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1: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I NEED JOE MOVIES (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2010-07-29, 19:19:22 (97.122.128.186)
A Guy Named Joe It's a Spencer Tracy movie. None of the characters in the movie are actually named Joe. .......
2: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: What 3 films would you recommend... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-11-06, 10:43:29 (97.122.142.58)
Hawk the Slayer Tremors Beavis and Butthead Do America .......
3: Music Lane, For me it's usually something like this (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-09-20, 13:48:49 (97.122.139.179)
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4: Music Lane, It does sound similar. I think that's the one I'd vote for, too.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-08-19, 15:17:27 (97.122.150.72)
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5: Music Lane, RE: Scriabin for Cowboys? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-08-19, 12:40:22 (97.122.150.72)
Wonder if it might be the the Prelude op. 11 No. 3. Horowitz won a Grammy for Horowitz Plays Scriabin in 1974. Wildfire is from 1975. Just pondering on how Michael Murphey might have come to be listen .......
6: Music Lane, Ran across this on youtube and thought it interesting... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-07-31, 02:42:58 (97.122.132.52)
Happened upon this guy's performance on youtube. Click on the "(more info)" under Bach Scholar at the upper right of the page to view his theory about Bach's construction and tempo of the first and la .......
7: Music Lane, RE: Bach-- Sinfonia XV in B minor BWV801 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-07-29, 14:08:13 (97.122.144.241)
The sinfonias are also called the 3-part inventions, so you might have heard it under that name. The one I'm talking about is the last of those. It's short--typically under 90 seconds long. Till Felln .......
8: Music Lane, Bach-- Sinfonia XV in B minor BWV801 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-07-29, 01:59:29 (97.122.144.241)
Does this piece of music strike anyone else as strange? Every time I listen to it I find myself thinking how odd and non-typically Bach-like it sounds. There's a moodiness to it that in a way reminds .......
9: Music Lane, Horowitz playing Schubert's Impromptu in G flat major (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-04-11, 23:57:41 (97.122.128.155)
I ran across this on youtube a few days ago. Have heard this Impromptu dozens of times by many different pianists, but Horowitz still managed to move me with his performance. .......
10: Music Lane, RE: Goldbergs on the harp (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2009-01-27, 21:18:15 (97.122.147.62)
I'll be buying that Goldberg recording. Here are a couple of youtube clips of her talking about and playing a little of it. I'm impressed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShupPEFNM-Q http://www.youtub .......
11: Music Lane, RE: My musical Birthday present- and it only cost $500,000 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2008-09-04, 01:55:02 (70.59.30.113)
Congrats on getting to use the pipe organ. I have no aptitude for musical instruments and envy greatly those who can play. I have quite a bit of the vocal music in that Dowland set. Some really good s .......
12: Cable Asylum, Running coax in crawlspace under house--lay it on ground or suspend it? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2008-08-17, 02:30:15 (4.225.192.183)
Gotta replace an old run of RG59 with RG6, so I'm planning on adding a few extra lines of coax for cable TVs and cable modem. Should I attach it to the floor joists or just leave it on the ground? Or .......
13: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Saw Kumar and Harold last night, for the first time. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2008-02-16, 13:21:00 (4.225.196.53)
That one is a guilty pleasure of mine. I enjoyed it much more than I did Superbad. I've seen a trailer for a sequel(something about Harold and Kumar traveling to Europe) which looks like it'll be funn .......
14: Films/DVD Asylum, Would have been a trip if Terry Gilliam had directed it.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2008-01-17, 16:04:52 (4.225.197.68)
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15: Music Lane, RE: Horrible news about Jerry Hadley (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-07-12, 11:57:05 (4.225.194.39)
With an air rifle no less. Must have been at psychological rock-bottom. .......
16: Music Lane, Madonna's CO2 footprint=1,018,372 kg/yr, Avg. Brit=10,000 kg/yr (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-07-10, 12:00:57 (4.225.196.194)
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17: Music Lane, Re: Besides the French composers, who else does pipe organ music well? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-05-17, 15:24:19 (4.225.193.49)
Buxtehude and Froberger come to mind. .......
18: Music Lane, Re: Agree About the "Introducing Somebody"...... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-05-17, 00:55:19 (4.225.198.134)
Bet he was actually playing. He even plays the lute some on that disc of Dowland's music that he recorded recently. .......
19: Music Lane, Re: other Baroque composers... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-05-15, 12:13:52 (4.225.198.181)
Zelenka is my favorite of the "lesser knowns". Most of his orchestral music is good. My favorite works are the Sinfonia in a minor, Capriccio #5 in G, and Ouverture in F. Dunno if it's still in print .......
20: Music Lane, Re: Beethoven's 5th Symphony (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-05-12, 12:21:53 (4.225.194.51)
I think Giulini/L.A.P.O. is pretty good. That's one of my favorites along with Kleiber. .......
21: Films/DVD Asylum, And because Jaa says it wasn't Chan (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-01-26, 01:13:54 (4.225.198.10)
Jaa interview: - In the film when you arrive at Sydney airport you bumped into a person who is the double of Jackie Chan, Why did you not ask directly to him to make an appearance? (Laughs) I would li .......
22: Films/DVD Asylum, It wasn't the action choreographer. It was a Jackie Chan look-alike. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-01-24, 17:21:32 (4.225.197.233)
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23: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: The Protector... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2007-01-24, 16:54:43 (4.225.197.233)
Yep, crazy martial arts action. Tony Jaa shows a lot more personality in The Protector than he did in Ong-Bak. After seeing Ong-Bak, I was left thinking he was just too wooden to be the successor to C .......
24: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Actually, I don;t see a lot of debunking so far... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-12-25, 02:38:56 (4.225.199.222)
How much has to be debunked before deciding the film isn't trustworthy? My slow internet connection makes watching even short videos a pain, so I'm not likely to watch the film. Looking into every cl .......
25: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Internet film documentary on 9/11 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-12-25, 00:43:50 (4.225.199.222)
Haven't watched the film so I don't know how many issues are addressed by the Popular Mechanics myth debunking, but the PM article is worth reading. .......
26: Music Lane, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf--R.I.P. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-08-03, 10:52:11 (4.225.198.20)
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27: Music Lane, Re: Anyone watching American Idol this year? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-28, 13:07:04 (4.225.192.28)
Those are two of my favorites along with Mandisa. Haven't watched the show much in the past, but I've been watching regularly this season. I wish Elliott would liven up his performances a bit because .......
28: Music Lane, Liz Carroll & John Doyle -- In Play (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-22, 13:45:04 (4.225.197.13)
Just thought I'd post a rec for this disc for fans of Irish fiddle. May be a bit hardcore for the casual Celtic music listener as it's purely instrumental with just Carroll(fiddle) and Doyle(guitar), .......
29: Music Lane, Re: A Farewell to Audio Asylum. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-18, 15:51:18 (4.225.196.48)
One of the first things a person should learn when participating in online forums is not to take personal attacks and criticism that arise from or are posted on them very seriously, IMHO. .......
30: Music Lane, Re: Piano recordings of Bach. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-18, 15:05:03 (4.225.196.48)
Pogorelich's English Suites 2 & 3 and Koroliov's Inventions & Sinfonias. I enjoy Schiff's 2003 disc of the Goldberg Variations quite a bit, too. .......
31: Music Lane, Scott Pakin's automatic complaint-letter generator (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-04, 03:32:25 (4.225.199.210)
That was fun. I thought the New Orleans(that one was believeable enough that I may use it to annoy some New Orleaneans on another board) and Music Lane letters were pretty good. The other two were so- .......
32: Music Lane, My final words on this thread. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-02, 13:56:28 (4.225.196.145)
As a citizen of this country, which I believe in and which I have seen Know It All Clark Johnsen tear apart, I must enlighten the mind of Man and improve him as a rational, moral, and social being. I .......
33: Music Lane, Re: This is a Music Lane "forum", it is not only about New Orleans...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-01, 22:58:33 (4.225.199.64)
It's time to tell the truth about Music Lane. To begin with, Music Lane's "I'm right and you're wrong" attitude is cold-blooded, because it leaves no room for compromise. According to the latest scien .......
34: Music Lane, Re: New Orleans...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-01, 20:58:42 (4.225.199.64)
Once again, I find it necessary to write in defense of myself and my beliefs. Let me start by stressing that I am not attempting to suppress anyone's opinions, nor do I intend to demean 65.54.xxx.xxx .......
35: Music Lane, Re: New Orleans...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-03-01, 13:22:53 (4.225.195.170)
As they look over the world's painful panorama of war and terror, some people conclude that it is too late, that no amount of information or activity could possibly turn random, senseless violence int .......
36: Music Lane, Re: Acoustic Guitar Recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-02-27, 00:26:17 (4.225.196.144)
Add Bryan Sutton to the list of recommendations. .......
37: Music Lane, Re: American Idol(not a big fan of the show but this guy is pretty good) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-02-23, 15:21:26 (4.225.194.97)
Didn't think he was as good last night, but he was still good. Dunno why that link isn't working now; it was working earlier. Try this one instead. Songs are at the bottom of the page. .......
38: Music Lane, American Idol(not a big fan of the show but this guy is pretty good) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-02-17, 14:56:14 (4.225.194.118)
Doubt that he has much of a chance because his style of music isn't in vogue. Link is to an audio clip of one of his songs. .......
39: Music Lane, Re: R there any dynamic modern recordings of drums & bagpipe on CD? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-02-01, 16:03:43 (4.225.198.209)
They're pretty raw, but you might give the Wicked Tinkers a try. Crank up the volume enough, and you could probably clear a few blocks of neighbors. The link is to the Amazon listing that has audio cl .......
40: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Why do all of the recent good films have left-wing themes? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2006-01-18, 15:21:44 (4.225.197.123)
Don't know if I would classify it as a right-wing film, but "Serenity", the best science fiction film of 2005, has a large conservative fan base as does the television series "Firefly". Pro-gun, anti- .......
41: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: How to do "rich" in America (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-11-11, 15:34:59 (4.225.197.10)
Check out "Love Crazy" if you haven't seen that one. It's not as good as "My Man Godfrey"(one of my favorite comedies--Lombard is wonderful in that), but it's worth seeing. Has William Powell and Myrn .......
42: Outside Asylum, Re: As long as the vandals stay away from Chimay Abbey I have no beef with 'em! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-11-09, 00:09:22 (4.225.193.226)
Christian monks making alcoholic beverages--nah, Islam has no problem with that... .......
43: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Heard about it, never, ah, studied it. Was it... written, or generated? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-11-05, 12:07:52 (4.225.197.145)
It's infamous. It was written as a prank by Alan Sokal(who really did manage to get it published in "Social Text") to expose the nonsense rampant in that area of academia. More information related to .......
44: Films/DVD Asylum, This is still my favorite. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-11-04, 12:52:52 (4.225.192.31)
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45: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Sarandon's meager looking rack in Rocky Horror is why I (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-10-30, 01:34:08 (4.225.198.191)
Not really small back then, but having kids and putting on weight has made 'em bigger for sure. That and the sag. .......
46: Films/DVD Asylum, I didn't much like "Escape from L.A." (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-10-06, 14:11:35 (4.225.197.204)
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47: Music Lane, Re: Eva Cassidy and Allison Krauss (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-09-27, 16:47:23 (4.225.194.97)
I don't know of any Alison Krauss recording of it. Leigh Garden's voice can sound a bit like Krauss's at times on her version of it. Can't imagine anyone singing it better than Eva Cassidy though--eve .......
48: Music Lane, Re: Brad Paisley: Mud on the Tires ... great performances and sonics! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-09-27, 00:35:03 (4.225.193.23)
Yep, Paisley is good. Not a lot of current male country singers that I like, but Paisley is at the top of the list. Sugarland is a relatively new country group that I like. The songs("Baby Girl", "Som .......
49: Music Lane, Re: Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-09-27, 00:21:13 (4.225.193.23)
I have that Fleming disc and really like her "Ave Maria" , too. .......
50: Music Lane, Re: Can someone recommend artists similar to Loreena McKennitt? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-09-27, 00:19:43 (4.225.193.23)
Three with some similarity to McKennitt are Kate Price, Vas, and Connemara. .......
51: Music Lane, That's my favorite modern instruments version(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-07-09, 14:47:25 (4.225.196.30)
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52: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Scorscese: what a small percentage of good (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-05-30, 12:47:02 (4.225.198.182)
How would you rate "The Color of Money"? I thought it was pretty entertaining & not lacking in humanity. Still probably my favorite performance by Cruise. .......
