Guy Berger

I have only 56. Guy

Bruce -- Eva Longoria isn't at today's game. This Mavs-Spurs series is gonna be a good one. Guy

It will take the Cavs 2 or 3 years until they beat the Pistons in a series. Guy

John Coltrane - Interstellar Space (click to buy) 1. Mars 2. Venus 3. Jupiter 4. Saturn 5. Leo 6. Jupiter Variation Though it gets lumped with other "late", post-1965 or avant-garde Coltrane recordings, this album sounds very little like any other Trane recording. Even if you dislike Meditations or Ascension, there's a chance that you'll like this -- and vice versa. The absence of Pharoah Sanders makes this record easier on the ears, and a lot less ferocious. On the other hand people who love the hardcore intensity of stuff like Meditations or Sun Ship may find Interstellar Space to be a little too abstract or austere. The absence of piano creates a lot of space, which may be a good or a bad thing depending on your tastes. The music is unbelievable. Trane just PLAYS on this album, with none of his abilities impaired in the least. I actually find a lot of Trane's playing to be "easy on the ears" relative to other albums in this genre. Rashied Ali is obviously not Elvin Jones, but he complements Trane perfectly and fuels his ideas. It's interesting to contrast this with the duets Trane recorded with Art Taylor, Roy Haynes and Elvin. Will post more comments later.

According to the tradesports betting markets, the Suns are approximately 7-3 favorites. Guy

I'm listening to this recording by the same band that recorded Pangaea and Agharta a week or two later. What a great performance! And the sound is much, much better than the officially released albums. Guy ps Cosey is doing the freakiest shit on "Maiysha"!

Yeah, I just wanted to be clear about it... Guy

I was thinking about the rules... let's say that in later rounds, you can't get any points for a series if neither of the teams you picked make it. i.e. if you pick the Spurs to beat the Suns in 5 and the series turns out to be Kings over Clippers in 5, you don't get points for picking the right number of games. But if the Spurs beat the Clips in 5, you do get those points. Guy

One thing to keep in mind is that the box does not include the live half of Live at Birdland so you will have to pick that up separately. Guy

LeBron. Guy

Chuck once said is that he gets a lot out of the alternate takes in this box. I agree -- Herbie's compositions are so interesting that they bring out interesting stuff each performance. For what it's worth, I'm totally deaf to the Dixieland and Caribbean influences in Herbie's music. Guy

towerrecords.com has one of them for $15. Orders >$20 get free shipping and you can probably get a coupon to lower the price. Guy

Next up is Holland & Phillips's Music for 2 Basses, followed by Don Cherry's Where Is Brooklyn

Unfortunately LGCL is out of print! Guy

I have 56: 5+1 for the Clips series, 5+3 for the Mavs series, 5+3 for the Pistons series, 5+1 for the Miami series, 5+3 for the New Jersey series, 5+3 for the Cavs/Wiz, 5+1 for the Spurs series, 5+1 for the Suns series

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Anybody else think Kwame Brown should be traded after this season? His trade value is never going to be higher -- he's the Jerome James of '06. Guy

As much as it pains me to say this, Bell should be suspended. Stupid. Guy

I'm sure Dirk and co. are crossing their fingers. Guy

I have this in the overflow pile, will hopefully get to it by the end of the year. Dig up the Chapin thread in the archives and contribute your thoughts! Guy

Yikes, what a creep. Guy

Hooray, common sense! John Tapscott's entry below is good too. Guy

I own this Soft Machine offshoot album produced by Robert Fripp and featuring Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno and Phil Miller. The title and album cover are tongue-in-cheek, right? Guy

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I remember seeing Robert Horry hit David Robinson in the nuts at a Lakers-Spurs playoff game. One of the few times I've seen Tim Duncan lose his cool. Guy