Jim Alfredson

UPDATE: I just tried the Private Messaging system and got the same error we had before. <sigh> We'll keep tracking this down. For now, please know that any Private Message you send does actually go through, but for some reason the software is having problems sending the email that tells your recipient that he/she has a new message. Again, the actual private message DOES go through. Any other problems, please let me know.

Hello everyone. I have updated the board software to version 1.2 from 1.1.1. Hopefully this will solve some of the problems we've been experiencing. The new version fixes some security issues, makes things easier for Use3D and I as far as moderating, and adds some new features for you, our members! I would like to thank everyone for choosing this board and also for your patience as I get it up and running. You'll notice some links at the bottom are gone... the upgrade wiped out all my customizations. I had to re-create the skin (ie, the colors) from scratch. I haven't done any graphics yet (like the "reply" button, etc). You'll notice they don't exactly match the color scheme yet. I will update those things soon. Right now it's time for me to hit the hay. My insanely slow internet connection made this whole ordeal much much much more painful than it should've been. I wanted to stab my temples with a hot knife a couple of times (especially after getting disconnected for the 18th time) due to my whoppin' 14.4 connection speed. Anyway, hope you all enjoy the new features. Explore around. Things will only get better. Again, thank you for your patience. ----Jim Alfredson & The Moderating Team

Now THAT'S funny!

Somebody has too much time on their hands... ASCII Star Wars

BTW, I just edited this so that Jason was first since I originally thought I was voting for him, but somehow it registered as me voting for Freddy, which is total bull. Freddy would get his ass kicked by the fuckin' Karate Kid. He's stupid. So anyway, in order to reflect my intended vote, I swapped the contestants.

Damn, I'm so hungry right now... some fried chicken would be the shit! I can't wait until we get our new oven in here. It's actually an OLD oven, but new to us. It's a 50s Fridgidaire... made by General Motors! The damn thing looks like a car! It's awesome. The best feature is a soup pot that sits on a burner that goes down into the oven so that the pot, which is a foot tall, is only sticking out of the oven about 2 inches. You can slow cook soup or you can fill that baby with oil and deep fry to your heart's content (or your heart attack, whichever comes first!) You know the first thing I'm cookin' on that baby is some chicken... and I think I'll throw on Freddie Roach's "Mo' Greens, Please" while I'm doing it!

Definately... that would be great if you could call him. I want one!

The Sports Guy's column is almost always funny. I found this part to be particularly good, probably due to the numerous band & music references... -------------------------------------------- Q: What types of non-sporting events do you bet on? We recently attended a wedding in Atlantic City, and had the following lines in play: Number of bridesmaids: +/- 6 Number of ice sculptures: +/- 3 Length of church service: +/- 45 minutes Time when first drunk guest makes a fool out of themselves: +/- 9.30 p.m. Any ideas for other events? -- Mike K., Philadelphia SG: You came to the right place. I've attended so many weddings over the past 10 years, they've all merged together into some sort of drunken haze. And let's face it: Every wedding is pretty much the same. By the time you hit your late-'20s, you could care less about who's getting married; you only want a fast ceremony, an open bar, and a cool balcony or deck outside where everyone can smoke butts. So sprucing the festivities up with gambling. ... I mean, that's inspired genius. Let's assume that we're working with a 5 p.m. wedding ceremony, just for the sake of accuracy. Here are some other things you could gamble on: 1. Quality of the best man's toast vs. quality of the cake (even odds): This one could be especially fun if you wagered heavily on the best man, then he choked in his speech, and you wanted to kill him afterward. And yes, few things in life are more enjoyable than someone screwing up a best man's speech. I can't believe somebody hasn't turned "Worst Best Man Speeches" into its own TV show yet. 2. Girl who catches the bouquet hooks up with the guy who catches the garter (10-1 odds): I've only been to one wedding where this ever happened, so the 10-1 odds seem generous here. 3. Groom's horny friend starts grinding on the dance floor with somebody's attractive cousin who isn't 21 yet (even odds): And somebody's mother is always horrified. You can usually see this one coming. As an aside, I was delighted when this exact scenario happened at my wedding. It was a dream come true. 4. Band plays "I Will Survive" (+/- 8:45pm): I hate this song. There's always that one girl on the dance floor who just broke up with someone and gets a little too into the lyrics. Calm down, honey. 5. Token slutty bridesmaid goes after a waiter, band member, or any friend of the groom attending the wedding without his girlfriend (wager $400 to win $100): Easy money. When you mix the emotions of "I'm sad because my friend's getting married and I'm still single" with "I'm horny and drunk" and "Everyone looks good because we're all dressed up," just about anything's possible. They probably can't make these odds high enough. 6. Groom cries or faints during the wedding ceremony (3-1 odds): And here's the worst thing: You can't really make fun of them afterward. It was too big of a moment. So you might as well wager on it. 7. Puking or fisticuffs during the reception (10-1 odds): Although these odds drop to 3-1 in the general Boston area. 8. The Mother-Groom dance is "You Look Wonderful Tonight" (20-1 odds): We needed a long-shot wager on here. Imagine the excitement if you had 20-1 on Clapton and those first few seconds of the song started playing. 9. Fat guys dancing without their jackets and sweatstains under their arms (+/- 2.5): Another great part about weddings. Huge, sweeping sweatstains are always funny. 10. The token "couple who's been dating for three years and either need to get engaged or break up" have a huge blowout during the wedding reception (even odds): Not good times. Uh-oh ... I'm having flashbacks ... And the ultimate long-shot bet... 11. Wedding called off at last minute (50-1 odds): It's dark, it's evil ... but a $10 bet wins you $500. More than enough to pay for your tux.