53: Films/DVD Asylum, Zellweger's popularity baffles me. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-05-30, 12:38:36 (4.225.198.182)
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54: Films/DVD Asylum, A Love Song for Bobby Long (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-05-18, 23:48:46 (4.225.195.134)
Well...I'm finally on the Scarlett Johansson bandwagon. I've been unimpressed with her in the several films I had seen her in previously. Scarlett does a fine job in ALSFBL. The physical nuance(especi .......
55: Music Lane, Re: bring back the bach! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-05-17, 23:25:44 (4.225.195.244)
My favorites for these are Szeryng(2 for 1 on DG) and Perlman(who plays some of them on his Strad and some on his Guarneri). .......
56: Music Lane, Re: Bach "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" suggestions (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-05-17, 23:09:37 (4.225.195.244)
I like Gardiner for the cantata version(Cantata 147), Lipatti on piano, and Parkening on guitar. Wouldn't want to do without any of them. .......
57: Music Lane, Re: Rob (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-04-27, 12:23:45 (4.225.195.123)
Well...damn. I didn't know Rob was in those psychological straits, but I only knew him from the board. Rest in peace, Rob. It was really nice knowing you even if it was just on this board. ::: TOPIC:: .......
58: Music Lane, Re: Did CPE Bach pave the way... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-04-15, 13:25:23 (4.225.197.147)
Take a listen to Mozart's Fantasia in C Minor K.475 and Piano Sonata in C Minor K.457 if you haven't already. .......
59: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Hugh Laurie was brilliant in the BlackAdder series (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-04-08, 01:24:34 (4.225.199.114)
He's perfect as Bertie in the "Jeeves & Wooster" series. And well matched by Stephen Fry's Jeeves. Got the complete DVD set awhile ago and have enjoyed it several times already. .......
60: Music Lane, Re: complete Beethoven symphonies: recommendation? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2005-01-07, 12:16:19 (4.225.193.2)
Blomstedt/Staatskapelle Dresden/Brilliant Classics is my favorite complete set. .......
61: Music Lane, Johann Wilhelm Wilms--Symphonies 6 & 7 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-22, 01:31:18 (4.225.198.199)
I recently picked up the disc of these two symphonies performed by Concerto Koln. Pretty enjoyable. I like the 7th better(nice brass and seems more influenced by Beethoven), but both are energetic and .......
62: Music Lane, Re: ECM engineering - WOW! Any other suggestions? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-20, 11:55:12 (4.225.192.27)
I've not been thrilled with Andras Schiff's Bach in the past, but his recent recording of the Goldberg Variations on ECM is excellent. Till Fellner's ECM recording of Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavi .......
63: Music Lane, Listened to Kreutzer and Spring sonatas. Sublime.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-16, 22:17:09 (4.225.194.76)
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64: Music Lane, I agree about Manze. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-11, 12:22:50 (4.225.195.119)
I like everything I have by Manze, both as conductor and soloist. The Handel Concerti Grossi are very well played and recorded. .......
65: Music Lane, Pinnock's Goldberg Variations as part of 3-disc set. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-04, 13:32:43 (4.225.199.12)
Here's a much better deal with the same performance. .......
66: Music Lane, Re: So suggest a good harpsichord version (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-03, 21:29:27 (4.225.194.2)
Two suggestions: Trevor Pinnock's(which I have) and Pierre Hantai's first recording of the Goldberg Variations(been meaning to get this one for ages but haven't gotten around to it, yet.) Anyone who t .......
67: Music Lane, Re: Question about Bach's Goldberg Variations (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-03, 13:04:11 (4.225.192.188)
I have Gould's 50's and 80's Goldbergs. They're different enough that it's worthwhile to own both. Perahia's is also good. Koroliov's is my current favorite but may be more difficult to find. Not sure .......
68: Music Lane, Re: For Whomever Asked How the Rest of it Is (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-02, 11:11:27 (4.225.192.132)
That was probably me. I deleted the reply after I noticed that you'd already commented on the disc content beyond Lauridsen's work. .......
69: Music Lane, Didn't see the television program. Here's an article about him. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-12-01, 10:06:57 (4.225.192.101)
Hope it's not hype. Doesn't sound like it is. .......
70: Music Lane, Re: Best Sounding Christmas Disc - Baltimore Consort (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-30, 14:42:53 (4.225.199.177)
"On Yoolis Night" by Anonymous 4 sounds really nice. I don't have the particular Baltimore Consort disc you mentioned, but I have several others, and they are all very good. .......
71: Music Lane, Re: Time to give the girl another chance! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-24, 21:01:11 (207.193.32.222)
I got her Goldberg Variations disc, yesterday. I've listened to it in the car but won't be able to listen under satisfactory conditions for a few more days. Liked some things about it; still don't lik .......
72: Music Lane, Re: PPlease tell us more about this pianist (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-22, 17:04:38 (4.225.197.29)
I bought her debut disc back in the mid-80's and haven't felt compelled to purchase anything since. She's a good pianist but plays Bach too softly with the left hand for my tastes(I prefer Koroliov an .......
73: Outside Asylum, Re: Movie Recommendation needed for tonite! - (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-13, 13:02:31 (4.225.194.96)
Wild Things with Neve Campbell and Denise Richards. .......
74: Outside Asylum, Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project---election analysis. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-11, 23:01:13 (4.225.194.139)
I don't recall seeing this website posted here. Thought I'd provide a link for those interested in statistical analysis of the election. .......
75: Outside Asylum, Re: More on the exit polls. They were fiddled by the networks (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-10, 22:55:14 (4.225.194.183)
Why would they risk hacking voting machines in Nebraska, a state Bush carried by 33 points? .......
76: Outside Asylum, More evidence of fraud! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-10, 15:27:25 (4.225.196.100)
Bush carried every county in Oklahoma in this election, but just look at the voter registration numbers. See how many counties are majority Democrat registration! Fraud! It's the only explanation. Of .......
77: Music Lane, Re: Soundtrack to "Master and Commander". (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-08, 23:59:37 (4.225.193.178)
Boccherini: String Quintet No.60 in C, Op.30 No.6 G324 'La Musica Notturna Della Strade Di Madrid'. Whole lotta strummin goin on. .......
78: Music Lane, Re: Favorite Beethoven 7th. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-08, 21:59:41 (4.225.193.178)
William Steinberg/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. .......
79: Outside Asylum, Magical election tampering. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-08, 20:54:22 (4.225.193.178)
Scroll down for more moonbats to fly with. Story in the mainstream media. .......
80: Outside Asylum, I'm not telling you to shut up. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-07, 20:25:14 (4.227.246.154)
If you want to run with the crackpots, you're free to do so. .......
81: Outside Asylum, Link to the exit poll results. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-07, 16:00:02 (4.225.192.168)
Might want to take a look at these. .......
82: Outside Asylum, Trust me, the story is dead. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-07, 15:49:07 (4.225.192.168)
They're using the early, inaccurate exit polling data not the final exit polling data which matches closely with the actual vote. .......
83: Outside Asylum, My only consolation is that someday this planet will be a dead cinder (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-07, 15:27:59 (4.225.192.168)
Geez, get a grip. .......
84: Outside Asylum, LOL(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-06, 13:50:50 (4.225.195.71)
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85: Outside Asylum, Re: Anyone else dumping their larger items in preparation for a move out of the US? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-06, 01:13:36 (4.225.197.194)
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86: Outside Asylum, A post-election message from moveonplease.org (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-06, 00:46:26 (4.225.197.194)
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87: Outside Asylum, Re: Oh, oh...our brain drain is draining away. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-05, 15:07:10 (4.225.198.153)
Guess where they're going. .......
88: Outside Asylum, Bush couldn't possibly have won... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-04, 15:37:59 (4.225.197.76)
...Gulliver voted for Kerry. I'm beginning to think you're turning into edta. .......
89: Outside Asylum, Re: Congratulations to the Bush Supporters on the election win................ (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-04, 14:32:18 (4.225.197.76)
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90: Outside Asylum, Re: Spain's always had their Basque problem, much like the British w/the IRA and Columbia w/FARC, but... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-04, 11:30:53 (4.225.197.76)
Al Qaeda ordered Spain to get out of Afghanistan, too. Spain is still there. .......
91: Outside Asylum, Re: Gotta link? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-04, 10:29:28 (4.225.197.76)
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92: Outside Asylum, Edwards' political career is over.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-04, 00:04:04 (4.225.199.108)
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93: Outside Asylum, Harold Ford has a better chance than Obama.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 22:36:16 (4.225.199.108)
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94: Outside Asylum, Hey, if Karl Rove caused... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 22:23:27 (4.225.199.108)
...Rehnquist to get thyroid cancer to increase the Republican turnout, anything is possible. .......
95: Outside Asylum, I'd like to thank... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 15:43:37 (4.225.197.30)
...the extremist Dems(like most of those posting on this board.) I'm not sure Bush would have won without their help. .......
96: Outside Asylum, LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 15:03:45 (4.225.197.30)
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97: Outside Asylum, No, you can't secede, but give this a try. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 14:51:55 (4.225.197.30)
Probably make you feel better. .......
98: Outside Asylum, Evan Bayh vs. Jeb Bush(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 10:36:49 (4.225.196.65)
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99: Outside Asylum, Demographic trends(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 01:57:14 (4.225.197.113)
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100: Outside Asylum, Most of Western Europe will be Islamic by the end of the century. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 01:47:15 (4.225.197.113)
Wonder where the refugees are going to want to flee to when crunch time comes? .......
101: Outside Asylum, Backlash against the Dems will be severe if they push it much.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-03, 00:26:31 (4.225.197.113)
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102: Outside Asylum, Re: Pennsylvania numbers are way off (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-02, 12:54:05 (4.225.194.122)
Read that those early exit polling numbers had a 59% women to 41% men split. That could partially explain the strangeness. .......
103: Outside Asylum, Re: Kerry loses under this scenario if Colorado votes to apportion (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-02, 11:14:47 (4.225.194.122)
I don't think Kerry is going to take Colorado. Apportioning the electoral votes is almost certain to fail though--Denver Post poll from October 29 had it failing 55 to 31 percent which was a greater m .......
104: Outside Asylum, Re: What's the downside? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-02, 10:41:43 (4.225.194.122)
Reduction of Colorado's relative electoral power, increasing the dominance of high population states. .......
105: Outside Asylum, Re: Colorado voters against Bush: You can dramatically effect the outcome. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-02, 09:55:59 (4.225.194.122)
The amendment to proportionallly award electoral votes was failing by a large margin in the last poll I saw. It should fail. It's a moronic idea for a state like Colorado. In effect, it reduces Colora .......
106: Outside Asylum, I'm not a Republican... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-01, 15:14:16 (4.225.194.100)
...but yes, I think if Kerry wins the Republicans should not drag out the process. Bad for the country. .......
107: Outside Asylum, Quiz (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-01, 14:47:42 (4.225.194.100)
My score of 10/20 shouldn't be hard to beat. Thought I'd be able to get more right than that. .......
108: Outside Asylum, You are correct, sir.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-11-01, 14:43:11 (4.225.194.100)
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109: Outside Asylum, Re: Drudge reporting C-Span cameras caught Lockhart on tape saying "The consensus is it was a draw" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-10-01, 00:31:37 (4.225.195.141)
I thought Kerry did pretty well. His biggest error was saying the war in Iraq is a mistake then saying the soldiers dying there aren't dying for a mistake. Trying to have it both ways again. I'd say K .......
110: Music Lane, Re: How 'Bout Older Stuff? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-23, 21:44:05 (4.225.198.60)
Here's a nice one to start with. .......
111: Outside Asylum, Wonder if CBS interviewed Staudt before going with their story. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-17, 13:54:19 (4.225.194.41)
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112: Outside Asylum, The Democrats would have won this election in a cakewalk... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-17, 11:37:04 (4.225.194.41)
...if they had nominated a moderate. Surely, they'll come to their senses by 2008. .......
113: Outside Asylum, Re: We're saying he is a lowlife for deliberately provoking a confrontation. You need to learn a thing or two about poli (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-17, 11:27:08 (4.225.194.41)
You need to learn a thing or two about humanity. And a thing or three about your Democrat bedfellows. .......
114: Outside Asylum, You're saying Democrat crowds are so lowlife... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-16, 23:58:21 (4.225.194.56)
...that what happened was just bound to happen? I would have assumed that assaulting a 3-year-old was beyond the pale even for the Democrat loonies who post on this board. ;-P I think the father is a .......
115: Outside Asylum, And the Dems call Republicans brownshirts? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-16, 22:38:09 (4.225.194.56)
~~~~~~~~ Three-year-old Sophia Parlock cries while seated on the shoulders of her father, Phil Parlock, after having their Bush-Cheney sign torn up by Kerry-Edwards supporters on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2 .......
