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Hard to believe we've never done this before (that I can recall). Christmas songs run across all types and forms of Western music, the Classical pieces alone would fill a book(s). In the last couple of weeks, I've attended live music seasonal songs from: A 15 piece Big Band style band An Accapella Group (Take6) An all tuba, tuba band (looked to be about 25 of them) But when it comes down to picking my own favorite Christmas song,it's no contest. Gentle beings, I give the original version of: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer. In this thread you only get to choose One, so what's yours?

These don't show up very often. https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/d/burtonsville-vintage-klipsch-rebel-iv/7791450162.html

Nodded out before the actual match, but a draw? Sounds like a setup for a repeat match and more betting and more money. Yup, crooked. Boxing as pro wrestling.

For comparison purposes I'm 6'2", 180-190 lbs in that pic.

Andre: 7' 4" 444lbs. Kabam!

Mike Tyson versus some media influencer? This is boxing. Sounds more like professional wrestling to me. There was even a ***** slap at the weigh in. Long time ago I enjoyed both sports, granted, even as a kid I knew the wrestling matches were entertainment. Boxing was real though. Fond memory sitting in a movie theater with my Dad for the "Thriller in Maniler". Entire audience was male and the 1st time I'd ever seen beer served in a movie theater. I wonder what Howard Cosell would think of tonight. Would he approve or applaud since he was also a showman. Even at 58 Tyson taking on this punk is a foregone conclusion unless the fix is in and he has to stretch it out for a few rounds. The match is like me taking on Andre the Giant:

Half way through Bernard Corwalls final novel in his Saxon series: "War Lord". If you like historical fiction Corwall is the man for you, especially his Sharpe novels mostly covering the Napoleaonic wars

20 years and 8500 posts. Not much lately, been bogged down with caring for an ex wife (it was a perfect marriage-five states apart!) Learned tons and had a lot of fun. Many wonderful people here and too many sadly departed. PS I'd have a higher post count but my thread "Sex Sells!" got deleted.

Ok, I dug out my crowbar, now all I need is a home address. Amazing and beautiful. Thanks for posting this.

I disagree. They are, what, 40 years old now? This means the caps could be going bad. If they start sounding dull, then the crossover cans should be changed out. IMO the 5.2's are the sweetest sounding of the Kg line.

Not sure if they are still available, because most of them came from Ukraine but NOS military grade Russian PIO caps are very nice sounding and affordable.

This is a very famous traffic light on Tipperary Hill on the formerly very Irish West Side of Syracuse. On one corner is a very famous Irish Bar "Coleman's" and on the opposite corner was a Irish Funeral House, Callahan, Hanley and Mooney (I worked for Hanley when he was a Congressman). A long time ago the drunks would regularly pour out of Coleman's and throw stones at the newly installed traffic light equating the Red on top as being Orange, or Protestant. Some very smart individual simply switched the green light so it was on top and not only did the breakage stop but the light became a cultural icon.

Been thinking about Larry a lot this week. Whenever I called him, he answer with "Hello There", his voice full of humor and happiness. Gonna miss that. Then there was the time Larry, Gary and I hooked up for a classical concert. Gary was bringing him, so I was wandering around the concert hall and finally found them. For some reason they were in a room full of tween-age ballerinas. One time I stopped by for a visit and Larry and a close female friend from back West were sitting in his living room, pursuing the Sunday Washington Post. Sections were scattered around the floor and there was total palpable silence as they parceled out the day's stories like they were examining an ancient architectural site. I envision him sitting up there with Paul Klipsch, in cloud-like chairs, discussing the merits of their favorite classical pieces. Surely a conversation that could last for eternity.

Sad news indeed. Larry was one of those special people you are happy to have in your life. His intellect always left me in awe. Holder of a PhD and an MD, a government career in the Public Health Service, he was a passionate and knowledgeable fan of classical music, yet also liked folk music. A good example of his love for and proselytizing of the classics was when he went into Bethesda Naval Hospital for some surgery and the next concert we attended his surgeon joined us for the concert! His presence graced the finest of concert halls, but he'd also don chaps and cowboy gear for his annual journey to Custer/Battle of Big Horn reenactments. He was an ardent lover of history, and never was without a history book at his side. A truly knowledgeable lover of high end stereo equipment, I always learned something when we'd go to the Capitol Audiofest together. Indeed he was always happy to share his knowledge and had a gentle sense of fun and humor. Granted, he was a bit quirky. Sometimes it was like we had an alien in our presence because somethings he just didn't get, but he knew that (well not all the time) and allowed for it. He had a full life, an interesting life, and an intellectual life, and what more could one ask for. Sleep well Larry.

Well to be honest, a little. Puff was great whenever we got pulled over by a cop. I'd lower the rear window, Puff would stick it's head out, look the cop straight in the eye and let out a little wisp of steam from his nostrils. The cops always got the message. As far as the family jewels go, they never moved out. Quite frankly, they don't perform as well as they used to and the left one has a couple of bald spots. I am, however, contemplating a pinkie sale. Just been too lazy to sharpen my knives for the required severance.