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..shaping up to be a crazy season....I can do without any more pooping in the shower scenes!

Yeah, but he isn't playing for San Francisco....and he's the correct color. I have liked the Giants for years, dating to when I was a child living in California. My son's t-ball team last year was the Giants, and he loves to wear his jersey still, even though he's a "Husker" this year. My dislike of Bonds isn't his color or that he's playing for SF. I'm not sure why you think the fact he plays for the Giants has anything to do with anything. My dislike of Bonds has everything to do with him about to break the most sacred record in baseball, and perhaps all of sports. THE Home Run Record. The Home Run Record is about to be broken by a guy that's cheated to get there. That's the problem I have with Bonds. Quibble that he would have gotten 500 home runs without steroids, and I'd agree with you. Maybe even 600. But he wouldn't have the record in my opinion without his use of steroids. Glad you aren't a racist, Aggie...but I fail to see how you have no problem with Roger Clemens or others like him accused of juicing, but you do have an issue with Bonds. Makes no sense to me. Juice is juice. And if we are going to astrisk Bonds, then we need to do a complete investigation of any ballplayer since steriods were available in the early 1960s. If you're content to damn one, then I say damn them all. Funny you should use the term "mantle." A certain highly touted Mickey Mantle was a falling-down drunkard. But he's in the HOF. Where do you draw the line, then? Which drugs are "OK" to use and which ones are not? Seems to be a fair amount of selective reasoning going on in the sports world of late. I mean...since the Black Babe Ruth in Barry Bonds was unfairly blasted by the headline seeking jackals of the sporting media. Dude, it's the cheating that pisses people off...not the fact someone is a dick or a drunk (which is still bad) but it's the CHEATING....being drunk is stupid....but cheating is .....cheating!

Yeah, but he isn't playing for San Francisco....and he's the correct color. Funny, Sosa no doubt used Steriods, but isn't an asshole....is he booed in the AL? I like the fact Sosa has been doing fairly well this year....Bonds, breaking another black man's record pisses me off. Why? Because Hammering Hank Aaron didn't cheat! Oh yeah, and Bonds is a compete jerk. Really? You mean like Wade Boggs cheated on his wife? Better ask a Chicago fan about that one. Sosa had a very unflattering nickname given him by Cubs fans. Corked bats and steroids and he gets a free pass. [Light brown, you see...kinda like a tan you'd get at the beach ]. Tell me....what proof do you have that Aaron didn't use performance enhancing drugs, eh? No proof must mean he was juicing. Being the BEST = Steroids....my newspaper sports reporter pissed at Bonds and in search of a headline told me so. Let's examine the pseudo evidence the sporting jackals of the yellow journalistic Hearst Corporation used to hang Bonds, shall we? Look how big he was compared to his rookie year. And, damn...those biceps. I'll even bet his hat size is bigger now, too. Maybe he has an ex-wife or ex-girlfriend we can ask about some ironclad hearsay regarding some doping charts that may or may not exist. Fair is fair. Ya think? Babe Ruth was a jackass [and he cheated on his wife], too. Drank illegal booze openly during prohibition. Why isn't there an astrisk next to his name? Guess what? So was/is Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, Billy Martin, Julian Tavarez, Tommy Lasorda, Jeff Kent, Mike Schmidt, Brooks Robinson [racist], Tom Seaver, Earl Weaver, Eric Gagne, Ricky Henderson, Buddy Bell.... I could go ON, Berigan. Seems we are awfully selective as to which ballplayer is an asshole and who isn't. What is with you guys when it comes to kissing everybody's ass? Atletes are paid top play the game between the lines and not to kiss every baby within the entire continental United States, OK? Certainly it shouldn't be contigent upon sucking up to some wet-behind-the-ears reporter who constantly prods Bonds with question of his marital status. I mean, geez. Can we get a break on this "nice guy" bullshit? ....ah booze, the great performance enhancing drug!

I haven't been in town for several weeks but check out Reckless Records as well....one on Broadway, another on Milwaukee and a new location downtown (I forget the address). The Record Mart has become over-rated (to me) in the past couple years...... but always worth a look if you've not been in some time. Also, check out Hot House, Green Mill and of course the New Velvet Lounge....could also try Andy's and the New Apartment Lounge. Not sure what's up at the Symphony Center this week? Have a good time! Mark~

Thanks for the heads-up Brownie....I"ll be all over it! m~

...or Jim Dye....I want my cd!!! Hope he's alright though.

I saw at least one cd that was $0.95 per song and a cti Freddy Hubbard cd with four tunes with the tracks being $2.85 each??? m~

Have a GREAT day!!!

Have a good one!

Have a GREAT day, Joe!!!

...pussies!

I certainly have had enough....already!

Hi Margaret, thanks for posting! Those are some pretty nice gigs...wish I could make them.....especially that show in Switzerland!!! I'll see you in late June....say "hi" to Henry! m~

....not a bad group of guys....those were the days, indeed! Mark~

I think back in Barry's non-steroid days he was exciting to watch....now he bats a few times a game a few days a week, provides very little excitement on the base paths or in field....not really that exciting (to me). m~ Non-steroids day...? I wasn't aware there was any proof to that effect. Besides, he's 42 years old and with bad knees. Anybody would slow done at that point. For the record, Bonds was MVP seven times before being accused. My point is that he is (currently) not exciting to watch, not that he is 42 with bad knees....a blind man can see that...(no offense to any of you that are blind). I would agree he was exciting to watch at one time....that time is no longer (to me). There are too many good, young (and old) players playing today to get excitied watching Barry. You will have as many people (or more) dissapointed when he breaks the record than will give a sh*t. m~

Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks MG, I'll try to look him up.....Porcy, not sure what to say about your reply except thanks for taking the time to respond!!!

....that's not a real recent photo of Jon!

I'll be in Baltimore on business for a few days in May (22-23). I think we are going to dinner at Shula's and an Orioles game on Wednesday night...anything of interest jazz-wise that I should know about that I may be able to see on Tuesday evening??? I've been there a time or two and I know there is some live jazz in DC but not sure I'll have the time to get there. I'm staying at the Marriott Inner Harbor @ Camden Yards and have done the harbor scene...anything else??? Thanks Mark~

I saw them this past October in LA.....bad ass band!!!

I have a rather pricey professional Epson printer and it just makes killer prints.....the only drag is that it has 12 ink cartridges . They make a very well respected line of pro printers. m~

....very sad! I have several of his books and always liked his writing.

maybe i should bring a slab or two. group are the only free jazz ensemble working today who wear stage uniforms. They perform clad in t-shirts from Ruby's Barbecue Restaurant in Austin Texas. Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love, Mats Gustafsson in Austin, Texas November 18, 2005 ...saw them about a year ago with Joe McPhee....nice!!! I think only one of them had the bbq shirt on?

I think back in Barry's non-steroid days he was exciting to watch....now he bats a few times a game a few days a week, provides very little excitement on the base paths or in field....not really that exciting (to me). m~