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I got this from chromewaves dot net ... First Record Bought : Pink Floyd 's The Wall & MJ 's Off the Wall First Concert : Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble @ Vanderbilt's Gym , Sept. 1984 Favourite Music Movie : Standing in the Shadows of Motown or The Wall or the Howlin' Wolf Story or Harder They Come Favourite Music Book : Favourite Songwriter : Bob Dylan or Bob Marley Favourite Producer : Tom Dowd Favourite Record Label : current... ropeadope , classic... Atlantic , Columbia and Stax Favourite Magazine : Mojo Favourite Bassist : Oteil Burbridge Favourite Album Cover : ??? Favourite Teen Idol : Jessica Simpson (not for any musical reason) Artist Who Broke Your Heart : ??? Artist You Will Always Believe In : ??? Singer Who Makes Your Skin Crawl : Celine Singer Who Makes You Swoon : Aretha & Amel Larrieux Favourite Sound : a solid backbeat Album You Will Always Defend : Album You Own That No One Else Does : La Mala Rod...

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Sometimes the truth comes out when you least expect it. W goes oops.

Here she goes again. Once there was a catsuit now...moon boots!

...or is it just Boriquo? After watching the MTV VMA s and Fat Joe with his Hector LaVoe t-shirt & comments I thought I'd check it out and I found this page. Hector sounds like a bad ass. Music of Puerto Rico

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Maryland Lieutenant Governor, Michael S. Steele , is being touted as the Republican answer to Barack Obama .

What a busy weekend. Friday Tara and I went to the Frist for the Frist Friday thing . It's such a meatmarket but you get to see the exhibits and a band and eat... I dropped Tara home and I came back to the house for some Olympics . Sat was more Olympics and some yard work. Since rained so much this past week the ground was still wet so I decided to trim some hedges . I have to do this by hand b/c the two powered hedgers are crap! It was a good workout . Tara came over and we had our regular "date night". We get takeout from Chicago Gyros and we watch Sopranos . This was the end of Season 3 . Sunday was more yard work for me. Tara went to church and I mowed . Finally, I watched most of the Olympic Closing Ceremony and then Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon . (I love this movie!)

The no-mind state is not the vacancy of idiocy but the most supremely alert intelligence, undistracted by extraneous thought. - Ramesh Balsekar

Tevez leads Argentina past Paraguay

FBI looks at Pentagon worker in Israel spy probe

Rooney demands transfer

China win historic track & field golds . It's nice to see they are out of the gym finally.

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My friends in KY found out they are pregnant with a little girl , Sierra Haven .

Najaf militants surrender shrine

I love these kinds of things: Category VI - The Strange Attractor Though you're not quite sure why, people are drawn to you like moths to a flame. You really are too cool for words. What Type of Social Entity are You? brought to you by Quizilla

Buddy Guy Band , originally uploaded by bmitd67 . Special Guest Scott Holt is back there in the shadows but the star of this moment is the sax player. He and Buddy starting riffin' something serious on this tune.

Robert Cray Band , originally uploaded by bmitd67 . Young Bob at the Ryman. The last time he was there nobody showed up but on the same bill as Buddy Guy the crowd was waaaay into it.

Buddy Guy 1 , originally uploaded by bmitd67 .

Buddy Guy 2 , originally uploaded by bmitd67 . Buddy is doing something to his guitar. He has so many tricks its hard to tell.

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Hip, hip hooray for the women! US edge out Brazil for gold

For Myself and Others: Past, Present and Prince

Distraught father of Marine killed in Iraq burns van, self This is the result of all war...pain & suffering.

The following is an email sequence between two men I know. The background is that both men have know each other their entire lives but grew up in different cities. The names have been removed to protect everybody. Male #1 (10:50am): Look, I got a letter from MCI High Toll Department and they tell me that 5 "900" phone calls were made on Friday 8/20 for a total of $152.58. Are these your phone calls? Because I don't use MCI and I need to know if I should investigate further. Male #2 (11:00am): I am sending you a check. I also made a few calls other LD calls. Male #2 (11:00am): The check will cover the interest payment. Male #2 (11:05am): You'll be receiving a letter by the beginning of next week. There was a phone call next where Male #1 said he felt disrespected because he wasn't told about the phone calls and inconvenienced by having to transport Male #2 while #2 was in town. Male #2 hung up on Male #1 and the following is the next sequence of e...

