Tim McG

We have a ground squirrel living in our backyard. I guess he figures he's safe from preditors, but he's a large pain in the butt...he keeps digging up the yard.

Death to dodger blue! Go GIANTS!!!

That would be my era of drag racing, too. Back in the Day, the Rails had the engine in front of the driver: But the Funny Cars have pretty much remained the same:

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I'm from Pomona, CA originally....you know, where the WinterNationals are held every year. Drag racing is in my blood. It in my ears, it's in my soul. My favorite dragster is the Funny Car. How about you?

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My Giants are only 4 1/2 games out while the [hated] dodgers win their 10th in a row. Grrrrrr

I did this before with Columbia House. And you know my net result? Nothing. I never got one single CD.

A Jazz snob is somebody like the late Leonard Feather. If you didn't automatically accept everything he wrote in his column, he wanted nothing to do with you. That, my friends, is a Jazz snob.

As a former Music Plus employee....I concur.

I picked Louis Armstrong only because he is the most recognizable name in Jazz. I honestly believe all the other names will be remembered as well.

Happy New Year to all of you.

Hm. If Tower is going down in bankruptcy....what good is a voucher for any future purchases?

How different are you from your friends???? None of my friends [save my Best Friend...who would give you the shirt off his back] dig Jazz. Nobody I know cares about politics like I do, nobody gives a tinker's damn if Bush destroys the environment. I am surrounded by people who just have no clue about what it used to be like back in the Vietnam Era when the government controlled us the way they do now. I am a lost soul in a sea of blindness. No shit.

Just got broadband! It's da BEST, ain't it? Two clicks and a bang....and I'm there, bay-bee. Broadband ROCKS!

[ahem] Here's the real issue, Guys. Parents just need to be parents and actually step up and tell their kids enough TV is just plain enough. [duh] I mean, these are their kids, OK? Where are the parents on this issue, eh? We are raising a Nation of vidiots, I tell you.

BoSox win! Now, then...is the "curse" still a factor?

Well, it's about damn time. Stinkin' Yankees...GO Sox!

I don't want to see Jeff Kent in the WS. The traitor. GO Red Birds!!!

So! Don't believe in the Curse of the Bambino? Now we wait and see...Game 7, folks.

Hey, I was there once, when my dad was a professional drag racer back in the 70's. 1978, to be exact. It was one of his last races before he retired. Now THAT'S the highlight of my childhood: following my dad's travels across the country when he was a drag racer! No kidding? Wow. I left Pomona [finally] in 1974 to attend college in Long Beach. I have to wonder....maybe I saw him race. Could have happened

Ooo. What a shock. The Red Sox are losing [once AGAIN] to the rich-boy's Yankees.

A middle-class slum. Pomona, CA was a blue collar slum palace relpete with various pockets of poverty and one well-to-do neighborhood. Here's how it breaks out: South Side The Barrio Cherryville Ganesha Hills [the rich-boy part of town] Little Africa Sin City Ghostown [where I lived] The place was a dump then, it's a dump now. But...we did have the NHRA's WinterNationals Drag Racing at the LA Fair Grounds

Dirtbags is cool. What is Dirtbag Baseball? The unofficial nickname of Long Beach State 49er baseball team refers to the program’s style of play and success against higher profile programs. The moniker was first coined for Coach Snow’s first team in 1989 which was comprised of nearly all new players. Playing without a home field (LBCC, Cerritos JC and Blair Field), and practicing at a local all-dirt Pony Field, that team won its first 18 games and advanced to the 49ers first College World Series appearance. Then-infield coach Dave Malpass would take his infielders to the all-dirt field for their rigorous workout. The infielders would return to the regular practice field after their sessions covered in dirt. Thus the name “Dirtbags” was born. The name resurfaced again in 1993 when the 12-12 49ers rallied to win 34 of their next 41 games and finish three outs short of the National Championship game. The “Dirtbags” were once again a fan favorite at the 1998 College World Series as the country received a lesson in “Dirtbag” baseball. "Being a Dirtbag is more about the attitude that you play with. You are required to give 110% all of the time." -- Jeremy Ward, Triple A Pitcher, Diamondbacks “Being a Dirtbag means giving 100 percent in everything you do...going all-out on every play, and always putting the team before yourself.” -- Bobby Crosby, Athletics Shortstop “It’s a badge of honor. It means you play hard all the time. I’ve always considered myself to be a Dirtbag.” -- Steve Trachsel, Mets Starting Pitcher “A Dirtbag is a style of playing the game of baseball. It is the type of player every team needs… Loves to play the game everyday… He maybe does not have all the skills of the greatest player, but his attitude and the way he commits himself to the game is what makes this Dirtbag great. Dealing with adversity is what completes being a Dirtbag. A team player at all times (hardnosed).” -- Mike Gallo, Astros Pitcher "Being a Dirtbag means you bring all you have to the table in every single game. It doesn't matter the conditions or who you're playing or where you're playing. You have to get down and get dirty and do what you have to do to win. It means giving up an at-bat to move the runner over, to hit the sac fly, giving it all until the moment you walk off the field." -- Adam Heether, 11th Round Pick of Brewers in 2003 "To me the Dirtbags means a great time in my life. I enjoyed the camaraderie and excitement I had being part of the Dirtbags. I still go back for the alumni games and enjoy seeing my old friends. I guess you could say that you would have to experience it personally to really know what it means." -- Rocky Biddle, Expos Closer “We’re just a team that scrapes and gets the little things done to win. That’s what we are--Dirtbags. People that don’t understand that yet, don’t hafve a clue to what’s behind us.” -- Chuck Lopez, Single-Season Record Holder for Hits “Being a Dirtbag is great, it’s a great group of guys. We’re just players who like to get dirty and play hard. We’ll always battle every inning, every at bat – it’s just a hard-nosed way to play ball,” -- Jeremy Reed, Double-A OF, White Sox “A Dirtbag doesn’t have the greatest ability--on a scale from 1 to 10, you’re always a 5, but you always play hard and don’t care how pretty you look. You just get after it.” -- Brian Whatley, Starting Catcher on 1993 CWS Team “It was a tremendous honor to be a Dirtbag. Being a Dirtbag means you’re a never-say-die player who puts it all on the line all the time.’’ -- Terrmel Sledge, Triple-A OF, Expos Jason Giambi was a Dirtbag, too.

Dust. I don't get out much.