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Barry Manilow - No way, no how, not ever. He writes the songs that make the whole world cringe.
Phil Collins - Drums are not a lead instrument.
Eagles - Didn't like them then & don't like them now.
Beach Boys - See above.
Betty Carter - Simply can't stand her voice, but a least she's dead.
ABBA - Nuf said.
KISS - See ABBA above, plus listen to Terri Gross' interview with Simmons on "Fresh Air" - hard to imagine how anyone could be more of an A$$.
Michael Bolton - Just cause he exists.
Kenny G - Geeze, learn how to play that thing. Any and all of the other "smooth jazz" dreck.
James
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About a year ago I sold a "new in the box" NeXT laser printer on ebay.
Turns out the buyer was in Australia. The printer weighed ~40 lbs.
He paid $362 for the printer & it cost $370 to ship it to Australia. Heresys weigh 40 lbs ... each!
James
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Nope, it's autocross day. (so is Sunday 4/18.)
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Mine are all over 15 years old. Don't buy anything Rat Shack anymore - they're not even close to being competitive with online resalers.
James
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Jason:
I've got a ton (well maybe a dozen) of those gold Rat Shack RCA's. Came in red, black, yellow & green.
James
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Put Marie Osmond on and the squirrels will be shooting at you!
James
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Made me wonder about the derivation of the term "riff raff.' Good explanation here:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rif1.htm
James
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B&K is a great match with Klipsch.
The problem with buying any pre/pro these days, however, is with the constantly changing/unstable HDMI crap. For example see: http://hometheaterreview.com/what-if-hdmi-actually-worked/. I love my B&K Reference 50, but it dosen't have any HDMI capability.
The standards seem to be in a constant state of flux, so if you want something you can hang on to & enjoy going forward - I'd say wait until things shake out. Just my .02.
James
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... and no bigger than a small refrigerator!
James
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Cutie at the check out register carded me.
I showed her my driver's license & slyly said "thanks" [
]She said "that's OK - it's Father's Day" [:|]
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a little odd?
Gimme a break - he was a freakquake.
James
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How can we miss you if you won't go away? [
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Read that story somewhwere else without the photo. Couldn't figure out how a dog could "chew the bumper off a car."
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AT&T: the only phone company you cannot reach by phone.
Customer service second only to DirecTV in it's awfulness.
Company should be taken out and shot.
James
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Hell, I remember the '50s.
I don't think anyone has mentioned Slinkys.
"Most people are like Slikys - pretty much useless - but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs." (can't take credit for that - read it somewhere)
James
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I know, I know - wishfull thinking....
James
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I had this mental picture of Dick Cheney riding him down - kinda like Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove.
James
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montage (actually, I think a more appropriate term would be "medley").
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Perhaps we should drop Donald Rumsfeld on North Korea. Peferably from a great height.
James
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"Saving Grace."
Just stumbled onto this show starring Holly Hunter as a promiscuous, Porsche driving cop - with a tobacco chewing guardian angel named Earl.... Currently in reruns on TNT at 11:00 pm. I understand it's being cancelled after the (upcoming) third season in spite of rave reviews. Gotta get this one on DVD.
Love Formula 1 & WRC, but coverage is non-existant to spotty at best in the US. After watching the excellent HBO series on Hendricks driver Jimmy Johnson, I caught the last half hour of the Daytona 500 fiasco - reminded me of why I hate NASCAR.
For Black Adder fans, I hear that the whole series is being released on DVD - can't wait!
James
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Obviously, you didn't read what I wrote.
I'm going to make a point of that in the future.
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Yeah, compelling story.
I didn't see the show, but if I remember correctly she was almost killed in a bicycle accident when she was hit by a Jeep that ran a red light.
She had been a pianist from an early age & was begining to play professionally, but because of her injuries (shattered pelvis along with major head injuries) she was no longer able to sit at the piano to play - so she turned to vocals.
Has to wear the dark glasses because the head injuries have made her extremely sensitive to light.
James
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It's not really a Jay vs. Conan thing. NBC is just a f'ing disaster under Zucker.
Personally I can't stand Letterman either - he's smarmy - not funny - and I'll never forgive anyone who would subject us to the odious Paul Shaffer.
James
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Hey Guys
You might want to remember that you're giving recomendations to someone who owns exactly 6 (six) LPs.
Rocket science is not required - although vinyl is not exactly rocket science - or even rock science. I suspect that this will be a short lived infatuation. Any functional TT should be adequate for him to decide if he wants to continue....
James
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Which bands make you hurl and why?
in 2-Channel Home Audio
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OK, I'll probably get flamed, but I'll say it.
The number one band on my "makes me hurl list" is ... (wait for it):
The Grateful Dead.
Absolutely cannot stand them (& I lived in San Francisco for 16 years & northern CA for another 20 years). Whenever I recognize one of their "tunes," I immediately kill the radio. I know there are lots of deadheads, but I never got the point of the endless noodling.
James