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Tonight my instructor welcomed me with an encouraging "I'm glad you are still coming." How encourging is that? It made me feel really good about what I was doing. I am finding that I am able to focus more directly and I am seeing very slight changes in flexibility. Still tense as shit but we'll get there. Tonight we did a headstand . We did it against the wall which is the only way I think I could handle it... but I feel like I accomplished something tonight, maybe even a breakthrough.

Beenie Man barred from MTV concert I was also disappointed to hear Buju Banton represents a similar mentality.

In Athens' Olympic Stadium , Cameroon 's Francoise Mbango Etone became the first woman to ever win a medal for her nation - and it was a gold one at that. The triple jumper became only the second black African athlete to ever win an Olympic field event , following in the footsteps of Nigerian long jumper Chioma Ajunwa in the 1996 Olympics. Etone jumped 15.30 metres - a new African record - to beat local Greek hero Hrysopiyi Devetzi and hot favourite Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia . The gold medal is only Cameroon's second following their footballers ' triumph in Sydney four years ago.

My ebay account was hijacked this week! Last night I was looking trough some accounts and websites and came across my ebay acct. It said I had 5 items for sale, a bunch of baseball cards (I don't own baseball cards, especially unopened boxes of them). Then I looked at my acct balance and it said I owed $450... I changed as much as I could, I cancelled the sales and contacted ebay . It scared me and now I know about internet fraud .

Sewanee Quad Cam You might have to download the Axis software but that's a small price to pay to see Sewanee's beauty.

U.S. black leaders back marriage amendment When will they learn that this is not a legislative issue and DEFINITELY NOT a Constitutional one.

The Iraqis still have a chance for a bronze , which would be their war-weary nation's first medal in 44 years.

China's second most popular celebrity and far better looking than the #1 star !

Bible study at Hooters

US Women's Soccer Team beats Germany (2-1)! They will play the winner of the Sweden v Brazil game for the Gold.

US Team Prepares for Epic Clash with Germany

"Control the senses and purify the mind. In a pure mind there is constant awareness of the Self. Where there is constant awareness of the Self, freedom ends bondage and joy ends Sorrow." -Chandogya Upanishad

"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign ," Sadir told SI.com through a translator, speaking calmly and directly. "He can find another way to advertise himself." Salih Sadir, Iraqi Midfielder Iraqi soccer players angered by Bush campaign ads

A new "Exorcist" flick must have seemed like a good idea This disappoints me but considering the trouble they had making this I'm not surprised.

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China, the land of conflict: Chinese crack down on religion

Local college rankings The University of the South in Sewanee, TN, held steady at 33rd among the nation's liberal arts colleges, which ''emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half their degrees in the liberal arts.''

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The draw gives the U.S. seven points and first place in Group G , meaning they will face Group E third place finisher Japan in the quarterfinals.

Thanks to my cousin for cluing me in on this game and score. 89th minute strike from second-half sub Brian Ching, his first for the USA. U.S. was able to keep their all-time unbeaten record against Jamaica intact with the tie. That mark now stands at 8-0-6, which includes a 2-0-5 mark in World Cup qualifying play.

This comes from a friend of mine who works for a county office in the Midwest... For those of you who I haven't spoken to about my recent work news, thought I would give you a brief synopsis. I found out on Monday that I am receiving a five-day unpaid suspension effective next week. I was in complete shock that day, and I am still in a minor haze. The reason I was given was that I violated our computer use policy. They did not any point state that I had violated by the amount of time I had spent on the internet etc. My violation was based upon the content of my e-mails...which they had been looking through for the past year. Allegedly, this was based on an outsider getting an 'unwanted' e-mail and alerting the county. When I looked at the e-mail 'evidence' they gave me later, most of the e-mail was related to bush opinions, where I had sent a link to the michael moore website, etc. When I asked about the harshness of the punishment I was told that the pre...

" a game for peace and to promote national reconciliation " interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue

Gaining access to the Republican National Convention has become a tortuous struggle for a slew of local ethnic publications. The full story .

Sewanee is no longer a Top 20 Party School. Oh well, you can't be all things to all students! How local colleges faired in the Party School rankings .

