J Larsen

Jersey Alley. No, I used to live a block down from it and now I live a block up from it. They are about to open a library there. Bowie has a place right there. I can see the Puck Building from my new living room, which is pretty cool in my book. I've always thought that was a really beautiful building from the outside (not so nice on the inside, though).

Limited time, but I don't know the cutoff date.

From two blocks south of the Broadway/Lafayette stop to right around the corner from it, on the east side.

Did he offer to carry any bulky musical instruments or anything for you? No, bu he did step out of the way, which is more than I can say of a lot of people I've encountered over the last few days.

My favorite piece of furniture got trashed and my cat is completely freaked out about his new environs, but the move is basically done now. I have a very rare Manhattan commodity - NATURAL LIGHT!!! TONS of it. I got sunburned sorting through boxes in the living room. Bill Murray walked out of my building this morning as I was walking in with boxes - not sure what's up with that. I probably won't be around much the next few days... see you later.

I hear ya. Just received Roach #2631, BTW. I'm told that the Roach and Miles sets are now in my apartment.

That's what I'm finding.... I hired movers for the heavy stuff, but it didn't make sense for the whole thing since I live on a narrow block with parking on both sides - it is literally impossible for a truck to stop within a block and load up, so for a short move it makes sense to carry the stuff over - but damn it is exhausting and time-consuming. It will be worth it in the end though.

Is that scientist-speak for big bazongas? Dude - it is SO much more than that - you know that unobtainable ideal western beauty standard that can only be achieved with airbrushing? It can be achieved. Without airbrushing. My mind is bent out of shape. Even my girlfriend was astonished. I wouldn't blame her if she decided to switch teams after seeing that.

Can I visit? I own a DV Cam with zoom... Sure - any time.

Didn't mean to whine - I think I'm incredibly fortunate to be able to stay in this area (center of downtown Manhattan). Just never considered the logistics of such a short move.

My stereo is at my new place, but I'm at my old place. This sucks! On the upside, my new across-the-street neighbor has astonishing physical characteristics and she walks around naked with the blinds up.

I remember Schilling saying some pretty nasty stuff before that. I happened to be at the first home game after Bobby Bonds' death.

Goddamnit, made the order. No more cds for a while for me... unless something else hits running low...

Schilling has never liked bonds. He has publicly mocked him several times.

BTW, not sure if this is still the case, but the jazz section (which is really a room) at the original Amoeba in Berkeley used to totally kick ass. The SF store opened after I left the Bay Area, but on my return visits I've never been as impressed with the SF store as with the Berkelely store.

There used to be and may still be a junk store in North Beach that often had some good vinyl (in addition to a decent selection of reasonably priced instruments). The place is a litte chaotic but I found some good stuff there back in the day. As of about 1.5 years ago it was still there. There also used to be a book store on Polk near either California or Pine that had a few bins that were worth flipping through. As a teen I found a ridiculously expensive Residents record in there for about five bucks, and there were usually quite a few old looking jazz records, but I was too young too know what they were at the time. I recall the owner being a jazz guy though, so it is probably worth checking out. Recycled Records on Haight is pretty good for rock and at least used to have a decent jazz section. Other than that, Amoeba. They killed all the others off.

They never tell me anything! They always say just to watch the website for Last Chance and Running Low! Mosaic doesn't love me.

I just spent a ridiculous amount of money getting a new apt and buying new furniture.

I can't imagine. It's hard enough leaving him in the morning when I go to work. I never knew I was such a softy until I got a cat.

Vision, timing, skill and strength make it happen - if you are a total weakling you're not going to smack a ball 350 feet no matter how perfectly you hit it (if anyone knows this it's me!)... similarly the stronger you are, the less perfectly you have to hit a ball to make it travel a given distance (witness McGuire's check swing homers). So are you Kruk or Kuip? Miller? Angel? Greenwald?

TX had some cool bands in that time frame. I was really into the Big Boys and the Dicks.

Slovenly was a pretty awesome band. I never really gave The Lazy Cowrgirls or the Divine Horsemen much of a chance back then - I wasn't quite so "sophisticated" in my taste as an early teen and was a little put off by the divirse influences. If I ever see one of their records at a friend's house I'll throw it on. It's been YEARS since I heard this group, so don't take this as a current endorsement, but back in the day the lesser-known SST band that I was really into was Bl'Ast.

Or a drummer who's not quite "right"?

I don't understand...? OK, ask a body builder if he thinks 'roids will make you see the ball better or give you the skill to hit a curveball. I freakin' DARE you to. Any other justification beyond the reality of that simple point is patent bullshit...that or total Bonds envy. The largely white controlled media told you to believe so. Dude, as a fellow Giants fan (born/raised in SF) I want to get along with you, but you are a total spinmeister on this topic - I'd really like to see you actually address the point for once.