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So very sad to learn of your loss, Steve. I think that it's safe to say that we're all here for you, but please don't be afraid to seek professional help and guidance. May he rest in peace, and may you and his children, family members and friends find positive ways to cope.

^ Don't worry Jim, we knew that you were a molester as well as a drunk, and proud of you we all are!

Looks like the Bat Signal.

Happy birthday!

There is a heaven.

They made a simple math error. It can happen to anyone. For 5 o'clock, the factorial should not be under the radical. Square root of 9 = 3, then the factorial = 3 * 2 * 1 = 6 - 1 = 5. With the factorial misplaced, it's FUBAR.

Rum cake with some extra rum.

Whaddya think caused that awful smell?

I don't think that I don't like their music. I think I've never given it mush of a chance. What little I have heard has left me with sort of an, "I don't get it" type of feeling, at least relative to all of the excitement and hype that they managed to generate. Kind of the same thing for me with Pink Floyd. Other than DSOTM and The Wall, I never really listened to them much as I was growing up with music, mostly from a "classic rock" point of view. Much of what they did to make their mark slightly pre-dated my own musical awareness, and was also a little far afield from mainstream radio play. When I later bought a box set of all of their studio albums and plowed through it all, I kind of got it and now at least have much respect for what they accomplished musically. Although Floyd was sort of a late discovery for me, I didn't get "hooked" as such as I did, for example, with the Beatles, Dylan, and the Beach Boys. All were a bit before my time, despite their radio play. I didn't "discover" them (in terms of my personal collection) until my college years as opposed to high school or earlier (as with Marley, The Band, The Doors, The Stones, etc). "Group" music has always been kind of an odd thing for me. There are some groups/bands that "grab me" for a while, and I'll become a big fan but then eventually tire of them; others that remain as staples throughout the years; others that are fun to sample but really never stick, etc. So I'm always willing to give something like this DVD set a shot to see what I've been missing. It's totally different with "voice" music. Either I like a voice, or I don't. Paul McCartney, yes. James Taylor, yes. Phil Collins, no. Not that I dislike his voice. He's got an objectively great voice. Just not compelling to me. If PopMarket offers a Phil Collins deal tomorrow, I'll say, "Meh..."

This really is a useful article as it points out the obvious which is sometimes easy to miss in situations like this because you get so pulled into it. As the author states, it's no disrespect to the dead and wounded and those immediately affected by this kind of tragedy when you pull away from it a bit and do some positive things in your own life concerning those who are nearest and dearest to you. I remember being in DC on a business trip during the time that the sniper guy and his kid companion were bumping people off out of the back of their car. (They actually got arrested while I was in town.) But prior to that, my mom was absolutely petrified that I'd be next. Yet, the odds of that were less than getting run over by a bus. When next I saw her (a couple of months later) she gave me a bear hug like never before. I think she had just gotten too sucked into the media coverage and personified it to a greater degree than was necessary, or healthy, for her. That being said, nothing can ever take away the scars that this will leave on the victims and their families, or on all of those who were nearby and bore witnesses to the horror, or on Boston and the city's most wonderful and highly renowned event. It will never be the same. The scoundrels behind this knew that it would have this effect, and in their sick and twisted minds, that's their greatest "victory" -- their ability to instill fear and sorrow on the masses.

PopMarket is at it again! Those blood suckers are always geting me to click a couple of buttons and spend mo money. Today its what is rumored to be a fantastic DVD box set of Grateful Dead concert footage for $75 (normal price on Amazon and such seems to be $96-100-ish). http://www.popmarket.com/?cid=nl%3A665024611&utm_medium=email&utm_source=generator-popmarket&utm_campaign=email-generator-popmarket-20130416-nl665024611&utm_content=nllink-2790590b-PopMarket.com IMAGE (Less than 4 hours left.) Must admit, I've never really "gotten into" the Dead, at least not on CD but since they seem to be more or a performance type of experience, perhaps the video aspect will draw me in and make me a fan.

It's pretty simple these days:

It doesn't matter where you go, they'll find you!

Congrats, Shelly@

Jimi Hendrix on gayageum: http://boingboing.net/2013/03/25/jimi-hendrix-on-a-gayageum.html

Sorry that I missed this thread. It would have been fun. Of course, I would have picked G'Town to get knocked off in the first round... not!

I chuckled...