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Well, Sammy used to be bigger than Rafael, but Rafael is the better player right now.... Ok, how about the 43 year old pitcher with a 1.38 E.R.A.? I really hope not, I know he works harder than anyone else in the game, but Bonds works out like a fiend as well.....

Now seeing the name and photo again, seems like her around the era of Bond movie!

The guy is Gable sans lip hair...not sure the girl, she fine though!

Hey Kevin, this your old car??? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-I...563893078QQrdZ1

I'm talkin' lowrider! ← Ah man, they did that to a '65 Impala?? That was my car. I had two... one was a four door that I had in high school and college and the other was a cherry convertible that I bought as an investment. Both had the "you can't kill it" 283 V8. What an engine. What a car. BTW, the "investment" wound up losing $2K. The worst thing was I didn't even like driving it. Memories have a way of making you forget the bad shit about your young obsessions. After I got used to driving modern cars with tight handling and no yaw during turns, these beasts take some getting used to. The bias ply tires were the first to go. It was like driving on solid tires. The funniest thing was the steering. You could go down the highway and move the steering wheel back and forth about 2 inches and the car went straight. Mushy, mushy, mushy. Turn the wheel and the nose dives. Ah, give me a modern car any day. Kevin ← Might be a 66, 65 had those coke bottle tail lights...can't see 'em well in this picture. Center link was no doubt shot to hell...they were a weak "link" in full size GM's Back in the day, the cars didn't have 2 inches of play back when they were brand new, unless they were Chryslers! My 69 Impala convertible with 7 inch rims, 70 series tires, gas shocks, and urethane bushings could keep up with most anything on curves, back in the 80's at least! Cars have most definitely improved since then, hell I could beat most new cars away from a light then, can't do that anymore. Bias tires we/are horrible, yet folks restoring a "classic" today will insist on crappy factory style tires...

An interesting article by Jayson Starks asking why some types of cheating is considered ok in baseball http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stor...yson&id=2129882

When I said Yikes, it was at a mere $304! I'll never own it.....

Strip club stirs outrage with less-than-subtle sign What's obscene and what isn't? Frankly worded billboard infuriates merchants along Century Boulevard near LAX, but the owner says he's merely promoting his business. By Andrea Sudano Daily Breeze A McDonald's near LAX has a big poster outside showing hamburgers, and a neighboring gas station mini-mart ad displays its snacks and beverages. And now a nearby strip club and adult shop on Los Angeles' Century Boulevard is advertising exactly what it has to offer -- in very plain language. Passersby on the busy thoroughfare were greeted Tuesday with a freshly posted sign outside the Century Lounge proclaiming "Vaginas R' Us." As no surprise, the less-than-subtle advertisement has heads turning and adjacent businesses calling for the sign's removal. "We don't appreciate the signage and we're working with the city (of Los Angeles) to make sure this establishment is adhering to all codes," said Laurie Hughes, executive director of Gateway to L.A., an association that promotes airport-area businesses along Century Boulevard. The association has urged its board of directors -- mostly managers and owners of surrounding hotels and businesses -- to write letters to the city government and the owner of land on Century and Aviation boulevards. Juan Garcia, a manager at the Carl's Jr. restaurant next door to the club, said it was just a matter of time until he receives complaints from customers about the sign. "It'll bring some comments," he said. "It shouldn't be up there." But Century Lounge owner Howard White insists he's simply advertising his business, and says it's no different than a Broadway marquee hawking a popular play. "In sort of a naive way, I felt that there was nothing terrible about it since the 'Vagina Monologues' was on Broadway forever," he said. "I didn't feel there was anything terrible about it." And technically, there isn't, Los Angeles city officials say. "The word 'vagina' is not an obscene word and we're not in a position to question the First Amendment," Councilman Bill Rosendahl said. But White won't get off that easy. Pasted over a portion of the original sign heralding "Live Nude Nude Nudes," the addition is made of plastic vinyl. The material is combustible and violates municipal code standards for pole signs. White was served with a citation Thursday, and has until close of business Sunday to replace the sign, said David Keim, chief of code enforcement for the city. White, whose family has used the corner of Century and Aviation boulevards for various businesses for almost 70 years, does not own the land. Joe Lumer, a representative for landowner LRW Investment Co., declined to comment on the sign but said, as a tenant, White has his rights. His lease from LRW expires in 2009. The business association has also contacted popular toy store chain Toys "R" Us in hopes a cease-and-desist letter might speed the sign's removal. Susan McLaughlin, a Toys "R" Us spokeswoman, said the company was aware of the situation and would be "looking into it immediately." But surrounding businesses better not get their hopes up. While White says he'll change the materials, the wording is staying -- even if Toys "R" Us' Geoffrey the Giraffe is breathing down his neck. "If I hear anything from them, I'll just change 'us' to 'Vaginas is Us' or 'Vaginas Are Us,' " he said. This isn't the first time White has pushed the envelope. In the 1980s, he was told he couldn't use "nude" in a sign. Instead he displayed "N-U-D-E" in big letters and placed a small "g" between the "d" and "e." No "nude." Just "nudge." He kept it up for two weeks. Association members argue the newest sign only reinforces a seedy image the area has worked hard to shed, and shouldn't be one of the first things visitors to Los Angeles should see after leaving the airport. Toronto resident Martin McCann has spent the past two weeks traveling throughout California with his wife and two sons. The Century Lounge wasn't on the family's list of attractions to visit while in Los Angeles, and McCann thought the sign was offensive and unnecessary. "The 'nude, nude' part already gives you a good idea of what's inside," he said. But some tourists took a more lighthearted approach. "I love it," said Andrew Mates, from Sydney, Australia. "It's hilarious. I've never seen anything like it. It's the first thing I saw when we got here." http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/1775087.html

