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Who gives a damn?????? :rsmile: Kidding, kidding! It's so tough to say something original with so many birthdays of late! Have a good one, hope you get some....jazz! And whatever else is on your wish list!

I was going to dig this one up on the web, then you go and post it!

Liberal....

Thanks for the 411 Mr. Swede!

from the auctionGeorge Gershwin's signature obtained from the Gershwin estate when the box was produced Hey George, our crystal ball says you are going to die before the lp era, mind signing your name a couple humdred times so we can stick the signatures in some box sets in the future?

I don't know if it is going to be released anytime soon in the states, googling just showed UK release dates...perhaps it is too soon to show up on our web sites? (I thought in the past the releases were simultaneous in the UK and US?) or do they fear Mosaic? Nothing on their site, at least that these tired eyes could find....I didn't see track listings anywhere either....did anyone? http://www.jsprecords.com/_wsn/page2.html

according to the Rhino/TCM cd "Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Swinin' in Hollywood", Boy! What Love has Done to Me from Girl Crazy was recorded 12/23/42 ...of course, they don't list who the drummer was that day....does anyone remember who the drummer was in the film?

Frank and Nancy wish that you guys have a swell Birthday!

A nozzle extends from deep in the back of the toilet seat and sprays a stream of warm water from its tip. The warm water spraying from the 3 holes in the nozzle takes the form of a shower which rinses the posterior. This shower feels incredibly soft as it cleans the posterior. It also has a massage effect which works as a suitable stimulus for improving the blood circulation or hemorrhoids.

Not fair, you must be rich!

Rob Neyer is not as smart as he thinks he is(Pettite, is not a great pitcher? ) But he still makes some good points.... By Rob Neyer ESPN.com Excuse me for not penciling the Yankees in for second place, or even (egad) third. Yes, they've lost Andy Pettitte. No, they've not yet signed Gary Sheffield or traded for Kevin Brown. But let's assume for a moment that the Yankees do acquire Kevin Brown. This would essentially mean that Brown and Javier Vazquez have replaced Pettitte and Roger Clemens ... and isn't this a good thing? (For the Yankees, I mean.) Kevin Brown was second in the NL with a 2.39 ERA last season. Don't get me wrong. Clemens and Pettitte both pitched good baseball last season. Just not as good as Vazquez and Brown. And while Brown isn't the most durable of pitchers, he's younger than Clemens, and of course Vazquez is younger than Pettitte. Let's look at what these guys did in 2003, just innings and ERA+ (which is ERA, relative to the league and adjusted for the pitcher's home ballpark) ... Innings ERA+ Clemens 212 112 Pettitte 208 109 Brown 211 169 Vazquez 231 153 Granted, the past doesn't perfectly predict the future, but if Brown and Vazquez are healthy in 2004, they'll represent a significant upgrade from Clemens and Pettitte, whose impressive won-lost records benefited from the Yankees' potent lineup. Could a Yankees rotation that includes Brown stack up with the Red Sox's new Schilling-ful squad? You'd better believe it. Mussina/Vazquez/Brown is just as good as Martinez/Schilling/Lowe, and I suspect most clubs would take Jose Contreras over Tim Wakefield in the fourth slot. It's true, as the rosters stand right now, the Red Sox would have to be considered the favorites in 2004. But the way things stand now isn't the way they'll stand in March, at which point I suspect the Yankees will have muscled their way back to the top of the forecasted standings. How will Andy Pettitte fare in Houston? He'll presumably enjoy his family life there, but his baseball life is going to suffer. His (relative) run support will suffer, because while the Astros have a good offense, the Yankees had a great one (they led the AL in road scoring in 2003). And Pettitte's trading a home ballpark that's kind to left-handed pitchers for a home ballpark that's not (though he is a ground-ball pitcher, which will help). Oswalt And frankly, Pettitte's not a great pitcher. He was great in 1997 and excellent in 2002 (when he wasn't on the disabled list), but most years he's been merely good. Everyone seems to think the Astros are getting a No. 1 starter, but the reality is that Pettitte is the team's third-best starter, behind Roy Oswalt and Wade Miller. Why do people think he's a No. 1 starter? Because Pettitte's spent his entire career pitching for the best baseball team in the world, which has meant 1) great run support, and 2) plenty of TV time in October. Which isn't to say it's a terrible move for the Astros. There's nothing wrong with having a solid No. 3 starter, though $10.5 million per season seems like a lot to spend unless it's the Yankees or the Red Sox doing the spending (and of course, the Yankees offered even more money than the Astros did). Let's put it this way: Mark Buehrle just signed a new three-year deal with the White Sox for roughly half the money Pettitte got ... and Buehrle's a better pitcher. You don't believe it? Below are innings and ERA+ for both Buehrle and Pettitte Buehrle 2001 2002 2003 Innings 221 239 230 ERA+ 140 129 108Pettitte 2001 2002 2003 Innings 201 135 208 ERA+ 112 134 109 Buehrle's better and he'll give more innings, at least if history's any sort of guide. And yet he's not making nearly as much money as Pettitte, merely because he happens to pitch for the wrong team. We've come a long way, babies. But we still sometimes forget that when a pitcher has a good-but-not-great career ERA and a .656 career winning percentage, he probably had a lot of help along the way. The Astros are going to remember, but it's going to be a costly and painful memory. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stor..._rob&id=1684191

I hope you were packing some heat!

