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I'm the seller- I saw this thread and saw what it went for on Ebay and I had been thinking about putting it on Ebay, so... now seemed as good a time as any. I just checked and I do have a bidder. Last year I sold 'Angel Heart' for $40 to a guy in Italy, and this year it's part of the Select so I'm sure it has little value now. Like the comedians say, timing is everything.

I haven't seen anything about him taking a turn for the worse, but he is in his 80s and he just got out of the hospital after a pretty serious heart problem. I think he may have just been a bit too optimistic about when he can get back to playing.

Here's an interesting take on Imus from Zev Chafets in the NY Post (the NY Post called him Ignor-imus today): http://www.nypost.com/seven/04122007/posto...fets.htm?page=0 By ZEV CHAFETS April 12, 2007 -- IT'S been a rotten week for Don Imus. On Mon day, he was suspended from his radio show. On Tuesday, Proctor and Gamble and Staples announced they'd stop sponsoring his his show. Yesterday, General Motors and American Express joined the boycott, Sen. Barack Obama called for him to be fired - and then he got canned by MSNBC. And it's only Thursday. It couldn't happen to a more deserving victim - and we all owe the Rev. Al Sharpton some thanks. I know Don Imus - and so do you. Everybody went to school with him. There's an Imus in every class - a weird, nasty kid with a smart mouth and an instinct for the emotional jugular. If you stutter, he can imitate it. Wear a new suit to the dance, and he'll make sure everyone knows your mom bought it on sale at JC Penney. Got bad skin? Walk with a limp? Afraid of heights? Imus has a nickname just for you. Just like he had for the members of the Rutgers women's basketball team. The playground Imus always has a sidekick, a big dummy who laughs at his insults and watches his back. The radio Imus has Bernard McGuirk, an on-air "producer." Usually, his job is to repeat whatever Imus says, but last week he ventured a thought of his own: "That's some rough girls from Rutgers," he said. "Man, they got tattoos." In the world of Don Imus, Don Imus gets the last word. "That's some nappy-headed ho's there," he said. Of course, Imus has made a career of ugly slurs. But this one rubbed Al Sharpton the wrong way, and he raised a mighty howl for Imus' head. Sharpton-haters dismissed this as just another publicity stunt. I have a hunch, though, that this time the outrage was real: Sharpton has daughters about the same age as the Rutgers players. Certainly, when he agreed to appear on the Rev's radio show, Imus must have figured that Sharpton would let him off the hook - one celebrity agitator to another. Instead, it probably marked the end of his network career. Imus started off with an apology and an explanation that he was guilty of nothing more than trying to be funny. "Do you think it's funny to call people nappy-headed hos?" Sharpton replied. "No, I don't," Imus said in his best Eddie Haskell voice. This was the cue for the Rev. Al to voice grudging appreciation for Imus' contrition and ability to grow. But Sharpton came up on a different playground: "Did you think it was funny on Wednesday?" he demanded. What followed was one of the worst beatdowns in media memory. Imus tried everything. He called Sharpton - almost 15 years his junior - "sir." When that didn't work, he grew indignant. Several times he mentioned how much he has done for people of color. Finally, he was reduced to whining that he couldn't get anywhere with "you people." It was painful to watch, like the Ali-Quarry fight. At one point, Imus said that he hadn't come to the interview to be humiliated. But Sharpton didn't just humiliate him, he exposed him: "You talk like a tough guy over at the other station," he told Imus with contempt. Now that Imus has been both suspended by his bosses at NBC and CBS and declared toxic by corporate America, chances are that the networks will drop him. His posse of Washington sycophants, once they are sure he no longer has the power to help them or hurt them, will ditch him, too. In a Hail Mary, Imus asked to meet with the Rutgers basketball team. Evidently he hopes to find "ho's" with a heart of gold. The young women have graciously agreed to a sitdown. But Imus is kidding himself if he thinks he can sweet-talk his way out of this by manipulating some college girls. They may want to forgive him, but their parents won't. Al Sharpton will see to that. Zev Chafets is author, most recently, of "A Match Made in Heaven."