Soul Stream, I've been meaning to ask you, what's the name and label of that Ben Dixon date that Scone is on?

Remembering that I packed my CDs in alphabetical order, I opened up the third box on a whim and BAM, there sat Face To Face right on top! Dig it! Right now Grant is swingin' his nuts off on Swingin' At Sugar Ray's!

I'll have to listen to this one again. I haven't spun it in a looooong time. All my CDs are still packed from moving too, so it might be awhile. I remember when I first got it I was struck by Willette's attack and the tone he got out of the organ... very percussive and jabby.

Again, if they don't want their images linked to they should put up remote link blocking on their website. We've all run into that before... you try to link to an image and instead of the image popping up, a different image saying something along the lines of "You're Stealing Bandwidth!!!" pops up. Anyway, who cares. If they want to be that silly about it fine. I removed the image. No harm done.

There is a level for 2,000... 3,000... etc...

Arno is doing great! He's 75 years young and plays like his ass is on fire! We did a five day tour of northern Michigan with him back in July and it was a true pleasure. I recorded a couple of the dates and I'm in the midst of mixing them down. He did mention that Vegas has dried up music-wise. Everything is either pre-recorded or synthesized and performed by three dudes and keyboards. Lame.

Yes that's all fine and good but the real question is this: Will Rooster be the first Organissimo member to reach 2,000 posts by the end of the next week? I think the answer to that is self-evident.

Paul, our drummer's father played with the Woody Herman band back in the 50s!! His name is Arno Marsh and he's still out in Las Vegas. I don't know when he ended his run in the band. Do you know him? Fantastic tenor player.

Me too!

Speaking of the old board, whatever happened to Foster? Is he around under a different name?

Wow... I actually remember the board when it looked like that. I have to say, this software is so much better!

Ok ok ok ... before we all go crazy. The Babe Thread is back in it's old place sans the offending photo. Have fun!

I'm surprised to see the board back up. Cool! It was very hot last night and we didn't have power until about 2:30am and we live right across the river from the Board of Water and Light (Lansing's electric company.) I was wide awake when it came on, sweating my butt off. It was a true moment of joy! It was kind of cool, though, to not have power and figure out things to do. My wife, her sister and I played Scrabble by candlelight and I kicked ass! But I'm glad it's back on for sure!

It's gettin' hot in here So hot... So take off all... Uh... nevermind...

Fallout 2 is a fantastic game. I need to reload that puppy and play it again. Like I said in the other thread, I never finished it because my computer died. Another game I bought and was blown away by the depth of the game is Arcanum. I think a lot of the same people that did Fallout worked on that game. Gameplay over graphics!

Dude, the C64 whoops the 2600 anyday.

Oh I'm calling it in every key now, motherfucker!