BERIGAN

Well, surely you can up your posting prowess to 4 posts a month eh?

SEK, So sorry about your Father! You are quite the fighter, and it really paid off! Glad to hear that a delay in diagnosis doesn't always mean it is too late. A few years! I hope that doctor is paying much more attention to his patients these days, or better yet, is now out of the medical field. Sounds like you could be a motivational speaker for fellow cancer survivors. Did you go to support groups?

No joke, my top 3 films are.... 1It's a Wonderful Life (Hey, I watched it in the late 70's on PBS-if you catch it in the middle, it almost seems like an early Twilight zone show-I liked it before it was cool to like it, or dislike it) 2) Casablanca. The perfect film, simple as that. 3) Airplane. Best comedy ever, IMHO. Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson: Cream? Michelle Stacy as Young Girl with Coffee: No Thanks. I take it black, like my men. >listen<

Lots o' good choices!!! Rooster Ties, interesting your take on the Godfather movies! I was born in 1967, don't think I saw them in the theatre, but saw them on TV all the time growing up, which I think helps greatly, since they were "Just movies" not icons like they are today. I usually can't care less about Mob stories, but Coppola and Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas anyone??) make great movies about people I don't care about as characters, yet always watch anyway. I think seeing films that are considered great works of art, best of all time kinds of films is an uphill battle. I forced my best friend to sit thru 2 films he had never seen somehow(And he is a few years older than me) Casablanca, then Maltese Falcon. His reaction after seeing each was, "That's it?" Seeing movies like those with someone seeing them for the first time is interesting....Mary Astor seems quite hammy, almost as if the role was too demanding of her talents.(I think she is much better in light roles in films such as The Palm Beach Story, or Across the Pacific) Nothing is wrong with Casablanca of course! And As I pointed out to my friend, he guessed wrong as to what the outcome of each film was going to be, and he usually guesses newer films dead to rights early on. I hope some day he will give the films another chance, expecting less. I remember seeing Harvey the first time, and having the same sort of feeling, what is the big deal about this film? Caught it in the middle years later, and laughed a few times, then caught it from the beginning later on, and thoroughly enjoyed it, having no expectations! Kind of like what happens in jazz sometimes, eh????

I always suspected that! The old Verfremdungs-Effekt... Is it true, Weizen? And how was your trip?? Speaking of MIA's where you been at, Maren?????

My God, just saw this!!! He was at the ball park Weds! What a strong, strong man. One of my biggest thrills was Bobby being traded to the Cards . A real power hitter on my team! He was 34 and looked to have several good years ahead, but got hit in the wrist with a pitch, and was never the same....He played for the Cubs the next year(His last) and I saw him hit a homerun against the Cards that won the game for the Cubs. I was estatic. Really confused the friend of my Dad who had taken me to the game, thought I was a Cards fan!

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II want to thank EVERYONE who has commented, or sent a PM! I know that not only are the people on this board smart, but very kind as well! I am also very sorry for everyone that has suffered a loss from Cancer. I have always thought that I had plenty of sympathy/empathy for those who had family members who had Cancer, or those who had it themselves....In fact, my Dad had a huge Cancerous Tumor on one kidney, and that kidney was removed several years ago, but there was only one really bad day wondering if the Cancer had spread. Amazingly, it had not, he never even needed Radiation or Chemo! But seeing what we have gone thru in the last few weeks, and we haven't even gotten to the treatment part yet, I have a whole new understanding, and more sympathy than ever!!! My Mom talked today to this Breast specialist, and he has ordered a PET Scan.(Positron Emission Tomography, never heard of it before today!) Of course, that is next week, and the Doctor comes back from his vacation Sept 4th, the very earliest he could do surgery, and as I was telling my Mom, it might be weeks later than that! My Dad had a good idea, and called an old neighbor who is a radiologist in St. Louis, and he really scared my Mom, told her the pathology tests weeks ago could/should have told her what type of Cancer she had, and she was really risking her life not going to see someone else, NOW!. So she called an Oncologist we had heard about locally, and will see him next Tuesday. It is so very scary to have to put Mom's life in the hands of someone you do not know. I checked the links that folks here provided, and there seem to be some very well regarded facilities around the nation, none of which seem to be near Atlanta! Damn! My Mom can't really keep her feet down for extended periods because her feet swell from the Heart condition, plus her back is so bad, she cannot sit upright for more than a few hours, tops. She retired from Delta a few years back, so getting to another city itself is not the issue. But since this is a life of death issue, we will have to get creative,fast, if we are not crazy about this new doctor. There are of course Cancer centers in Georgia , and Atlanta in particular, but none made the lists. Anyone here anything good about any Facilities, doctors in this area? B3-er mentioned Mayo (Thanks!) and I know there is one in Jacksonville, where we used to live, but it was not on any lists. Anyone know anything about it? Being Mayo it can't be bad, just curious. Her insurance might not cover it, we need to find out next week. Kind of beat now, there was something else I know I was going to ask everyone, but can't think of it right now....anyway, thanks so much for all the help, and if you can think of anything else, please let us know! Conrad, AKA Berigan