I could not watch all of that, too painfull!!! I hate to see people bomb, I guess I put myself in their shoes....He sounds just like Ray Romano though!

They hire nothing but the best, don't they? Someone told me about them when I was selling a lot on ebay, and not wanting to drive 25 miles for nothing, I called them to see if they had any bargain cds , the friend just mentioned they had used ones. The stoner I got on the phone said no, just used cds. So I wasn't going to go, but my curiousity about the used cds got me to go a week or so later...First thing coming into the store was a huge cardboard dump of bargain cds, 49 cents!!!! There were a few more of these around the store. I looked for someone with half a brain working there, and they said the cds had been there for months, that dope on the phone had to walk past them dozens of times a day and it never registered!

Hey, hows about the Braves! I thought for sure this would be the end of the streak, what with having to call up half of the Double A team! This kid Jeff Francoeur, has not walked in over 80 plate appearances! I guess you expect a 21 year old to be a bit impatient, but you don't expect a .432 average either, keep a hackin' kid, till they figure you out! How does a team with 3 rookies playing the 2 corner outfield positions have a 5 and 1/2 lead in the NL east? I mean, I now the division is fairly weak and all, but they have had rookies at 3rd, catcher, and on the mound for significant amounts of time this year, and started to pull away at the very same time! I have been bored with the braves the last few years, the team is too cheap to get a player or two to get over the hump, and I imagine the same thing will happen again this year, but the fresh blood makes it more exciting to watch them. Getting Farnsworth was a very good move, the bullpen has just sucked this year, if Smoltz's elbow could have handled it for this year, they would be about 14 games ahead instead of 5....

Seeing the longer interview of Selig last night, for the first time ever, I was completely on his side. I even saw REAL emotion from him. He wasn't going to lose it, just you could tell this pissed him off. Considering Roger's age, I really am surprised the Rangers don't release him, but they do have a real problem with pitching... Al, I See Chan Ho Park pitched well last night in the spacious new digs of his!

I saw this story a week ago, but didn't post it....Somehow I just knew someone would!

