Bill Cain

congrats.

May the Force be with you. [li]

Rubber Ducky, you're the one. You make bathtime so much fun. ....... Do they float?

Great analogy.

True. What I would use as a litmus test is the value of collectable vinyl, not the crap that made the top 40. Top 40 music was never played at teen dances in Pittsburgh. It was just crap. We searched junkpiles and old record stores for our music. Today, that stuff is worth much more than anything from American Bandstand. AI is just a new version AB.

A man and his wife were driving through country on his way from New York to California. Looking at his fuel gauge, he decided to stop at the next gasoline station and fill up. About 15 minutes later, he spots a Mobil station and pulls over to the high octane pump. "What can I do for ya'll?" asks the attendant. "Fill 'er up with high test," replies the driver. While the attendant is filling up the tank, he's looking the car up and down. "What kinda car is this?" he asks. "I never seen one like it before." "Well," responds the driver, his chest swelling up with pride, "This, my boy, is a 2008 Cadillac DeVille." "What all's it got in it?" asks the attendant. "Well," says the driver, "It has everything. It's loaded with power steering, power seats, power sun roof, power mirrors, AM/FM radio with a 10 deck CD player in the trunk with 100 watts per channel, 8 speaker stereo, rack and pinion steering, disk brakes all around, leather interior, digital instrument package, and best of all, a 8.8 liter V12 engine." "Wow," says the attendant, "That's really something!" "How much do I owe you for the gasoline?" asks the driver. "That'll be $30.17," says the attendant. The driver pulls out his money clip and peels off a $20 and a $10. He goes into his other pocket and pulls out a handful of change. Mixed up with the change are a few golf tees. "What are those little wooden things?" asks the attendant. "That's what I put my balls on when I drive," says the driver. "Wow," says the attendant, "Those Cadillac people think of everything!"

Fans can watch road Cup games at Mellon Arena Thursday, May 22, 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08143/883974-61.stm The Pittsburgh Penguins will open Mellon Arena for the first two games of the Stanley Cup final against the Detroit Red Wings. The games will be broadcast on the arena's Jumbotron. Seating will be general admission at $5. Concession and souvenir stands will be open. Tickets will go on sale on today at 10 a.m., available online at www.ticketmaster.com and the Mellon Arena's gate one box office. The team said all proceeds will go to the Mario Lemieux Foundation for cancer and neonatal research. The video screen in front of Gate 3 will not be operating for the road games. It will be available to fans for the Pens' first two home games of the series (Games 3 and 4). Game 1 is Saturday, May 24 at 8 p.m., and Game 2 is Monday, May 26 at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m. on both nights.

I don't think Crosby or Sinatra necessarily wanted to be different. They just wanted to be good. To be "different" soley to be different is a waste of time. Your examples were "different" in that they were themselves, not clones of formerly successful artists. Does AI embrace unique talent or clones? The answer is obvious.

Have you considered a spoon? "I'm sorry Mr. Hendrix. Your enunciation is profoundly lacking." You lost me there... The first line was in response to your using a fork; spoons are much more forgiving. The second line was a continuing comment about how AI would treat former performing legends.

Have you considered a spoon? "I'm sorry Mr. Hendrix. Your enunciation is profoundly lacking."

Some truth, there.

That's D i c k C l a r k. Interesting censoring.......

Kinda reminds me of the "success" of the acts Dick Clark promoted. What ever happened to Fabian?

Idol is merely a talent search for a record company. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol : "In an interview with Anderson Cooper on the CBS TV current affairs show 60 Minutes on March 17, 2007 (repeated in extended format on CNN's AC 360 program on March 27, 2007), judge Simon Cowell openly declared that the underlying primary purpose of the Idol franchise (including American Idol) was for 19 Entertainment (the parent corporation that produces the Idol TV shows) to discover new singing talent that can be signed to recording agreements that the corporation maintains with a major record company (Sony/BMG), and benefit from the record sales of contestants and winners who are exposed to the worldwide marketplace through the TV shows. Cowell indicated that revenue from recordings by performers associated with the Idol franchise has already exceeded US $100 million. 19 Entertainment also retains exclusive right of refusal for management and merchandising of any contestant. Exercising management rights is at the sole discretion of 19 Entertainment; in the alternative the contestant performer is free to pursue his or her own career."

Merely think of your favorite artist. Would THEY have fared well, as a teenager, in front of Randy, Paula and what's his name? "I'm sorry, Miss Joplin, we cannot take you seriously if you insist on that screeching."

PWK liked it also. I have one of his little yellow buttons.......

If it's so simple, why doesn't B*S* publish such info?

Where do you find db/1w efficiency ratings of the B*S* 901?

This series will be the first postseason meeting between franchises based in Detroit and Pittsburgh in the past 99 years. The Pirates defeated the Tigers, 4-3, in the 1909 World Series.

Home Depot works for me.

I Love Lucy was better.

Local news (KDKA) says Penguins in 6. They haven't played each other, yet, this season. So, how can anyone make a prediction at this point?

Are KT-88's an option? I haven't fiddled with tubes in about 40 years, so I'm running on OLD memories. In some applications, they were good as an upgrade to EL-34's.

An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from several weeks of intense action on the German front lines. He had finally been granted R&R and was on a train bound for London. The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well dressed middle aged lady and was being used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I sit in that seat?" The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, "You Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my Little Fifi is using that seat?" The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another'' trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the dog. Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired." The English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!" The soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise the soldier. An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your 'automobiles' on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong b i t c h out the window."

FWIW, Heresy Industrial = HI Heresy Industrial Ported = HIP