My Mom has terrible health luck. This is not some made up stuff like someone else on the board apparently did with his health. Mom is a diabetic(for 20 years) Needs to take 2 insulins. Problems related to Diabetes include nearly losing a toe to infection. Her circulation in her legs is good(Thank God!) but the bones in her foot are breaking down. had to wear one of those horrible boots because of a broken bone in her foot, which made her bad back even worse. Mom's left foot is quite bad. Her foot turns off to the side, and she walks somewhat on the inner portion of that foot. Corrective shoes just made her balance worse. She has had laser surgery on both eyes(left eye a few times) because of bleeding blood vessels. Lost much of her vision in her left eye because of the surgery. Forget the name of her newer eye problem, but needed more laser surgery, had it done on her left eye which made it even worse. She is afraid to have it done on her "good" eye. Can't have her cataracts removed till the other eye is "fixed" Hard to compress her aliments into just a few lines, sorry! Her back was so bad a few years back, she could barely walk. Worse pain of her life she said. Had back surgery, better, but needs some bone spurs removed at some point. She can only stand up for 2-3 minutes, tops. Around Christmas time last year, she was quite tired, didn't want to see a doctor. Slept most of the day, just blamed a cold and her asthma,(She would get out of breath going to the bathroom and back) finally made her go to the doctor, found out she had atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart beat. Was quite ill the first part of year, but slowly got better. Now, to top this all off, she discovered a lump under her right armpit about 2 months ago. Saw her doctor who recommended a breast specialist. Turned out, he no longer sees new patients, and was then referred to someone my Mom's best friend saw, and did not like! Didn't want to see him, but there are few breast specialists on our side of town for some unknown reason! So she saw him, and liked him. It gets a little fuzzy in my memory, but as I remember the sequences of events, first time just a consultation, had to come back later for a biopsy. The day she comes back in was the day she got a second lump, looked like a bad bite, on her neck. first thought it might be lymphoma, but when he tried to aspirate, he only got blood, not other fluids. Asked if we had any Cats(We have 5) then says he thinks she just might have cat scratch fever!!! Great we think, no Cancer, just a weird disease. Mom is convinced she is going to be just fine. Turns out not to be cat scratch fever, I think he then does a biopsy. Thinks it most likely is lymphoma, and should be imminently treatable (His words) For some reason, it takes many days to get test results from the lab, seems like there was some sort of foul up. Much worry over a week-end. Tests come back, bad news. Not Lymphoma, most likely the cancer has spread from somewhere else. Not at all what we wanted to hear! Her Sister died of Pancreatic Cancer in 1987. Tumor still under her armpit. No treatment of any kind so far. Then she is told to get a cat-scan. She got that last week, and good news! No big growths, or anything unusual! Then a MRI of her breasts was ordered. (An earlier Mammogram seemed to show everything was a-ok, perhaps on tiny object in left breast to check later) This was a very, very hard test for my Mom. Not like other MRI's She had to lay face down. Did I mention her bad neck? Your breasts need to hang down into some sort of concave area. She took 2 pain pills and started to get ill during the test. So it was only half done. Doctor acts like this is the ONLY way to tell if she has Cancer in her breasts. I Don't see how my Mom, or any other disabled folks could be expected to lay face down for an hour on a hard table. Seems to be the only way, my Dad was told today. How did they know if someone had Cancer in the past before MRI's? I picked up the paperwork needed for the MRI last week and overheard the doctor was going on vacation the last week of August. So we wanted to know, no matter what to hear the results of the MRI were before he was back. Now the test is most likely not going to be good enough. I read on the web that tumors that were caused by a Cancer started somewhere else in the body leaves its own calling card, meaning, IF this was lung Cancer that started this, the tumor under her pit would show lung cancer cells in it. So, why leave the tumor there to get bigger, (And more painful) every day? Why not set up an appointment with an Oncologist a few weeks ago? This doctor would most likely remove the tumor there, and if she had one in her breast, but would not have anything to do with Chemo or radiation treatments. Yes, I know there are different types of Oncologists for different treatments/Cancers, but I have this awful feeling that once she is supposed to see one, it will be in late September, or even October!!! Meanwhile, the only thing my Mom has been able to do it pray, have others pray, and take some Herbs I read on the web were good for those with Cancer. Certainly better than nothing, but the Cancerous Tumor(s) are still there. Sorry for turning this into the longest , ramblingist post ever, but the jest of it is, my Mom is a quite a fighter, she does not want to die and has had a good attitude throughout this whole ordeal. But today really discouraged her. We all feel helpless. Why can't they find out were this is coming from? Why the tremendous delays? What does everyone here think? I know there are very smart folks on this board. Some have dealt with Cancer either with themselves, or with a family member. Should we move on ASAP? Call doctors, any doctors and start the process all over? I just have this terrible feeling all this delay is going to cost my Mom her life, because we just didn't do the right things. We put so much trust in Doctors(And I am sure many of you like us have dealt with a bad doctor or two thru the years) But it seems a blood test, removing the one Tumor, something should have been done after 2 months, doesn't it? The web is almost too vast on this subject, and when you still don't know what kind it is...... My Mom is only 62! If you read this far, thanks! Any advice apprieciated, here or by PM....