St. Louis would be interesting! Did you know that the Bowling hall of fame is there? Corvettes used to be made there back then, but I don't think so anymore. I probably should not mention I was born and raised there, that would most likely kill any chance of it being there... I though Dan's post mentioned the IAJRC meet was in June, not July? July is not the best time to be in St. Louis , it gets REALLY hot there that time of year, I kid you not! June though should be pretty decent. And more than enough things to do/see in St. Louis, seriously! the riverfront area, the St. Louis Art Museum (Which is in Forest park, a bigger park than Central Park) Union Station, and best of all, St. Louis is easy to get around, and isn't spead out like many other cities...everything mentioned above is just within 6-7 miles of each other.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...1&category=2303 Just saw this doing a search on Ina Ray Hutton on ebay, and it sure looks interesting, but wonder what the quality is??? Anyone???

That deus62 just had a birthday, and we all wished him a happy birthday!!! But clearly the board says it is his birthday today, so happy birthday!!!!!! perhaps the little deus coupe is getting senile at 99!

Been on line at one time, but what is the record for least members at one time???? I just saw that at 4:59 E.S.T. I was one of 2 members and 3 guests, has it ever been lower???? Why do I feel I will find out someone else asked this question recently????

McGill pays study subjects $500 to take cocaine Last Updated Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:42:45 MONTREAL - The federal and provincial governments have contributed close to $700,000 for a series of studies at McGill University in which a psychiatry professor is offering people $500 to use cocaine. Marco Leyton placed ads in student and community newspapers, and chose 10 men who are all in their 20s and are regular cocaine users. Leyton said they are given a mirror, a razor blade, a straw and a bag of pharmaceutical-grade cocaine to snort on four different occasions. Each time they visit, the men are given a different protein shake, which he believes may reduce certain cravings for the drug. "Can we diminish the euphoria induced by the drug?" asked Leyton. "If so, that would be a very promising direction for treatments to be developed." Once they've drunk the shakes, subjects are asked to fill out a questionnaire to monitor their cravings. Leyton doesn't believe his study will turn people into cocaine addicts. "Previous studies done by other investigators in the U.S. indicate that when they follow up these individuals, if anything their drug use actually goes down the following year," he said. The study was approved by the ethics board at the McGill University Health Centre. Leyton received Customs clearance to ship the drug from Scotland to Montreal. Written by CBC News Online staff http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/09/mcgill_cocaine031209

Have a Vervey happy birthday! ! :rsmile:

'Prehistoric man began global warming' Date: December 11 2003 Measurements of ancient air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice offers evidence that humans have been changing the global climate since thousands of years before the industrial revolution. From 8000 years ago, atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide began to rise as humans started clearing forests, planting crops and raising livestock, a scientist said on Tuesday. Methane levels started increasing 3000 years later. The combined increases of the two greenhouse gases implicated in global warming were slow but steady and staved off what should have been a period of significant natural cooling, said Bill Ruddiman, emeritus professor at the University of Virginia. The changes also disrupted regular patterns that dominated the 400,000 years of atmospheric history that scientists have teased from samples of ancient ice. "You have 395,000 years of history, which sets some rules, and 5000 years that break those rules," Professor Ruddiman said. He briefed reporters on his theory at the autumn meeting of the American Geophysical Union on Tuesday. Further details appear in the December issue of the journal Climatic Change. Previously, scientists assumed widely it was only with the onset of the factory age that human activity had any significant effect on the global climate. The prehistoric changes in carbon dioxide and methane levels have been noted before but were attributed to natural causes, Professor Ruddiman said. "It's a great new idea we need to talk about and evaluate," said Bette Otto-Bliesner, a paleoclimate expert at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research, who was not connected with the research. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and methane naturally fluctuate, in part because of changes in the orbit of the Earth and the resulting variations in the amounts of sunlight. But human activity apparently thwarted expected decreases in the atmospheric concentrations of both gases. Leading the change was the revolutionary adoption, across both Europe and Asia, of agriculture and animal husbandry, Professor Ruddiman said. Analysis of air trapped in ice cores drilled from the Antarctic ice sheet show anomalous increases in carbon dioxide levels beginning 8000 years ago - just as crop lands began to replace previously forested regions across Asia and Europe. About 5000 years ago, the ice cores reflect a similarly anomalous rise in methane levels, this time tied to increased emissions from flooded rice fields, as well as burgeoning numbers of livestock, Professor Ruddiman said. The prehistoric practices apparently overrode a build-up of ice that models predict should have occurred from 5000 years ago. AP http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2003/1...0732281706.html

Stop the presses!!!! The Braves have just made a major free agent signing!!!!! Texas Rangers starter John Thompson!!!! I have never heard of him!!!! (ESPN must not ever show highlights of him , or televise games he started-I'm in a NL town) Lets see what espn says about him! Thomson, 30, is 42-63 with a 4.93 ERA in six seasons pitching for the Rockies, Mets and Rangers. Holy Crap!!!! Look out Yankees, we are gunning for you! Edit...he pitched in the NL, and I still don't know him! I remember Jason Thompson though..

Don't be another face in the crowd with a Honda....get a Corvair!

Check ebay! You can even search by region!

You should know I feel that Les Paul is a national treasure (I have the 2 cd set The Complete Decca Trios -- Plus (1936-1947) But, it looks like he needs a bra in that photo! I am so ashamed....

For 121, not bad at all! Kidding, kidding!!!! What Big Al And Jazz said! Now, about the glowing globe, what's up with that??? I can tell the guy on the left side of the photo is near a naked bulb, but what are you by?

Didn't you see the link? http://www.realdolllovers.net/forum They have more members then this site does!