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seems like Texeria is more trouble then he is worth. They were going to run away with the division regardless. However its a good trade since the Angels time is now. It seems that in the playoffs you need two long ball clutch hitters, two elite starters and a great bullpen. Depth in starting rotation, speed (of course being able to create runs certainly helps since your facing elite pitching), defense less so like the regular season. Angels seem to be the favorites right now for a WS title.

The magnetic pull of the Death Star.. er Amoeba finally pulled me in yesterday. Sound of Love - Paul Motian (w/ Frisell & Lovano) Her First Dance - Misha Alperin The Complete Aladdin Recordings - Lightnin' Hopkins Belonging - Keith Jarrett Fillmore East: April 1971 - Grateful Dead

Glad to hear everybody is ok, as funky as SFGH looks as well as some of the people who hang there it is one of the best trauma units in the country .

Easy Living by Enrico Rava from 2004 w/ Stefano Bollani is a must own. The Words and the Days is also very good.

The biggest Mac virus so far seems to be the MicroSoft Office Suite 2008. It defaults saved files with a .docx instead of .doc so that it can only be opened with users who have Office 08 and when you run the updates it says in order to install these Microsoft Office Updates you need to quit the Microsoft Office Updater. wtf? Don't get me started on what a piece of junk Vista is. Running XP on a Intel Mac is pretty ok though.

From a user on Emusic: "If you are interested in hearing the concert in chronological order--or at least in the sequence as recorded by Prestige--here is the set list (according to Vladimir Simosko and Barry Tepperman's discography): 1) Status Seeking, 2) God Bless the Child (solo!), 3) Aggression, 4) Like Someone in Love, 5) Fire Waltz, 6) Bee Vamp, 7) The Prophet, 8) Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa), 9) Booker's Waltz, 10) Bee Vamp (alternate take). "

Paps, Don't get too excited about the Rays pitching shutting down the A's offense. They can't hit out of a paper bag right now, they are young team that got younger the last two weeks and the players are bummed that their GM doesn't think they have shot this year. I don't blame the players they have to think they can win to get on the field but realistically the first half was a nice surprise but this year was always about building for the next. Big Al should be happy as the Rangers move into 2nd place. Since my team is done GO RAYS!!

I can just picture the scene in the Rangers front-office: Tom Hicks is salivating, Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels are playing keep away with Hicks' cel phone... I think your ok, I think most AL general managers know not to deal with Beane. However Street is from Texas and is dad is famous for when he was a qb for the University Of Texas. Might put fans in the seats. Got any good third or short stop prospects? I am thinking the Brewers need a closer and have a couple of highly touted infielders in their system who can play 3rd or short. I am kind of rooting for the Brewers to blow a couple games late this week and for the Rays to sweep the A's so they can get something done. If the A's think they have a shot at the wild card it will ruin the development for next year. As for Boston fans consider your self lucky that you don't transplants moving to Texas.

Chutzpan- Avishai Cohen (bass) From the his excellent new album Gently Disturbed. These guys are ridiculously good.

Hey now, they traded their #2 and 3 starters for more bats. The 08 season is done, this year was all about building for next year. Not sure what they got for Blanton but I like the pieces they got for Harden and the trades in the off season for Haren and Swisher already are paying off big time, not the Haren trade wasn't also good for the DBacks as well. Time to see what the kids can do. Does anybody need a closer who can't close, he is really cute, very marketable and a great guy. just that closing the game thing.. but besides that he can be had. Like GregK I am also sick of the Red Sox. So go Rays!! Go Angels (puke, at least for today) and since my season is over I guess go Yankees. puke.

Like I posted earlier I think the Hamilton and Bradley stories are great. I really liked Bradley when he was on the A's in 2006, if he could ever stay healthy and just keep it together he could be very productive. At the same when he left the A's in 07 I didn't miss him becuase he was almost never in the line up when he freaked out on Beane and got kicked off. Re: CC to the Brewers. Normally getting a rent a pitcher never works out as they only get about 10 starts for you but CC can possibly win 8 of them and the NL is so bad if they get in to the playoffs with Sheets and CC as 1 -2 they could go deep. Its also Sheets last year as a Brewer so they need to go for it now. Go Rays!!

A bit after the half way point who would have thought: (I wish I went to Vegas in March and did this parlay) Rays in first place? The two HR leaders in the NL play 2nd base and their last names start with a U An ex crack head and the leagues biggest hot head are both deserving all stars, model teammates and leading the most potent offense in the AL over in Texas. The great thing about baseball is you never know. On local side for me the A's have been a gritty and fun team to watch, even though they keep putting out AAA lineups, somehow someway they keep winning. Tim Lincecum for the Giants is the hottest ticket in town, I was at the game yesterday and it felt like a post season game mixed with a street faire. Cub fans are a blast.