Ok, since everyone else is outing themselves, Gino's Black Cars, (Look better in the shade) was a cool song back in 1985! I was very disappointed in the video, since there was no black car, looking better in the shade! Like this one!

If I had a nickel for every time I heard about sperm smuggling! NYC Mobster Gets Extra 16 Months For Sperm Smuggling Sperm Used To Help Conceive Daughter, 3 POSTED: 5:09 p.m. EDT August 20, 2003 UPDATED: 9:26 a.m. EDT August 21, 2003 WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- A New York City mobster who smuggled his semen out of a federal prison so that he and his wife could have a baby was sentenced to an additional 16 months behind bars. Kevin Granato, 43, and his wife, Regina Granato, pleaded guilty in May to charges that they used a cryogenic canister to sneak his sperm from the Allenwood prison in central Pennsylvania to a New York fertility clinic, where it was used to conceive their now 3-year-old daughter, Gianna. Regina Granato, 40, of Staten Island, was sentenced to nine months probation for providing a prisoner with a prohibited object. She also was fined $5,000 and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. In a written statement to the judge, Regina Granato asked for leniency, saying her decision to try to have a baby with her imprisoned husband was "made out of pure love." "We love our daughter, and it is her that gives us the only joy and pleasure we have," she wrote. Prosecutors said as many as five inmates at the prison may have smuggled their semen in an attempt to impregnate their wives and girlfriends. Guards were also bribed to ignore smuggling of bodybuilding pills, toiletries, Genoa salami and Romano cheese, authorities said. More than a dozen people were charged in the schemes, including four guards. Convicted racketeer Antonino Parlavecchio and his wife, Maria Parlavecchio, were indicted on similar sperm-smuggling charges in December 2000. He had an extra six months added to his sentence. Maria Parlavecchio, who was sentenced to a year of probation, waged an unsuccessful legal battle to get the government to turn over three vials of preserved semen that she had successfully smuggled to a clinic in New York. The samples were destroyed after the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that she wasn't entitled to the vials because they were "fruits of her criminal activity." Granato's federal racketeering sentence was to have run until 2012. http://www.wnbc.com/news/2420258/detail.html

Well, this is the text from a really stupid "ebay" email....man, they could at least try ! (there is a nice photo of a Mercedes at the bottom of the email. WIN A GREAT PRIZE WIN THE BEST CAR Mercedes-Benz CLK offered by EBAY.COM Congratulation! EBAY OFFER THIS MONTH A GREAT PRIZE FOR MEMBERS All you need to do is to Click Here login in your account and enter this number 48nd3sak4wd in the key box . Thank you for choosing EBAY.COM THE EBAY.COM TEAM All delivery costs supported by MSN CLICK HERE TO SEE IT OR CLICK ON THE CAR Be rational. Listen to your heart A Formula 1 race through the winding streets of a small town on the Côte d'Azur? A positively insane idea - but one that turned out to be highly successful, putting the name of one little resort well and truly on the world map: Monte Carlo, a place of passion - and proof that ideas which appeal to the emotions are often the most rational, too.

