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I placed an order with them (for some other titles) the same day I placed my Amazon order for the Fruscella. We'll see which gets here first!

My Amazon order said "usually ships in 12 to 13 days" so I'm still waiting for a shipping confirmation.

OK, whatever.

Some great choices here, but I might suggest that it's unnecessary to add the previous post(s) each time.

speaking of visiting art museums, here's Trane at the Guggenheim.

Personally, I think the game will be more fun w/o using words to match, otherwise it's too much like "name 3 people". Cool idea, Ptah!

Did you get rid of just the premium digital cable packages, or did you actually revert back to analog cable? Comcast, along with almost every other cable provider, is phasing out analog cable as they can cram a lot more digital channels into the same bandwidth that analog transmissions consume. Sooner rather than later, existing analog customers are going to get a letter mandating the switch to digital cable if they want to continue receiving service. Also, Comcast has a 250GB cap on residential internet service, so you may want to keep an eye on the usage meter available on their website under your account settings if you're going to be streaming a lot of video. I don't really use Hulu or Netflix streaming, so I'm not sure how much bandwidth they consume, but I've heard that streaming a lot of HD content can cause you to hit the bandwidth cap quickly. I got rid of the digital package and now use a DTA to get the basic cable (instead of a box). Thanks for the info, many things there I didn't know about. I don't use the streaming services a lot so far, we'll see how that goes.

Thought that was pretty lame to be honest. We'll see what it's like without Wayens, Jr. I agree with Lon. Deschanel is cute, even adorable, but she tries to hard to be goofy on this, and it's irritating. And the less said about the three roommates, the better. I have to agree with Lon and SJ, Shawn. I really wanted to like this show (I like Deschanel) but could not get into it. I think the "premise overload" potential is very high with this one.

The bass is pretty soft at times, I had to boost it in the EQ. Same with the DVD.

OK, I did it! Smart phone gone, I re-activated my old dumb phone (glad I held on to it!) so w/o the internet fee and an 18% FSU employee discount my monthly cell bill will go from $100 to about $50. Digital cable gone, I retained basic cable and high speed internet (I added HuluPlus and Netflix streaming) and my cable bill goes from $130 to $60. I know I'll miss some of my favorite cable channels, but many of those shows can be watched online. Limited live sports will be a drag, but I'll manage. I'm just glad that Comcast & Verizon will be getting much less of my paycheck!

I never was too good at cypherin'. Probably why I went into music.

I've been checking this out, and (needless to say) it's some truly amazing music. It's interesting to watch the band perform and see how Miles communicates to them both musically (like the way he leads Tony into the half-time feel on Agitation) and non-verbally (like when he puts his finger up to his ear to tell the guys to listen more carefully). And the occasional intense "Miles glare"........ Also interesting to hear the similar setlists played very differently from night to night (much like on the Plugged Nickle sessions). Best thirty bucks I ever spent!

WARNING: PEDANT ALERT Shouldn't that be "wish I'd said that"? This is a relatively recent trend, I think: replacing "had" with an unnecessary "would have." A typical use is "If I would have known that, I would have done such-and-such." It should be "If I had known that...". Carry on. While we're on the (off) topic, another chronic problem is the use of "would of" instead of "would have". I believe the misinterpretation of the contraction "would've" is at least partially responsible for this. Woulda, coulda, shoulda.....

$15 is pretty good.........but I still want the box. No question- the DVD and the booklet are great.

The new Miles Bootleg is on emusic (sans DVD)- there's also a compilation available.

My exact thoughts too. Would have been nice to at least have some kind of sleeve to hold it all together. Oh well, still great to have all that music!

What is it with young people and the need to be destructive? I hear students complain about tuition and education costs, and then I see a bunch of vandalism on campus (usually after a weekend). I don't get it. Yes, I too was young once and did some stupid shit, but I never saw a need for destroying other people's property.

The story about that Jim Hall record cover was that when Larsen was asked to do the cover he said his price was one million dollars.....or one guitar lesson from Jim Hall. I'm assuming he got the latter. He did: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-06/entertainment/ca-462_1_gary-larson Well, I was close. It was Herb Ellis (and the Doggin' Around record) and the amount was 5 million.

I'm going to give Netflix and Hulu Plus a try and get rid of the cable later this week. My impression of the two thus far is favorable, but I agree with others that the Netflix streaming choices need to improve. We'll see if they can get their shit together- right now the company seems to be scrambling to accommodate the new system that they created. I'm just looking forward to giving Comcast a lot less of my money.

Congrats to you and your family, Chuck. She's a cutie.

The story about that Jim Hall record cover was that when Larsen was asked to do the cover he said his price was one million dollars.....or one guitar lesson from Jim Hall. I'm assuming he got the latter.