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Hell, I'll take Sophia over Bridget then! I'll take the dog over BB! Woof!

Man, Brigitte Bardot hit the wall. and... The wall hit back!

Methinks I see a whole new series of Cat Shatner album covers...

R/T, I actually have some of those records!

Thanks R/T! I had forgotten about how much fun we had with this thread.

Yes! Please!

I agree with all your choices. I would add Dupree Bolton. I would have loved to hear more of him.

I'm glad you're happy with your set, Matt! I wasn't planning on getting them originally, but I'm glad I did. :rsmile:

I guess the turnoff I had to Fantasia is that she just seem really hardened. To be fair, I should realize she probably has good reason to be. I thought her performance was really nice. It had a feeling of a classic torch singer, yet she modernized it a bit. It was cool. I know George isn't the greatest singer ever, but I remember Simon saying how he didn't have a chance to be the winner. He wasn't enough of a front man. I think George has stepped up and had some nice performances. But, I love to see the underdog win.

I haven't been a big fan of Fantasia (her attitude), but I thought it was smart of her to perform "Summertime" - I know I love that song so much that I give automatic points to anyone singing it. I thought she did a pretty good job with it, and it was nice to see her soften up. I hope George wins. He seems like a good guy. Poor John! Someone needs to put him out of his misery.

I was thinking Organissimo with JSngry on tenor. B)

I'm not for banning members, but if someone pulled a stunt like that, that would be unforgivable. I may be low class , but my mom taught me to respect women.

I know who I want for the band!

Well that just crosses a line for me! I'm offended by that level of invisibility! --eric As a cat, I'm offended with your rat! Man talk about blaming the victim! I gotta live in constant fear around this place! --eric No one ever said a rat's life is easy!

Well that just crosses a line for me! I'm offended by that level of invisibility! --eric As a cat, I'm offended with your rat!

This reminds me of a bumper sticker that some people put on their cars: "Christians are not perfect, only forgiven." This is one part of Christianity that I have never understood, at least from the moral point of view. I do not subscribe to any specific faith, although I consider myself morally to be a very religious person. Central to my beliefs is the idea that we have to bear the burden of our own past sins. That is part of life. So who do such Christians think that they are? They can do whatever terrible things they want, as long as they get down on their knees afterwards and ask Jesus to forgive them? Then their souls will be saved, whereas the "ignorant," who may have always lived decent and moral lives, will all burn in hell. The fact is, Curtis Mayfield was right about hell. I'll admit it here. I don't believe in Christianity anymore. Having said that, please understand, many Christians don't hold themselves up as better or anything like that. They are taught that there is only one way to God. I can tell you from experience that it's a painful place to be sometimes. It's really tough when you frame your world through that perspective (it was for me). I saw "Christians" that I had no respect for, while there were "non-believers" who I had the utmost of respect for, but, I was in a vise. The truth was black and white. There wasn't any wiggle room. I know Shrdlu shares the gospel because he truly cares about us. It's just a matter of perspective.

I agree! I've picked up a bunch of them. Mon!

Simon, You bring up a great point. I hadn't thought of that. I don't think you'd have to be a Black Power person to be disturbed by the events of that time. I remember the moving "Alabama" that Coltrane performed on that Ralph Gleason show. It was right after the church bombing. It was very moving. Seeing that side of JC, to me, shows that it wouldn't be too much to accept that he was feeling what was going on in the world.

I'm sorry I don't share your enthusiasm, you sir are a jackass. How's that for insulting?

It's a drag that some people are turned off to our "little piece of Heaven" here. I guess we may come off as bombastic and argumentative, but I see real deep friendships here. It seems like, if a person wants to join the family here, then they're in (I admit, it takes me a little while to remember new names). I think this is one of the most welcoming places I've been. I know I consider everyone here as a friend.

It sure caught me off guard. I listened to OM last night (for the first time in years). I was surprised at how much I liked it. I dug the first solo. I thought the piano was great. It truly is psychedelic jazz. I swear the horns sounded like they were feeding back at time. At one point I felt like I could also hear the horns themselves disintegrating. Like the metal was being shredded. One thing I noticed. It seemed to be a scary Hollywoodized version of this subject. If you listen to Indian music, the way om is chanted is different than on this album. It almost sounds like a scary movie to me. Listening to the music also made me think that this music must have been a powerful release for the musicians. I felt like I could hear them pouring their demons out (not literally). I bet the vibe in that studio was SCARY. B) When the whole ensemble is blasting, it's a little too much for me, but when you get down to smaller groupings, I think this album really opens up into some interesting/weird stuff. It's a real trip to think that this was recorded only one year aftar A LOVE SUPREME.

No, when that happens, the poll will be "Have you ever seen a naked man groan?" Just be careful with that naked man poll! You'll poke someone's eye out.

Those are well done.

Yup! Nintendo. I spent a lot of time playing that game.