116: Outside Asylum, Nah, just mass claims that they're moving to a foreign country... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-15, 13:14:22 (4.225.195.208)
...but they never actually do, alas. .......
117: Outside Asylum, Yet another analysis of the memos. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-12, 14:56:14 (4.225.197.154)
CBS should fess up and try to salvage what little credibility they have left. .......
118: Outside Asylum, Re: Thought I'd get in on this "documents" thing. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-12, 02:50:22 (4.225.198.231)
"hallmark of a typewriter is a consistent letter height that maybe misaligned with other letters" I think what Steve was suggesting is that the variations are copier/fax artifacts and not products of .......
119: Outside Asylum, Re: wow _ never even saw one of those (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-10, 16:10:00 (4.225.196.61)
I've used typewriters that would let you half-space to jam a letter in where need be. Never seen a typewriter that routinely kerns letter pairs though, not that I know of anyway. .......
120: Outside Asylum, I don't think CBS has the originals.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-10, 16:06:51 (4.225.196.61)
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121: Outside Asylum, May be kerned beef. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-10, 15:11:30 (4.225.196.61)
Could typewriters in that time do kerning? .......
122: Music Lane, Tift Merritt--Tambourine (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-09-03, 00:53:29 (4.225.197.252)
New disc from Tift. This one is much less country oriented than her debut album. More of a pop/rock blue-eyed soul vibe. Worth checking out if you like Tift or maybe are a fan of Shelby Lynne's "I Am .......
123: Outside Asylum, Muslim Brotherhood was radical from the very beginning. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-03, 02:43:28 (4.225.197.132)
They were not created "lock, stock, and barrel" by the CIA. .......
124: Outside Asylum, The Muslim Brotherhood was created in 1928. CIA didn't even exist then.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-03, 00:52:33 (4.225.197.132)
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125: Outside Asylum, Holland Tunnel is being closed to inbound trucks.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-01, 20:23:16 (4.225.192.188)
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126: Outside Asylum, NY Times story on the cancer drugs(if anyone is interested). (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-01, 16:58:19 (4.225.198.161)
Link requires registration. .......
127: Outside Asylum, Re: Cuba developing 3 cancer vaccines and transferring technology to the US? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-01, 16:05:03 (4.225.198.161)
**Fidel says infant mortality better in Cuba than in the US. How could this be?** Ridiculously high abortion rate in Cuba. Forced abortions. That's part of the reason. .......
128: Outside Asylum, Impossible. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-01, 12:50:21 (4.225.193.219)
Michael Moore says there is no terrorist threat. .......
129: Films/DVD Asylum, Heh. Who gets to make the determination if something is inaccurate? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-01, 12:29:50 (4.225.193.219)
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130: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Good example, I think. Any proof of this claim? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-08-01, 00:20:27 (4.225.196.62)
Moore took a headline related to a letter to the editor and made a fake newspaper page that represented it as a news headline. Letter to Moore from the Pantagraph's lawyer asks for a correction and to .......
131: Films/DVD Asylum, post ONE FALSITY in the film (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-31, 12:38:10 (4.225.194.30)
How about the phony newspaper headline from the Bloomington Illinois Pantagraph that Moore shows in his film? It didn't exist. Moore made it up. .......
132: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Patrick, I think you might benefit... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-30, 19:36:43 (4.225.194.233)
Lotta dead honkys for a war that was fought *primarily* by black Americans. Just helping Patrick bone up on his American history. .......
133: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I think that particular Ears posts as Greg T on this board.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-30, 18:40:31 (4.225.194.233)
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134: Films/DVD Asylum, Some people like it. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-30, 13:08:44 (4.225.194.9)
The usual suspects. .......
135: Music Lane, Listened to 2- & 3-Part Inventions performed by Koroliov. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-30, 00:44:07 (4.225.199.161)
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136: Outside Asylum, Re: what I wanna know... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-28, 14:22:36 (4.225.196.226)
Probably won't get much coverage since the mainstream media is busy campaigning for the Dems... .......
137: Films/DVD Asylum, "The Human Stain" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-28, 02:08:19 (4.225.198.215)
Rented this today, and it's one of the better films I've seen this year. Might appeal to fans of "House of Sand and Fog", although I liked this one more(in spite of my being a bigger fan of Kingsley a .......
138: Outside Asylum, Re: That's because she didn't. She denied saying the phrase (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 22:19:59 (4.225.196.145)
Wrong. She said she didn't say activities then she said she didn't say un-American. Watch the video of her. .......
139: Outside Asylum, Re: And Now An Important Message From Teresa Heinz: (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 13:38:19 (4.225.192.21)
I'm still trying to make sense of her bizarre lie denying she said "un-American". .......
140: Outside Asylum, Re: Your favorite and least favorite large cities? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 13:03:30 (4.225.192.21)
The only time I've been in New Orleans was late July-early August, and the heat/humidity combination was brutal. .......
141: Outside Asylum, Re: Where are the shots of the 14' - 16' holes with no structural collapse around them? They do exist... nt (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 12:42:10 (4.225.192.21)
Photos 5 and 6. The hole is somewhat obscured by the smoke. .......
142: Outside Asylum, Here are more photos. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 12:16:56 (4.225.192.21)
Guess those people on Route 27 were in on the conspiracy, too. .......
143: Outside Asylum, Been there once and really liked San Diego.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 11:36:42 (4.225.192.21)
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144: Outside Asylum, Re: Your favorite and least favorite large cities? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-27, 11:32:48 (4.225.192.21)
I like Salt Lake City and Albuquerque. They may be a bit on the small side to be considered "large" cities. Street layout in SLC makes getting around a breeze and the mountains are closer than they a .......
145: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-21, 12:58:21 (4.225.196.123)
Manuel's(Spencer Tracy) death in "Captains Courageous" gets to me every time. .......
146: Music Lane, Re: classical ragtime guitar players? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-18, 13:52:31 (4.225.195.211)
May not be exactly what you're talking about, but I really like Blind Blake when I'm in the mood for that type of music. .......
147: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Probably just nobody familiar with them. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-17, 17:07:04 (4.225.192.96)
And it's Panasonic SA XR70 not Pioneer. Don't think that model is on the market yet though. .......
148: Outside Asylum, Edwards was who I predicted. Better VP choice than Gephardt.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-06, 11:00:14 (4.225.196.70)
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149: Outside Asylum, It's Gephardt! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-06, 01:56:52 (4.225.195.119)
Or the NY Post has made the biggest mistake since Dewey beat Truman. .......
150: Outside Asylum, Re: Just one little problem, among many, Jim (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-04, 13:59:35 (4.225.197.227)
From Dave Kopel's dissection of Moore's crockumentary: ~~~~~~~~~~~ 2000 Election Night Deceits 1-2 Fahrenheit 911 begins on election night 2000. We are first shown the Al Gore rocking on stage with f .......
151: Outside Asylum, Re: I was watching MSNBC last night and several political pundits were speculating about who John Kerry will select.... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-03, 13:07:16 (4.225.197.42)
Bill Richardson would be the best pick, but he says he doesn't want the job. Edwards would probably be best of those available, but Kerry supposedly doesn't like the guy. Bet Kerry holds his nose and .......
152: Outside Asylum, When the 9/11 Commission reported finding no evidence of a link between Iraq and al-Qaeda (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-03, 12:28:19 (4.225.197.42)
Heh. .......
153: Outside Asylum, Another review of Fahrenheit 911 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-07-03, 12:24:45 (4.225.197.42)
Dunno if people have seen this article or not. .......
154: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Not appeasing to right-wingers-bushists-modern-day-fascist! nt (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-06-23, 13:40:25 (4.225.197.120)
Who's Moore appeasing for fun and profit? Seems to be Islamofascists and their sympathizers. Even Hezbollah offered to help distribute the film. .......
155: Films/DVD Asylum, Haven't read the book, but that's pretty much my opinion of the movie.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-06-20, 15:03:51 (4.225.197.197)
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156: Speaker Asylum, Re: is PANNY XR-45 a good match for ATC SCM 12? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-06-20, 14:50:56 (4.225.197.197)
I think it would probably do fine with the ATC. I'm using the XR45 to drive some DIY Scanspeaks which like power. Power supply is different in the XR45 and the XR25. Haven't heard the XR25, so I won't .......
157: Films/DVD Asylum, Not a Bush lackey though. Richard Clarke voted for Gore in 2000. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-06-19, 12:38:43 (4.225.199.90)
Haven't seen Farenheit 9/11, so I don't know how Moore tries to paint the decision to let the bin Laden family leave the U.S. Still wondering if you know. .......
158: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Fahrenheit 9/11: the growing critical consensus... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-06-18, 13:35:13 (4.225.197.189)
Does Moore mention anywhere in the film that the decision to let the bin Laden family leave was entirely Richard Clark's call, not Bush's? Clark was a holdover from the Clinton administration, in case .......
159: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Trivia Help needed. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-05-15, 14:59:19 (4.225.198.180)
14 is Quincy Jones, I think. 6 is maybe Albert Finney? 1=Peter O'Toole? .......
160: Music Lane, Re: This will be real obscure but ... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-27, 23:52:39 (4.225.194.133)
Wonder if it might have been something from Tristan und Isolde by Wagner? "Liebestod", maybe? Time period is in the ballpark. Quite a bit earlier than 19th century, but there's a well-known motet by L .......
161: Music Lane, Re: Thank you for the link, however . . . (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-27, 00:04:58 (4.225.198.67)
Geminiani's Concerti Grossi are arrangements of Corelli's sonatas. Give a listen to the third movement of concerto 2 at this link. .......
162: Music Lane, Re: Any Dinah Washington Recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-24, 16:08:31 (4.225.197.203)
I really like "Dinah Jams", too. .......
163: Music Lane, Re: Corelli violin sonata - arcane question (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-24, 16:06:56 (4.225.197.203)
Here ya go. .......
164: Music Lane, A few Celtic discs. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-23, 14:57:40 (4.225.192.75)
"Sweet Liberty"--Cara Dillon Pop influenced Celtic. Similar to her previous disc but not as much variety in the music(tempi for the tracks are too similar throughout). Still love her child-like voice, .......
165: Music Lane, #14-19: K.387, 421, 428, 458, 464, 465(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-21, 18:31:29 (4.225.193.95)
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166: Music Lane, Re: I'm a Noobie in Jazz, can you help a little? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-20, 16:05:34 (4.225.192.142)
Give Dinah Washington a try. .......
167: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Kill Bill: Lighten up, already! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-19, 01:21:48 (4.225.198.120)
I rented the first one a couple of days ago. Didn't expect to like it, but I thought it was great fun. Saw the second tonight. Enjoyed it as well. Pai Mei was cracking me up. .......
168: Music Lane, Re: Help finding good Irish music (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-04-08, 00:27:33 (4.225.192.59)
I think Dervish is the greatest Irish band ever. All of their discs are good, but I especially recommend "At the End of the Day" and "Midsummer's Night". Another favorite of mine is the short-lived g .......
169: Music Lane, Re: Ah-ha! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-25, 13:50:53 (67.31.188.88)
Might want to check out John Sheppard if you're not familiar with him. .......
170: General Asylum, Here's another link. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-20, 18:02:54 (67.31.189.115)
Doesn't sound like one to worry about much. .......
171: General Asylum, Re: OT: Can someone identify this spider? (Arachnophobes beware!) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-20, 17:53:26 (67.31.189.115)
Woodlouse Hunter, maybe? .......
172: Music Lane, Re: Sarasate??? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-10, 15:09:49 (67.31.188.99)
Here's one. That's Sarasate on the cover not Rachel. ;-P .......
173: Music Lane, Here's another cool site. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-10, 03:42:10 (67.31.188.108)
First time I've ever been to this site was tonight. It has a lot of artists who aren't signed to major labels. I see Angie Palmer and Fil Campbell discs in my future. .......
174: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Any movies Filmed in Maui? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-09, 12:49:49 (67.31.188.176)
Here's a link. .......
175: Music Lane, Re: Looking to expand my musical tastes. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-09, 10:06:00 (67.31.188.176)
There are better prices at other online sellers, but Barnes and Noble is a good place to sample music. .......
176: Music Lane, Re: Interesting... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-05, 23:59:09 (67.31.188.38)
"Swing" is considerably different from "Temptation". Bogguss's singing is more laidback & the backing is a small jazz group(electric guitar, piano, bass, drum brushes & violin most of the time). The s .......
177: Music Lane, Re: Thanks for this (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-05, 14:58:13 (67.31.188.141)
AATW's Ray Benson produced, plays, and sings on this album. Bet you'll like it. .......