Motivation is very important, and thus my simple religion is love, respect for others, honesty: teachings that cover not only religion but also the fields of politics, economics, business, science, law, medicine-everywhere. With proper motivation these can help humanity. His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Dallas Burn announced that, upon the completion of the 2004 Major League Soccer season, the Dallas Burn will now be known as FC Dallas. Hopefully this will become a trend b/c some of the names in the MLS suck.

Not quite sure I understand this but...who am I? I mean, really. Why would the first place team get rid of their coach? The GM (Doug Hamilton) says: "We're sitting at the top of the table, and I'm saying, 'It's not good enough.'" Read the story here .

Does the Blues have Muslim Roots ? I haven't spent much time studying the blues recently (I used to do it quite a lot back in the 90s) so I am going to claim no expertise on this subject. When I was paying more attention I had little idea of Muslim music so I couldn't have commented back then either. Hmmp, funny how these things work. If you compare the sound bites in this article and i would include most " sufi " music you will hear similarities in tonal quality as well as melody in Muslim and Blues music. This type of similarity isn't new for me, I have heard it in the music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , I have heard it in Flamenco (which is surely influenced by Muslim music) but I have never really thought about what came first. There is no reason to exclude the influence of Islam on the Blues. Muslims traveled all over the continent of Africa and some of Europe so, it is logical that the locals picked up things from them. Hell, you hear that in the stor...

This was week 3 of the OneMusic lunch hour walk. Teresa, Billy and I have been going about 1-1/4 miles a couple of times a week. It's been fun and good for us.

Fame helps Alan Page find a home on bench Conrad Defiebre Star Tribune Published August 16, 2004 In the corner of an office at the Minnesota Judicial Center -- tucked away from the pictures and posters of the occupant's heroes Martin Luther King Jr. , Nelson Mandela , Bobby Kennedy and Paul Robeson -- hangs a framed New York Times crossword puzzle from March 2002. Former President Bill Clinton solved the puzzle and sent it along with a personal note "from your crossword friend" to the man whose name was the answer for 38 down: NFL Hall of Famer elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court . Justice Alan Page chuckles at the mention of one more proof of a life filled with "a lot of good fortune -- a wonderful wife, four fabulous children, a football career that I suspect most people could only dream of and the opportunity to serve on this court for the last 12 years." The Minnesota Supreme Court has seldom harbored the sort of celebrity wh...

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Alright it has taken me awhile to get into this record. I bought RBG ( revolutionary but gangsta ) about a month ago. I boought it b/c I'd always heard good things about Dead Prez but had never listened. Their sound suprised me. I'm not into the hardcore stuff and this is definitely hardcore. Lots of talk about guns, lots of spitting "nigga" but the record has a vibe, a smart vibe. There's a lot of talk about the struggle from the projects. This is some angry shit. But Sticman and M-1 have a strong flow and conscious lyrics. Can't listen to this too often but if you're pissed... "If you claimin' gangsta then bang on the system and show that you ready to ride. Till we get our freedom we got to get over, we steady on the rise."

Tarantino Confirmed for Sin City It's a shame more film makers don't work with friends...

Haitian streets go berserk over the boys from Brazil It's interesting how you find things to cheer for even if they might not make a lot of sense.

Owen moves to Real Owen, 24, is to sign a four-year deal with Real in a move which is expected to net Liverpool £8m plus midfielder Antonio Nunez.

Thank you, goodnight! Aging fans want to rock but they also need to sleep By Monica Eng ~ Chicago Tribune staff reporter Like a lot of longtime clubgoing music fans, I've gotten old. Nights of bounding out of the house at 11 p.m., cheerfully standing around a hot, smoky bar for hours, returning home after 3 a.m. and then zinging back into action the next day like a fresh little rock 'n' roll daisy are way behind me. So is it too much to ask for a show that has some temperature control, clean air, a place to sit and--at the risk of sounding massively un-rock 'n' roll--gets me home by 11 p.m.? When I asked this of a fellow reporter, he told me that I don't deserve to rock anymore and maybe I should just stop going to clubs. Then he mumbled something about taking up Ravinia and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . Ten years ago his sneering comments might have held water. But times have changed. And so as live music fans continue to grow older, club bookers have ...

