Scott Dolan

That made up word means...?

Unless it were sent to me straight from a musician, I wouldn’t order/purchase one. Though I guess the lone exception would be for something that is OOP that the company agreed to seend me a copy of.

Very interesting! But it seems credible, as most “compact” cars these days are the size of mid-size cars from a decade ago.

That's some serious piracy shit, Allen! Especially if they're using low bitrate mp3's!

Hmmmm...I don't recall that one. Though in fairness the story Valerie told in that thread I swore came from Chris when you asked about it earlier. So my memory certainly isn't the best on this subject.

Chris never gave details, but Valerie did.

Well, let’s calm down with that part. She’s obviously distraught, but that doesn’t mean she’s batshit. Her missive should have been intercepted by someone thinking more rationally, but it wasn’t. So we saw an emotional lashing out. As embarrassing as it was, I’m not sure any of us wouldn’t have made a similar plea were we in her position.

Um...ok... So there have been proven cases of wrongful prosecution. This automatically means her husband is not guilty. Let's also not forget that he's black. Exasperation and desperation. I get it. Regardless, that should have never been published. It comes across as nothing less than a lucid variation of drunk texting at 2am.

Same for the Hank Mobley Quartet album on iTunes. I wonder if there is some kind of exclusive physical release license for the bonus tracks. ?

Those prices are actually right in line with market value. The McCoy Tyner album is $.50 cheaper there than it is on iTunes, for example.

Kinda. I remember the first time I listened to Strawberry Fields all the way through on the right channel, and then all the way through on the left channel. Pretty amazing how it seemed like two completely different tunes.

I agree. Mono switches have to be the most missed feature of modern stereo amps.

That's because they spent almost all of their time on the mono mixes back then as stereo still hadn't become the norm in the U.K. In the liner notes for the Sgt. Pepper's box it essentially said they wrapped the mono mix sessions and were barely around for the stereo mix.

Reminds me of some of the early Beatles stereo mixes. Though in fairness they worked well enough. When the Sgt. Pepper remix came out last year, it did kinda show how bad the original mixes were. Though the music was so experimental that it sounded "right".

Ah, that makes sense. Just kinda wondered...

You posted the same exact story as the OP.

Yeah, man. She just doesn’t feel it, you know. She plays notes, right? But she doesn’t play them based on my own personal set of rules, you know? So I’m going to bag on her and try like hell to not make it come across as sexist in anyway, you dig?

Yeah, most cars with small engines are weiight and incline sensative. My Juke certainly is.

I can’t wait to tune in tomorrow to see how much worse this lady will be shit upon! She’s obviously having fun and doing what she likes. So why not just shut the fuck up, seven pages later, and let her do her thing?

The last time we hit $4.20 a gallon here was when I dumped my HEMI Charger and the 14mpg my heavy right foot had restricted it to. I had no intention of getting a Prius because I wasn’t willing to give up THAT much power. Oddly enough, about a year later a co-worker needed me to drive her up to the dealership to pickup her husbands car. She had a Prius and had me drive it back from the dealer. I was actually blown away by two facts completely unknown to me: 1. Those suckers are FAR, FAR roomier inside than they look from the outside. 2. They may not have a HEMI or turbo under the hood, but they are FAR, FAR from being slow! I gained a whole new perspective and respect for the Prius that day. Although the little joystick thing is still really weird to me. Though my son just bought a used Chrysler 200, and you turn a dial to shift it into gear. Bizarre.

But hasn’t Ford started to move away from their hybrid models and more into the Ecoboost line? I haven’t been in the market for a new car, so I’ve kind of lost track. But I mostly see Ecoboost vehicles on the road around here.

I’ve never been in a lightweight, short wheelbase car that wasn’t a blast to drive! Unless it was wildly underpowered. The Juke doesn’t lack power. Or extreme corner carving ability. No tuning needed. But, if you insist. Why toy with a sluggish C5 Vette when you can take on the fastest production car in the world?

True enough. But my Juke is a 2011, and neither of those cars will get you to 60 as fast (once went toe to toe with a BMW Z4, neither of us won). The Si may dance as nimbly, though. Depending on the model year. I had a 2000 Celica GT. 2495lbs. 140HP. Fun car, but 60 came at a rather snooze-inducing 8.5 seconds. Weight doesn't always tell the story. Even in the twisties. Nah, not with the suspensions they are putting under them these days.

Oooooo... I can't wait! He's always handled ballads really well. Thanks for the heads up, sonny hill!

The piece I read about this mentioned that they are going to make a Focus crossover. So I'd say your assessment is spot on. Ford really can't afford (pun desperately meant, though it doesn't even work) to drop every car line but the Mustang and expect to stay in business simply selling SUV's and Trucks. I actually LOVE my Nissan Juke, which is classified as a "sport crossover". Mostly because it's a turbocharged roller-skate that comes with 7" of ground clearance (.3" higher than the mid-size Nissan Pathfinder SUV!) which makes it very good in snow, AND this old man doesn't have to step down as far to enter and exit. It's essentially a faster Miata that handles moderate snow accumulations, and is FAR more comfortable to get in and out of. So, yeah. More of that, please! You'd probably love a Juke. The SV 6spd manual version that I have is a svelte 2900lbs with 188HP, hits 60 in 6.7 seconds and is fairly bare bones, outside of the ICON system it comes with. Though, the nice part about that is you can choose Normal, Sport, or Eco mode. Naturally I always use Sport, as it increases acceleration and tightens the steering so you don't get that feather lite over-boosted steering that has become the norm over the past couple of decades. As you can imagine, Eco mode makes baby Jesus cry...