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Just use Himmelstein's Settin' The Pace notes. The classics never go out of style.

Oh my god,yes! I remember the first time I heard the title track. August 1974, when I was moving into the dorm for my first semsester of college. Literally stopped me dead in my tracks, held me mesmerized, and shook my soul like few things have before or since, At the core of Billy's music is a feeling that life is a blessing, and that life is sacred, That's probably true of all great music (and lots of not-so-great music), but not too often does somebody have the courage and passion to state it so directly and unambiguously. At least not in the "secular" realm, which perhaps raises the question - is Billy Harper's music in the least bit "secular"? Truthfully, I don't think it is. What, if anything that "means" I don't know. But surely it means something.

Saint Mary Saint Joseph Allan Toussaint

Jesus (on the cross) Herbie Hancock Willie Bobo

I think he just bought (and listened to) that Four Freshmen Mosaic.

Randy Moss Don Mosse Dumbo

Nick Cave Fred Flintstone Fred Gladding

Games 2 & 3, Mavs make shots, control the pace of the game by doing so, and win. Games 1 & 4, Mavs shoot like shit, let the Suns set the pace by doing so, and lose. The Phoenix D didn't do squat to shut the Mavs down. Their own shooting impotence took care of that. Ought to be obvious what they have to do to get this thing done. They can. But will they?

How many people in the world have ever been named Thornel?

Yep.

I think the Mavs should beat Phoenix. Not sure about in how many games, though. Could be as little as 5. The Suns are the type of team the Mavs used to be until Avery got hold of them an taught them how to really play the game. Thing is, it's a team that hasn't fully internalized those lessons, and it's a team that will still occasionally lapse int their old ways. If they do that for too long in any one game, they'll lose that game. And if they do that for too long in too many games, they'll lose the series. Phoenix's shooters can and will take you out in a big hurry, and they can be counted on for at least one hot run per game. And Steve Nash. god blees him, is a freak. So yeah, the Mavs should beat Phoenix, and they should beat either Miami or Detroit. But it's far from a given. And until they do, some skepticism is indeed warranted. They've got to prove to everybody (especially themselves) that they have what it takes to maintain that championship focus. Hopefully the series against the Spurs was the big turning point that all of us Mavs fans hope it is. Only one way to find out. All I can say is this - there is nobody else I'd want coaching this team at this time than Avery Johnson. That's one helluva man.

Coke Escovedo Sheila E The Fantabulous Johnny C

I think you're right, John. Nothing demonstrates maturity in the face of immaturity better than having a collective hissy fit.

Alley Cat Bent Fabric Jeremy Irons

Pud Bazooka Joe Mr. Bubble

Whose?

Those are the greatest liner notes ever written, so long as relevance to the album in hand is not a criteria. I'm serious.

Other than (maybe) Desmond, they all had a pretty good background in big band work, so they would know what had to be done. And Ball could play one helluva lead. The question isn't "could they?", it's "would they?". And the answer to that would probably vary from hour to hour...

Barry Bonds = The Human Asterisk

Cat Woman Pussy Galore Vanessa Del Rio

"Black Vomit" w/o Anthony Braxton = something I'd probably not miss if I went my whole life without hearing, or hearing about. Probably. Maybe it's got a good lurch and I can spazz to it, but ya' know, teen appeal is not as important to me as it used to be. But "Black Vomit" WITH Anthony Braxton, hey, this I'd not mind hearing at least once. Braxton brings interest to everything he does. Probably be better seeing/hearing it in person, but oh well.

Dude, you and ChueyBean need to hook up on the retro-ballotbox stuffing thing he's got planned. History CAN be altered!

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