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John Lennon Oedipus Electra

More pictures of old sports cards featuring people who look like criminals go here. Lord knows there's enough examples. And - NO DENNY MCLAIN!!!

More pictures of old sports cards featuring people who look like criminals go here. Lord knows there's enough examples. And - NO DENNY MCLAIN!!!

This is how I first encountered the man. He kinda scared me.

It's some nutty shit, this one is. Everybody sounds buzzed on something or another, shits sloppy like a mofo, tempos are throught the roof on at least one occasion and in multiple places simulataneously on the others, and nobody seems to give a fuck because they're having so much fun. One of my favorite Hub sides, period. Seriously.

Didn't know of any notable version beside's O.C. Smith's. Ya' learn something everyday here at Clem's Ranchodeo.

Thank god! I was paying a fortune in DVD rewind fees to Blockbuster.

You have to unplug it for a minute or so. It's Comcasts first reaction to any connection problem. It's been a while since I did it. Yeah, that's how it works. Supposedly the dynamic address occasionally gets "lost" somewhere between the ISP & the computer, so you have to power off the modem for 30-60 seconds and then power it back on, which results in a totally "fresh" connection/dynamic address for the computer, and it's all good. Really, a very minor inconvenience (except when a lenghty post here gets lost and has to be retyped...)), but we all want/expect our internet to work perfectly every time out, don't we? Maybe Honda or Toyota should get into the game... Nobody's been willing/able to explain to me why this addressical discombobulation occurs in the first place, or why it seems to occur more on weekends. But I suspect that it's a function of higher traffic causing a bottleneck that the ISP's internal routing system is unable to effectively handle. I'm guessing that it's a totally avoidable issue, but that it might require an investment that they're not willing to make. Or not. I really don't know what I'm talking about here, not beyond the "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" stage.

It looks like they took too many risks with your DSL connection. If a user is located too far from a telephone "knot" in the street (I don't know the technical term), the DSL connection is not reliable and normaly the DSL company would not accept to connect the user. Well, that was the thing - the relay station was/is less than a quarter mile from my house! The ISP tech's test was able to pinpoint the problem as being between the relay station and my house, possibly even with the wires in my house, which would be Verizon's issue. That the Verizon rep walked out of the discussion after being presented with this evidence told me all I needed to know about DSL as it pertained to my house and Verizon as it pertained to my future needs outside of basic local telephone service.

DAn, in hte DFW area, customers do have the option of differing speeds of DSL. Some ISPs advertise the options more prominently than others though. I had DSL and was disappointed, to put it mildly. Speeds were only marginally better than dial-up, and large downloads would frequently timeout. The problem was between my ISP & the phone company (Verizon). Both of them blamed the other, and I finally tried getting them both in on a conference call. The ISP rep presented his evidence (quite convincing live test results that showed the problem to be w/the Verizon line between a relay station and my house) to the Verizon rep, who then proceeded to excuse himself "for just a second" . Thirty minutes later he had not returned, so that was that. I switched to cable (Comcast, now Time-Warner) the next day. Cable has been great speedwise, ranging from exception to reasonably excellent. The only problem is that I have to power cycle the modem more than I'd like to, anywhere from 2-5 times a week during weekdays (and 1-3 times a day on weekends). This is apparently a quirk of cable's, and can be annoying when time is tight, even though it's only a 30 second procedure. But on the whole, I'm quite pleased. Downloads are as fast as anybody could expect out of anything less than a T-x, and surfing is mostly effortless. A new kid on the block is FIOS (FIber Optic Service), which is really tempting. Our cable service provides fiber optic lines up to the house, but from the house into the modem, it's regular cable line. FIOS provides fiber optic line all the way to the modem, and the promised results look to be spectacular, as they theoretically should be as a result of eliminating that last "bottleneck". It's just a tad pricier than cable, but if the performance delivers to spec, hey, it would be worth it. Problem is, it's only being offered by Verizon, them of the "cut and run" DSL episode. To say that I am more than a little wary of resuming service of anything Internet-related w/Verizon is putting it mildly. Realistically, anecdotal evidence seems to suggest to me that there is no "absolute" answer to the cable vs. DSL question. There are any number of variables, all of them related to local sevices and local technologies. A service/package that works great in one town might suck in another. The only advice I can give is to not settle for service that is not personally satisfying. There's too many options out there (in most places, anyways) to do that, even if getting what you wnat might cost more than you're now paying.

The complete listing of remastered classic Fania reissues are here: http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/fania

Tnr!

Gypsy Rose Lee Bud Collier Slayer

Belated best wishes!

Holyope that you birthday was Stittfully delicious!

Have another one today!

Al Franken Jule Styne Mary Shelley Carroll

Oh, the spots themselves are quite often conventional enough. It's the spots within the spots tha'll kick you ass.

Now back in stock at Da' Bastids: Volume 1 of the J5 remixes: http://www.dustygroove.com/warehouscd3.htm#37799 Volume 2 of the J5 remixes: http://www.dustygroove.com/warehouscd3.htm#47202 And these two further items which may be of interest: I have it, and it is for the most part excellent. The Monday thing is really, really interesting an interweaving of a tricked up take of the Herman band's original interspersed w/her densely layered vocals and an extended live solo section by Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and Scot Colley on bass playing along with a track that Monday constructed out of the Herman original. It would be a gimmick if there wasn't some musicality going on in all of this (and it could still be a gimmick even if there was...). But this works as music, period. Bigtime. Kinda hard for me to get excited about more reissues of stuff I've heard for more than half my life when there's this type of music being made today... Had to order this one. Expecting more goodness, as well as another great cover (which may or may not have anything to do with "super jizzco bakes".... If interested is piqued, carpe diem. I've had Volume 2 of the J5 on DG's "Notify" list for more than a few months now and it just came in.

Jeremy & The Satyrs Eddie & The Falcons Reuben & The Jets

HA! Her biggest "mainstream" hit (pure pop, it is) featured in a video game! (This is the "regular" version. There's three remixes on Premiumix that are totally dope.)

Sergio Mendes Serge Challoff Sir Duke