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Sorry BF, but I was tired last night. Will be back on this evening if you plan to be around. (My TOCJ "Joyride" only has 6 cuts. ) SS, how good are those last two tracks?

"The Cat" is the first track on Upbeat #3.

Well, maybe Ricky doesn't want to play football anymore. Why get hit if you don't want to.

Happy Birthday!

Wayne and Freddie are on fire throughout the entire cd. Listen also to Wayne's solos on "Father and Son," and "Nostrand And Fulton."

I think it's a shame. I like Ricky. Of course, I hate the Dolphins more!

There was a live interview of Jimmy Smith, where he mentioned that he had influenced Trane. I don't remember the website, but I was able to listen to the interview. I think it was a British program. Sorry, but I lost the link.

Happy Birthday, Hans!

Happy Birthday to a good guy. Hey Sandy!

It was fun having you join us last night, Noj. I plan to be on again tonight.

Playing the comps!

Good luck Beri!

This one needs RVG treatment for sure. Hubbard's "Here to Stay" could use a remastering as well.

Well, this pretty much serves as admission that they fucked up the second pick of the 2003 draft. At the same time, give the saavy Dumars and Piston front staff credit for cutting losses at the cost of losing a little face. Key to this is a first round draft pick. Good move.

Who helps you lift the speakers and B-3, Jim?

I just finished reading the latest article on O in the Grand Rapids Press. It is actually well written. I didn't know the B-3 weighs 425lbs. No wonder Jim has a bad back. Do all three of you lift that sucker to and fro gigs? And the speaker weights 200 lbs too? Man, don't leave that sucker behind. It's got a nice sound. I didn't know Joe gets paid his hundred in "beer soaked bills."

We're entering NFL free agency shortly. On March 3, we'll know the salary cap limits. It'll be interesting to see which teams get decimated by cap issues, and which ones can spend. A couple of teams look in trouble right now: Kansas City Chiefs and NY Jets. Jets have to restructure Pennington's contract for sure; and the Chiefs have a number of veterans whose cap hit accelerates for this year. (Kendrell Bell, Will Shields, Trent Green, Priest Holmes, Patrick Surtain, Eric Warfield, Dexter McLeon) according to Fox sports.

Remember who your best friend is, SS....

Looks like a giant ugly tarantula! Check out that beetle-brow. That dude's too ugly to do any other occupation.

Yeah, that's what I told you, SS. Belichick described the play on the NE website. It was a meaningless time at a meaningless game; and it presented an opportunity to put Flutie's name in the record books. Flutie didn't play long for the Pats, but he did have a history with the team. Belichick was showing old Navy football games to the media prior to the last game of the season. He claimed they actually had been working on the play before the second-to-last game of the season, but the opportunity wasn't there at that time to attempt it during the game. I don't think it's a play that will likely be copied by other teams. Seems too much risk for too little gain.

Gotta give the guy credit for going out on a limb. He was damned unlucky for winning, because.... now's he's totally hooked on betting sports!

Once every month or two, when I'm stuck. I don't mind their fish sandwiches. I tend not to eat their fries; but basically, at my age you don't eat at McDonalds. The food sucks. My kid, however....

Steelers World Champs! Okay, now you guys have the target on your back. Your coordinators will be sniped by other teams; and your players will ask for more money. You'll draft dead-last in every round, and you'll get the toughest schedule next year. Feels good that the Pats aren't on the hot seat anymore going into the 2006-7 season.

4th and inches w/that big-bull of an offensive line. Surely, a few inches are virtually guaranteed, right? I just thought it was symptomatic of the general malaise displayed by the SeaHawks through much of that game. They moved the ball seemingly at will, but couldn't close out shit. The refs compounded their difficulties. They were virtually out of the game throughout the whole contest. Only the Herndon INT put them back in it momentarily. I say it was a classic case of team inexperience. Seattle had a reputation for folding when the times got tough. They did better this year from that standpoint, but their defence is too young. They can only get better. They'll be back if they don't lose too many people in the offseason.

I agree with Jim S. Refs were absolutely awful (again!), but Seattle did nothing for themselves to overcome any of it. I also thought they should have gone for it on 4th and inches. Crappy clock management at the end of the first half. (Cripes! You gotta miss the absence of a real coach like B. Belichick...) It was an interesting game, but you always had the feeling that the Steelers had them, even though Seattle looked like they could easily move the ball. Hard to say if either will be back next year. I certainly think that Seattle can return as they showed signs of immaturity. They can get better assuming they keep Alexander. Pittsburgh? Hard to say. Sometimes winning a Super Bowl gives you a real shot of confidence and arrogance for the following year. They're always tough. SS1's Browns have to play them twice next year!