Guy Berger

I got a chuckle out of this one:

Phil, I would have said hello, but I didn't see you. I DID see a really hot woman in the front row, however. Guy

I am renting season 7 via Netflix and finally saw the entire Soup Nazi episode. A little disappointing, I must admit. (Though the Soup Nazi moving to Argentina was a VERY nice touch.) However, "The Wink" is an alltime classic. Guy

Webber is being annihilated by Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Guy

Until I read these obituaries, I'd always assumed that Alexander was British. His novels draw so heavily on Celtic mythology. Guy

I'm not a nutritionist (or even know much about nutrition), but if I had to make an uninformed guess, 90% of the reduction in heart disease risk can be achieved without abandoning meat in your diet. Guy

Charles Lloyd appears on several of his album covers. Paul Motian on Tribute. Jarrett on a bunch of his albums. I'm sure there are others. Guy

Enjoy these low prices while you can. Guy

Assuming AT is Art Taylor, I definitely wouldn't put him in the same class as the other 3. Agreed about Shrieve being a fantastic drummer -- definitely doesn't get his due when discussions of great pop music drummers come up. I've speculated (based on liner notes to one of the 1st 3 Santana albums) that Shrieve introduced Carlos Santana to the music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, which was an obvious influence on Caravanserai. Guy

Goddamn, that's a lot of great music! Guy

SS1, Have you heard "Brilliant Corners" and "Monk's Music"? I think they are better than the Plays Ellington album. Guy

Aggie, you aren't the only one -- I really wonder about the NBA's scheduling sometimes. Guy

I thought I'd make things interesting by picking this album, Santana's first (and arguably best) foray into jazz rock. I haven't listened to it for a while so I will have to dig out the album. Personnel ======= JOSE CHEPITO AREAS -- timbales, congas, bongos JAMES MINGO LEWIS -- congas, percussion, vocal, bongos, acoustic piano DOUGLAS RAUCH -- bass, guitar GREGG ROLIE -- organ, piano TOM RUTLEY -- acoustic bass CARLOS SANTANA -- lead guitar, percussion, vocal NEAL SCHON -- guitar MIKE SHRIEVE -- drums Hadley Caliman -- saxophone introduction (1) Tom Coster -- electric piano (9) Wendy Haas -- piano Tom Harrel -- orchestral arrangement (10) Armando Peraza -- percussion, bongos Rico Reyes -- vocal Douglas Rodriguez -- guitar (2) Lenny White -- castanets (6)

Deron Williams is having a great 4th quarter, but it looks like too little too late. Guy

Here's a review. I'm currently reading this book. Fascinating and recommended. Some funny parts: p. 57 "...the comment made by Darius Miles, a young player for the Portland Trail Blazers, after he heard that a player had been fined $300,000. 'My mother would have to work over a year to make that kind of money,' said Miles." p. 66 "When Nash was named Canada's athlete of the year, D'Antoni said to him, 'That's a great honor, Steve. Did you beat out one of those curling guys who sweep the ice?' " p. 99 "During an agonizing 139-137 triple overtime loss in Denver on January 10, [assistant coach Marc] Iavaroni leapt off the bench to protest a blocking call on Nash that he thought should've been a charge on the Nuggets. Joe Forte, a veteran ref, came over to the bench and said to him, 'First of all, you split your pants. Second, you gotta calm down.' It was true, Iavaroni was trying to get by with a pair of suit pants that had a small rip in the crotch." Guy

Agreed! Nice work guys. Guy

I haven't heard Prezens, but I do have the album he did w/Tony Levin and Bill Bruford about a decade ago (Upper Extremities). Torn can definitely play. Guy

He was on some fantastic albums -- Jackie's Let Freedom Ring, McCoy's Expansions, Booby's Stick Up -- and his bass playing was always an integral part of the ensemble. Herbie, you'll be missed. Guy

I agree with the Detroit pick but I think SA will do it in 6. Guy

Kavee. Guy

The conventional wisdom is that he didn't start playing "Milestones" live until Tony Williams joined the group.

None of the people voting "yes" has even attempted to address this point by Dan. Would any care to try it? Guy

ROTFLMAO!!! Guy

I don't think Dallas would be a better team with Nash still around. Nash has been a better player with Phoenix than he ever was with Dallas, and I think that has a lot to do with the system Mike D'Antoni has set up. I also wonder if Nash could function in the slower-paced, defensive-minded system that Avery Johnson has brought into Dallas. Guy

While in general I agree with Shawn's point, let's not forget that some of the best tunes on the Wall are composed by Waters alone and that one of the worst ("Young Lust") was co-written by Gilmour. Guy