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  • For anyone wondering about the last 3 deceased musicians on ths list below.... 1) Otis Blackwell....you know him, even though you don't THINK you do. Think 'Fever'. Think 'Handy Man'. Think 'All Shook Up.' Think 'D…

  • 10 deceased musicians whom I'd love to have invited to dinner before they died: 1. Thelonious Monk 2. John Lennon 3. Miles Davis 4. George Harrison 5. Janis Joplin 6. Jim Morrison 7. Jerry Garcia 8. Otis …

  • Don't forget to read the post below!... "If everything's under control, you're going too slow." ~ Roger Babson

  • How evil are you? For any of you who've ever wondered....or harbored doubts.......

  • Sixth Graders' Views of Ancient HistoryThe following were answers provided by 6th graders during history tests. Watch the spelling! Some of the best humor is in the misspelling. 1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies …

  • Asparagus...I don't get it... It LOOKS revolting.It SMELLS revolting.It TASTES revolting.So why is it considered such a delicacy?!?

  • DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THE POST BELOW THIS ONE!... "Our days are a kaleidoscope. Every instant, a change takes place....New harmonies, new contrasts, new combinations of every sort...The most familiar people stand each…

  • A typical call here at work: -DLR C/B -DLR PC TECH ONLINE -TCSC HAD DLR REBOOT PC/SAME ERROR …

  • AND as long as we're on a fabulous guitar players' kick...let's not forget the Brothers Vaughan..... (thanks to ariadne12_27 for inspiration this AM....)

  • I have said it before in this space, but am compelled to say it once again...Pat Metheny is a guitar genius. That is all...

  • So I'm looking at the February 16, 2004 issue of Time magazine that a coworker brought in. The cover article asks if Bush has a credibility gap... They have to ASK? THIS is worthy of being on the cover of Time? Must …

  • Quotes du jour (w/commentary)... "Friendship is inexplicable; it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it." ~ Max Jacob ...too much explanation of anything tends to kill it... "Great spirits have always …

  • I've just finished reading Pascale Le Draoulec's American Pie: Slices of Life (and Pie) from America's Back Roads. What a great read it is, too! Except that the author concludes that pies made entirely from scratch a…

  • Now THIS is a song I want to hear, simply because I'm a HUGE Professor Longhair fan.... Calling Professor Longhair (Amy Rigby) He was playing on his old piano A little New Orleans, outside the snow was falling Two …

  • What Is Your Battle Cry? Who is that, sprinting across the steppes! It is Dan, hands clutching a thorned whip! He howls vengefully: "I'm going to bruise you with such disregard for common sense, your pets…

  • History_Pig raises an interesting question on his site. How do you find out about new-to-you stuff? Books? TV shows? Music? What-have-you? Xanga? Other people? Friends? Enemies? Referrals? Thinking? Looking? …

  • Quote du jour: "A man always has 2 characters: his own, and the one his wife thinks he has." ~ Albert Camus... No doubt in MY mind AC was a married man... And I'm adding this.... Across The Universe (Lennon/McCartney…

  • From Our Humor Department: Signs You're So Burned Out You're Only A Smouldering Heap!.....10. You're so tired you now answer the phone, "Hell."9. Your friends call to ask how you've been, and youimmediately scream, "Get…

  • Taking a mental health day, all ()...so I'll be in and out of here all day. Reading and comments later.....

  • Behold the Volvo PV544. Produced from 1947 (as the Volvo 444) until 1965. Utterly reliable. Economical to drive, repair, and operate. Looks like a miniature 1946-1948 Ford. And has INFINITELY more character than m…

  • Mean Mr MustardMean Mister Mustard sleeps in the park,Shaves in the darkTrying to save paper.Sleeps in a hole in the roadSaving up to buy some clothes.Keeps a ten bob note up his nose,Such a mean old man, such a mean o…

  • Music played lately...1. Soundtrack from The Hot Spot/features Miles Davis, Taj Mahal, AND John Lee Hooker!2. Adrian Legg/Wine, Women, And Waltz as well as High Strung Tall Tales3. Joe Ely/Honky Tonk Masquerade (on vinyl…

  • Playing this CD right now...I've not seen the movie, but the soundtrack is wondrous! Miles overtop Taj Mahal and John Lee Hooker has to be heard to be believed...too bad there isn't more out there. As far as I know, …

  • From now on, I shall be practicing my new-found philosophy of Situational Existentialism..... ....and in addition..."There is no right or wrong way to do it. Life is a narrative that you have a hand in writing." ~ Henr…

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