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That is deep, Jim. I will concede the creativity by the dudes mixing it up but that's about where it stops. It all sounds like shit to me and I don't see much in the dancing either. Unlike Shrdlu, I think it lacks heart and soul. Of course this could just be me. Maybe I don't have the mind to grasp what is going on but, I can't imagine Soul Train's finest getting to excited about these beats.

Happy Birthday, R. Tipping one in your honor this very moment.

Scoring. Of course, as I got older, my definition matured a bit too. No matter what your age is, that is still a pretty soild measurement of success, if you ask me.

Sorry Jim. No doubt she will heal fine.

I imagine it will be entertaining, but judging by the preview clips I have seen, it appears the movie over hypes Lucas like Goodfellas did Henry Hill. By that I mean the government and Lucas himself liked to paint a much larger picture. I'm curious if the movie shows how he used to sell out his friends and just about everyone he did business with to save his ass everytime he was in trouble. No doubt Lucas was a drug dealer in Harlem, but I suspect the movie makes him seem much larger than what was real life. If you listen to those Denzel Washington interviews he would have you believe Lucas walked on water.

No offense, but Mannheim Steamroller blows. Even on Christmas day that shit would fail to put me in the spirit unless of course I was trying to get in the mood for shoving an ice pick in my skull. That's always a holiday favorite.

Happy Birthday, Paul.

Happy Birthday!

Divertiti!

"Take it easy, I'm only the DJ, they don't tell me the combination to the safe!!".

"This one goes out to the gang in Sheboygan. Gus Polasky and the Polka Banditos doing Polka Your Troubles Away!" And-a-one-and-a-two....

Or more time to concentrate on his bullshit frivolous lawsuits.

Happy Birthday, GA!

Oh yeah, and that dumb fucker on the LIRR is a jerkoff. When he does that shit he is even more annoying and disruptive than the people on the cell phones. I suspect one of these days he is going to get his ass beat. More times than not he is fucking with women. It's one thing to say "hey do you mind keeping it down? or could you please make your call when off the train?", but slapping people and throwing shit at women is real pussyish.

That's your hero? A man who assaults women and anyone else who pisses him off? And who has the chutzpah to sue his victims for five million dollars for "a violation of his First Amendment rights, and alleged defamation, libel, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and an abuse of process." You've got one fucked up definition of "hero" pal. Not only is this guy a world class asshole but it sounds to me like he's swindled the taxpayers of New York for "disability" pay while being perfectly capable of assault and intimidation. A thousand Duly noted douche bag. Nonetheless, cellphone addicts are the new crackheads....teenagers are the worst culprits. Especially, text messaging during class time. As a teacher, I think we should have the right to take a kid's cellphone away, use up all their minutes, smash it into little tiny pieces then hand it back to them in a plastic baggie with a smiley face on it saying, "Have a Nice Day." Cell phones were banned by high schools in NYC. What surprised me most was the number of parents that this upset. I understand parents want to be in touch with their kids or a phone may be needed in case of emergency, but how many years did we and those before us go to school and live daily without cell phones?

BW, Something in your story doesn't quite wash. If checking accounts at banks really are a perfect alternative to check cashing services... why are people still using check cashing services? I'm guessing it's a combination of poor access to local banking services, perhaps distrusts and/or unawareness of local banking services... For what it's worth, AFAIK I cannot access the full cash amount of a deposited check after depositing it, but only a fraction. For somebody who needs cash NOW that could be a significant constraint. The poor (in the US and elsewhere) are "underbanked". Reducing access to payday lending isn't going to solve this problem. I think you will find a lot of people using check cashing services are those that have previously burned a bank or two and are unable to open another account, people that like to carry their life in their pockets and illegal immigrants. A solid alternative to check cashing services for some is pay cards. The check amount is loaded on a debit/ATM card and the employee is given a PIN. They can withdraw the cash all at once or in part. There is one no fee transaction per pay cycle and they can either use the ATM or go directly to the bank teller.

he he Yeah, funny shit.

Ain't it the truth. A bunch of douchebags talking about nothing. It's funny how most will drop whatever they're doing to answer a cell phone. Ring! Ring! "Hey you, what are doing? Oh my god, I just dropped my grocery bags when I was trying to answer the phone, ha ha....., yeah the eggs broke and so did the wine bottle...., anyways what's up with you? WHAT? YOU'RE BREAKING UP...., BECAUSE MY PHONE IS A PIECE OF SHIT", I SAID MY PHONE IS A PIECE OF SHIT! Hey, let me call you right back, Doug is on the other line".

hehe I think I'm going to start using this one.

This is not the strangest thing that has happend when I was asleep, bit it is the most recent. I've been wearing a gold chain and St. Christopher medal around my neck since 1974. This morning before getting the shower I noticed something strange and I can't figure out what the hell happened. The loop on top of the medal was inside the clasp of the chain. It's hard enough to do that shit while awake, how the fuck did I do it when I was sleeping? I think I'm going to stay up all night and watch to see what is going on while I sleep. Any stories you care to share?

Queens in the house! My sister and her husband are going to be in town. He's not much of a jazz fan but does like to drink, so I think I can convince him the band is just background music.

I heard the audio and he sounds like a little whiney boy. Somebody really should have corrected him when he kept saying "asterist". Too bad Barry did but the ball himself.

Mercer Ellington's son Paul plays piano and leads today's Ellington Orchestra.

Walter

Sorry to say I will miss this, but I have some family in town Thanksgiving week and plan on taking them to the Jazz Standard.