Joe G

Geez! Stop taking pictures, everybody!

A tad strange, yes. Although, the first thought I had was that the economy is so bad now that even Pat can't afford sidemen anymore...

Congratulations on a no-job well done.

I did not know she was alive.

I disagree with about 85% of your post.

Three rodents with defective vision Three rodents with defective vision See how they are motivated See how they are motivated They are all being pursued by the agriculturalist's mate Who severed their rear extensions with a kitchen utensil Have you ever observed such a phenomena in your entire existence Three rodents with defective vision (courtesy of Prairie Home Companion)

Just had a furnace scare - came home from shopping and the furnace was making such a loud clanging sound that I could barely stand to approach it. I don't know jack about furnaces, so I started calling people. I believed it was the inducer motor, based on what the last repairman had written on the service order ("inducer motor making some noise"). At a certain point, it just quit working, and I was getting no heat. I was also getting nowhere with any of the H&AC companies here in town, as no one had this part in stock. The house was getting colder and I was wondering what to do next. I went downstairs, took another look, and discovered that one of the three brackets that hold the motor away from the unit had broken, which put the motor at an angle (thus all the clanging inside). I looked in my toolbox and found an small piece of metal with a hole in the middle that, amazingly, perfectly matched the bracket screw. Screwing it on like a washer brought the motor back into alignment, and now it runs quieter than it has all year. Now I'm glad no one had that part, as I would have been charged overtime for the call!

Bet the repair shop guys would hate to see you come in the door with that!

I think it depends on who is playing that guitar and what the rock tone is. There's a lot of guitar players out there. I prefer the sound of guitarists like Tal Farlow, Sal Salvador and the like. The rock-influenced sounds make me run in the opposite direction Being a guitar player, I'm really picky. That thin nasally pre-amp tube tone, I'm not too thrilled about. Big warm power amp tone is a different story - I like that. But still, it depends on the player. I generally dig a nice Jazz tone... Adam Rogers gets a great rock tone. Serious player, too. It can be hard to nail down a good distorted tone on guitar, but what else are you gonna do when you're in the Chris Potter Underground? I didn't very much like the Tal Farlow youtube videos that were posted in the guitar thread recently, but I think it was the way he was playing as much as the tone. I'm with 7/4 on Stern. What really drives me crazy is when he "whispers".

The guy was listening to too much classic rock. Shot through the heart, and you're to blame darlin' you give love a bad name Hit me with your best shot Fire away! I'm gonna take you down - down, down, down So don't you fool around I'm gonna pull it, pull it, pull the trigger Shoot to thrill, play to kill Too many women with too many pills Shoot to thrill, play to kill I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will Yeah! Actually, I've been hearing too much classic rock, thanks to a co-worker...

Wish there was some good snow here so I could go skiiing.

By Bill Milkowski, unless there's another. I read it when I came out. In the liner notes to Jaco's remastered debut, Metheny calls it, "a horribly inaccurate, botched biography". I wonder what the inaccuracies are.

Jack London was an early favorite, and anything about animals.

Perfect for an actress to have a name that is not too heavily weighted with meaning and history. Happy Birthday!

Does it ever?

Yes - I told them to straighten up and tune right!

I assume you thank heaven for redheads as well.

I went through that twice last year...I came home and started calculating how much equipment to sell to buy a new guitar - and then didn't do it! BTW I did get that guitar. It's fuckin' sweet.

I'm tellin' you Randy: cross-country skis!!!!! Once you get the hang of it, it's every bit as fun as biking and kayaking. Edit: you can even hit the trails with Uncle Skid.

More and more I think every moment is a blessing - and there's no such thing as a bad gig anymore!

YES to both cuts.

Burnin'!

Sometimes simple dishes are the best. Like kale, broccoli, red bell pepper, and a couple of whole garlic cloves steamed and served with brown basmati, garneshed with olive oil, fresh asiago and black pepper. Tasty!

The guy's good.