This is part of why they call it the beautiful game. Iraq overcomes own goal to stun Portual 4-2

Zidane quits France ZIDANE FACTS Born: 23 June 1972, Marseille Clubs: Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid France career: Debut 17 August 1994 Won 93 caps and scored 26 goals Won 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 Personal honours: World player of the year 1998, 2000 and 2003 European player of the year 1998 Major club honours: Champions League (Real Madrid 2001) European Super Cup (1996 Juventus, 2002 Real Madrid) League title (Serie A with Juventus 1996/7, 1997/98, La Liga with Real Madrid 2002/03)

Oh well. I guess they missed that one. Real 'drop Vieria bid' On the other hand: Real 'set to sign Owen'

Iraq stun Portugal at Olympics

Moore embarrasses new CIA chief

I Am a Gay American New Jersey governor James McGreevey

Event celebrates film industry pioneer , Oscar Micheaux . Thanks Billy.

The Belcourt is just kickin' my ass. Nashville is so fortunate to have a theater like this. This past week I saw the newly remastered Godzilla from 1954 and without Raymond Burr. Look at what's coming up over the next couple weeks or so: Tom Dowd & The Language of Music (the producer's producer, he's responsible for more of my favorite music than I care to think about) The Corporation (one showing only - an exposé of corporate power) Once Upon A Time in the West - ( Sergio Leone masterpiece with Bronson and Henry Fonda ) High Noon (Arguably the best Western ever made) Maria Full of Grace ("...unfolds with a simplicity that's as breathtaking as its inevitability is harrowing") Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ("...humans have forgotten they are human." The animation in this looks spectacular) La Dolce Vita ( Fellini & Anita Ekberg , what more do you need?) There's some music coming as well as art in the lobby. What an aw...

...and of course the Tower Wish List

In your spare time you should check out Song Meanings at Songfacts

I don't usually do this but since my birthday is coming up... Jai's wish list at Amazon

Got this list from my boys at ropeadope : The Best Music of the Year... So Far How many do you own? I have 6.

I love this show. 'Booknotes' coming to an end - Aug 11, 2004

Youssou N'Dour : Egypt (possibly his most beautiful; a mix of his beautiful voice and Egyptian instrumentation ) Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo (this is one of the best tributes I have ever heard, the performers - Bob Neuwirth , Nicholas Tremulis , Ian Hunter and more - put their heart in song into the music of a man who is all heart and soul). Please contribute to the alejandrofund and buy some of his records . Antibalas : Who Is This America? ( Afrobeat moved forward with all it's groove , power and politics .) There are more records, most notably the new Charlie Hunter and Amel Larrieux, but that's all I have time to write now.

I missed this the first time around: Kinks' Dave Davies partially paralyzed - Aug 11, 2004 That's sad.

Congratulations to the Trucks Family ( Derek Trucks , Susan Tedeschi , Charlie Trucks) on the birth of Jessica Naima Trucks, 6 lbs 10 oz., Born 8/09/2004!

And there's a REASON no outside forces are trying to help?? Sudan faces new atrocity charges

WRFN (Radio Free Nashville) benefit Friday , August 20, 6:00pm at The Sutler . Featuring: Johnny Jones , guitarist from Nashville's golden era of rhythm & blues and mentor to Jimi Hendrix . Also appearing: Muldoon Felton Goold Ten Mile Drive Tix are $5 at the door.

Saturday, August 14th Live at the Radio Cafe in East Nashville Charlie Degenhart & the Plastic Soul 'Black' Andy Roddick opens at 8:00 CD and the Plastic Soul are on at 9:00 closin' the night...the fabulous 'My Brother'!!! ( cover charge TBA -- at most it'll be three bucks!!) come on out and join us in some rock and roll revelry . . .

How to Go Natural - 10 Lifestyle Tips Natural Clothing - easy! Buy cotton, wool, leather, silk and all the variations ( organic is even better) Natural Food - easy! No fast food and stay on the produce aisle in your grocery ( organic is even better) Natural Personal Care - more difficult. Look for Tom's of Maine & J/A/S/O/N Natural Cleaning - more difficult. Look for Ecover & Seventh Generation Natural Pest Control and Repellents - most difficult b/c of effectiveness Natural Bedding - easy! stick with cotton & wool ( organic is better but really expensive) Natural Furnishings - easy! Use real wood, cotton, leather, and other natural fiber Natural Renovating and Building Supplies - more difficult. Use less toxic materials and paints Natural Pet Care - watch pesticides and processed food Natural Consumer Choices - General - READ LABELS , if you can't pronounce it you might want to 2nd guess it.