Now Drinking: Sumatra - Peets Coffee Last night: Racer 5 IPA by Bear Republic Brewery usually IPA'a are bit heavy for me but this stuff is smooth. There is no way its 7% alcohol either. Good stuff but potent.

re: rays-sox great catch by Upton to save the game. why does it seem like every time I look at a Rays box score it says Crawford and Longoria 3-4? Dan, I wish the A's had the same problems the Sox have, the A's just blew two late inning leads to their hated rival with a road trip to Chicago next without the benefit of coming off a World Series win.

Word here is that the Dubz offered Brand more than 10 million over what the Clippers can. Though the way Barron handled this it makes think there was some collusion between Barron, Brand and the Clippers. If it happens I would be happy with a Brand for Baron trade. The thing with Brand, Gilbert and Baron is that they are all great players who will demand a lot of money who have had major injury issues. I don't blame Baron for going for the money but he totally f-d the Dubz who could have moved him in a pre draft trade or drafted a pg and saved them 10 million in cap space.

more Brunettes and vinyl please.. Local sf band doing some pretty cool and obscure covers. keep meaning to check it out.

as much as I loath the Red Sox and the way Manny stands at home plate for 15 minutes after every home run he hits I have to say I kind of respect the way he lives on his own planet. Did anybody read the article last year in the New Yorker on Manny where he got pulled over for a speeding ticket in Boston, the cop tells him I am going to give you a ticket, Manny says, "I don't need tickets, here your go" reached into his glove compartment, hands the cop four lower box seats for the upcoming Yankees series and then proceeds to drive away and makes a illegal u-turn. ugg.. the A's blew an 8th inning lead last night. Not the game to blow. crap..

I agree, fantastic record. The first time I heard the solo piano version of Malachi I wept. In fact Andrew was the only Jazz artist to ever make me cry. The other time was the during the first listen of Kenny Dorham's solo on Dedication off of Point Of Departure and unfortunately the last time was right after his stellar performance at the SF Jazz festival just a few months before his passing. With his voice just above a rasp after his throat surgery he introduced the band and then alone on stage he took a bow holding his book of scores and walked off. At least we have all of his great recordings.

Great game pitched by Mr. Smith, the Haren trade has already brought in 3 guys that are contributing. That Gonzalez kid should be special. Make sure to stay up for the game tonight with Harden vs Santana. Should be a good one. Oh yeah, Go Devil Rays!!! if somehow the A's and the Rays can get to the post season and keep the two evil empires (red sox and yankees) out I will be so happy I will buy you a Mosaic Box Set.

Miles Davis - Bag's Groove. Both takes Been awhile since I have heard these, thanks to Jazzbo for reminding me to throw them on again. Grateful Dead - Not Fade Away-Going Down The Road..-"Darkness Jam"-Not Fade Away. Road Trips #3 Yale Bowl 71 Never was a big Not Fade Away fan but this version blew me away.

Sounds like you and I go to shows for different reasons, or maybe you're still stuck in your late teens. Anyway, I wasn't talking about today's Crim, which couldn't hold a candle to Fripp sitting on a stool crosspicking "Fracture" while Bruford bangs away behind him. It was kind of joke that fell flat, my wife always riffs that they are nerdy boy music so its kind of an inside joke. No offense. Anyway the last King Crimson show I went to I got to have a drink with Adrian afterwards, great guy.

I don't dig on their albums too much but they are by far one of the best live bands I have ever seen. The great thing about the last Neko Case record was that it had the Calixico and the Sadies on it. As much as I like King Crimson I also like to go to rock shows and see actual women in attendance. Don't think I have ever seen one at a King Crimson show.

I haven't had much of a chance to dig too deeply into it but some of it sounds similar to his work on Accent of the Blues. Which in my opinion is a good thing.

I can't believe I forgot the Black Keys! "Attack and Release" is a MONSTER. I loved Chulahoma and Rubber Factory by the Black Keys. The last one before Attack and Release didn't move me and its sounds like they totally changed direction from what I dug about them on Rubber Factory so I have been hesitant to check it out. Not sure what Blur albums you have heard but I thought Park Life and the self titled one with Beatle Bum on it were great. After grunge I took several years off rock (just jazz and hip hop) and it was Brit Pop brought me back in to enjoying rock. Not sure if its nostalgia or what but I am kind of looking forward to hearing what the Verve will put out this year. However compared to all my friends it seems like I listen to Jazz exclusively. Guess that makes me the old guy who buys Jazz records in the group.