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Many thanks, my friends!

Noj, I started the second account when a few of us were unable to log in about two months ago. I am having serious issues with my landlord which I think will require me to move. For the past six weeks I have been unable to use my desktop computer which is set for the GA Russell account because the landlord's electric fence causes static on my phone line (this area does not have DSL or cable TV hookup). So I am forced to use my ten-year old laptop computer which sometimes makes it onto the internet. The laptop is set up for the GARussell account.

I have the day off today, and I haven't gotten much done. To celebrate the day, I have opened up two CDs. My Joe Henderson Milestone box arrived the other day, and I waited until today to dig in. I played first Power to the People to hear what everyone has been raving about, and then listened to the remainder of that disc.

I then heard for the first time the third (and last) disc of the Chet Baker PJ Live Mosaic box. So I have spent the day enjoying good music!

I have just now spent my birthday money on a Ron Paul for President cap and bumper sticker, and plan to spend the remainder on the 2 CD set of Bob Newhart monologues.

The other item of note I received (some of you may remember we talked about him before) is a book by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. I'm looking forward very much to starting into that one.

TTK, great idea! I'll play some bossa nova before the day is through. I also plan to open one more CD, Cal Tjader's first Skye album called Solar Heat. I love those Skye albums which you can get cheap at dccblowout.com.

Today is also the birthday of Roy Rogers, Art Garfunkle, Peter Noone (Herman of Herman's Hermits) and Reginald Veal. When I was a boy my older sister informed me that in England the day is celebrated as Guy Fawkes Day. Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who planned to blow up Parliament. For years I thought it was odd that the English would celebrate that, but one day it occurred to me that what they are celebrating is the fact that he was caught before he could do it! Maybe Sidewinder or another of you Brits can fill us in on that.

Now I'll go and make some juicy cheeseburgers!

Edit for typo. I make a lot of typos on this laptop computer!

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Thanks again, guys!

TTK, since it was your idea I put on one of your favorites, Brasil '66's Equinox.

I had a pleasant surprise last night. I decided to go out for pizza instead of making cheeseburgers. About 2000 when I lived in Atlanta a friend recommended to me a pizza chain called Cici's. She said that the pizzas were five dollars and really good. Well basically I didn't believe her. Too good to be true.

We have had a Cici's in this area for a couple of years, and I decided that I would give myself the birthday present of satisfying my curiosity about Cici's. I expected it to be lousy, but what do you want for five dollars?

Here's the deal. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet. They have I think eight pizzas waiting for you, plus salad, pasta with sauce, soup and dessert. The price is $4.75 plus $1.75 for tea or soft drinks. There is no waitress, so there is no tipping. If they don't have a pizza you want, they will make it for you.

The pizzas were all surprisingly good - New York style thin and soft. Most of the pizzas were a little light on the condiments. By no means the best pizza I have ever had, but much better than I expected. The desserts were gooey brownies, cinnamon buns and apple pie on a pizza crust.

So I had all I could eat for less than seven dollars. I'll be sure to go back sometime. It has been my experience for the past twenty-some years that the pizza in the south is usually pretty bad, and this was much better than what I can usually find here.

By the way, I'm finding that I'm digging the Joe Henderson more and more with each listen. Sidewinder, I'm glad you gave us the heads up on that deal.

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When I was a boy my older sister informed me that in England the day is celebrated as Guy Fawkes Day. Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who planned to blow up Parliament. For years I thought it was odd that the English would celebrate that, but one day it occurred to me that what they are celebrating is the fact that he was caught before he could do it! Maybe Sidewinder or another of you Brits can fill us in on that.

Yep, he (Guido 'Guy' Fawkes) came pretty close to blowing up the Houses of Parliament on behalf of a Catholic plot ('Gunpowder Plot') in the 17th Century, discovered last minute stacking the last few barrels of gunpowder in the basement just as Parliament was about the meet. If it had happened it would have blown the whole place to smithereens. Since then his 'effegy' (with the usual moustache) is burned on numerous neighbourhood fires (getting rarer these days) and fireworks are expended (getting more common thanks to cheap imports). All part of the Protestant/Catholic religious troubles of those time that is still remembered. US-style Halloween of a few days earlier is threatening to push it to sidelines these days though, a sad trend.

Glad you enjoyed the Joe Henderson set. My pleasure to having chanced across Dusty's hype (for once, not unwarrented).

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but one day it occurred to me that what they are celebrating is the fact that he was caught before he could do it!

Very much so. The powers that be in the 17th Century (and since) made sure of that !

GARussell Newbie

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Thanks for your belated wishes everyone!

I found a John Coltrane CD that some of you might be interested in if you are in the same situation I was in.

Last night I went to Amazon (using the Organissimo link, of course!) and ordered the Bob Newhart CD and also a book I have been interested in for some time called How to Win the Culture War by Peter Kreeft. At that point I was $1.90 short of the $25 threshold for free shipping.

I found a Coltrane CD called Jazz Classics, an Atlantic compilation, for $4.95. So buying the Coltrane CD saved me $5.98 in shipping.

In the alternative, those of you who are rock fans might be interested in Ten Years After's Cricklewood Green or The Best of Quicksilver Messenger Service.

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Thanks for your belated wishes everyone!

I found a John Coltrane CD that some of you might be interested in if you are in the same situation I was in.

Last night I went to Amazon (using the Organissimo link, of course!) and ordered the Bob Newhart CD and also a book I have been interested in for some time called How to Win the Culture War by Peter Kreeft. At that point I was $1.90 short of the $25 threshold for free shipping.

I found a Coltrane CD called Jazz Classics, an Atlantic compilation, for $4.95. So buying the Coltrane CD saved me $5.98 in shipping.

In the alternative, those of you who are rock fans might be interested in Ten Years After's Cricklewood Green or The Best of Quicksilver Messenger Service.

:party: Happy Birthday....hope it was a goon one! BTW, Quick Silver Messenger Service may have been the first band I ever saw live!!!

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