178: Music Lane, Suzy Bogguss--"Swing" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-05, 00:06:46 (67.31.188.177)
This is Bogguss's latest, an oddball sort of disc that I'm really enjoying. Swingin'(much of it Western Swing tinged), jazzy, easy to listen to. Hadn't paid much attention to Bogguss because her mains .......
179: Music Lane, Handful of recent budget classical purchases. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-03, 15:34:41 (67.31.188.98)
Got these over the past week or so: Shostakovich-24 Preludes and Fugues/Scherbakov/Naxos(The only set of these that I own, but Scherbakov seems to do a nice job with this music. I think with repeated .......
180: Music Lane, Hans Hotter, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-03-01, 00:41:17 (67.31.188.200)
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181: General Asylum, 11167.9--the first and only time I'll be playing that (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-27, 15:04:34 (67.31.188.3)
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182: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: I have seen 3 in theatres, and the chain you were with (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-26, 15:03:04 (67.31.189.52)
Didn't "Jaws" cause some heart attacks when it was released, or is that just urban legend? .......
183: Rocky Road, Re: Many thanks for live recommendations-- now how 'bout great covers? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-24, 12:37:30 (67.31.189.135)
The Mavericks--All That Heaven Will Allow(Springsteen original) .......
184: Music Lane, Re: May I ask... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-24, 00:40:02 (67.31.188.91)
The L.A. Guitar Quartet does the 6th on one of their discs. Haven't heard it and have no idea how that manage that. .......
185: Rocky Road, Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-23, 13:42:37 (67.31.188.212)
I have Bonamassa's "So, It's Like That". Heck of a guitarist with even more skill to my untrained ears than Shepherd. I like Shepherd's music better though. .......
186: Rocky Road, Re: Kenny Wayne Shepherd (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-23, 13:39:16 (67.31.188.212)
I have "Ledbetter Heights" and "Live On". Both good discs. .......
187: Music Lane, Re: What are your favorite 20th cen. classical works? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-22, 03:44:27 (67.31.188.247)
Bax is reminiscent of Delius(another composer I like whose works extend into the 20th century.) Don't think I've ever seen a recording by Szigeti of Prokofiev's 2nd violin concerto, but he probably r .......
188: Films/DVD Asylum, That and "Fargo" are my two Coen favorites.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-19, 22:26:30 (67.31.189.1)
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189: Music Lane, Re: What are your favorite 20th cen. classical works? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-19, 01:29:09 (67.31.188.216)
Debussy-La Mer, Suite Bergamasque(not sure if that is 20th century), Sibelius-violin concerto, Prokofiev-2nd violin concerto, Copeland-Appalachian Spring, Bax-Tintagel, Falla-Nights in the Gardens of .......
190: Music Lane, Re: Peteris Vasks? I've sampled 1, 2 and 3... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-19, 00:27:25 (67.31.188.216)
The 4th I have is the recording by the Kronos Quartet. That may be the only one there is right now. I'll probably try his other quartets if I can find them. I'm not very familiar with Vasks' music, b .......
191: Music Lane, I listened to Vasks' 4th string quartet today for the first time. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-18, 13:44:58 (67.31.188.230)
Listened to it twice, actually. It's as poignant a piece of music as I've heard in a long time. Probably would hold some appeal for fans of Barber's Adagio or Shostakovich's quartets. .......
192: Music Lane, Cool!(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-18, 13:35:07 (67.31.188.230)
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193: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Implausable, impossible, ridiculous (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-18, 13:24:57 (67.31.188.230)
"Tremors" .......
194: Outside Asylum, Re: He should have gone with the "studying to become a proctologist" defense nt (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-18, 12:37:02 (67.31.188.230)
If anyone is wondering why I posted that link. It's because Auph's message was lethargic and un-naturally mature. He still seems a little off-form today. ;-P .......
195: Outside Asylum, Oh really? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-18, 00:20:01 (67.31.189.81)
Well, what do you think of this? .......
196: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Guilty Pleasure? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 22:54:48 (67.31.189.81)
I have a lot of admiration for the Coens' films, but I'm wondering if they may have bitten off more than they can chew by trying to remake "The Ladykillers." .......
197: Outside Asylum, Still pushing that shit? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 14:32:57 (67.31.189.13)
You can't buy a Republican judge in Texas in 1972. There weren't any. Hatfield lied. He lied about a lot of things, as anyone can see from the linked transcript. .......
198: Music Lane, Re: Q: Of the top-rank composers, whose music is the hardest to perform? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 14:06:43 (67.31.189.13)
I'd say Brahms. .......
199: Outside Asylum, Re: You know the 3 monkeys...Hear no Evil,See no Evil, Speak no Evil? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 13:39:49 (67.31.189.13)
Everyone knows the bull is there. Not everyone considers the Middle East a china shop. Some things there *need* to be broken. .......
200: Outside Asylum, Re: True to form... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 13:09:02 (67.31.189.13)
Journalist's view of Robert Kagan's view about foreign policy. Krauthammer even lifted some of the phrasing from Kagan. Didn't realize how much until I went back and reread some of Kagan's writings. .......
201: Outside Asylum, Krauthammer's speech. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 02:49:39 (67.31.188.202)
Saw Charles Krauthammer deliver this speech on CSPAN a couple of days ago. Worth reading whether you agree with him or not. .......
202: Outside Asylum, Re: Read the last two lines though. The more questions addressed, the more which don't add up. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-17, 02:46:03 (67.31.188.202)
The dentist whose name is on the form said it was his signature and didn't mention that it was odd that it says the dental evaluation was performed there. Maybe someone will ask him about that in the .......
203: Outside Asylum, And another who says Bush was at Dannelly. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-16, 16:26:16 (67.31.188.138)
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204: Outside Asylum, Re: Cheney, Rummy & co. must want more anti-American terrorists and attacks... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-15, 13:57:02 (67.31.188.2)
Key to the situation is that most of Saudi Arabia's oil lies in their eastern province and that's where most of the Shia live. .......
205: Outside Asylum, Re: Refreshing?? Computer problem (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-15, 12:47:41 (67.31.188.2)
Probably varies depending on what browser and version you're using but try going to "Tools" then "Internet Options" then "Settings"(under Temporary Internet Files)then select how often you want the br .......
206: Outside Asylum, Re: Cheney, Rummy & co. must want more anti-American terrorists and attacks... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-15, 12:16:54 (67.31.188.2)
Iranians are Shia and aren't Arabs. The 50-60% of the population in Iraq who are Shia *are* Arabs. I think the only other Middle Eastern country with a Shia Arab majority is Bahrain. The majority of M .......
207: Outside Asylum, Re: Cheney, Rummy & co. must want more anti-American terrorists and attacks... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-14, 23:16:36 (67.31.188.248)
**Arabs, by definition, are Sunnis. Shia's are not Arabs.** You are mistaken. .......
208: Outside Asylum, Re: Cheney, Rummy & co. must want more anti-American terrorists and attacks... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-14, 17:10:31 (67.31.189.174)
**And as these folks are obviously not stupid, there must be something much more sinister at work.** Long term goal is to break the power of the Saudi clerics by increasing the influence of the Iraqi .......
209: Outside Asylum, He's not the only one who saw Bush at the 187th.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-14, 12:27:03 (67.31.189.174)
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210: Outside Asylum, Re: And what about Bob Kerrey on the 9-11 commission? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-14, 12:18:19 (67.31.189.174)
I thought Bob Kerrey had already "come clean" about his problems. Tell us what else you think he's hiding. .......
211: Outside Asylum, Re: What's the evidence? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-14, 12:14:55 (67.31.189.174)
The rumors didn't exist until Hatfield decided to try to sell them. If you know Helen Thomas has another source tell us what it is. Where's *your* evidence? .......
212: Outside Asylum, Re: The Girl (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-13, 19:53:34 (67.31.189.228)
The girl's father says Kerry is a "sleazeball." .......
213: Outside Asylum, Re: Poor Lt. Bush! He spent several of the best years of his life serving his country, and he made JUST ONE FRIEND!!! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-13, 19:37:47 (67.31.189.228)
Smell this. .......
214: Outside Asylum, Re: If Bush had to perform "community service" during his guard term there are huge questions. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-13, 18:25:44 (67.31.189.228)
Nice source for that rumor. .......
215: Outside Asylum, Kerry needs to release all his military records.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-13, 17:36:50 (67.31.189.228)
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216: Outside Asylum, Wonder if Teresa will make Kerry drop out of the race.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-12, 15:05:36 (67.31.188.161)
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217: Outside Asylum, Hillary 2008(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-12, 14:19:37 (67.31.188.164)
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218: Outside Asylum, Re: right, you can poke holes easily, anyone can, (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-12, 14:06:57 (67.31.188.164)
I don't know. Maybe approach the problem by limiting who can serve on the boards of corporations. Maybe require a certain number of people on the boards to be below a certain income level. I haven't g .......
219: Outside Asylum, How tall should people be allowed to be? How smart?(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-12, 13:32:45 (67.31.188.164)
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220: Outside Asylum, Did you see this one? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-12, 00:04:25 (209.245.11.137)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joe LeFevers, a member of the 187th in 1972, said he remembers seeing Bush in unit offices and being told that Bush was in Montgomery to work on Blount's campaign. "I was going in the o .......
221: Films/DVD Asylum, "All the Real Girls" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-11, 00:31:49 (67.31.188.67)
Low budget film that people seem to either love or hate. I grew up in a different era, but the characters(and the types of conversations and problems) were very familiar to me. I enjoyed this movie a .......
222: Outside Asylum, Re: Artemisia Gentileschi... don't think so. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-10, 14:49:22 (67.31.189.110)
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/art/c/caravagg/03/17judit.jpg Looks like Caravaggio. .......
223: Outside Asylum, Re: But is the goal diversification or assimilation? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-10, 13:41:23 (67.31.189.110)
I haven't really kept up with this issue, but I think the authors of that bill say they're doing it to try to prevent a ghetto-ization of the French schools. They're afraid that people who have the me .......
224: Outside Asylum, Re: Yeah, Bush has proven time and again that he doesn't have much respect for the will of the majority. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-10, 13:26:52 (67.31.189.110)
On NPR, Kerry said he *might* support a constitutional amendment on marriage. He's going to try to...er...go both ways. .......
225: Outside Asylum, Re: Why? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-08, 14:39:46 (63.211.246.213)
Because Kerry has a long record of voting for and doing things they don't like. Edwards and Clark get the benefit of the doubt. They see Kerry as a junior Teddy Kennedy not a junior John F. Kennedy. : .......
226: Outside Asylum, The Democrats in my family won't vote for Kerry in the general election. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-08, 13:07:00 (63.211.246.213)
Probably would vote for Edwards or Clark if they were at the top of the ticket. Might have voted for Lieberman but he's out. .......
227: Outside Asylum, AP is running a story about it. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-07, 01:18:25 (67.31.188.35)
Pressure from White House officials according to Clark. Knowing Clark, it might have been pressure from a Canadian think tank though. ;-P .......
228: Music Lane, Re: Radiant Awakening by Ranga. Very nice Indian New Age, if you will. Looking for more of this genre, any ideas? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-06, 17:10:40 (67.31.188.182)
Not quite the same type of music as Ranga, but you might like Vas. I have a couple of their discs--"In the Garden of Souls" and "Offerings". Prefer "In the Garden of Souls", but both are good. Female .......
229: Outside Asylum, Maybe not. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-06, 15:11:27 (67.31.188.182)
I may be confusing them with that toothy Brit who is on CNN late at night/early am. .......
230: Outside Asylum, SkyNews is associated with CNN, isn't it? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-06, 14:57:09 (67.31.188.182)
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231: Outside Asylum, Re: You're contradicting the President! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-06, 14:39:37 (67.31.188.182)
I'd like to know more details about this: .......
232: Outside Asylum, Nope. He had 49% in 1996. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-06, 03:07:01 (67.31.188.84)
Those results don't show the votes fringe candidates got. .......
233: Speaker Asylum, Re: My floorstanders are too short (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-06, 00:09:14 (67.31.188.84)
Have you tried tilting them back? .......
234: Music Lane, Yes, it should. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-02-04, 21:53:45 (67.31.188.73)
Hehehe .......
235: Music Lane, Re: Greatest American Symphony? opinions? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-31, 15:40:34 (67.31.188.111)
My favorite is David Diamond's 2nd. .......
236: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Probably (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-30, 02:23:47 (67.31.188.154)
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237: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: White Paste Thermal Compound (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-26, 14:17:09 (67.31.189.219)
Radio Shack sells small tubes of thermal compound. The package says Silicone-Base Heat Sink Compound(part number 276-1372). It's white paste and not runny. I've used it on a couple of my computer chip .......
