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The most popular addition so far this season.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I have no idea what I just watched, but I liked it.

Don't dogs only have two thoughts? Feed me & let me out?

I was at a meeting in Madagascar, and they served this local dish, it was green in color, and the pure fat of some unidentified animal -- everyone got sick from that meal, not just the Europeans & Americans, but even the Africans.

Been going to games since 1969, and have never been close to a foul ball or home run, not even within hailing distance.

A big smile that baseball is starting to play games again, even though it's only spring training, it's still baseball. I've gone from being a complete sports geek, to now only following baseball.

Down Periscope. Does it make me a shallow person that I actually enjoy this movie? and that I've seen it many times?

Holly Johnson looks like his a character out of an Evelyn Waugh novel, very distinguished and upper-crust.

Without a doubt, Bob Dylan is the man for me. I often hear how people have come away from his concerts disappointed, but I've never had that feeling.

Hershey's Chocolate Bar will forever be number one in my heart, and please, do not desecrate it with nuts -- nuts to that!

I listen to Radio Classics on SiriusXM, and Gregg is all over those old radio shows. On her birthday, they play a lot of shows that feature her, and she's all over various shows throughout the year. A lot of Jack Webb actors made the change over from the radio show to tv, I always recognize their voices. I think she even appears in Webb's old radio show, Pat Novak For Hire, which is an unbelievable, over the top show, based in San Francisco.

Game 3, 1969 World Series. Brings back a ton of memories. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHSksQbNZD4&list=PLBkSA1BJ9n4KNC1YYYRS2YUpV-eDrU79R

Deadball Stars of the National League.

My thanks also, I'm downloading their entire catalog.

I borrowed them and sort of skimmed them. I basically agree with the reviews that the first 3 sets are pretty good and the last one goes downhill pretty fast. Partly because some of the events in the downfall of Widmerpool just seem ludicrous when put on screen, but more critically some of the actors involved were replaced between these series. At least that's what I recall. Hated as much of it as I could bear to watch. While the actor who played the young Nick at school was nicely cast, James Purefoy as the adult Nick was a disaster IMO. The same qualities that made Purefoy such an enjoyable Marc Antony in "Rome" -- the muscular, simmering eroticism, the indefatigable air of recklessness and potentially extreme self-indulgence -- all of these are as anti-Nick as could be and are not really traits that Purefoy can significantly alter or suppress (especially if one has seen him in "Rome"), anymore than, say, Russell Crowe could significantly alter or suppress his inherent aura of threatening explosiveness. James Purefoy as the older Nick Jenkins???? What kind of messed up casting is that?? I always pictured Jenkins more of a tall, thin, person, more along the lines of Jeremy Irons. I wished Amazon Instant had the series.

Powell's my favorite novelist of the 20th Century. I belong to the Anthony Powell Discussion List: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/aplist/info and had the great pleasure of doing a long telephone interview with him in 1984. Talking to him was like dancing with Fred Astaire. That's amzing that you got to interview Powell, lucky man, and many thanks for the yahoo group link. Another Powell fan here. I read "Dance" some years ago, and hope to reread it again soon. I think "Dance" is much easier to get through than Proust. More recently, I read Powell's "The Fisher King," which I very much enjoyed. Apparently, critics don't care much for it, but don't let that deter you. It's worth reading. I also share an interest with Powell concerning John Aubrey, 17th century antiquary and biographer, perhaps best known to readers for his "Brief Lives." Powell wrote "John Aubrey and his Friends." Reading Aubrey and Powell together is a pleasant way to pass the time. Has anyone seen the tv adaption of ADTTMOT? Is it worth getting?

Scrubs -- Season 1. Making my way through my all-time favorite tv show, again!

Powell's my favorite novelist of the 20th Century. I belong to the Anthony Powell Discussion List: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/aplist/info and had the great pleasure of doing a long telephone interview with him in 1984. Talking to him was like dancing with Fred Astaire. That's amzing that you got to interview Powell, lucky man, and many thanks for the yahoo group link.

Casanova's Chinese Restaurant by Anthony Powell. Making my way through Anthony Powell's novel series A Dance To The Music Of Time for the third time, I think CCR is no. 5. Each read-through I become more impressed at what a great achievement this series is, I pick up new and fascinating perspectives each time.

So ARod finally drops his lawsuit against MLB and the Players Union. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I think the suit against the union was the last straw for the mlb players, before that, there was starting to be some actual player sympathy for ARod, after the suit and the various charges agains the union, he was toast.

Parting The Waters: America In The King Years 1954-1963 by Taylor Branch. I am amazed how little I know of Martin Luther King Jr., or the Civil Rights Movement, truly an abysmal ignorance, and I say that to my shame.

Come on Dwayne, you can do better!

The first song, Knowing When To Leave, has to be an absolute bear to sing, KC did a very good job on it.

Yeah, that dude is at every game, and they show him all the time. Kruk & Kip, the Giants announcers always refer to him during games. Sick of the guy.

While I would be the first to admit that the Mets do suck, and haven't drawn well since moving to Citi Field, allow me to give your post a more realistic and honest perspective by asking you the following question: Would you wait out a rain delay taking place in the top of the 9th inning if your (home) team were losing by 10 runs at the time? I'm the wrong person to ask, I've never left a game before the last out, no matter how far behind or ahead. In terms of a rain delay, that might be different -- in 45 years of attending games, I've never had a drop of rain touch my head (a benefit of living most of my years in SoCal, and Kingdom Seattle).