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I took this picture of Lance Armstrong in 2002, at the Karlsruhe Versicherungs Grand Prix 2 Man Time Trial. It was a few days after the Tour de France. At the time I wasn't so familiar with the other rider, but it turns out it was Floyd Landis. Interesting to see them together now. They came in 8th in the race.

Happy Birthday!

Interesting change of direction for the SF Jazz group. This is the first time they've paid tribute to a non-jazz artist, isn't it? edit - fewer "big" names in the lineup now too. Still not a bad group of musicians there!

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday, Jim! All the best for you, your family, and the band for the coming year!

An alternate solution (at least for U.S. board members, sorry Cliff) would be to keep the Virgin, and then purchase the additional tracks separately on the standalone disc at Target.

Happy Birthday, Chuck! Your contributions to our community are irreplaceable.

RIP, Hank. Classy guy all around.

Best wishes for the coming year, Larry!

I think Jacob & MiB now come across as simpler characters than before. Hopefully it still sets up a rewarding ending!

Lionel Loueke - Mwaliko

Not necessarily - I think it depends on what you expect and want from Facebook. I've reconnected with friends that I haven't heard from in 20+ years, and family members that live elsewhere that I've been happy to get to know a little better. Plus, I'm in the middle of a long-distance relationship right now, and it's a way for us to "chat" live when we're also doing other things, where the phone isn't as convenient or necessary. And I've gotten to know a number of O Board members much better through FB as well. Some of which will remain lifelong friends. For me that's worth the inconvenience of a few emails, which are sent to an address that is used for stuff like this (and buying from amazon, etc). Those get deleted like the rest of the spam.

I think the emails are from people who want you to join FB, not FB itself. So if you get one from somebody you know, it's them sending you an invite. Or it's businesses that have you on their mailing list, for whatever reason. I am already on FB, but still get occasional invites to sign up from friends who have just recently joined, and didn't realize I was already on there. Just delete 'em, that's all.

Should be an interesting episode tonight - Jacob & Man in Black...

Thanks for sharing that, Shawn! I'm still as impressed with PT as I was in about '99 when I first discovered them in Germany. Though they've changed alot, they do what they do really well. The textures and the back and forth between light and heavy in that video are tough to pull off that well, I think. I'm really looking forward to the DVD. Ended up buying the deluxe edition, even though I don't own a Bluray player. It was the 2 cds that aren't available elsewhere that did it for me (Now watch, they'll release them separately).

Didn't know you played! When will "Ronadelphia" be released?

....and Lawrence Taylor has been charged with rape of a 16 yr old...

Happy Birthday once again, Yves!

Joe Locke - For the Love of You David Sanborn - Only Everything Weezer - Raditude Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg Corrine Bailey Rae - The Sea Ringo Starr - Y Not some Jackson 5 remasters

Yep, I'm inaccurate.

You know, I responded to Allen's comment about him willfully being a provocateur. I didn't call him a name. And yet here you come along insulting me. Nice, real nice. I've said nothing to you or about you in this thread whatsoever, and yet you feel like attacking. I can see why Conn would be thinking about quitting the board. There's alot more bad vibes around here than I remember in a long time too.

I don't think Hans' feelings toward you (whatever they may be - I don't know or care what he thinks of you) have anything to do with his removal of an unnecessary sexual image. I see no point in being a provocateur for the sake of provoking either. Yawn.

I agree with this. I think Hans is a reasonable person. I think alot of us would have a difficult time having to judge other's posts and threads and decide what is "right" for the community. And the answer isn't 100% freedom to post anything you like, either. I don't think it adds any value to the board to post drawings of people having sex. It doesn't reflect well on this community, and it doesn't reflect well on Jim and the band. And that's at least part of why this board exists. We could all stand to think a bit more about what we're doing/saying/sharing, prior to posting, IMHO. I don't really get the point of the sexy women threads either. There are plenty of sites on the web to look at that stuff - why bring it here solely for the point of sharing pictures on this site.

Happy Birthday!!