinking outside the norm, they just keep churning out crap like the Escalade. Who can afford a $56,000 glorified truck? Here in Lansing, they have closed two plants in the last year (and will probably close another). Delphi is bankrupt. Oldsmobile is gone. They are laying off employees like crazy. These new vehicles are just another nail in the coffin, in my opinion, and further proof that GM can't see more than a fiscal quarter into the future.

Is this supposed to be funny? I must be missing something.

The market is shrinking. This is a very temporary fix for a problem that will be the death of the American car companies if they don't get their heads out of their asses soon. http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories...y5.html?i=33077 "But the Big Three saw their sales dip in 2005, as other manufacturers, especially Asian car makers, sold more vehicles in the Triad. Consumers, wary of high gas prices last year, also bought fewer SUVs, which hurt Ford and GM dealerships, where SUV sales tend to be a bigger part of the mix, dealers and analysts say." This is a continuing trend that will only get worse as gas prices soar.

It was there, but given a positive spin... Doh! I didn't see that! Oh well... the numbers are still shitty.

You mean you had some? Sure, "The Pianist", which he won an Oscar for, was a great movie.

I just sent the following letter to the Detroit News: For the record, I got an oil change and filled up the tank of my minivan today. The oil change was $40 (I use a high-mileage synthetic blend) and it cost $50 to fill my tank with regular. Gas is around $2.66 today in Lansing.

I think that says it all. Right. It's much more important that a vehicle has "street cred" rather than being even close to environmentally responsable. I think they're exempt because they're considered trucks. At least the government is trying to do something (amazingly enough)... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/3755756.html