Son-of-a-Weizen

Insurance? Doubtful. I can't help but wonder if there's a support group out there for her? If not, she could form one and keep that 15 minutes of fame goin' strong!

Unless she cuts all family ties...moves abroad & that sort of thing, I don't think that she can ever live it down.

Thanks for the encouragement folks. Passed up the usual Fri. night neighborhood social affair (w/2 smokers) and barricaded myself inside with some newspapers and 5 Andre Previn Trio cds (Gigi, Like Previn, King Size, Double Play & Pal Joey). That's some nice music...hadn't listened to some of 'em in ages. Might be a good idea to stage a monthly 'Kick-The-Bad-Habit-Nite' & wade through a stack of old favorites. Hmmmm, surely we can find another bad habit or two to break, eh, Red Menace? B-) B-) ...and thanks again, Andre....

Yep, they're all mini-lps.....but there are already mini-lp copies of several of these that are still available (Alexander, Rachel Z, etc) for 2,260-2,500 Yen depending. I think these new ones will be gold discs.

Could be that your toad livers taste too much like John West Kippers in Sunflower Oil and those Hamburg crows are more accustomed to a Plaice w/white wine & mushroom sauce flavor?

Reminds me of that recent phenomena over in east africa where a lone hungry chimpanzee suddenly decided it was time to make a move on a flamingo in the huge breeding-ground.........and his all mates watched & learned. Now they're all chowing down. Birds May Be Behind Exploding German Toads By MATT SURMAN The Associated Press Thursday, April 28, 2005; 9:02 PM BERLIN -- Why are toads puffing up and spontaneously exploding in northern Europe? It began in a posh German neighborhood and has spread across the border into Denmark. It's left onlookers baffled, but one German scientist studying the splattered amphibian remains now has a theory: Hungry crows may be pecking out their livers. "The crows are clever," said Frank Mutschmann, a Berlin veterinarian who collected and tested specimens at the Hamburg pond. "They learn quickly from watching other crows how to get the livers." So far, more than 1,000 toad corpses have been found at a pond in Hamburg and in Denmark. But the pond water in Hamburg has been tested, and its quality is no better or worse than elsewhere in the city. The remains have been checked for a virus or bacteria, but none has been found. Based on the wounds, Mutschmann said, it appears that a bird pecks into the toad with its beak between the amphibian's chest and abdominal cavity, and the toad puffs itself up as a natural defense mechanism. But, because the liver is missing and there's a hole in the toad's body, the blood vessels and lungs burst and the other organs ooze out, he said. As gruesome as it sounds, it isn't actually that unusual, he said. "It's not unique _ it's in a city area, and that makes it spectacular," Mutschmann said. "Of course, it's something very dramatic." There have also been reports of exploded toads in a pond near Laasby in central Jutland in Denmark. Local environmental workers in Hamburg have described it as a scene out of a horror or science fiction movie, with the bloated frogs agonizing and twitching for several minutes, inflating like a balloon before suddenly bursting. "It's horrible," biologist Heidi Mayerhoefer was quoted as telling the Hamburger Morgenpost daily. "The toads burst, the entrails slide out. But the animal isn't immediately dead _ they keep struggling for several minutes." Hamburg's Institute for Hygiene and the Environment regularly tests water quality in the city, and found no evidence that the toads were diseased. The institute even ruled out that the toads were suffering because of a fungus brought in from South America. Other theories have been that horses on a nearby track infected them with a virus, or even that the toads are taking the selfless way out _ sacrificing themselves by suicide to save others from overpopulation. Could hungry crows be a reasonable answer? "We haven't seen that. It might be, it might not be," said institute spokeswoman Janne Kloepper. "It's speculation," until it's observed, she said. Local officials in Hamburg were advising residents to stay away from the pond dubbed by German tabloids, "the death pool."

I locked onto some guy in his early 50's carrying his portable oxygen tank around the docs reception room on Tuesday and decided 'twas time to crush out my last Camel. 72 hours & counting.

I can see Portland getting a 'D' but where's Seattle? Go back and check that article again...you obviously missed that new 'perpetually wrapped-around-the-axle' category they recently added to include everything below 'F'.

She's the one that was kidnapped by that scumbag who then ripped a tooth out with pliers in Dirty Harry. Eastwood fixed him but good in the stadium. ..not to mention on the dock... Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Need to know if Butch Warren ever paid him a visit?

.......Since they're sliding 'Demon's Dance' in there....what are the chances they'll slip 'Tippin' the Scales' into this series as well? .02%?

Columbia VACM 1266(New) Kisor,Ryan/This Is 2854 Good news! His 'Usual Suspects' cd is tremendous. 'Sheeryn's Waltz' is THE best! drool..drool.....

Oh okay...well that helps a good bit. I don't own a single Buddy Rich LP/Cd and had thought about roadtesting one of his smaller group dates like 'Buddy & Sweets' (I've heard clips at CD Universe and like it) or the 'Miami' one. Since the 'Sweets' one doesn't sound 'hyper' to me......I now know that the Miami one is an entirely different ball of wax and it's probably one I don't want to go for, yes?

10th grade? ....no Pop-Tarts, no Get Smart, no Steppenwolf, No Penthouse Forum, no Coors, no electric golf carts, no Hunter S. Thompson 'Hells Angels'!! Life must have been grim with nuthin to do but smoke Chesterfields and spin that 'Platters Sing All The Movie Hits' record.

The only picture I have is of that kid (Fred Mertz Jr?) in the front row of your 5th grade social studies class in 1960, quaking with fear while raising his hand to ask you a question. B-)

I see that he's on Buddy Rich 'In Miami'. How's that one?

stunning.

A couple of Peter Beets 'NY Trio' cds....

Next time she calls, throw her off a step by asking if she'd ever Eat Bertha's Mussels?

What is it?

Oh yes, looks like a few threads about it. Guess I'm the last guy here to have plugged into that place. I really need to get out more often. Milk's still 50 cents a gallon, right?

No, I sent Jim a check for it.........r cash?

CD Baby? Rather 'unique' shipping confirmation e-mails rolling out of that place. I hope the thing doesn't show up with a pacifier attached to it. I'll forward it to Johnny. B-) Dear ..... Your CD has been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with sterilized contamination-free gloves and placed onto a satin pillow. A team of 50 employees inspected your CD and polished it to make sure it was in the best possible condition before mailing. Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over the crowd as he put your CD into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy. We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved 'Bon Voyage!' to your package, on its way to you, in our private CD Baby jet on this day, Monday, April 25th. I hope you had a wonderful time shopping at CD Baby. We sure did. Your picture is on our wall as 'Customer of the Year'. We're all exhausted but can't wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!! Thank you once again,

So they've been sitting on some back room storage shelf for quite some time, no? At one point they had all the Jasmine's sitting in there and I wiffed and didn't pick 'em up.