This may be part of the reason for the slowness..... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid...01134&printer=1

Yes, it is working now! There is going to be a mad member I PMed oh, I don't know, 7-8 times, thinking they had not gone thru! perhaps your wife and he can have a bitch session together!

Sorry! I did check out Mata Hari, like I always do to see if they added the scene with her incredible Night gown, but no dice, you just see her maid block her getting up with a thick robe!

ANIMOTION. OBSESSION... It was embarrassing even when it came out that I liked it...secretly! Now with 80's stations in vogue, I still get to tap my feet..in shame! Though the lyrics really spoke to a generation... You are an obsession I cannot sleep I am a posession Unopened at your feet There is no balance No equality Be still I will not accept defeat I will have you Yes I will have you I will find a way and I will have you Like a butterfly A wild butterfly I will collect you and capture you You are an obsession You're my obsession Who do you want me to be To make you sleep with me You are an obsession You're my obsession Who do you want me to be To make you sleep with me I feed you I drink you My day and my night I need you I need you By sun or candlelight You protest you want to leave Stay there's no alternative Your face appears again I see the beauty there But I see danger Stranger beware A circumstance in your naked dream Your affection is not what it seems You are an obsession You're my obsession Who do you want me to be To make you sleep with me You are an obsession You're my obsession Who do you want me to be To make you sleep with me My fantasy has turned to madness All my goodness has turned to badness My need to posess you has consumed my soul My life is trembling I have no control I will have you Yes I will have you I will find a way and I will have you Like a butterfly A wild butterfly I will collect you and capture you You are an obsession You're my obsession Who do you want me to be To make you sleep with me You are an obsession You're my obsession Who do you want me to be To make you sleep with me (repeat and fade

Glad to hear the Ella Mae is worth getting....

Ghost, Clem, Paul... if you like "Hillbilly Boogie" Proper has a 4 cd set called..."Hillbilly Boogie" strangely enough! Just a few Capitol tracks, but a kick, for $20 bucks. Just listening to disc 4 now...wouldn't want to listen to 4 cds in a row with songs with boogie in the title, but well worth checking out a disc a day, IMO. For a rapturous review, check out AMG!>AMG< Hey Ghost, you didn't get Ella Mae without tellin' me what you thunk of it, did ya???

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The one in the middle is showing too much face! The one on the right side on the other hand, oh I don't know...there is something mysterious about her!

You ought to keep more batteries on hand for the vibrator...you know, just in case!

Glad the board is back! Strange, of all things, ABC this morn kept trying to push cyber-terrorism! Seems so far fetched! Then I saw some former Czar of something(Who can keep up with all of them???) on Fox saying when they attempted to hack into the "System" a few years back as a test, and were successful 90% of the time! I usually don't buy into conspiracies, but since no one seems to know where this came from yet..... Bet it was the damn Canadians! French Canadians!

...unless the babe thread is returned in its entirety! :rsmile:

Good God Gertie, what's next, Blue Note getting mad that album covers have been posted without the express written consent of Blue Note or major league baseball? Man, if it isn't one person complaining on the another current board months ago saying don't post photos of women(And just like here, we are NOT talking nude women, or a site that Children frequent) its some lamer from Historic Golf Photos having a hissy fit. They should be glad anyone checks them out at all. Did they take the photo? I wonder if they even own the photo, probably just bought it on ebay a few months ago, now it's theres, all theres. Thread destroyed not because some Cindy Margolis type had a fit, but someone with the photos of a long since dead Golfer, completely clothed! Watch out everyone! Don't post an article, a photo, or quote an author, jazzman, politician, anyone! Don't say the word "Spike" without Spike Lee's premission! Don't say Fair and Balanced without the Fox network's permission! Intellectual property is everywhere! Mr Sangrey, didn't you say "Doggy Fizzle Televizzle." the other day? Oh, you are in big trouble now......Lets all just sit quietly in front of the computer, without typing....watch what kind of thoughts you are having to, buster...you are infringing on something, somehow, no doubt

I saw Henry Rollins once in L.A. Standing in front of the Big band section of a Virgin Superstore....no joke! More of a Thrash man myself, punk is just too darn slow!