238: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: PS - important! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-25, 14:33:22 (67.31.188.142)
The Prelude and even the Plus(according to Paul McGowan) are considerably more flexible than the Statement if someone want to go with a 3' cord. .......
239: Films/DVD Asylum, Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwick are by far the best Holmes & Watson(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-25, 14:15:04 (67.31.189.237)
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240: Music Lane, This isn't gloomy. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-21, 12:51:41 (67.31.188.75)
Very fine sonics, as well. .......
241: Music Lane, This isn't gloomy. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-21, 12:51:41 (67.31.188.75)
Very fine sonics, as well. .......
242: Films/DVD Asylum, Kate Beckinsale (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-15, 23:45:22 (67.31.188.48)
I watched several of her films over the past week or so: Cold Comfort Farm--Didn't like that one as much as I expected to. Mildly amusing in spots but just didn't mesh with my sense of humor. Wish Ian .......
243: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: ka7niq (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-12, 01:58:47 (67.31.188.130)
I'm not sure it's accurate to say the XR45 can't handle the load with a transformer in the network. It was giving the guy on the Madisound board 3dB greater output from his woofer than the Pass he des .......
244: Music Lane, Singing bowls (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-09, 00:40:23 (67.31.188.154)
I'm not sure why, but I bought a couple of discs of singing bowls. Not what I'd call music, but they're interesting to listen to. Of the two, I'd have to say I like "Seven Metals(Singing Bowls of Tibe .......
245: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Courier Package for John Meyer (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-07, 11:45:45 (67.31.189.69)
See if Paul McGowan(PS Audio) will send you some of their cords to play with. I'm using a 1 meter xStream Prelude(10 gauge shielded) which is PS Audio's entry level cord. $99 for 1 meter(I lucked out .......
246: Speaker Asylum, Re: looking for drop-in-replacement for scanspeak 9500 tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-07, 01:14:41 (67.31.188.203)
Ask over on the Madisound board. I think a few people over there have messed with the Usher tweeters. Dennis Murphy might be able to steer you in the right direction with them. .......
247: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Thanks, Ears, but another question. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-06, 19:10:01 (67.31.189.68)
The plug on the end of the stock cord that comes with the Panasonic is like the two-hole end of that adapter(actually it's a little different but that adapter still fits). You plug an aftermarket cord .......
248: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: How does it sound? Nietzsche's synopsis below is dead on. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-06, 17:26:08 (67.31.189.68)
Here's the adapter needed. .......
249: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: How does it sound? Nietzsche's synopsis below is dead on. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-06, 17:19:06 (67.31.189.68)
**SSSibilanccce isss exxxtremely pronounced** That does make me wonder if something is amiss with your Panasonic. If anything, mine errs in the opposite direction. .......
250: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Do a search!!! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-05, 12:20:37 (67.31.188.220)
**PS Audio Lab, a DIY or a stock Rubber 14ga cable. I try not to make fun of the "magic cable" theorists anymore, but must say I'm pretty unamused by all the "add this magic _______(fill in the blank .......
251: Speaker Asylum, Re: Any harm in using the tape out jacks to feed signal to sub? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-05, 03:06:54 (67.31.188.128)
Since the tape out is at a constant level, you'd have to readjust at the sub everytime you changed volume on your preamp. Better would be to use Y-connectors off of your preamp outs or just to use the .......
252: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Had both in my system for the past week . . . (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-03, 15:22:19 (67.31.188.209)
**down 3db at 2.2Khz ** I think that was a result of the guy on the Madisound board running an unusual setup. He put a transformer between the amp and woofer to boost the woofer's output nearer to tha .......
253: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: I'm also beginning to think direct to wall might be best (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-02, 13:42:44 (209.245.14.141)
I have two 3' xStream Preludes so I'll be able to use those both going into and out of the UO. Everything I've tried with the power for the Panny has done something--I hope I like what the UO does. :: .......
254: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: is that right? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-02, 13:36:10 (209.245.14.141)
I'm really not sure of how the other channels work, so I hope someone else can give you some definitive information. Manual shows the powered channels to be Front: Left/Right/Center and Surround: Left .......
255: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: XR-45 Crossover Question: (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-02, 04:00:58 (67.31.188.129)
**do I have the option of both *powering* AND *low-passing at 100Hz* a subwoofer** I don't think you can do that. The only subwoofer out is line level. If you're only interested in doing 2-channel aud .......
256: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: PS Audio Xstream (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-02, 03:26:49 (67.31.188.129)
**What improvements can I expect to hear with a better cord ** Bigger soundstage, bass that's more extended and better defined, cleaner mids, smoother highs, blacker background. And as longtimequadown .......
257: Power Forum, Is it 14 gauge or 12 gauge? Website and earlier comments say 14. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-01, 12:35:53 (67.31.189.192)
I've already purchased a couple of Preludes to use with the UO when it arrives. I was just wondering about the cord supplied with the UO. .......
258: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: PS Audio Xstream (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-01, 01:05:28 (67.31.188.251)
**I am also using the XR25 and I honestly feel like I am getting the full performance from my Europas.** Believe me, you aren't. Just wait till you get a good cord on there! .......
259: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: PS Audio Xstream (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2004-01-01, 01:00:27 (67.31.188.251)
My xStream Prelude is doing the same sort of things it sounds like your Statement is doing(probably just to a lesser degree, the Prelude being a lesser cord). Money well-spent. .......
260: Power Forum, Found the info by searching the archive. Nevermind. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-31, 15:38:29 (67.31.189.136)
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261: Power Forum, What kind of cord comes with the UO? 14 awg, right? Shielding?(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-31, 15:34:06 (67.31.189.136)
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262: Cable Asylum, Like this? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-30, 20:59:45 (67.31.188.169)
Haven't ever ordered anything from them, but that's probably about as good a cheapo cord as you're going to find. .......
263: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: I also prefer TOUCH OF EVIL (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-30, 14:25:20 (67.31.189.88)
She also wrote audio reviews under a few pseudonyms. Died a couple of years ago. .......
264: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Adaptor Questions Gmood & Ears ?? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-30, 12:12:20 (67.31.189.33)
Cheapest I've found on the adapters is $5.95 + $2.00 shipping(U.S. Postal Service) from www.redcobracable.com I think www.takefive.com is cheaper on the adapter but the shipping from Canada runs the p .......
265: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Panasonic Sa XR 45 Power Cable Warning........ (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-30, 03:22:06 (67.31.188.47)
It's actually a little larger wire than the stock cord. AudioAdvisor website says it's 16 gauge. Tiny print on the stock cord says it's 18 gauge. AQ cord looks smaller because of the solid core constr .......
266: Cable Asylum, Question about a simple DIY braided speaker cable. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-30, 02:52:27 (67.31.188.47)
Was in the mood to play with wire(and to see how much of a pain braiding wire is), so I made speaker cables in the following configuration: Positive leg of cable is three 18 gauge solid core(PVC insul .......
267: Speaker Asylum, Positive Feedback review of the Morel Renaissance Prelude (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-29, 12:32:00 (67.31.189.4)
Here's what two of PF's people have to say about the Preludes. Recent review. .......
268: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Got a question also EARS!! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-27, 23:49:09 (67.31.188.95)
I don't know what the best way to break it in is. I just listen to it a lot and usually keep something going, either CD changer or tuner when I'm not actually listening. The tuner would probably get t .......
269: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: Most revealing 2 way speaker kit? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-27, 14:32:34 (67.31.188.115)
Haven't heard them, but I'd figure the Raven ribbon tweeter and Focal kevlar woofer kits from Zalytron would be pretty revealing. Don't know how good they are. Don't see many comments on Zalytron's ki .......
270: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Maybe a dumb question (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-27, 12:47:34 (67.31.188.115)
No, it doesn't have an IEC socket. You need an adapter(available from www.redcobracable.com and a few other sources) to use most aftermarket cords. The small two pole plug shown on the photo of the ad .......
271: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Panasonic XA45 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-25, 12:18:49 (67.31.188.147)
This thing is very sensitive to the power being fed it. Be prepared to fine tune it to your liking with a power cord. So far, I've tried it with the stock cord, stock cord with clamp-on ferrite, make .......
272: Films/DVD Asylum, She has more teeth than any other mammal. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-22, 17:01:53 (67.31.188.51)
No wait...that's the opossum. I always confuse those two. ;-P .......
273: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: How well will it handle 4 Ohm speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-21, 13:19:38 (67.31.189.195)
A guy on the Madisound forum said it drives his Magnepan MG12 nicely. Those are 4 ohm, 86 dB sensitivity speakers. .......
274: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Another Panasonic question. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-21, 13:05:50 (67.31.189.195)
I don't think I've ever heard the fan during while actually listening. I have heard it a few times when I've been listening at fairly high volume and hit the pause button on my CD remote. The fan shut .......
275: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: A compelling arguement about the Panasonic? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-21, 01:20:13 (67.31.188.144)
I'm at 3 weeks with my XR45 and liking it better than ever. I rarely listen to rock music anymore but cranked it a little yesterday with some Kenny Wayne Shepherd, AC/DC, and Aerosmith(peaks of about .......
276: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Finding A Power Cable For The Panasonic Sa XR 45 ... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-20, 11:26:35 (67.31.189.224)
Red Cobra Cable sells adapters for $5.95 + $2.00 shipping charges. Doesn't say they've been cryo-ed, so I'm assuming not. Also found them at a few other places at varying prices. .......
277: Music Lane, Picked up the Shostakovich disc, too. Nice one!(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-19, 13:40:41 (67.31.188.104)
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278: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Am I asking for trouble if... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-19, 12:52:42 (67.31.188.104)
There's a post on the Madisound board by someone using two XR45 with a Behringer digital crossover. .......
279: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Finding A Power Cable For The Panasonic Sa XR 45 ... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-19, 00:44:43 (67.31.139.240)
What did you find? All I've seen are cryo-ed and uncryo-ed versions of what's in the photo except for the $60 Harmonic Technology adapter. Prices range from $5.95 to $39.99, depending on where you buy .......
280: Speaker Asylum, Posts that have replies can't be deleted.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-18, 23:05:53 (67.31.139.240)
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281: Music Lane, Re: Great Shostakovich find on Naxos (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-18, 16:26:02 (63.190.8.9)
Naxos has some good stuff. I'm going to see if my local CD stores have Naxos's David Diamond discs, tonight. These are the recordings by Gerard Schwarz/Seattle Symphony orignally released on the Delos .......
282: Music Lane, Re: Try casting a wider net... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-18, 13:55:25 (63.190.8.9)
Tebaldi was who first came to mind for me, but I'm not well versed in opera. .......
283: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Finding A Power Cable For The Panasonic Sa XR 45 ... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-18, 13:28:30 (63.190.8.9)
I decided to try the adapter with a PS Audio cord. It might be worth the trouble for me to order an Audioquest cord to compare. AudioAdvisor has 30 day return privileges on the Audioquest cord, and I .......
284: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Oh it did (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-18, 13:04:07 (63.190.8.9)
Did you ever try the XR45 or just the XR25? .......
285: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Finding A Power Cable For The Panasonic Sa XR 45 ... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-18, 12:41:53 (67.31.189.174)
I asked a related question on the PS Audio forum, and Paul said they'd have something in a month or so. Didn't say exactly what he's cooking up. .......
286: Tweakers' Asylum, Why are some outlets made so ground plugs in at the top and some at the bottom? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-17, 19:09:56 (67.31.188.236)
I'm wondering if there's a reason for that and if one is preferable to the other. Thanks. .......
287: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: I have 801's w/ Metal Tweeters ! If There was any hardness , I would hear it ! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-17, 03:05:48 (67.31.189.107)
I'm using two cheap Sonys (NS500v DVD player and CE775 changer) and two cheap Radio Shack cables(coax on the NS500v and optical on the CE775). Sounds fine. I'll probably eventually replace the RS cabl .......
288: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: What power conditioning are you using? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-17, 02:45:03 (67.31.189.107)
I hope the Ultimate Outlet works well with the XR45. Ordered the high current model from PS Audio last week; it was backordered, but they said it should be shipping this week sometime. Got a couple of .......
289: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Panasonic SA XR 45.. whats this all about!? everyone (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-17, 02:30:20 (67.31.189.107)
No kidding about the power cord. I cobbled together a cord made from an 18" piece of 12 gauge air conditioner cord and a small piece of 18 gauge DVD player cord with the correct plug on it to use whil .......
290: Music Lane, Re: Anyone Know who Sings This "Jingle Bells" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-15, 13:02:08 (67.31.189.78)
See if it's Roy Rogers' version. It has yodeling which might have made your friend think it was Slim Whitman. .......
