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Ok clue here he is, I took this last winter. He is not supposed to be in Anchorage, he hiked from Sitka to Anchorage. They dont come this far north usually but for some reason it is warmer up here than usual.

Christmas Story for people having a bad day.... When four of Santa's elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones, Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mom was coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more. When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows where. More stress. Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked, and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys. So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had hidden the liquor, and there was nothing to drink. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider pot, and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw end of the broom. Just then the doorbell rang, and irritable Santa trudged to the door. He opened the door, and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't it a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?" And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

A PRETTY GOOD JOKE FOR THANKSGIVING A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by saying only polite words, playing soft music and doing anything else he could think of to clean up the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." John was stunned. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

The sad thing is only one chair.

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---------------- On 11/19/2004 8:10:59 PM jwcullison wrote: I like rock and metal. But I must say, this is not optimal with the heritage line. I have used several other klipsch speakers and they do fine. I am currently trying deal with the same situation with my scalas. Some rock or metal cd's are unbearable. It could be a recording quality but it is not as noticeable on my KG 5.2's. This is not set in stone. I am listening to TOOL while typing thid and it sounds great. If I listen to any other kind of music excluding rap, they are beatiful. Nice analog cables can be less harsh than Digital. ---------------- jwcullison: I am shocked! I just read what your system makeup was and I was shocked more! Please list some of the cd you are having a problem with, I am curious if I have them and have a similar experience about them. I have La Scala and a 50 watt integrated amp.

When you get as old as me you will look up the lyrics online, use dumbtitles on movies, I sit so close when talking to my boss I think he thinks I am gay, not that being gay is a bad thing, or not hearing is a bad thing, or understanding lyrics is a bad thing, or bad things are bad things

---------------- On 11/18/2004 11:42:55 AM David Copenhaver wrote: Pop, What machines do you have on your avatar? ---------------- Right click on avatar and click view image...even do it to mine...

I am going to throw Excellent Home Theatre into the mix. It would fit in with the Community of Excellence the town has. I think that home theatre should be part of the name as it is the future of stereo. Just a thought.

Red Octopus: Jefferson Starship Can you feel the love?

Myhamish: I gotta do this: Why do bagpipers march while playing? Even they are trying to get away from the sound! (my first smilie)

I wont see it for the same reasons you did not like it, I wonder what was Mel thinking?

I bought my first 35mm in Nam in 1969, it was stolen right when I got back stateside, and I bought the Medium format later that year, with the expense of film and development I tended to shoot less Lomo and more Promo. Now that I have the 4 meg digital I shoot allot. I will go to events like air shows or Pow Wows and shoot hundreds of shots!

http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm Check this out, I think it is a good time to buy some of the older quality film cameras, I have a friend who sells Hassabland and he cannot give them away. Here are my thoughts on these old film cameras: Granted the glass on those German cameras are excellent, but I dont think it compensates for the newer technology. I have a Mamiya RB 6X7. I bought it new in 1971 here in Alaska, and I think the newer lens design and glass composition and coating along with the added film area (864 sq.mm for the 35 mm verses 3752 sq. mm for the 6X7 120 mm film format) far out way the final quality of older 35 mm glass. I have my 6X7 negs blown up to poster size prints and without noticeable grain. My digital camera is a Olympus E-10 which I added a 300 mm lens and a Epson 1280 Now on the other hand some of the systems like Nikon lenses will fit on the digital bodies and I think that having the flexibility of having the best of both worlds is worth considering. So If you are doing your own 35 mm darkroom work, get the M4, yanking out the old dinosaur will always turn heads, something I thought would never happen when I bought my RB in 1971.

---------------- On 11/8/2004 3:22:19 PM paulparrot wrote: Who wants to be preached to by entertainers who can't even carry on a conversation about the weather without a scriptwriter? ---------------- Who wants to be preached to by ANYONE who can't even carry on a conversation about the weather without a scriptwtiter!

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/tchaikovsky4/ In this behind-the-scenes PBS documentary, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas takes viewers on a guided tour of one of the towering achievements in classical music, Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4." Thomas, who describes Tchaikovsky as "one of the great melody writers of all time," explores each of the symphony's four movements, providing insightful commentary on the powerful and vibrant emotions conveyed in the composer's music. In addition, he introduces individual members of the San Francisco Symphony, who explain the challenges and joys of the music Tchaikovsky penned for their instruments -- including the violin, oboe, bassoon, piccolo, bass, and timpani.

Fini Fini, that is a great album under that pretty cover, I wish it would get released as a cd. And thanx for prompting me to update my 15 or so TODD IS GODD collection!

When I am awake, 70 percent of the time, while sleeping (yes sleeping) another five percent!

Great concept. I will like checking out these recommendations. I like browsing through the classical stuff too, I even like some opera. One that I like is Aria, now a DVD that has several arias filmed like music videos, with different famous directors and now famous actors in each segment. The videos are a little risqué and some have dialog but I tend to listen to the soundtrack more than watch.

http://www.stereotimes.com/amp030100.shtm I got mine for under $2000! GREAT AMP WITH MY LA SCALA

todd is god

Carol Crocker (Betty's distant cousin, and somewhat vague relation of Martha Stewart of cell block 5 And the next time you go see Martha BR549 bring her favorite wine...

I liked it kuz I had a Transcriptor Saturn Turntable then...

I am going to throw some Jazz into the mix. Last Chance to Dance Trance (perhaps): Best Of (1991-1996). With John Medeski on Hammond B-3, Chris Wood on Bass. Killer album.

---------------- On 10/13/2004 9:52:39 AM fini wrote: My mini-review was at the tail end of last week's thread, too. I will copy it here (and will do so every week until I get that damn t-shirt): Todd Rundgren's latest, "Liars," on CD (there's a multi-channel DVD-A out, too). Very well mastered, it's classic Todd. Pop/rock, some techno, great melodic balladry. Any fan of Rundgren should love it, and for those unfamiliar with his work (do those folks exist??), this would be a good intro, and a stepping stone towards exploring his previous works. It's been getting great reviews, too. This CD is really growing on me... ---------------- Right on FINI, TODD IS GOD! I would have to throw in his 1974 album TODD as fantastic.