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I think a steady dose of Shaq and Wade might be too much for the young Bulls, but I hope I'm wrong.

Eliminate the conferences and let overall records determine who goes to the playoffs and who stays home.

I don't want to change the gun laws at all. I'm for changing the laws in ways which empower the government, not in ways which empower criminals. With that in mind, I'm also for voting in ways which keep criminals from working in the government. Let's hope there is a hell for heartless killers like Cho. However, if there's hell below, who's to say we aren't all going to go?

I'm for legalizing cocaine. Better to have it taxed and regulated than funding street gangs and international terrorist networks.

Obviously, Chris doesn't speak for me. I just found his curmudgeonliness entertaining.

Happy Birthday!

Here's the well-missed Chris Albertson weighing in on the topic over at AAJ...

I agree with Jazzmoose. It's a shame the swastika came to symbolize nazi evil, since it is a fine design element. I like old VWs. Still, Ferry gushed a bit too much.

Hmm, must be a new trend. A customer rep just called me and told me to "piss off."

Not this year. Jerry West, please come home.

I'm all over it in about seven days, when I'll spend my 65 downloads in about ten minutes.

Does it have "Gettin' Nasty" on there?

Thanks JSngry, I may give it a whirl. I keep the other one for the song I mentioned, it's some heavy funk.

I have a She's So Different vinyl reissue and, other than "Shoobeedoop & Cop Him" I found it forgettable. Is the other album any good?

What I can never understand, in instances of killers such as this, is how a person loses track of empathizing with other people. To not have any consideration for the pain being inflicted on others by one's actions is the terrifying hallmark of insanity. The ripple effect of just one wrongful death is so powerful, 33 bright lives lost sends an awful wave which spans the coasts. We all sympathize with the families who have lost a loved one, we universally despise the murderer responsible. One can only come to the conclusion that the even more horrifying effects of a war in which thousands are killed must be exponentially worse. Wasn't it Chris Rock who said bullets should cost $1000 each?

They just interviewed a girl who was in the classroom which was assaulted on TV. She played dead to escape. The murderer had a handgun.

Luke is the Lakers' third best player, and easily the best passer on the team. He makes everyone better.

When Kobe plays within the offense he is a fine team player. The trouble is, the guys he passes to don't make wide-open shots. When the team starts to struggle, as its leader he must take and make shots, and usually he has to create them for himself. When the Lakers had a balanced team during the Shaq years, Kobe played within the system and was an exemplory team player en route to three championships. The only time with Shaq in which he didn't play well as a team player was during the Finals against Detroit, when they were refusing to pass to each other.

WOW! Mary Jane Hooper's "I've Got Reasons" is a favorite of mine. I want them all, too.

Too awful.

Of course, being able to listen to the music is what's most important, I agree.

Seconded. However, I still feel my emusic downloads "count" less than my purchased cds. I like having the artwork and manufactured cd like others.

I used to use Toast with my external burner on my old mac. When I got a new mac I just started using iTunes because it did the same thing for me. Is there something Toast did for you which iTunes won't? It should be possible for you to use whatever the latest version of Toast is and set the preferences to burn with the internal burner, but I'm speaking hypothetically since I've never done it.

Lightly seasoned and broiled tilapia, brown rice, and zucchini cooked with garlic. Hawaiian rolls.

Except...the Nuggets have been playing good ball lately, with Iverson shooting a good percentage.