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Jeff, I LIKE it here; it's FUN and INFORMATIVE! I don't want to lose my posting privilege, I just don't want to be held to a DIFFERENT standard than others, you know?

Bear in mind that the off-color comment was posted after I had replied in a reasonable way to his same sentiment on a different thread. My wife says the art of diplomacy is the ability to tell someone to screw-off and have them thank you when you're done.

Gee CrowBear, lots of animosity, eh?
Not to worry though; if you were the only one to talk to here, I'da been gone long ago, savvy?

As to the topic, Tony, how about if we review the review?

Obviously, Mr. Pollard hasn't been exposed to any but the music he heard on the Victrola growing up on a sharecrop holding in Arkansas. The lyrics in Mr. Black's song were too polysyllabic to ever penetrate the reviewers Piltdown cranium. And just because Mr. Phillips chose to approach his task from a minimalist stance to underscore the stark isolation of the lyric rather than alternating between flurries of chicken pickin' and cliched Nashville chestnuts just to appease the sensibilities of hicks who probably still watch TV in the hardware store window, is in no way an indictment of Mr. Phillips technical virtuosity but rather, the profound expression of one who transcends the routine in favor of the impressionistic.

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Sorry, Tony. I didn't mean to subvert your topic. I shouldn't have responded in public like that. I should have known it would cause an explosion.

My sincere apologies.

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Marty, I can't figure out if you're a genius or insane or both! Image Truly your talents are being wasted, you should be writing for Hollywood or novels! Could probably make a million bucks!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 01 October 2002 at 02:25 PM.]</p></FONT>
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bOb.you owe NO ONE an apology,,frankly Im auprised you are as tolerant as you are. If it were me,,,"they would be OUTTA here".

Im with Johan on this,,,vulgarity in a demeaning sense SUCKS as my friend would say.

That kind of stuff gets attention,,and it is
quite obvious that person needs the attention. Why not go out and "streak" for attention? or maybe that person has nothing
to show... Image No Apologies from you,,,,,they who are guilty OWE YOU... I dislike the "hip"
expression "sucks",,,maybe because I was raised to respect others,,,,,this is a typical "Gang Bang". In Brooklyn NY,,,they have ways of curing that...I know,,I had people who were cured... simply by bada bing
bada boom....you dig what Im sayin here.

Ask the Italian Stallion Joey Ace what that
means.... Image gotta go..my stomach is turning.

Jim Phelps,,you call that talent?? I would
rather listen to Bela Lugosi sing "Cold Cold
Heart Imagewith Boris Karloff on steel guitar.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 01 October 2002 at 05:24 PM.]</p></FONT>
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Jody;

"I would
rather listen to Bela Lugosi sing "Cold Cold
Heart with Boris Karloff on steel guitar."

Actually, that just might make it nowdays! Image
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR><SMALL>I would
rather listen to Bela Lugosi sing "Cold Cold
Heart with Boris Karloff on steel guitar</SMALL><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I doubt that would happen. It's well documented that Lugosi had no use for Karloff, thought he was hack, and was outraged when they were compared. And I'm sure he was suffering from massive professional envy as well.

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Herb
Thats not true,,Lugosi and Karloff and Peter
Lorre had a trio,,,Sydney Greenstreet was the
arranger. They usually started singing at midnight. The Song??? Midnite Sun. Then they closed with "The Transylvania Polka"

You DIG IT??? they did Imageshovels with rosewood handles 24" length..Bring out The
Shovels the boys have begun,,,The Transylvania Poke'er. Ouch...you hurt me Image<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 02 October 2002 at 06:51 AM.]</p></FONT>
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There you go, Tony. Your thread is squarely back on track.


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{can't stop laughing}
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<SMALL>Marty, I can't figure out if you're a genius or insane or both! Truly your talents are being wasted, you should be writing for Hollywood or novels! Could probably make a million bucks!</SMALL>
If you have any dignity and pride, it's unlikely you will be making millions in Hollywood, if you're a pimp and a weasel, you'll feel right at home here.
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....and yet every Hollywood TV show insists on referring to Las Vegas as "Sin City". I could never quite get that.
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Chas,,,,whats the going rate "scale" for Pimps and Weasels"?? Union? or non-union? Image
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<SMALL>....and yet every Hollywood TV show insists on referring to Las Vegas as "Sin City". I could never quite get that. </SMALL>
And Disney projects that they're the land of 'warm and fuzzy'...

Jody, the pimps and weasels are doing well, down here with the whores, it's pretty grim.