Dan Gould

These would make a really cool box set - even with the chain-smoking, long-haired, side-burned, mod-dressed host.

I'm with Tom on this, I don't understand why people hate this record. RIP, Miss Greene.

Its a silly poll because all of the ones you mention will be remembered. Do we only remember Beethoven?

Thanks, but the second time we read them the riot act, the threats contained therein seemed to take.

I'm going to guess that the uploaders didn't include any Chris A. intros, which is really too bad because I wanted to see Chris with some big old early 70s sideburns.

Talk about an infinite number of possibilities!

Ben Johnson John Holmes Seka

Terry Francona Big Papi Big Bird

I've also heard she was pretty good in the remake of "Freaky Friday". There certainly are better pictures of her out there than that one.

Sambo's Rambo Rocky

I am thinking that there are enough BFTs received that Wednesday the 9th would be as good a time as any to open the discussion threads. For anyone still interested, yousendit files are available til Thursday.

I'm back from a lost weekend in Tampa. First, the Sox give away four unearned runs for Wells, pull to within one then have one of the youngsters blow the game up. Then for Sunday's game, we went with a couple plus their 3 year old. Knowing that he was unlikely to make it through the game, I suggested we leave at the end of fifth, when we were up 6-2, partially so that I could make it back to south Florida at a reasonable hour. Good idea, because the bullpen, including Papelbon, gave the game back and Tavarez f*cked it away in the tenth. To top it off, with Tampa being the Yankee spring training site, there are far too many Yankee fans. It almost felt like I imagine it would be at the Toilet. So the Sox are in free fall, and I really don't give a crap right now ... what I wanted to share with you guys is the fact that the Devil Rays have come up with a new promotion designed to give the team some sort of home field advantage. Friday night they gave out cowbells, with the expectation that people would bring cowbells to the games on an ongoing basis. It was definitely annoying, but probably not as bad as thunderstix, which they are obviously emulating. So ... when they are trying to get the fans into it, what does the scoreboard say? MORE COWBELL!! Unfortunately, they haven't licensed the SNL sketch, which is pretty lame. They should at least show the sketch during the pre-game, before they go over when you're supposed to pound your cowbell.

All I can say is that I pray to God that neither of my brothers gets wind of this, or I am the guaranteed recipient of the gag Christmas gift to end all gag Christmas gifts. (I know that some of those tunes aren't bad ... but in this case the only way to judge this gift is by the cover.)

You're not a jazz snob, you're a jazz listener. You're only a snob like me if you look down on people who listen to crap. You're also a jazz snob if you especially look down on anyone who says they are a jazz fan and then lists Najee and Boney James as their favorites.

If she IS Hot House, then she shouldn't have set up a structure that would allow her to lose control. Or she shouldn't have set up a structure she couldn't control. It sounds very much as if she pushed for bringing in someone else to work underneath her but they went in a way she didn't anticipate.

No, I think any baseball fan should recognize Ortiz's accomplishments. You don't have to like him but you have to respect him.

I thought it was Jesus or Jim Morrison.

Now we got a party going. Jim S. is in!!

I'm not counting Wells out yet. It was his first start since the end of May. Give him at least a couple more to find his form before we declare him toast. At which point, you can declare the Sox toast, too.

According to the Globe, Lopez *has* cleared waivers. The O's will pay about half of his salary and get a player to be named. What's strange is that the Herald is saying that it will be a player not on the 40 man roster and the Globe is saying that it will be a player on the 40 man roster. Anyway ... Lopez isn't an upgrade at the plate by any means, but he's an additional bat. He can spell Youklis at first, too. He's never been a good catcher so I am not sure if he becomes the regular catcher, with Mirabelli coming in late for defense, if they switch back and forth between Mirabelli and him, or possibly Mirabelli catches and Lopez is the right handed hitter off the bench. Maybe we'll catch lightning in the bottle like the Yanks have. Looks like we need it, too. Quick edit: what may be holding things up is that if its a 40 man roster player from the Sox, he has to clear waivers for the trade to be completed. But Lopez made it through.

Yes but I'm coming from Palm Beach so its already pretty warm.

Happy birthday, my friend!

Among younger artists, I continue to enjoy Ronnie Earl, and if you like a mix of blues with jazz (similar to Earl) you may check out Dave Specter's Delmark CDs. He's recorded with Eric Alexander and Jack McDuff.

The interesting thing is, after the second time it failed in the middle, I decided to signup for the free account, and from there on it was smooth sailing.

You Send It files have been uploaded! The five participants who requested yousendit service should be receiving emails. Anyone interested in using the downloading option who haven't signed up, please PM and I will send you the URL for the downloads. The files will be available for seven days starting today. Also, any late participants who prefer disc service are still welcomed, although I'll be out of town this weekend and unable to oblige before Monday the 7th. Please post here to confirm receipt of the download or the discs (all of which have been mailed) and I hope to open the discussion thread sometime next week.