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Snuffy Stirnweiss Enos Slaughter John Butcher

I remember reading about R.C. Owens and the alley oop, but can't remember ever seeing him do it. And I was surprised to read that he ended his career with the Giants. Don't remember that.

Looks like you're doing some heavy listening before everything gets packed up.

Danny Small John Littlejohn Johnny Johnson

You think the Rangers would let him go? I'm sure they'll try to keep him, but there's sure to be a few teams that come in offers that will be batshit crazy in terms of years and/or dollars, in which case, I don't know how hard the Rangers try to meet or beat. The guy's magic when he's healthy, but he's also streaky, and he's prone to injuries, some major, some not. And he's not a kid, so a 7-10 year deal at big bucks a la Pujols is not a good bet. OTOH, he's one of the best, if not the best, talents in the game right now, and is definitely an impact player. A nice crazy-money five, or even six, year deal is something I don't think the Rangers would balk at, not at all. But you know that somebody's going to offer 7 or more years at even crazier money, and that might be the point when the Rangers tell him "thank you for everything" and start moving on. Josh gonna make the best deal for Josh, and that's how it should be, dammit. And dammit.... That's gonna suck, but life goes on, and as long as the system is developing players like Leonys Marin & Mike Olt (and as long as they keep developing themselves), you just gotta hope that good business sense and potential talent don't cross each other up. One team that would be quite doubtful for Hamilton is the Yanks. They're trying to get under $189mil for payroll to escape the onerous luxury tax due to kick in in 2014 and they have Granderson & Cano as free agents prior to 2014. There's even scuttlebut that the Yanks may have to let Granderson or Cano walk to keep the payroll under the $189mil. Granderson maybe, but no way the Yanks let Cano go.

Kermit the Frog Peter Noone Herman Melville

Boston Blackie Sergeant Friday Charlie Chan

Johnny Sample Amy Semple McPherson Simple Simon

A.J. Weberman Robert Zimmerman Don Zimmer

Sluggo Bumps Blackwell Spanky McFarland

Happy Birthday!

Penelope Tree Tiger Woods Kate Moss

Raymond Burr Erle Stanley Gardner Bertha Cool

Chuck introduced me to this: Ivry Gitlis takes the listener on a wild and haunting journey through Bartok's Sonata for Solo Violin.

Joao Glberto: Especial - 30 Sucessos (EMI Odeon Brasil)

Richard Cory Edward Arlington Robinson Mrs. Robinson

Manhattan had Finyl Vinyl back in the day. True to their name, they went out of business.

The connections that come up on this board are nothing short of amazing.

It's that day of the year again. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday 2012, Scott!

Ray J. Johnson Ray Charles Benny Goodman

Episodes 8-11 of Frank's Place. Thanks again to a friend.

The Wild Bunch The Magnificent Seven The Searchers

NY Times article Perhaps a simplification but, at least from this article, it seems that the French value their culture, while Americans value money. I'm not French, so I can't speak for them, but I do think that Americans tend to value money over all else.