291: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: btw, the Ears who posts at AudioCircle isn't me. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-14, 13:22:05 (67.31.189.155)
Well...I used the moniker Ears at Audio Review(haven't posted there in years) before Audio Asylum even existed and have been using it here since Day 1(March 1, 1999). Dunno if your use of it predates .......
292: Power Forum, Effect of adapter, Paul? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-14, 00:38:35 (67.31.188.62)
I have a situation where I'm going to need to use an adapter like the one in the photo. Do you have any experience of using something like that with your power cables? I'm wondering how it will affect .......
293: Amp/Preamp Asylum, btw, the Ears who posts at AudioCircle isn't me. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-13, 23:14:41 (67.31.188.62)
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294: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Where to find info about the Panasonic SA-XR45? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-13, 22:57:36 (67.31.188.62)
The Bolder Cable Company is developing some mods for the XR45. Check the Bolder forum at www.audiocircle.com for more info. There's also a long thread about the Panasonic XR receivers on the Two-Chann .......
295: Music Lane, Re: I never thought I'd be saying this, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-13, 00:09:17 (67.31.189.237)
Why not get the Master and Commander soundtrack? Ya got some Mozart, some Bach, some Corelli, some Vaughn Williams, some Boccherini, and some music composed just for the film. Since you know you liked .......
296: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Any comparisons with well-known brands ? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-12, 23:44:17 (67.31.189.237)
I don't have an aftermarket cord for the XR45, yet. Haven't decided if I want to go with the Audioquest cord that has an RF stopper or with something with a lot of shielding like PS Audio's cords whic .......
297: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Any comparisons with well-known brands ? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-11, 13:04:35 (67.31.188.112)
Mine isn't yet two weeks old, but during that time it's improved enough that I'd say there's an 80-90% chance the XR45 is going to replace my Sonographe SA250 amp(Conrad-Johnson's less expensive line .......
298: Cable Asylum, Try this address. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-06, 12:33:42 (67.31.188.18)
http://www.heartlandcables.com/order.html I think the add to cart buttons are still Java but at least you'll be able to see what they offer and their pricing. .......
299: Music Lane, 2 decent discs--Andrea Zonn/Love Goes On & Colleen Sexton/Greatest Find (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-06, 00:15:53 (67.31.188.14)
Andrea Zonn plays fiddle in Vince Gill's band and has a lovely voice. The music is what I suppose would be called contemporary folk. Smoothish in the vein of someone like Shawn Colvin but more countri .......
300: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Let 's take a look at the data... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-04, 17:04:58 (67.31.188.254)
Cuba aborts fetuses at the drop of a hat. If there's any chance there might be a problem pregnancy, it's aborted. That's why their infant mortality rate is low. Given the poor level(by absolute standa .......
301: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Thanks! Howz it sound as a pre-amp? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-04, 02:33:48 (67.31.188.53)
I haven't actually tried it as a pre-amp. I only hooked it up to a subwoofer using the pre-outs(labeled Second Audio Out on the XR45) to see which sources they would work with. I can't really even ven .......
302: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Nope, tried it. Only works through the XR45's analog inputs.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-03, 15:07:14 (67.31.189.180)
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303: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Playing With a Panasonic Sa 25 Digital Receiver (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-12-02, 01:20:07 (67.31.188.1)
My XR45 arrived Monday, and I've been putting it through the paces. I'm fairly impressed with the 45. I've tortured it with fiddle and flute music, trying to make it screech. Panasonic has done a rem .......
304: Digital Drive, Re: ART DI/O (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-29, 23:36:08 (67.31.188.58)
SCD-CE775 only has optical out and ART DI/O only has coax in, I think. You'd need to modify something to use them together. There might be an adaptor you could purchase, but I don't know how well that .......
305: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: All this chatter forced me to rent "Touch of Evil" last night . . . (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-29, 12:51:16 (67.31.188.80)
Lots to like in that film. I always get a kick out of Dennis Weaver's goofball performance, too. .......
306: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Panasonic SA-XR45 preliminary comment (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-25, 14:24:14 (67.31.188.226)
I have one on the way. Figured I'd roll the dice and see what $300 brings me. I'm not sure what smargo is talking about because the AudioCircle postings were what convinced me to give the XR45 as try. .......
307: Speaker Asylum, Re: HELP! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-24, 23:55:58 (67.31.188.245)
If the banana plug still makes a tight fit I wouldn't worry about it. .......
308: Speaker Asylum, Re: HELP! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-24, 14:43:08 (67.31.188.211)
Bent paperclip with some superglue to grab onto the broken piece? Be careful you don't glue it in there though. .......
309: Digital Drive, Re: Ack! dAck transports and BNC versus RCA (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-24, 01:19:11 (67.31.188.167)
I'm not very knowledgeable about electronics, but I would have figured with input sensitivity as good as yours and 94 dB speakers that you would be in pretty good shape even with the dAck! I'm still c .......
310: Music Lane, Re: Jazz lovers; question about music guides and other books... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-23, 11:27:26 (67.31.188.111)
This might be of some use to you. Be sure to read the whole thread because it addresses some of the weaknesses of that list. .......
311: Digital Drive, Re: Nixon TubeDac and Channel Islands VDA-1? Gain question also. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-22, 12:10:31 (67.31.188.136)
Thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to be limited by the gain problem. I haven't ordered anything but am leaning toward the VDA-1. If I'm using my RS SPL meter properly, it looks like the TubeDac .......
312: Digital Drive, Re: Ack! dAck transports and BNC versus RCA (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-22, 11:59:01 (67.31.188.136)
I was tempted to try the dAck but figured that it wouldn't work with my passive pre---.7 volts rms output of the dAck vs. 2.0 volts rms CD standard. After playing around with a Radio Shack SPL meter I .......
313: Digital Drive, Nixon TubeDac and Channel Islands VDA-1? Gain question also. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-15, 01:14:22 (67.31.188.167)
Has anyone compared Scott Nixon's TubeDac and Channel Islands' VDA-1? I know they're different approaches to digital and are gonna sound different, but how close are they in quality? Are we talking mi .......
314: Music Lane, Jerry Douglas-dobro(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-13, 20:43:57 (67.31.189.138)
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315: Speaker Asylum, Re: Oops, forgot about this: Max Dudious review on current PF (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-12, 15:08:55 (67.31.189.39)
Sounds like he liked them quite a bit. I'll watch for your review of the Prelude. Thanks. .......
316: Speaker Asylum, Re: A Question For Ears (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-12, 15:04:40 (67.31.189.39)
Still have them and still like them. Their bass response isn't the best match for my room--small listening room with bass modes that fall in the bumped up region of the Scan 7's bass. They are fairly .......
317: Speaker Asylum, Re: Anyone heard Morel's speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-12, 02:17:45 (67.31.188.252)
He must like it. I see he uses it in a couple of his designs. .......
318: Speaker Asylum, Re: Anyone heard Morel's speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-12, 02:09:58 (67.31.188.252)
I appreciate hearing from someone with first hand experience of some Morel's finished speakers. I'm not really planning on purchasing any right now, but I keep thinking if I could go a few Hz lower(wi .......
319: Speaker Asylum, Thanks for all the replies.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-12, 01:37:35 (67.31.188.172)
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320: Speaker Asylum, Re: What is a good speaker for a 30 watt amp? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-11, 00:26:58 (67.31.189.69)
Ran across this while browsing tonight. Dunno if they're any good, but if they are, they might work for you. .......
321: Speaker Asylum, Anyone heard Morel's speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-11, 00:23:50 (67.31.189.69)
*Looks* like some pretty good values. How's Morel's dome midrange? The 3-ways(several models) with the dome mids caught my eye. 25% restocking fee on returns though. :-( .......
322: Speaker Asylum, Re: The 'lil Totem Arro... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-10, 13:29:43 (67.31.189.251)
Totem Sttaf would also meet his requirements, I think. Vienna Acoustics Bach, too. Meadowlark's small models(Swift, Kestrel2) might also work. .......
323: Music Lane, Re: Bel Canto Arias--Vivica Genaux (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-09, 17:38:44 (67.31.188.86)
Sutherland's voice is tremendous, her main failing being poor enunciation--I can't understand what Sutherland is saying half the time when she's singing in English(I don't speak any other languages bu .......
324: Music Lane, Bel Canto Arias--Vivica Genaux (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-07, 22:35:26 (67.31.188.41)
Got her new one a couple of days ago. Fun disc. It's entirely Rossini and Donizetti arias. I think I still like her "Farinelli" disc better, but this one is pretty good, too. Highly recommended if you .......
325: Music Lane, Re: Can U Recommend a Guide to Classical Music (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-11-07, 11:30:37 (67.31.188.76)
I second the recommendation of the Swafford book. Excellent intro to classical music. .......
326: Speaker Asylum, Re: Up to ~$1,000. New or used OK. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-31, 10:59:12 (67.31.136.76)
You can find Vandersteen 2CE Sigs used for around a $1000. Other than that, I'd suggest buying an Adire Rava sub($399) and whatever standmount speakers you like(Selah Audio's MG95 kit speaker might be .......
327: Speaker Asylum, Budget? New or used okay? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-30, 11:47:04 (209.245.11.31)
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328: Speaker Asylum, Re: What else should I maybe consider? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-23, 11:12:11 (65.58.56.16)
Vandersteen 3A Signature should be available used for that money. .......
329: Music Lane, Re: light/melodius classical pieces (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-23, 10:22:44 (65.58.56.16)
What music by Mozart and Beethoven do you enjoy? Do you prefer orchestral music or are chamber music/solo suggestions welcome, too? Just trying to get a better picture of what you might like. ::: TOPI .......
330: Rocky Road, Re: My wife's review of the Joe Bonamassa concert Sat. night: (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-22, 14:28:21 (65.59.22.186)
I think I saw news segment on him years and years ago. He was probably 10 or 11 years old. Little blond haired fat kid that could play the dickens out of a guitar even then. .......
331: Films/DVD Asylum, Pet peeve---Opening credits dragged out too long. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-15, 15:16:05 (209.245.12.133)
Does that annoy anyone but me? .......
332: Music Lane, Re: Shelby Lynne's new album 'Identity Crisis'. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-14, 15:01:02 (65.59.16.56)
Some of "Identity Crisis" is pretty raw. I get the impression that Capitol(new label for her) let her do whatever she wanted to do with this album. Shania clone this ain't. .......
333: Music Lane, Shelby Lynne's new album 'Identity Crisis'. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-13, 00:18:49 (209.245.13.135)
I'm a major fan of Shelby but didn't buy her last album "Love, Shelby", and to be honest, I'm not that crazy about the one that made her famous "I Am Shelby Lynne". Her new one is much more to my tast .......
334: Music Lane, Re: Any recommended recordings of Schubert's Ave Maria? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-13, 00:07:50 (209.245.13.135)
I like Renee Fleming's. It's on "The Schubert Album". .......
335: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: You havent read The Wilderness Years (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-10, 16:06:42 (209.245.3.187)
Alright, I read "The Wilderness Years" this week and rewatched "The Gathering Storm". I still think Finney's Churchill plays too old. Even comparing Finney to the photos in that book, he appears too o .......
336: Music Lane, I think so, too. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-04, 01:19:27 (209.245.9.64)
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337: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: The Gathering Storm. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-04, 01:17:48 (209.245.9.64)
I thought Finney brought a touch of feebleness to Churchill that I've never detected in any footage, photos, or audio of the real WWII and earlier Churchill. It's been a while since I've seen "Gatheri .......
338: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: The Gathering Storm. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-10-03, 14:34:04 (65.59.20.22)
Saw it and enjoyed it very much. My nitpick would be that while Finney's performance was good, I think he portrayed Churchill as an older man than he really was. .......
339: Outside Asylum, Re: Had to drag myself out this morning! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-29, 15:09:48 (63.211.247.29)
Yep, I looked at the NPR website. Did a search there, but nothing turned up. I'll keep looking. So it was on NPR in Denver sometime between about 7:30-8:30? .......
340: Outside Asylum, Can't find anything about this survey. Who conducted it?(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-29, 14:37:00 (63.211.247.29)
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341: Outside Asylum, Re: This has Carl Rowe written all over it. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-27, 02:02:47 (65.58.59.245)
I dunno...Karl Rove seems too clever to have given information like that to someone like Novak(who has been pretty strongly against Bush's actions in dealing with Iraq.) Wilson did imply that Rove was .......
342: Outside Asylum, Ramsey Clark also prosecuted Gen. Wesley Clark... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-26, 11:59:28 (209.245.8.104)
...before an International War Crimes Tribunal and convicted him---which I think has to be counted as a point in General Clark's favor. Ramsey really is a loony. .......
