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My dream match-up would be Padres/Angels. I remember listening to the very first Padre game played as a ten year old -- of course, the minute I had to leave San Diego in 1982, they get good. Another reason I'd like this to happen is to have a World Series with nice weather; Chicago/Boston, what would the high temp be? 42?

Eugene Chadbourne / Andrea Centazzo: The German Horse. & Koans: Pierre Favre David Moss, Alex Cline, Steve Hubback, Jeffrey Daniel Jensen, Per Oliver Jorgens, Andrea Centazzo.

John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings. Disk two.

The chase is over, time to dump him. You know, I was really upset when the Braves pulled this shit on Aaron, but for some reason I can't get worked up over it with Bonds. He's 43, Jazzmoose. He wants way too much to continue playing for an aging ballclub with little to show for any palatable offensive numbers. The need is with hitting and pitching. Bonds isn't an everyday player, and though I am sad to see the end come....it is time to move on. Honestly? I wish he would just retire and at the top of his profession. I'm still kind of surprised that Bonds is going. Sue Burns, the real majority owner of the Giants, is a huge fan/friend of Bonds, and the rumors I kept hearing was that she wanted him to come back. Guess not after all. I also don't see where Bonds will wind up, has to be the AL because is outfield play was so bad when I was able to watch the Giants in July, no movement or range at all. Plus, he could not fit in with any other team out there, he's too used to having his own way. Too bad it's ending this way, he was a monster talent.

Guido Mazzon / Andrea Centazzo: Double - The Complete Recordings 1976 - 2007.

Andrea Centazzo / Mitteleuropa Orchestra: The Complete Recordings. Disk five. For what it's worth (and I know, not much ) this is really a great box set.

For the past couple of months I've been listening to Andrea Centazzo / Mitteleuropa Orchestra: The Complete Recordings, and it is a very interesting listen. Counter to, for want of a better term I would call, "The New York School of Large Groups," the Mitteleuropa Orchestra has a much more composed feel to it, and I'm becoming convinced that Andrea Centazzo is very much an underrated musician/composer in todays music world. There are such artists as Franz Koglmann, Theo Jorgensmann, Gino Commisso, and a host of others. If you like large group music, that has a free jazz/composed feel to them, this box set is worth checking out. One word of warning: It is very poorly packaged, the cds come in a six-pack dvd case, and the liners look like the secretary went to the back room copier and then put them in the case. When it came to my home, the interior of the box was all broken up, so I had to buy a new, sturdier box for the cds. Given that though, I really enjoy the music.

Just a little YouTube Old School Rap to get you in the basketball mood.

I've only used PayPal to buy things from Ebay & on-line purchases, and I've never had a problem. Very satisfied with this part of PP.

Might be a bad sign for Boston that Mussina pitched very well last night. If the Yankees get any kind of pitching in the play-offs, they'll be tough to beat. And the thing about playing the Angels in Anaheim is that there will be a ton of Yankee fans in the stands -- yuck! So it really won't be a hostile environment for the Yankees. I hate to say it, but they are looking very dangerous right now. Needless to say, there's no NL team right now that could win a game against the Red Sox or Yankees, and they wouldn't do that well against anyone else in the World Series.

It's shocking to see Gagne fall so far down in terms of quality. I was looking up his stats and when he left the Rangers his ERA was 2.16, and now it's all the way up to 4.18, his ERA pitching in Boston is 9.00 (!!!!). I can't think of a tank job this bad, that has hurt a contending team so much, in a long time.

