Guy Berger

You're a soft-drink subversive. Guy

I'll go on a limb here and say it was pretty good even when he sang through 1981. Guy

He does a good job, unsurprisingly. Just imagine that the real Phil Collins was abducted by aliens or permanently relocated to the Himalayas sometime between 1978 and 1981. Guy

Phil Collins is on AGW as well. Guy

When I had him sign one of my Mosaic CDs, he was really psyched that I was listening to and enjoying the music. Guy

I don't think so... By the way, if Shaq doesn't play for a significant portion of this series, then the Pistons will definitely win. Guy

Western Conference lottery team. Guy

Very classy of Larry Brown to call a time out in order to extend Reggie's ovation. I agree with Paul and SS, by the way -- Reggie was a very good, even great, player but probably not a superstar. Guy

Yeah, because the Sixers and Pacers are reaaaaaaaaally tough opponents. Guy

Both teams are in for a rude awakening; no beating up on crappy teams from here on out. Guy

Was "jazz" as in "improvisation" always a part of their thing, or did they drop that at some point too? Guy

Technology hasn't gotten to the point where we can remaster people. Though some of these old rock guys have suffered from excessive noise reduction. Guy

What SoulStation said. Also, though he isn't a leader, Jimmy Smith's Back at the Chicken Shack and Midnight Special feature some excellent Kenny B. Guy

I have what I think is the original CD issue of the 2nd Led Zeppelin album and the sound is terrible. How do most recent masterings compare? Is "Moby Dick" the greatest rock riff of all time or what? Guy

I thought Shaq was injured? Did the Heat even play tonight? ← Nah -- we're talking about the MVP candidate that's actually been putting up GOOD numbers. Guy

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Incredible play from the MVP tonight, as well as Amare and Jimmy Jackson (!!!!). Looking forward to games 6 & 7. By the way, how come they let Magic Johnson shoot another law and order commercial? Sometimes I miss the dead bodies. Guy

I dunno... it seems like it's hard enough for JohnS to find AOTW contributors already; would people want to do it if they had to write a review? Though I agree, it would be cool if people who pick AOTW started the ball rolling. Guy

My knowledge of Bartok is pretty superficial, but for the Music for P, S & C I like Boulez's version (on DG, coupled with the Miraculous Mandarin pantomime music) better than the Reiner. Guy

"Here's a man who at the age of 19, taught himself the guitar. And today he's considered, (pause) by jazz musicians, the greatest guitar player," Herb Alpert. "Wes Montgomery, my favorite guitar player," Herb Alpert. NO NO NO, Alpert was talking about his favorite SITAR player. There must be a transcription error. Wes Montgomery picked up the sitar at 19 while hanging out with the Maharishi and Mia Farrow. He's the guy playing it (uncredited) on "Norwegian Wood" and "Within You Without You". Farrow does some nice tabla on that one. Guy

I like this album a lot. Guy

Well, I think the topic is interesting and relevant. Nobody's offering to burn anything for anyone else. (Though if Jim wants the references to OOP M*s**cs (rather than OOP music in general) deleted, that's understandable.) Guy

I guess I'm not sure what you're asking. You can play hold'em in cash games (so no "all or nothing") as well as tournaments. As far as the community cards, the probabilities are different from, say, 7 card stud because you see less cards in hold'em -- you are updating your beliefs on less information. Guy True, but it's also a lot simpler to calculate probabilities in hold'em because you only have to think about two cards in each opponents' hand. Seven-stud, though easier to understand for a beginner, is much trickier to master IMO (and more a game of chance)--not only are there three cards face down instead of two, but you have to quickly think about everybody else's face-up cards. Agreed -- I really struggle with 7 card stud. Guy

I guess I'm not sure what you're asking. You can play hold'em in cash games (so no "all or nothing") as well as tournaments. As far as the community cards, the probabilities are different from, say, 7 card stud because you see less cards in hold'em -- you are updating your beliefs on less information. Guy

I think my brain exploded a little the first time I heard Fripp come in with those power chords. In a good way of course. Guy