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There's also the Frank Kofsky interview.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43vST-auKQ4

Happy 200th gentlemen!

Selig is considering reinstating Hank Aaron as baseball's home run king http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/20...uspension_N.htm

+1 for Nature's Miracle. Another possible cause (among many, I'm sure) is kidney stones. I had a cat who started peeing outside of her litter box. The vet found the stones and said that because urination had become painful to the cat, she associated the pain with the litter box, and chose to pee elsewhere. +2 for Nature's Miracle. We have two Beagles and hardwood floors through out the house. One of our dogs pees every time she hears a loud noise so we are pretty well stocked up on NM.

Move to California and join one of those cannabis clubs. Seriously. A friend of mine broke his ankle about 15 years ago and got a doctor to write him a prescription. Now he goes once a month to the local dispensary for his pot. He swears the pot is as good or better than anything you can get on the street and a helluva lot cheaper!

Albert Mangelsdorff - Tromboneliness (Sackville)

Anthony Braxton - Trio and Duet (Sackville)

Flea's left arm http://pro.corbis.com/images/DZ003579.jpg?...3-66CA17978B1B} Check out this guy's leg... http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lounge/23...tattoo-big-pic/ A friend of mine has "space is the place" on his left arm. (Sorry no picture of it)

And yet, as recently as January of this year, they were still getting caught, according to test results. These are plucked from a pretty detailed and seemingly up-to-date listing of steroid users or users of other banned substances in baseball. Whatever A-Rod did, and however lame his apologies, he's not alone. I'm not trying to excuse what Romero did (I mean, what a dumbfuck!) BUT there's more to this story..... http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/37132794.html and

Andrew Cyrille - Special People (Soul Note)

That's an interesting article. Thanks for linking. There is much that I agree with. However, it seems that his whole argument as to why power numbers are up hangs on this.... Could it be that the reason why there are fewer positive test results for steroids be due to better masking techniques rather than a decline in usage?? Or maybe the steroid abusers have switched to HGH? As of the end of last season there was no test that could detect HGH reliably but that could be changing. And how do we know Pujols isn't on that 104 list? I've always thought he looked like a juicer.

Yeah, I totally agree w/ you. This scandal is definitely not over for him. One of the local columnists has this to say... On the surface, Rodriguez's candor was admirable. He seemed more human in 30 minutes on ESPN than he has in his entire 15-year career as a major-league superstar. But that candor would have been a lot more admirable and valuable before Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez tested positive for two performance-enhancing substances in 2003. That "truth" would have been more compelling if it wasn't scripted and tailored to address only the time frame covered by the report. It was like a televised plea bargain: Rodriguez offered up his three years with the Texas Rangers in order to protect his early years as a phenom in Seattle and his superstar seasons, including the future ones, as a Yankee. It was impossible to view Rodriguez's strategy as anything more or less than that - a smart ploy to avoid the perjury-trial, Hall-of-Shame-not-Fame fate of Steroid Era poster men Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro. Rodriguez or his handlers - who was he looking at off-camera? - learned that lying does more permanent damage and comes with more legal consequences than the original cheating. That doesn't mean Rodriguez opened up completely, though. There were several warning signs that his truth-telling was calculated and calibrated: enough to appeal to the American public's tendency to forgive, but not enough to open any fresh new cans of steroid-bloated worms. The first warning sign: Rodriguez repeatedly attacked Selena Roberts, the longtime New York Times reporter and columnist who helped break the story for SI. Roberts, a journalist with excellent credentials, has a book coming out and Rodriguez seemed hell-bent on discrediting it in advance. And that maneuver would be a lot more credible if Roberts' and David Epstein's reporting hadn't landed him on ESPN in the first place. Rodriguez was careful not to name the substances he took - smart because he'd expose himself to possible criminal prosecution for using non-prescribed drugs. Primobolan, one of the steroids Rodriguez reportedly used, is not available in the United States even with a prescription. It strains credulity that a world-class athlete would use random substances he knew nothing about. If Rodriguez really wanted to be "set free," a little of that difficult truth would have been persuasive. By limiting his admissions to those three "naive" and "stupid" years between 2001 and 2003, Rodriguez is making a play to salvage his legacy. He has nine years - apparently a fixed number of seasons he intends to play - to hit enough home runs and put up enough other numbers that his home-run record and Hall of Fame credentials will survive without the three tainted years. More ... http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/2009...or_feigned.html

Holy crap. I can't believe he fessed up. Good for him. Hey Roger, are you listening? Barry? Time to spill the beans.

I think I would have a heart attack if I ever came across one of those. Yikes.

Karl and Ingrid Berger - Changing the Time (Horo)

Friday, April 17 | 8pm Ab Baars Trio & Ken Vandermark with Ab Baars, tenor sax/clarinet/shakuhachi Ken Vandermark, tenor sax/clarinet Wilbert de Joode, double-bass Martin van Duynhoven, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission Friday, April 24 | 8pm The Thing with Mats Gustafsson (Sweden), baritone saxophone Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Norway), contrabass Paal Nilssen-Love (Norway), drums Kung Fu Necktie 1248 N. Front Street $10 General Admission Sunday, April 26 | 8pm Tony Conrad + Keiji Haino with Tony Conrad, violin Keiji Haino, el. guitar International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut Street $25 / $17.50 / $20 Wednesday, May 6 | 8pm Brötzmann / Waits Duo with Peter Brötzmann, alto & tenor saxophones/clarinet/tarogato Nasheet Waits, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission Tuesday, May 19 | 8pm Merzbow + Charles Cohen solo Kung Fu Necktie 1248 N. Front Street $15 General Admission Thursday, May 21 | 8pm Matana Roberts solo The Rotunda 4012 Walnut Street Free Admission Buy tickets & more info here... http://arsnovaworkshop.com/

At his age and considering his body type, I think the Phils should say "thanks for the memories" and let him walk at age 32 to whoever bids for him. We know how well those body types last, and he looks more like Mo Vaughn than Ortiz does, and some people think Ortiz is on the way down now. I know I wouldn't want to commit a big, long free agent contract to him three years now, even if he averages 48 homers a year the next three years. Agree. Looks like we may have dodged a bullet. Rumor has it that Howard was looking for a 7-8 year contract worth $200M but he settled for this. Phew. I have to give the new GM Ruben Amaro high marks for his moves this off season. It looked pretty ugly going in with 8 players eligible for arbitration.

If he keeps producing at the same levels I think the Phils saved themselves some money. If he doesn't produce at those levels well... then they're only on the hook for 3 years. Another thing to consider - Howard is getting paid a lot less than the Yankees new first baseman.

Joseph Jarman & Famoudou Don Moye - Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song) India Navigation

Baseball star Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, sources tell Sports Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/base...oids/index.html

Or maybe Gillick's successor figured the roster needs a couple more days to get over the partying and the hang-over before they go to work on defending their title? Well hey they are the "World Fuckin' Champions" so I guess they do deserve a little rest. Do you get to catch any Spring training action where you are?

Or maybe Theo thinks that the Sox will need a head start if they are going to best the Yanks and the Rays this year?

9 days until Pitchers and Catchers report!

Knicks fans have got to see some amazing basketball this week. Too bad none of it was from their team

Use them for Skeet shooting.