343: Outside Asylum, Re: This is no laughing matter! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 15:12:40 (65.59.20.195)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "One thing I acknowledge about the right is that they're much better haters than liberals are. Your basic liberal is pretty much a strikeout on the hatred front. Maybe further out on th .......
344: Outside Asylum, He didn't. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 14:50:56 (65.59.20.195)
He said there was no evidence of that Saddam was involved in the 9-11 attacks, but no question that he had links to al-Qaeda. .......
345: Outside Asylum, Re: What a joke: "An exclusive News10/SurveyUSA "... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 14:43:19 (65.59.20.195)
Appears to be a widely used polling service. Know of any polls on the debate that contradict what SurveyUSA found? .......
346: Outside Asylum, Edward Said R.I.P. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 14:22:00 (65.59.20.195)
Disagreed with just about everything the guy said, but there's no denying that he could stir up debate. .......
347: Outside Asylum, Didn't see the debate, just ran across the poll article.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 14:10:10 (65.59.20.195)
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348: Outside Asylum, Connections (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 13:49:14 (65.59.20.195)
Saddam was playing footsie with al-Qaeda at the very least. .......
349: Outside Asylum, Poll Finds Voters Choose Schwarzenegger as Winner (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 13:44:14 (65.59.20.195)
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350: Outside Asylum, I think he'll do okay. Wouldn't be surprised if he helps himself.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 12:49:33 (65.59.20.195)
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351: Outside Asylum, Zogby's latest poll has Bush's approval rating climbing to 58%. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-25, 12:28:39 (65.59.20.195)
Also has him beating Clark by 10 points and the rest of the field of Democrats by a similar margin. .......
352: Outside Asylum, General Shelton needs to explain, retract, or deny his... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-22, 15:06:35 (65.59.20.239)
...statement about Clark being a nut. Coming from the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that bothers me more than anything I've read about Clark to date if Shelton really said that. ::: TO .......
353: Outside Asylum, Re: Frommer's or Fodor's Tour Guides? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-19, 10:50:41 (64.156.39.4)
In general, I think the guides by Moon are better than either, and Lonely Planet guides are good for cheapo travelers. I haven't specifically compared the guides for the New England area--that's just .......
354: Outside Asylum, Re: How to tell the Repubs are terrified of Clark? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-19, 01:23:41 (65.59.18.40)
There is considerable discussion going on about Clark over at the Democratic Underground website. The right-wing comments from this board are pretty mild compared to the comments from Democrats over t .......
355: Outside Asylum, Omigod! Gray's a gray! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-18, 22:55:08 (209.245.8.117)
;-P .......
356: Outside Asylum, Do you remember who you voted for in Presidential elections? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-18, 22:27:22 (209.245.8.117)
Bet you do. I find it odd that a Rhodes Scholar who finished first in his class at West Point doesn't. You don't think that's odd? .......
357: Outside Asylum, Re: Conservative Mouth-Piece Rush Limbaugh Says Blacks And Hispanics Are "Too Stupid" To Know How To Vote (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-18, 11:18:18 (65.59.19.249)
Seems to me Beckel might have made his point in a stronger way if he hadn't cropped the quoted material from Limbaugh so closely. I'm just left wondering what Limbaugh actually said after reading that .......
358: Outside Asylum, This really has them agitated at DU(DemocraticUnderground) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-18, 00:29:40 (65.58.59.60)
~~~~~~~~~~~salon.com interview with Clark~~~~~~~~~~~ (Jake Tapper of salon.com): Of the people who are running this war, from Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld and Powell o .......
359: Outside Asylum, A little more from Clark... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-17, 23:42:04 (65.58.59.60)
######### Only this month did Mr. Clark announce that he is a Democrat. He told us in an interview the other day that he is new to the party -- it's not that he'd been a Democrat all along and kept hi .......
360: Outside Asylum, What Must Be Done to Complete a Great Victory (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-17, 22:37:35 (65.58.59.60)
Me? Linking to commondreams? Actually, I like Clark better than most of the Democrat candidates. Lieberman would be my first choice with Clark second or third. .......
361: Outside Asylum, Re: I've never voted in a primary! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-17, 17:33:08 (63.211.244.188)
Decided to use the precinct caucus system to save money. .......
362: Outside Asylum, Re: A name, or names (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-17, 17:16:37 (63.211.244.188)
I don't think there is a 2004 Colorado primary. .......
363: Outside Asylum, Re: wonkish generals (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-17, 14:32:58 (63.211.244.188)
He was Haig's Aide-de-Camp. .......
364: Outside Asylum, Re: There is a lot of hate for the liberal cause here. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-17, 00:35:12 (65.58.59.220)
Within the past week, there have been posts from your side of the political spectrum wishing that John Ashcroft be killed and that President Bush be assassinated. Is that what liberalism has become th .......
365: Outside Asylum, Whaaaa? He's being nice today. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-16, 13:17:48 (65.59.17.52)
He was supporting the assassination of President Bush yesterday. .......
366: General Asylum, Re: New Venues (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-15, 21:00:05 (64.156.39.159)
Would lumping a lot of things into an "Other Hobbies" or "Other Interests" forum be too unwieldy? Might be worth giving it a try and seeing how the posting traffic flows. .......
367: Outside Asylum, Me, too. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-15, 12:15:18 (65.58.62.162)
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368: Outside Asylum, Re: Cheney admits he lied to us. (Nice spin he puts on it). (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-15, 02:31:17 (64.156.38.23)
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369: Music Lane, Re: company for best sounding classical CD's? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-14, 14:01:51 (65.58.58.187)
I'd venture a guess that there are quite a few more hits than misses sonically on this list. .......
370: Speaker Asylum, Vienna Acoustics Mahler, Nova Evolution II have dual 10" drivers.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-14, 02:29:14 (209.245.1.57)
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371: Music Lane, Didn't take long after June died. RIP--Man in Black (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-12, 03:06:22 (209.245.15.132)
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372: Outside Asylum, Re: Again, Powell shows he just doesn't get it. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-11, 15:57:30 (209.245.6.100)
Arafat is getting old and is not in great health. Heard or read any informed speculation on what happens when he finally kicks the bucket? .......
373: Outside Asylum, Re: Dean has offered him to run for a VP on his ticket... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-11, 15:45:09 (209.245.6.100)
Yeah, I was surprised to see Dean try to get Clark on his ticket. The hard-left, which I assume is where most of Dean's support is coming from, absolutely detests Clark. I expect the lefties won't be .......
374: Outside Asylum, Re: Well, now we know who the cons don't want to see in the race! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-11, 15:24:31 (209.245.6.100)
**The Gen. Clark I heard on the radio was not candid and forthright; he was weasely and spinning like mad.** His nickname is Weasally Clark, though I doubt than any of the military personel serving un .......
375: Speaker Asylum, Re: Scan-Speak 8545 in a transmission line? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-11, 10:53:24 (63.211.246.251)
Perhaps the people at the Madisound forum could offer some advice. It's the best resource for speakerbuilding info, IMHO. I've heard the Shearwater and remember it as not being boxy, but it's been too .......
376: Speaker Asylum, Re: Scan-Speak 8545 in a transmission line? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-10, 15:55:41 (209.245.7.192)
The Meadowlark Shearwater uses an SS8545 in a transmission line. Dunno if it's the 8545 or 8545k though. .......
377: General Asylum, Best wishes and get well soon. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-02, 22:14:35 (64.156.34.33)
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378: Music Lane, Re: lots of folks! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-01, 13:03:38 (63.211.243.247)
I like Mississippi John Hurt's version, too. .......
379: Music Lane, Re: Who does this song (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-09-01, 13:02:30 (63.211.243.247)
See if this is the version you're looking for. .......
380: Music Lane, Re: Solo Vocal - No instruments! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-08-29, 13:18:23 (209.245.10.99)
If you like traditional Celtic ballads, any of Niamh Parsons' three latest discs have some acapella songs on them. Each disc also has a duet with her sister Anne Parsons, also sung unaccompanied or wi .......
381: Outside Asylum, Why guest moderators might be a bad idea. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-08-18, 09:50:44 (209.245.2.117)
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382: Outside Asylum, Re: I have a real problem...... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-08-15, 14:30:00 (63.190.9.172)
I agree with the others that finding the root cause would be best, but in the meantime, you might give the stuff at the link a try. I've heard my wife(who is a cosmetics fanatic) recommend it to sever .......
383: Outside Asylum, Not many things better than ice cream... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-08-14, 17:43:31 (209.245.10.149)
...but here's something that is. I haven't actually mail-ordered anything from Black's, but over the past couple of summers, I've eaten at the best barbecue places in Texas(Black's, City Market in Lul .......
384: Music Lane, Re: Who sang the "The Voice of Love" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-08-14, 10:25:43 (65.58.56.86)
Says Johnny Nash at this site. You can listen to a clip of it there. .......
385: General Asylum, Re: What do I know? But, I like it! Saves time on *not opening* messages. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-29, 12:48:33 (209.244.79.78)
I had Outside in mind when I suggested it. ;-P .......
386: General Asylum, Sounds like the drawbacks outweigh the benefit. Nevermind. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-29, 12:42:02 (209.244.79.78)
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387: General Asylum, Hey, Rod M. Possible board tweak? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-28, 17:00:03 (209.245.15.233)
I'm not sure exactly what it's called, but the KC BBQ forum has a feature that previews the first line of a message in the bar at the bottom of the browser when the mouse pointer is held over the mess .......
388: Outside Asylum, Bring it on again. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-07, 17:02:56 (63.211.243.86)
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389: Films/DVD Asylum, Re: Gangs of new york (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-07, 15:12:07 (63.211.243.86)
I think it should have been a musical. Singing and dancing while they're clubbing and hacking each other to pieces. A show stopper closing number as NYC is being shelled(shelling which didn't happen i .......
390: Outside Asylum, I'll link it for you. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-07, 13:58:05 (209.245.1.162)
Here's the passage that seems most likely to relate to what you're talking about. It sounds to me like you haven't read the interview and are probably basing your comments on what left-wingers have sa .......
391: Outside Asylum, Re: well, (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-07, 04:46:53 (209.245.11.136)
**Paul Wolfowitz has as much as said so.** Wolfowitz has not as much as said so. What he said is that without the threat from Saddam, our presence in Saudi Arabia isn't needed anymore. Without Saddam .......
392: Outside Asylum, Re: & a few replies to A few replies to earlier replies. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-07, 03:34:08 (209.245.11.136)
**What that bloke wrote was not from a socialist.** No Maoist would write what Walzer wrote. No Leninist would write what Walzer wrote. But at least one democratic socialist would write it and did wri .......
393: Outside Asylum, Thanks for the clarification. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-05, 15:37:22 (209.245.6.40)
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394: Outside Asylum, George Mitchell? Maine's George Mitchell? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-05, 14:49:31 (209.245.6.40)
I didn't know he came from an entertainment background. What'd he do? .......
395: Outside Asylum, Re: A few replies to earlier replies. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-05, 13:09:24 (209.245.6.40)
Things are only better in Kabul? Karzai visited the girls school in Ghazni(SW of Kabul and an area of Taliban influence)just about a month ago. Provincial reconstruction teams are working in Kunduz, B .......
396: Outside Asylum, A few replies to earlier replies. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-05, 04:39:24 (65.59.16.195)
R B-- ***right wing crap.*** It's obvious you have no idea who Michael Walzer is. Walzer is a long-time left-winger. He's a political philosopher. He is a socialist. The readership of "Dissent" is pri .......
397: Outside Asylum, Can There Be a Decent Left? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-03, 03:11:49 (63.211.245.14)
The article is by the co-editor of "Dissent". Not especially recent but still timely. .......
398: Outside Asylum, I expected us to have a few thousand KIA by now. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-07-03, 02:42:15 (63.211.245.14)
The invasion went much better than I expected, and the attacks in aftermath haven't been nearly as bad as I figured they would be. Prior to the invasion, I expected us to have a major military presen .......
399: Outside Asylum, Re: Of course it's good news!! It's "www.whitehouse.gov" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-28, 01:43:48 (65.59.23.179)
Actually, I originally intended to post that as a reply to Shipguy's post about the liberal media never reporting anything good from Iraq. Decided it would cause more agitation among those who would b .......
400: Outside Asylum, Some good news about Iraq does slip through. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-27, 20:27:44 (64.156.39.113)
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401: Outside Asylum, Tip of the iceberg. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-25, 16:20:46 (67.31.135.114)
~~~~~~~~ Obeidi said he felt unsafe in Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion and that he was getting pressure from different corners of the country. He also said other Iraqi scientists were watching to see .......
402: Outside Asylum, Context (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-24, 16:33:23 (67.31.139.171)
If anyone is interested in hearing Kucinich's and Gephardt's remarks in context, they're available at the link. Wait for the "Road to the Whitehouse" box to cycle through to the "Rainbow/Push Presiden .......
