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Happy Birthday, John!

38/38 More of a challenge to my crappy typing skills than the knowledge of the artists.

The Aggies gave the Longhorns all they could handle tonight. If A&M had made that field goal and then attempted an onside kick things could have gotten tense.

See post #1.

Can't start the holidays w/o the good ol' turducken thread, started six years ago to this day!

Vive le difference! BTW, that port-soaked Stilton sounds awesome!

I'm brining & smoking a turkey breast (w/applewood) plus: -green bean casserole (a favorite, although I use cheddar cheese soup instead of mushroom). -garlic mashed potatoes -apple/pecan stuffing (baked outside of the turkey- I use a muffin pan to create individual servings and maximize crispness. I HATE soggy stuffing) -green salad -crescent rolls -blue cheese stuffed olives -chocolate pecan pie -apple crisp Followed by: -football -napping Followed by: -extra time at the gym to work it all off

It's a major leap for me.... Well, I was a little apprehensive at first, but once I did it I haven't had any regrets.

Dig the bent-bell Dizzy-style trombone!

I got rid of my land line about three years ago and haven't missed it one bit.

The CHIEFS beat the STEELERS????? You're kidding me!

I recently got a Blackberry Storm 2. The first generation Storm I had was pretty lame- bad sound, bad controls. I traded it in after a week and got the Storm 2, which is a MUCH better product. I've been curious about the Droid- I'm wondering what it has over the Storm 2. I agree, vaj, these high tech phones are pretty cool! I really don't even need to take my notebook anymore when I travel.

Then you must have missed the recent Colts/Patriots game! Same thing happened. The ending of the LSU game was a shocker. Seems like I've seen more than the usual amount of clock mismanagement this year, both in college and pros. You've GOT to be ready for those moments. They should have at least run a play.

Excellent!

For that matter, most cell phones take decent quality pics that you can upload.

Oleo is based on "rhythm changes", which is a general term for tunes written over the chord changes to Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm". Bird (as well as many other beboppers) composed many tunes over this progression including Anthropology (aka Thriving from a Riff) and Moose the Mooche. These are often referred to as "contrafacts", meaning tunes written over an existing chord progression. Other non-rhythm change contrafacts from that era are Donna Lee (Back Home in Indiana) Ornithology (How High the Moon) Groovin' High (Whispering) and Half Nelson (Ladybird), to name but a few- there are a ton of 'em. I think we have a thread on contrafacts somewhere around here.

Happy Birthday Bill!

I remember when I was younger reading a bunch of "big little books" that belonged to my dad.

I wouldn't either. Unless the options were win, place or glue.

".....hehe...hehehe....hehe..."

Happy Birthday, Don Cherry! Spinning some '63 Rollins/Cherry/Grimes/Higgins in his honor.

Yeah, the board was down for quite awhile this afternoon. It's working fine for me now, though- not slow at all.

Always great to hear good news! I know this has been of concern to you, Tom, and I'm glad things are OK.

Sample of "Dorian" here Not too bad at all based on this short sample.

SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!