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bet a few folks here are wondering what was so darned funny!

Good weather sites? Oh, there's Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, St. Thomas...... Man, Moose even posted on this thread, yet didn't say something like this. Must have thought better of it.

Al, haven't heard this one either, but I have their Ellington and Basie sets, and sound certainly is acceptable on those sets.

Man, think of the number of S.T.D.'s they share at this point?

Brad, this column explains it to some degree. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds..._move_on_manny/

Dan, have you read much about those Manny to the Giants rumors? Doesn't seem like the Giants have much to offer, and after giving the Twins 3 HOF'ers,(for a one year rental of A.J. what's his name) I would think they would be wary of any trades ever again!

Well, I was curious to see why this thread was to page 9...curiosity sated......

Dan, the rumor in ATL was Andruw Jones to the Angels for a slew of players....any rumors about the Sox trying to get Andruw??? by the by, the "braintrust" in Atlanta released Gary Jr a few years ago...during spring training.

Minute Mud is natural grass. Manny hitting in that park should be illegal! He'll destroy the Crawford boxes with his hits. Why did I think it was turf? ... Cuz you're old, and when you think Houston you think Astrodome?

Weird! I remember your combo as well!

I bet you the discount will increase to 50% off this Thursday (will Tower be open on Thanksgiving now that it is being run by Great American?) or Friday. Keep your ears open (I am sure that it will be reported here on this board if it does increase), and try visiting Tower next Monday night (unless you enjoy braving the shopping crowds on Thanksgiving weekend.) The Tower in Atlanta will be open 11 to 7 or 1 to 7 Thanksgiving. Having worked in retail for many a year, I REALLY don't like the idea of stores being open on turkey day. You get paid shit, work crappy hours, week-ends, and now you are supposed to work on a day nearly everyone else is off as well??

Weird ! Funny, but weird!

What is there to say; I love it. Sent from the Home of the Minnesota Twins. Indeed, WTF is up when the man who led the league in homers and RBIs doesn't get a single first place vote, and even gets placed as low as 7th on one ballot? Ridiculous. I've got no problem with Morneau winning, he had an outstanding year for a team that came back from nowhere to win the division. Plus his name isn't Derek Jeter. As far as I am concerned, this makes up for Jeter receiving the Gold Glove instead of Alex Gonzales. That was a crime. Keith Law on Espn said it was laughable that Morneau won.... I think Law is laughable. He says Morneau wasn't even the most valuable player on his team. Well, that may be true, but would the twins have won without him this year???? Jeter is starting to get on my nerves. Well, even more than usual. Doesn't stick up for A-Rod, and did anyone see the page 2 story about him, and all the honey's he dated? Both Jessica Biel and Jessica Alba????

No, AFAIK Howard Hawks was the first director to make extensive use of the technique..... True that, Free for All has clearly never seen His Girl Friday!

Yeah, I saw that. Well, I didn't watch the clip. Perhaps some sort of early onset senility? Channeling Andy Kaufman??? Fucked up, to say the least!

" I better get that 10 bucks from Joey!" Or "Pretending to be a baby's head coming out of the Vagina wasn't as funny as I thought it would be" Perhaps.... "This photo will be in my HS yearbook, won't it?"

Chris, but what other choice do the dodgers have? they can't loss their 2 best offensive players and compete.

Gammons.... There is no question about which team has jumped out and made the biggest bang. The Cubs signed second baseman Mark DeRosa, re-signed Aramis Ramirez, re-signed Kerry Wood and now have agreed to pay Alfonso Soriano eight years and $136 million, pending a physical Monday or Tuesday. "Soriano's agents [sFX, led by Fern Cuza] said they wanted [Carlos] Beltran money," said one club executive. "Well, they did better than that. But I'm not surprised. Justin Speier's people started out looking for Bobby Howry money (three years, $12M) and got four years and $18 million from the Angels. What a market." The Cubs do not yet know where Soriano will play. It could be any of the three outfield positions, and they know -- working with the Nationals -- he became an exceptional outfielder whose throwing arm makes him a rarity. The $136M is more than they shelled out to keep Derrek Lee and Ramirez, but those players made it clear they wanted to remain in Chicago. Now the Cubs have Lee and Ramirez around the electrifying Soriano, plus an above-average offensive catcher in Michael Barrett and Cesar Izturis and DeRosa in the middle of the infield. While the Astros are trying to retool, the Cardinals are trying to sign pitchers, the Brewers are on the rise and the Reds have signed Alex Gonzalez and Mike Stanton, the Cubs' explosion in the market could make them instant contenders. They now want to sign two starting pitchers and a couple of left-handed bats. "Jim Hendry defined what he needed," says another GM, "and he's willing to spend to get it." Soriano, who will be 31 in January, has ascended offensively the last three years. His OPS has risen from .808 to .821 to .911, his steals from 18 to 30 to 41, his homers from 28 to 36 to 46. "Soriano was the positional player on the market," says one GM, and now it will be interesting to see how the Phillies, Astros, Angels and the other teams interested in him move from here. This should dramatically help Carlos Lee, who has Houston, Baltimore, San Francisco, San Diego and others after him. It could alter the J.D. Drew market with the Angels, Red Sox, Orioles, Astros and others. The Cubs are now out of the Julio Lugo sweepstakes despite Lou Piniella's fondness for his former shortstop, with the Red Sox, Mets and Blue Jays in line to see who is willing to step up to four years and $32M; Boston may be the preferred destination because of how he fits and the fact that he can play shortstop and lead off, but Mets GM Omar Minaya is also a huge Lugo fan.

Jim, were you playing jazz this early? If not, did hearing him make you want to play jazz?

Well, Big Al, brave man that he is, admitted this sin on another thread. And I know I have heard one or two others here thru the years say the very same thing. So, if a guy like me who has a jazz collection almost completely comprised of pre WW2 recordings has 6-7 Parker cds, why don't YOU??? Is it a fidelity issue? You once heard a lousy sounding live recording in a record store, and you figure it's all like that? Or is it every time you hear Bird, you picture Forest Whitaker? Or is it that you'd really like to own some of his cds, but you only have 83 Miles Davis cds, and just as soon as you have 100, you'll get right on it. It seems to me that if you like mainly 1950 to 1965 jazz recordings, it isn't like it's a monumental leap backwards to listen(and enjoy) the music of the man who inspired so many future jazzman.

I wonder how many meals I can make out of his lazy ass?

Of course, atheists, who would want to molest little children would seem the most likely people to become priests, or boy scout leaders.

Mark, I was thinking the same thing the other day as someone asked me a very obvious question about a car part I was selling. I'd respond via ebay so they wouldn't have my email. Turned out they did win the part. Oh, I also got a scary paypal spoof email that had my full name at the top of the email, not the typical "dear valued Paypal member"

Me too. Dirty Harry, Taking of Pelham, Blaxploitation flicks. I love the scenes in the police precincts. Everyone looks so unhealthy. All the cops are fat, have bushy sideburns, and bad combovers. You can almost smell the stale cigarettes and coffee in the air. And they're always eating these enormous pastrami sandwiches... The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three is a great movie!