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I love Chirs, but he could get a little pissy sometimes. But I defer to that out of genuine respect and the aforementioned love. We are who we are, and he's more than earned it, I think. So hey. Frankly, though, I don't see what the fuss is about Mr. Dolan. I was expecting some raving wing-nut, and instead I get a seemingly sensible-enough moderate-rightie, unless I've missed something outrageous. We've certainly seen more irrational ones on either end. Aside from a little "aggressiveness" in his tone sometimes (which I've got no problem with, we are who we are), no problems here.

First Bird, now Aaron Neville. Different things altogether, but... Do you know who this man really is, outside of some admittedly cheesy made-for-Top-40 snacks of the last 10-15 years? Al, we really need to sit down and have a talk sometimes. That's what friends are for.

Alright, then. That's what I was missing. Thanks.

Somebody in the party had a cell phone? What am I missing here?

Richie Sambora People Who Use Cremora People Who Work At A Crematorium

My tummy hurts.

Ok - just one. Accent On The Blues

Very narrowly missed the cut for me, along with Minor Move... and Leapin' and Lopin'... and Horace Scope... and... Sucks to be on y'all's desert island. Glad I'll have my own.

Hamilton Burger David Frye Alex Coke

Oh well! See, on my desert island, I can have everything that matters to me. Y'all just gonna have 10 things. Just 10. I rest my case. Come on, this is just FUN, for goodness sake! MG Exactly. And more than 10 is that much more fun than just 10.

http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=hps...p;ref=index.php Don't know about the Shepp comparison but this might well be my favorite Jordan side, period. My buddy Lyles West, who spent time hanging w/Clifford in the early 80s, says that CJ considered this his favorite as well. No matter, the collective lineup says it all. No disappointments here, at least not for me. Guess it's been sorta hard to come by, but here it is now. Carpe diem.

And bad loss for the Mavs. No discipline, no focus, flashback to the finals. I still sense a strong sense of not-so-latent pussiness about this team.

Try & find one w/the lyric sheet insert. Just because.

Oh well! See, on my desert island, I can have everything that matters to me. Y'all just gonna have 10 things. Just 10. I rest my case.

He can tell you, but then he'll have to kill you.

Sorry, I ain't making one. Couldn't. Don't want to either, but couldn't even if I did. Now, if the time comes when I really have to be exiled to adesert islan, we'll talk. But right now, I'm into jettisoning bullshit and expanding beauty, so this kind of list is not relevant to my current lifestyle. Sorry. You don't get off the hook that easily. Pick three -- just three titles you KNOW you couldn't live without. That leaves you with 7 more that you DON'T have to pick until you are actually faced with the question in real life. That leaves you with all the wiggle-room in the world, so you don't have to leave anything out. (I'm not even asking you to meet us half-way, just 30%.) I say this with all love - No.

Oh well!

Sorry, I ain't making one. Couldn't. Don't want to either, but couldn't even if I did. Now, if the time comes when I really have to be exiled to adesert islan, we'll talk. But right now, I'm into jettisoning bullshit and expanding beauty, so this kind of list is not relevant to my current lifestyle. Sorry.

Bud Collier Bill Cullen T. Cullen Davis

I've got those early albums on LP, and although the notion of "singles band" is probably accurate for the big picture type thing, there's enough little things here and there in the albums to merit consideration for the more, uh... diligent listener/fan. But I ask this now -has there ever been anything else like "In Time" off of Fresh until recently, when drum programmers have finally learned how to make the shit snap, crackle, pop, and stutter like it's supposed to? That cut still trips me out like few others. Andy Newmark, y'all!

NEWMAN! Kramer The MC 5

The reason why RIOT had such a weird sound in the first place was that Sly was in the middle of one of the wierdest rides imaginable. The whole black/white thing was resulting in him getting leaned on by "certain parties", death threats, shakedowns, etc. Paranoia was high, and so was the coke use. So sly was carrying the tapes around with him, and was using them as "leverage" to get both coke, pussy, and safety. He was letting all kind of people lay down vocal tracks in exchange for whatever was needed at the moment. That's why there's so much tape hiss and degrdation of the final vocals. There's been literally hundred of passes made before the final vocals got laid down. This is all from an article in some British R&B article whose name I don't remember. Would've been ca. 1992-94. The source was either Larry Graham or Freddie Stone. Best article I've ever read about Sly, bar none, and I was a total dumbass not to buy it.

Sounds like a good way to try and attract/hold a broader audience. Nothing on there that would really piss me off except for Kenny G. The snooty dumping on of Botti is highly ill-advised, I think. The rest of the "smooth-ish" stuff on that list is stuff I've either not heard of, or people I have who do what they do decently enough. I'm in no way a fan, but I can put the ears on hold while it plays. But if a G-Fan accidentally hears some Randy Weston, hey, oh well...

Easy there, big guy. It was funny. Gotta be able to laugh at yourself once in a while.

A long life certainly not wasted. Thank you.