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Sherman Hemsley still not buried 3 months after death

Couldn't agree more, Chris -- stupid and dumb. Point taken regarding the timing, and people should be careful. But in terms of the resilience and preparedness of coastal cities and metropolises, I feel like we should weather this storm okay. Also, I do understand the original point of this thread - I've lived through many "perfect storms" that turned out to be not much at all. Weather forecasting is, after all, an imperfect art, and it is better to be safe than sorry. Having said all that, I hope this storm will be on the mild side, but it doesn't look like that'll be the case.

This is beginning to sound like this thread should be moved to the "Politics" forum.

Was that a reply to my post? I didn't understand it.

Hate to say it, but... Historical treasures missing from National Archives

You don't want to live through one of those. Where we used to live in Connecticut, it was heavily wooded, and all the utility lines (power, cable, etc) were all above ground. Any bad storm would knock out power for days, plus leave live power lines strewn around the roads. Driving will be treacherous this time of year, with all the leaves on the ground now slippery with rain. Plus this is a region heavily dependent on mass transit - downed power lines also mean no commuter trains. So no, this is no fun...let's hope when the storm does land it's on the mild side.

I've had this problem too and had to remind myself to be extra careful indeed. I've found removal became easier over time once you'd removed the CDs several times by pressing really dead center on the prongs before even trying to lift the CD. However, I've found CDs to be uncommonly tight on pretty strong prongs on several recent CDs I've bought. Could this be a widespread phenomenon with digipacks? I've noticed this too; very annoying.

I often can't hear Garrison - it's almost like he's way down in the mix, although it might be the way he plays. Gary Peacock's another one I have trouble hearing.

Billie Holiday on Columbia?

I'm considering buying one through Amazon. What did the dealer do to set it up for you?

Just came across this: the Yusef Lateef compilation, "The Man With The Big Frontyard" on Savoy, for $5.99. It comprises 4 Atlantic albums: The Complete Yusef Lateef, The Doctor Is In...And Out, Hush 'N' Thunder, and Yusef Lateef's Detroit: Amazon Update: Just noticed this on eMusic for $3.89: eMusic

Astonishing small group sides - you'll think the tapes were speeded up.

To be released November 1.

Amazon

Amazon

Ah, an updated bible! A new testament, if you will! Thanks MG!

Standards.

I got the order last week, but only had a chance to open it today. I also bought the latest blues calendar. I am SO impressed with the care that Blues Images gave to the shipment; everything arrived in pristine condition. The blues calendar is simply beautiful, and I can't wait to listen to all the discs.

I ordered the Tolliver...I remember enjoying his Strata-East records back in the day.

Amazon is currently showing i-Deals offering the first Weather Report box at $8.00: Amazon

I've found that the music is much easier to organize (because of the search function) and easier to access (easier than maintaining filing of CD's and looking for a particular one, or looking for disc 13 of a boxed set). You can scan the liner notes and maintain that image with the album in iTunes, or use Google Images (where more and more of these liner notes can be found). Much space can be saved because you can now box up the CD's and keep them in storage. That's my experience, anyway.

MG: Wait till you start ripping your cassettes to mp3! Kiss a good part of your life goodbye...

Try to reposition the router. If you have it near too much other equipment, those might be causing interference with the signal. Raising the router off the floor also sometimes helps.

A lot of those decisions fall by the wayside in the digital database world. For artist, I enter "Sun Ra," because "Ra, Sun" just looks odd (never mind that that's how he was listed in the Philadelphia white pages!). It hardly matters where iTunes "puts" the mp3 files; just search for "Sun Ra" and everything will show up. One tip: For artists that have many different variants of their band name (think of Duke Ellington in the '30's and '40's, or, now that I think about it, Sun Ra), enter whatever the name du jour was in the "Artist" field, but enter something simple and consistent in the "Album Artist" field (such as "Duke Ellington" or "Sun Ra"); if you do that, all their work will appear together, in album alphabetical order.