Are you ok?

look at the Philips/Ventura set!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >yikes!<

Sure didn't take the Cancer long to get him, R.I.P. Peter Aug. 7 — ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings died today at his home in New York City. He was 67. On April 5, Jennings announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Kayce Freed, his two children, Elizabeth, 25, and Christopher, 23, and his sister, Sarah Jennings. "Peter died with his family around him, without pain and in peace. He knew he'd lived a good life," his wife and children said in a statement. In announcing Jennings' death to his ABC colleagues, News President David Westin wrote: "For four decades, Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways. None of us will be the same without him. "As you all know, Peter learned only this spring that the health problem he'd been struggling with was lung cancer. With Kayce, he moved straight into an aggressive chemotherapy treatment. He knew that it was an uphill struggle. But he faced it with realism, courage, and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones. In the end, he was not. "We will have many opportunities in the coming hours and days to remember Peter for all that he meant to us all. It cannot be overstated or captured in words alone. But for the moment, the finest tribute we can give is to continue to do the work he loved so much and inspired us to do." Reported World-Shaping Events As one of America's most distinguished journalists, Jennings reported many of the pivotal events that have shaped our world. He was in Berlin in the 1960s when the Berlin Wall was going up, and there in the '90s when it came down. He covered the civil rights movement in the southern United States during the 1960s, and the struggle for equality in South Africa during the 1970s and '80s. He was there when the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965, and on the other side of the world when South Africans voted for the first time. He has worked in every European nation that once was behind the Iron Curtain. He was there when the independent political movement Solidarity was born in a Polish shipyard, and again when Poland's communist leaders were forced from power. And he was in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania and throughout the Soviet Union to record first the repression of communism and then its demise. He was one of the first reporters to go to Vietnam in the 1960s, and went back to the killing fields of Cambodia in the 1980s to remind Americans that, unless they did something, the terror would return. On Dec. 31, 1999, Jennings anchored ABC's Peabody-award winning coverage of Millennium Eve, "ABC 2000." Some 175 million Americans watched the telecast, making it the biggest live global television event ever. "The day belonged to ABC News," wrote The Washington Post, "… with Peter Jennings doing a nearly superhuman job of anchoring." Jennings was the only anchor to appear live for 25 consecutive hours. Jennings also led ABC's coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks and America's subsequent war on terrorism. He anchored more than 60 hours that week during the network's longest continuous period of news coverage, and was widely praised for providing a reassuring voice during the time of crisis. TV Guide called him "the center of gravity," while the Washington Post wrote, "Jennings, in his shirt sleeves, did a Herculean job of coverage." The coverage earned ABC News Peabody and duPont awards. Overseas, and at Home Jennings joined ABC News on Aug. 3, 1964. He served as the anchor of "Peter Jennings with the News" from 1965 to 1967. He established the first American television news bureau in the Arab world in 1968 when he served as ABC News' bureau chief for Beirut, Lebanon, a position he held for seven years. He helped put ABC News on the map in 1972 with his coverage of the Summer Olympics in Munich, when Arab terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage. In 1975, Jennings moved to Washington to become the news anchor of ABC's morning program "A.M. America". After a short stint in the mornings, Jennings returned overseas to Rome where he stayed before moving to London to become ABC's Chief Foreign Correspondent. In 1978 he was named the foreign desk anchor for "World News Tonight." He co-anchored the program with Frank Reynolds in Washington, D.C., and Max Robinson in Chicago until 1983. Jennings was named anchor and senior editor of "World News Tonight" in 1983. In his more than 20 years in the position he was honored with almost every major award given to television journalists. His extensive domestic and overseas reporting experience was evident in "World News Tonight's" coverage of major crises. He reported from all 50 states and locations around the globe. During the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 War in Iraq, his knowledge of Middle Eastern affairs brought invaluable perspective to ABC News' coverage of the war in Iraq and the drug trade in Central and South America. The series also tackled important domestic issues such as gun control policy, the politics of abortion, the crisis in funding for the arts and a highly praised chronicle of the accused bombers of Oklahoma City. "Peter Jennings Reporting" earned numerous awards, including the 2004 Edward R. Morrow award for best documentary for "The Kennedy Assassination — Beyond Conspiracy." Jennings also had a particular interest in broadcasting for the next generation. He did numerous live news specials for children on subjects ranging from growing up in the age of AIDS, to prejudice and its effects on our society. After the events of September 11, and again on the first anniversary, he anchored a town hall meeting for children and parents entitled, "Answering Children's Questions." Jennings was honored with many awards for news reporting, including 16 Emmys, two George Foster Peabody Awards, several Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and several Overseas Press Club Awards. Most recently, "World News Tonight" was recognized with two consecutive Edward R. Murrow awards for best newscast, based on field reporting done by Jennings on the California wildfires and the transfer of power in Iraq. Jennings was the author, with Todd Brewster, of the acclaimed New York Times best seller, "The Century." It featured first-person accounts of the great events of the century. In 1999, he anchored the 12-hour ABC series, "The Century," and ABC's series for The History Channel, "America's Time." He and Brewster also published "In Search of America," a companion book for the six-part ABC News series. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1015438

