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It's also on Half.com: http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid...=1876&meta_id=2

It's on Ebay now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4011517441&rd=1

That explains the two new members, Tony S. & Tony B.

Rachel, Who's that on your avatar? Is that your daughter?

Some of what these debt-counseling companies do is to talk to your creditors and negotiate a payment plan. A lot of times this involves a lower interest rate, which can help you a great deal. If the interest is accruiing at 8% rather than 19% your chances of paying it back are much better.I would suggest examining that route before bankruptcy. If you do bankruptcy, your credit will be shot to pieces for a lonnnng time, making car buying, house buying etc. very difficult in the future. If you can work out a payment plan that's better for all concerned- your credit rating is still alive, and the credit card company is still getting something, which is much preferable(in their eyes) than getting nothing. Look at tha websites for some of these credit counseling agencies, see what they do, what fees they charge, etc.

DTMX, That was laugh out loud funny- thanks so much for the picture and commentary.

How about one on a bad day???

The Lakers are only down 2-0. If they win the next game, they're right back in the series. Of course, if they lose, it's over. No one has ever come back from being down 3-0. I saw some of the first half, and Parker seemed to be in third gear while the Lakers were in park. He was just blowing by two or three Lakers on his way to the basket.

Selig and his gang are like a bunch of cheap prostitutes- they'll do anything for $. What's next, ads on the umpires' chest protectors and jackets? ARGGGGGGGGGH!

I ordered the Moncur Select today. OHHH MY ACHING WALLET!#@$%^&*

I'm playing 'The Complete Atomic Basie', with arrangements by Neal Hefti, gloriously swinging. Thank you, Count.

MartyJazz, The Jazz Casual series is excellent- I got the Coltrane one, and you're right on the money- Gleason presents the music with respect & admiration.

Thanks for posting that piece- it's always great to see a master appreciated by SOMEBODY. A shame that Basie's centennial is not more widely celebrated- his music defines swing in a muscular yet relaxed manner.

Dan, There's still lots and lots of baseball to be played. You should have seen the tabloids in NY, with article after article about 'What's Wrong With the Yankees' in mid-April, no less. Talent will find its level, sometimes it needs a little time. Do you think the Bosox will actually wind up re-signing Pedro?

Ghost, The pitching is picking up, with Brown & Vasquez pitching well and now Mussina is pitching up to his abilities. I watched some of Lieber over the weekend, and he has a nasty sinker that induces groundball after groundball. It may look boring, but it sure is efficient- he had an eight pitch inning where there was even an error! If Contreras can ever live up to his hype, the Yanks will have a great pitching staff. The bats are also showing signs of life, and Sierra has been unconscious lately. Of course, Lofton comes off the DL and is ticked that Sierra is playing and he's sitting, but when a guy is as hot as Sierra has been the last week or so, I say play him 'till he drops.

It's on the Moncur Mosaic Select, and it's on a 2-fer LP from the 70s.

Glad to hear that you had a good time- Y'all come back now!

These are the same music companies that are so concerned with 'artist's rights' when it comes to downloading, but when it comes to paying proper royalties they are a bunch of thieves. What two-faced hypocrites.

Is a Japanese issue the only way to get a hold of Jackie Mac's 'Hipnosis'? The title tune keeps buzzing around in my head and I want to get the disc, but no luck on Tower or BN so far in locating the disc? Anyone know where I could get this domestically? Is it OOP in the USA? Thanks loads for any leads.

I was flipping around the dial on Saturday night and caught some live Prince on MTV2(The one that has some music.) He was excellent! On the part that I saw, he only sang, but his band SMOKED! He had a very funky bass player, a 4 or 5 piece horn section with some good players, and a good guitar player who stuck to just rhythm playing, and a pretty solid drummer. They were playing stuff inspired by James Brown/Sly Stone/George Clinton from late 60s/early 70s, of course with the Prince touch, thick and greazy funk that had me shaking on the sofa. Rainy day, if that's the band he brings to the concert you're going to, you are in for a treat- they're very good.

A new landmark in cinema history- thanks for the laugh, RDK!