Hmmm, something to wonder about. After almost 10 years of recording and touring the world together, we are announcing that Theryl "The Houseman" DeClouet will no longer be a permanent member of Galactic . Read more here.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

This is not good news, not at all. ManU is already missing Ruud & Saha ! Solskjaer may miss season

I wanna go! Anybody wanna sponsor me for a trip to Japan? True People's CELEBRATION

I've been working to find details of my Dad's military records and about 3 months from the orignal request date I got a response from NPRC today. Master Sgt James C Sanders received the following awards while serving in the US Army : Good Conduct Medal , 4th award American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze service stars WWII Victory Medal Korean Service Medal with 2 bronze service stars UN Service Medal Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII Expert Badge with Carbine Bar Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar Now, I don't know if this qualifies as a lot of medals but it looks like I can honestly call my Dad a decorated War Hero. He makes me proud and I miss him; I wish I could ask him the stories behind each award.

I saw Manchurian Candidate and it now ranks as one of my favorite - dare I say, it ranks as one of the best - movies of the year. First let me say that Jonathan Demme is a freaking genius! His vision for this film was amazing. You are on edge the entire time. He uses ambient noise and camera work to portray the extreme paranoia of his characters and of these really confused, edgy political times. The film is a remake of the amazing Frankenheimer film that featured Frank Sinatra . Go see this movie. As far as how it relates to Fahrenheit 9/11 . Well, I guess there are 2 schools of thought. If you want to bash Bush or have trouble understanding how fiction can tell a factual story then you should stick with Michael Moore . Now, if you are the kind of person who doesn't need to be beat over the head with an idea or you recognize that fiction quite often has factual undercurrents ( Sci-Fi fans really understand this concept) you will understand that this film speaks vo...

Athens Olympics 2004

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This was a fun game to watch. Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd

History making but plain silly! Keyes challenges Obama for Illinois Senate seat - Aug 8, 2004

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You gotta listen to this piece , it gets in DEEP. Besides, Al 's music is deeper than most anything you've ever heard! PS: Buy this tribute and the live album . You can get the Por Vida Live record only at participating Indi record stores. You can also contribute to the alejandro fund .

The Kansas attorney general has withheld more than 1,600 compact discs from distribution to state libraries because officials determined the albums promote violence or illegal activity, records show: "We feel we removed most of the albums that did not mesh with the values of a majority of Kansans." -- Whitney Watson, Kline's spokesperson Is this Attorney General's domain? I thought the library was a public institution. Read more here .

Mutu move to Juve collapses

Wenger confident on Vieira

'Super Freak' Rick James dead - Aug 6, 2004

You have to learn to listen... There is no easy way to learn this - all I can do is tel you how utterly important it is that you do so. Larry Crane from TapeOp #42

CNN.com - Bush opposes 'legacy' college admissions - Aug 6, 2004 He was asked, "Colleges should get rid of legacy?" Bush responded, "Well I think so, yes. I think it ought to be based upon merit." Under legacy programs, applicants are given an advantage if their parents or grandparents attended the school. Bush, a third-generation graduate of Yale University, joked about his own legacy. "Well, in my case, I had to knock on a lot of doors to follow the old man's footsteps," he said to laughter. I say bullshit, he had to knock on a lot of doors to become president too... some Supreme Court Justices and financiers.

Although I haven't gotten much sleep this week it's been pretty productive, at least at work... Highlights include: I bought and have devoured " How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life ". I highly recommend this book. It references, no, it mandates that we have to practice or maintain a routine to move towards wisdom and happiness. Not only does it say we have to do this but it explains how. Sometimes it's a bit esoteric and "Eastern" - for lack of a better word - but it does an amazing job of explaining the Buddhist way to self and world improvement. What's really interesting is how similar it sounds to Jesus' philosophy. I know there are scholars who say Jesus went " East" during his youth but hearing Buddhist tenets laid out so clearly as this you can't help but wonder where Christianity came from . Christianity , or should I say, what Jesus taught seems to have more in common with this stuff than it does Judaism...

Everybody slips up but come on! 'They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people - and neither do we.' President GW Bush

My new political hero's book "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance"

This is the first picture I've seen of Joaqiun (sp?) as Johnny...

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