Guy Berger

Personnel: Ralph Towner, Glen Moore, Colin Walcott, Paul McCandless

Apparently Sony/BMG is releasing remasters of Third, Fourth, Fifth, Six and Seven. Third will have a bonus live disc. I'm guessing that these are UK or Europe-only, but perhaps I am wrong. link I will have to check out 6 & 7 one of these days.

It's a shame he didn't use his considerable charisma, resources and people skills to promote a more open, less politicized vision of jazz. Aside from that, I don't really care about him either way. Guy

One more win and the Suns tie their franchise record for longest winning streak. It's really a shame that Amare won't ever be as good as he was before the knee injury. (I've said that about five times in this thread.) Guy

Baron takes about 8 shots a game less than AI, but I think he takes his share of ill-advised shots. He shoots way too many 3s. Guy

I can't believe I didn't mention Oldfield's Tubular Bells. This album's supposed charm completely eludes me. It just sucks. Guy

Nobody has been calling Chris Bosh or Allen Iverson a terrible player. Of course, Bosh is much more valuable because he's a big man. LeBron, Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant could probably turn Philly into a playoff team, at least in the east. FWIW, it's not just that Philly isn't a playoff team -- it's that they flat out suck. To go back to shooting percentages: Name Team Pct PPG Allen Iverson PHI 41.3 31.2 Carmelo Anthony DEN 49.8 31.0 Joe Johnson ATL 50.4 28.7 Gilbert Arenas WAS 42.7 28.1 Dwyane Wade MIA 46.5 28.0 Michael Redd MIL 46.7 28.0 Vince Carter NJ 48.4 27.9 Kobe Bryant LAL 48.2 26.6 LeBron James CLE 47.1 26.4 Yao Ming HOU 52.2 26.1 Iverson is the only top 10 scoring player with such a crappy shooting percentage. He's a chucker. He also plays more minutes than any of these other players so his scoring numbers are somewhat inflated. Guy

Baron Davis is a chucker too, no disagreement about that. That's the biggest flaw in his game. A great player makes his team compete -- he does not lead them into the eastern conference basement. Otherwise you're just a guy who puts up great numbers on a shitty team. Guy

I'm not impressed. The guy shoots a mediocre 41% from the field and his team is last in the eastern (!) conference. Guy

That's Liz Taylor? wowoweewa! Guy

That's a horrible trade. Hopefully it's just a rumor or Chris Mullin should be drawn and quartered. It's only worth getting Iverson if (A) the Warriors keep Ellis & Biedrins and (B) they manage to get rid of at least one of the Foyle/Dunleavy/Murphy contracts. Otherwise, send the overrated chucker somewhere else. Guy

The Warriors actually WON A CLOSE GAME tonight. Too bad the easy schedule is over. Time to see if they can actually win on the road. Guy

Liz Taylor was good looking once? Guy

"I love you Spartacus!" - Tony Curtis "He'll know because I'll tell him." - Jean Simmons Weird -- I totally don't remember him, though it's been a while since I've seen the movie. Back to Star Trek -- I also really enjoyed the episode where Riker was "kidnapped by the Romulans" and woke up 20 years later. Also, the episode where people started vanishing from the Enterprise except for Dr. Crusher (though this one got a little ridiculous near the end). Even the obligatory "Counselor Troi's mom" episode was good for a change. Overall seasons 4 and 3 were terrific, hopefully 5 and 6 won't be too much of a letdown. Guy

The fourth season is my favorite. What did you think of the episode with Jean Simmons? It was damn good, though I kind of got the feeling they were trying to do too much in 45 minutes. Who is Jean Simmons, out of curiosity -- I am not familiar with her. Guy

It's also interesting how few of the top payroll teams are championship contenders, and how many of the bottom teams are good/competitive. Money alone won't buy you wins. Guy

It's too bad it's only appropriate to have these kinds of threads after someone passes away -- Steve deserved to read this while he was still around. Guy

Happy birthday, Jim. Guy

OH SHIT. SEK, you'll be missed.

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Well, if McGrady is out for the rest of the season and Odom comes back fairly quickly then they have a decent chance of beating Houston for spot #4. (Denver will compete for that spot, as will the Clips if they ever show signs of life.) There's no way they are beating San Antonio in a 7 game series. Guy

Especially since the easy-peasy schedule will end soon. However, they were headed for a 5-8 playoff spot and a 1st round playoff exit before the injury and that will not change. The Suns play the Heat tonight, without Wade. I'll have to go with the Suns, but teams tend to get more careless as winning streaks get longer. Guy

Warm and organic is cool.... the music doesn't have to sound like a rusty metal compactor. Thanks for the recs, guys. Hopefully I will be able to check some of this stuff out over the next few years. Guy

Yeah, and it took humans 100 years to wipe them out. Probably more like 2000 or 3000. Humans have been in China a long time. Guy

I haven't heard any of those. Any particular recommendations? Guy