I agree. Maybe you need to give it a little go yourself to find out how difficult this really is. The efforts posted above are only scratching the surface and could be quite rude in the details as those were lacking anyhow from the lo-res photo you posted. If you want good quality prints, you should really consider investing an appropriate amount in the restoration. ← Being that the photo is in color is the biggest problem, correct? (That and being lo-res of course) I had some free version of Photoshop on my first computer back in 1998, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well I was able to "fix" a b&W photo of my Grandfather as a boy from the turn of the century. It had a crack in the photo like the one above had....I just haven't had a photo program on my computer in years, was hoping a layperson could work wonders with some program, but I guess not...at least not yet....will get this one properly restored someday, and will have to try out Moe Snyder!

11 years older than Jack Benny, 12 years older than me!

And I have lots of drawings of things and I downloaded those for free....

Hey, thanks guys! Going to print it out and bring it with the other photos we're taking to the service....would still like to know if anyone has had much success with some of those photo programs you see at Best Buy, etc....got a lot of crappy polaroids I'd like to fix up....

This is my Dad's favorite photo of my Mom, and what with the cracks, chips and color fading, it is in pretty sorry shape right now....only from 40 years ago! The Photo place wanted way too much to restore it.... Thanks!

Did you ever tell us what you thought of the sets?

was wondering if anyone else had noticed this, silly me! Just got my order today, haven't listened to it yet, got the Dime store hot dance cd to get the free one. I love the Purvis as well, have the 3 Dorsey cds, and if you like the Indiana Five, check out the Halfway House Orchestra, MUCH better than I could have ever imagined it would have been!

Thanks everyone for the very kind words...and for everyone who is in the same boat, I truly feel for you, and if I can be of any help, feel free to PM me. I been working on an eulogy for my Mom(Service is Thursday)Hard to put into words truly how one feels about someone you love so much. Haven't cried all that much since the day she died, perhaps a defense mechanism. But, trying to write this thing, well now I am back to the way I was the day she died. Her Brother-in-Law and Nephew are coming in from California, as is her best friend from High school. I feel so bad for my Uncle. His 1st wife died of Pancreatic Cancer in 1985, his only child died of Kidney Cancer last year, and now my Mom, who he has known since she was a 10 year old in 1950. Thank God he remarried and she has children, he is going to be 85 this year.... Hey, been talking about my Mom, might as well see her...this was in 2003 just after she found out she had Cancer and her Nephew Bill came to see her from Cali. Love that he tickled her to get a smile! Bill's a great guy, even though he is a liberal, and a lawyer!

an interesting interview with a pretty cynical Billy West.... http://redesign.theonion.com/avclub/node/240/1/1