Everyone respects Hank and what he accomplished and maybe there are a few Barry fans who would actually take it to heart if Aaron said "I believe he used steroids, he should be banned from the game and his statistics erased from the books". No, there really aren't. The only ones left are either indifferent to the allegations or will never be convinced. The only thing that might happen is a few Barry fans might lose their respect for Aaron. Being from SF, I can tell you that the level of denial among his remaining supporters is absolutely staggering. They'll have you believe that not only is he totally innocent and that the whole BALCO thing has been orchestrated by Bud Selig to distract attention from baseball's real problems, but that Barry is in fact the nicest guy in the league. At the same time, he has far fewer people in his corner now than he did a couple years ago. If I'm not mistaken, Aaron & Selig are friends. Perhaps Aaron is withholding comment out of respect for Selig. By not showing up Aaron does not publicly endorse this sham, and by not saying anything he doesn't cause his friend any headaches.

That's just assinine!

I'm filing this post under "Sentences I Never Ever Thought I Would Read." What can I say. Sometimes I have a hankering for some crap! Salma Hayak's dance scene is worth a rental right there!

Hello Big Al, If the Cream box is still available, I'm interested. Let me know.

Dude - John Carpenter's The Thing?? Agreed, Kurt Russell was AWESOME in The Thing...in fact, that movie is way underrated in my opinion and follows the original short story much closer than the original version. I had completely forgotten about 'The Thing'- I need to watch it again.

No, go see "The Namesake" as well! Why does life have to be "either/or"? Why choose when you can have both? I saw both movies and enjoyed both immensely. I went with my 14year old son to see 'Grindhouse', and he also enjoyed it. Deliberately cheesy, no deep themes or ruminations on the meaning of life. Give me a big bucket of popcorn and we had a great time for a Saturday afternoon. Kurt Russell was excellent! I never thought much of him as an actor but this changed my opinion of him.

That's funny, go across the Verrazanno bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn and you are in the home borough of Antibalas! If you get the chance to see Antibalas, DO IT!!! I saw them as the opener to Soulive at a free show in Brooklyn in 2005 and they were excellent, political and danceable. When they performed'Indictment' from 'Who is this America' it was cool to hear a large crowd yell "Indictment" as each name was read off.

I don't really see a problem with kid "harnesses." Actually seems pretty brilliant. They are leashes and kids are not dogs.

What about our own Noj?

Here's a link to a story in the NY Daily News about it: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/healt...y_together.html

Mingus at Carnegie Hall- not just the jams that were released, but the whole concert. I was there and it was smokin' stuff all night.

With the way that prices have spiked and continue to fluctuate, it would be economic suicide for a company to offer anything like a long-term contract at a fixed price. I have oil heat, and my oil company barely avoided bankruptcy because they sold fixed rate contracts to customers and then oil prices increased dramatically. In this economic climate there's really nothing you can do but put another sweater on!

I'm not a musician nor have I ever studied music, but Cecil Taylor is squarely in the tradition to my ears. Yes, he goes 'out', but he's definitley extendeing the tradition to my ears. It's also worth noting that Jimmy Lyons has been considered as an update of Bird, Bird for the avant-garde. It's a shame that an ignorant fool like Grouch is all over the place trying to sell his homogenized version of the music- he does this great music a massive disservice and his activities lead more and more to museum music that is frozen in amber like an ancient insect.

Happy Birthday, Noj

Congrats, FFA- proof that sometimes good things actually happen to good people! Best of luck.

HELLO ALL, NO, THIS IS NOT CHEWY/ARIC BUT I'M USING CAPS TO SCREAM THE MESSAGE THAT OUR DEAR BOARD MASTER NEEDS SOME COIN TO KEEP THIS PLACE RUNNING. MANY OF US BUY PLENTY OF CDS, VINYL, DOWNLOADS, ETC. SKIP A DISC, ALBUM, ETC FOR ONCE AND INSTEAD DONATE TO OUR BOARD AND KEEP IT RUNNING- WE ALL ENJOY OUR TIME HERE, SO LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING. THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL KIND SOULS.

Glad to hear you are doing well Danielle- good news is always good to hear. For Rachel, Lonson, Shawn, I wish you the very best and hope that things work out for all of you and your loved ones.

I just sent something- if a bunch of us forego one cd, that's a nice piece of change! GIVE!!!!

Great idea! Can already hear James Brown singing 'I Feel Good!' ...and 'Sex Machine'

Hello Donald, Is 'Metamusicians Stomp' & 'The Navigator' by Andrew Cyrille still available? If so, please let me know- I'll take them. Thank you.

That was HILARIOUS!!! Thanks for posting that. I work in an office so I can really relate to this.

WOW! Great album cover!