Amazing... How do the Knicks think they can get out of this with any kind of respect? Beyond belief that this stuff is still going on. An account of yesterdays events in the courtroom. PLEASE END THIS GAME OF UGLY BALL By ANDREA PEYSER September 19, 2007 THE question hovers over every inch of the downtown court house - like an intern waiting outside a professional athlete's truck: Why don't Isiah Thomas, Jim Dolan and all the emotionally stunted chuckleheads who run the Knicks, simply leap off the roof of Madison Square Garden with nothing but their inflated egos to break the fall? End this, already! Just when you thought the sexual-harassment trial of Anucha Brown Sanders against Knicks prez Isiah Thomas - with its nonstop revelations of lusty players, easy interns, and a coach who thinks black men own exclusive rights to the word "bitch" - can't get any more painful to watch, it does. The absolute low moment came yesterday. Garden vice president Rusty McCormack, an elderly gent with a complexion the approximate shade of ripe cheese, was seen on videotape discussing how he convinced owner Jim Dolan to fire Sanders. McCormack was asked if referring to a person as "n- - - - - " was contrary to Garden policies. The correct answer would be, "Yes." Fatally, he said, "Again, it's not harassing a person. That's a pretty serious term! "They would be reprimanded and told not to refer to that person again." He was asked, again, by Sanders' incredulous lawyer - Is calling a person "n- - - - - " a violation? "No. I don't think so," he struggled. "It would not be a very nice thing to do." Oh, it got worse. He was reminded that player Stephon Marbury had referred to Sanders as a "black bitch." Was that OK? "It could be, depending on the severity of it. All that stuff is by degrees. How many times, if it's not said directly to the person. . . "The 'black' has racial overtones," he finally stammered. "And the bitch part." Lordy. The tape came moments after Garden owner Dolan, also on tape, finally, called it inappropriate for someone to call a woman a "black bitch." Then Dolan continued to run his mouth. "It's also not appropriate to murder anyone. I don't know that that's happened, either," he said with a cocky shrug. There you have it, sports fans. This pair has admitted - boasted - that they punished Sanders by taking her job. Just because she complained. Settle this thing! Zeke's rep is completely trashed.

I'm really on the fence about buying this one. Any thoughts after listening to this set for a year?

Bullocks... I say

After God Save The Queen and Anarchy in the U.K., and the six minutes it takes to play those, what the frick is there????? Stayed retired you losers.

Dude! I had to google the word tranche to find out the the heck it meant!

402 for me.

What....The....Heck???????? The NBA reinstates Joey Crawford???? So much for keeping the refs under control. Stern is something else at times, this is completely messed up. Can't wait for his first Spurs game. :rmad:

Went shopping in Seattle today: Gram Parsons: The Complete Reprise Sessions. Pure Prairie League: Pure Prairie League / Bustin' Out. The Flying Burrito Bros: Anthology 1969 - 1972. The International Submarine Band: Safe At Home. Poco: Pickin' Up The Pieces. Jackson Browne: --- Jackson Browne (AKA: Saturate Before Using). --- For Everyman --- Late For The Sky I know, I know, forgive me; I'm falling for the whole 1968 - 1977 Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter Era stuff right now.

Cool, Avery Johnson calling out his MVP. Not every day you see that in the NBA. Q. What does Dirk Nowitzki have to do this year to improve on an MVP season? A. Dirk can get better, and there are some things that Dirk can improve in that may not be basketball-related. It may be leadership-related. Dirk can get better on and off the court. And that’s why I’ve been stretching him. He’s the reigning MVP, and if he’s not willing to be stretched by his coach, then he never would have improved. So he’s willing to be stretched. And his stretching may not be necessarily on the court, but it may be in the area of leadership, and we’re willing to help him get better in that area. Not sure if it's a good idea though....

Seattle's thinking about adding Paul Westhead as an assistant coach?? First P.J. Carlesimo, now, possibly Westhead, what next? bringing back Bob Weiss?? Well, there's always Durant to watch.

Sorry, when I cook chicken I use Shake-n-Bake Original Recipe, I love it. Does that make me white trash?

Haden did great work with that dog, which was the hip band is L.A. during the mid-90s, thought Totally Crushed Out! was a great record.

Billie Holiday: The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes. Very nice. I know where to get the Complete Columbia set and I'm debating whether to buy it or not.