403: Outside Asylum, He denied that Saddam squandered money on palaces after the 1st Gulf War.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-23, 15:10:15 (67.31.136.96)
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404: Outside Asylum, Anyone read 'Terror and Liberalism' by Paul Berman? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-23, 15:04:26 (67.31.136.96)
Saw the author(a liberal) on CSPAN Booknotes over the weekend, and it looked like it might be an interesting book. .......
405: Outside Asylum, Re: Yes, you are. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-23, 14:46:43 (67.31.136.96)
Even the commies and the progressive caucus understood that the invasion wasn't based on an imminent threat and so did anyone else who was paying attention. It rested on the possibility that an immine .......
406: Outside Asylum, Re: Media silent on General Clark's comments (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-23, 02:58:39 (67.31.136.64)
Dunno. Clark isn't well liked by the left. Maybe they're loathe to boost any presidential aspirations he might have. .......
407: Outside Asylum, Am I? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-23, 02:03:12 (67.31.136.64)
~~~~~~~SOTU Jan. 28, 2003~~~~~~~~~~~ Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spent enormous sums, taken great risks to build and keep weapons of mass destruction. But why? The o .......
408: Outside Asylum, You were wrong. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-21, 20:32:25 (67.31.135.79)
There may have been factual errors, but the justification for invading was *not* that the threat was imminent. Never was. .......
409: Outside Asylum, Go read the 2003 State of the Union Address(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-21, 20:20:28 (67.31.135.79)
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410: Outside Asylum, Re: They are half-right. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-21, 18:00:17 (67.31.140.69)
**declaration of them as an imminent threat** The administration argued that it would be a mistake to wait until the threat was imminent. .......
411: Music Lane, Re: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos - any similar works you can recommend? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-21, 00:49:48 (67.31.136.1)
Try the orchestral music of Jan Dismas Zelenka. There's a nice 3-disc set played by the Camerata Bern, but I think it's out of print. Assuming you can't find the Camerata Bern set, I'd recommend the d .......
412: Music Lane, Yep(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-18, 16:31:00 (67.31.136.86)
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413: Music Lane, Trivia question: (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-18, 01:55:16 (67.31.136.30)
"I long to flog children. It must be wonderful to hurt this soft unspoiled skin..." Name the composer. Maybe not the *most* interesting composer but a bizarre guy. .......
414: Outside Asylum, Re: THANKS (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-16, 02:38:15 (67.31.140.105)
Here's one I ran across on the web. I think what you're looking for is loubieh bi zeit, but there are so many alternate ways of spelling that, it's a pain to try to track down recipes for it. Green Be .......
415: Outside Asylum, Re: Looks pretty good, the best part is the raven-haired beauty that wrote it! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-15, 15:16:03 (67.31.135.58)
It's out of synch with American tastes, but cooking green beans to mush is the traditional way in all those cuisines. .......
416: Outside Asylum, Re: THIS is why I have a huge cookbook collection! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-15, 12:49:23 (67.31.135.58)
I ordered that book at Borders a couple of months ago, but it still hasn't come in. I need to go harass them and see what the problem is. Good cookbook? .......
417: Outside Asylum, Re: Bummer... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-15, 03:44:36 (67.31.139.238)
Middle Eastern and Persian loubieh(loobia-lubia) recipes usually have meat(and tomatoes of some kind) in them. There's one lobio recipe in my "Please to the Table(Russian Cookbook)" cookbook that loo .......
418: Music Lane, Re: If I don't hear this music again, I'll go nuts! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-14, 04:11:48 (67.31.183.241)
I'm also wondering if you might have heard the name of the composer rather than the pianist. There's a disc of solo piano music of Benjamin Lees played by British pianist Ian Hobson. Maybe take a lis .......
419: Outside Asylum, Nothing about Broaddrick in that.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-11, 00:21:09 (67.31.136.48)
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420: Outside Asylum, Full text of the Starr Report (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-10, 18:05:16 (67.31.183.132)
Show me in the report where Starr says he thought Broaddrick was lying. .......
421: Music Lane, Re: Best Love Hyperion recordings (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-10, 00:13:43 (67.31.139.162)
I like the discs of masses and motets by Tomas Luis de Victoria performed by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral(dir. David Hill). And my favorite that I have of those is the Requiem Mass(Officium defu .......
422: Outside Asylum, Here's a transcript of the interview. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-08, 01:46:44 (67.31.136.89)
I saw it, and Broaddrick was extremely credible. I'm not a Republican, but I believe Clinton raped her. .......
423: Outside Asylum, Re: Since all of you Repubs are so upset about Clinton's Sex Life...... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-07, 14:44:46 (67.31.139.189)
I can get past all Clinton's sexual escapades except his rape of Juanita Broaddrick. .......
424: Outside Asylum, Oops, wrong Clinton. Shoulda read your link. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-06, 17:03:11 (67.31.136.52)
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425: Outside Asylum, That's probably about right. Giuliani demolishes her by 17 points in Senate poll. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-06, 17:00:21 (67.31.136.52)
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426: Outside Asylum, Guardian busted! Here's what Wolfowitz said. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-04, 14:16:47 (67.31.135.58)
**Well, presumably, he said the stuff that was within the quotation marks, didn't ?** One would hope, but apparently not. Even that quote is inaccurate. ~~~~~~~~ Q: What I meant is that essentially No .......
427: Outside Asylum, Re: Wolfowitz: Iraq war was about oil (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-04, 13:55:34 (67.31.135.58)
After Vanity Fair's gross distortion of what Wolfowitz said in the interview with their reporter, and the Guardian's willingness to repeat that distortion, I'd like to see a word for word transcript i .......
428: Outside Asylum, Update for orejones (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-04, 03:35:07 (67.31.139.131)
I had forgotten about the Iranian detained at the border but happened across this article today. Looks like things worked out okay for the guy. .......
429: Outside Asylum, Re: You honestly like what's been going on under Bush? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-04, 01:08:48 (67.31.139.131)
I was very much in favor of Bush's use of force against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. And I was very much in favor of his use of force to remove Saddam. I'm irritated that more evidence of .......
430: Outside Asylum, "What is necessary for this new effort to succeed?" A pandemic of lunacy. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-03, 18:35:23 (209.245.15.181)
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431: Outside Asylum, Ran across this while trying to find out what they have on him. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-03, 15:43:18 (65.59.23.144)
Sound like a strong case. Read another article that said used a chemical test and found nitroglycerin traces in several spots in his pickup, including a handprint on the seat. .......
432: Outside Asylum, Eric Rudolph evidence? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-06-03, 15:05:27 (65.59.23.144)
I haven't paid much attention to this case over the years. Probably like most people, I just assumed he was guilty based on his hiding out for so long and his extremist beliefs. Does anyone know what .......
433: General Asylum, "The Viagrants"? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-26, 15:12:34 (209.244.77.252)
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434: Music Lane, Blind Blake (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-24, 03:22:36 (67.31.136.38)
Jus been Sea Board Stomped into a stupor. Got "The Best of Blind Blake" which really is mind-blowing stuff. .......
435: General Asylum, Re: When your source component is the weakest link... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-16, 13:20:15 (67.31.139.252)
What are some of the discs you hear the distortion on and the tracks/timing? Could be something about the discs. Another thing I'm wondering about is how close to the speakers you're sitting. If it's .......
436: Music Lane, Laura Cantrell: When the Roses Bloom Again (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-15, 03:01:29 (67.31.139.210)
Checking the archives, I see that Laura Cantrell has been mentioned here before(by Don T), but I'm just hearing her for the first time over the past couple of days. It's country music along similar li .......
437: Music Lane, Re: Misty River "Live at the Backgate Stage" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-15, 01:43:10 (67.31.139.210)
**don't look for this at your local record store :-)** I've looked for their discs at several record stores with none to be found. That's probably one I'll eventually order. Glad to hear it's well-rec .......
438: Music Lane, Re: johnny cash comercial (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-15, 01:34:49 (67.31.139.210)
Haven't seen the commercial, but the song may be "Come Take a Trip in My Air Ship." ~~~~~~~~ COME TAKE A TRIP IN MY AIR SHIP (arr. Johnny Cash) '72 House Of Cash Come take a trip in my airship c .......
439: Speaker Asylum, I think it's Woodstyle Products in California. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-11, 23:07:58 (67.31.139.226)
Phone number and address is at the link if mark wants to check them out to make sure. .......
440: Music Lane, Re: Me! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-08, 10:11:14 (67.31.136.75)
It may be difficult for me to make a useful comparison without knowing what Alison Krauss song you heard, but in general, I'd say that Lynch shares a softness of voice that Krauss has developed over t .......
441: Music Lane, Re: Nicola Hitchcock - A Bowl of Chalk (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-07, 13:31:57 (67.31.135.56)
I'll look for "A Bowl of Chalk". I haven't been able to locate any audio clips from the particular album but did manage to hear her with Mandalay. Very engaging voice, but Mandalay's music isn't a ver .......
442: Music Lane, Re: Me! (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-07, 13:15:08 (67.31.135.56)
Actually, I did remember you and figured you would like Claire Lynch's voice, but I wasn't sure if you'd like the style of music. I can't recall us ever discussing the country/bluegrass vein of folk m .......
443: Music Lane, Claire Lynch: Love Light (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-06, 02:29:22 (67.31.136.78)
Picked up this album by singer/songwriter Claire Lynch tonight. I have one of her previous albums "Silver and Gold", and there are a lot of things I like about that one, but WOW, "Love Light" is so mu .......
444: Music Lane, Re: Question for the true violin guru's........... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-05, 13:36:54 (67.31.135.61)
He says it was "a very unusual guitar shaped Strad." .......
445: Outside Asylum, Re: Merle guitar suggestion (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-05, 12:50:26 (67.31.135.61)
Seagull makes nice guitars. I have the little Seagull Grand. I can't play it worth a damn, but that's not the guitar's fault. .......
446: Outside Asylum, Re: Define gambling (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-05, 12:46:02 (67.31.135.61)
It sounds to me like he's engaging in very high dollar entertainment. Whether it's excessive depends on how much money he has in the first place. I have no idea how rich Bill Bennett is. Hadn't consid .......
447: Outside Asylum, Is gambling considered a sin by the Catholic church? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-05, 12:22:28 (67.31.135.61)
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448: Music Lane, Lark in the Clear Air (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-04, 03:54:34 (67.31.139.164)
It's a real song--words are by Sir Samuel Ferguson, tune is an Irish traditional. I have it on a couple of discs, Cara Dillon's debut album and Loreena McKennitt's "Elemental" disc. Cara's version is .......
449: Music Lane, Sorry, dunno how they compare with the earlier discs. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-04, 02:45:09 (67.31.139.164)
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450: Music Lane, Re: EMI Recordings of the Century. Good and Not so Goods (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-03, 15:55:13 (67.31.140.92)
CHOPIN: 14 Waltzes, Barcarolle, Nocturne No.8 & Mazurka No.32 Dinu Lipatti BACH: PARTITA No.1 & Transcriptions MOZART: SONATA No.8 SCARLATTI 2 SONATAS; SCHUBERT: 2 IMPROMPTUS Dinu Lipatti ::: T .......
451: Music Lane, Re: Michael Cleveland: Flame Keeper---(bluegrass fiddle) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-05-03, 03:43:13 (67.31.139.199)
Yep, I figgered that there post had moseyed on down the page so fer that it had plum got away. The Chicks' "Home" is a lot of fun. I enjoyed their previous albums, but "Home" convinced me they have r .......
452: Music Lane, Michael Cleveland: Flame Keeper---(bluegrass fiddle) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-30, 03:55:55 (65.58.60.252)
Great album. It's straight-ahead bluegrass with fiddle emphasis, about 1/3 of the tracks have vocals. I think Michael Cleveland is about 20 years old, but he sounds like he's been playing fiddle about .......
453: Outside Asylum, Not hiding anywhere. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-29, 16:20:15 (209.244.78.166)
The U.S. press just isn't giving him as much coverage. He's currently in Russia having discussions with Putin. .......
454: Music Lane, Re: Singers who get into their songs. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-27, 17:11:20 (64.156.36.207)
Lucinda Williams, Iris Dement,...Johnny Rotten. .......
455: Outside Asylum, Found by a Canadian journalist, actually. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-27, 16:48:36 (64.156.36.207)
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456: Music Lane, Re: I'd like to buy 10 CDs tomorrow. Recs? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-27, 16:18:46 (64.156.36.207)
Bluegrass: Lonesome River Band: "Carrying the Tradition" Blue Highway: "Blue Highway" Ricky Skaggs: "Bluegrass Rules" Hot Rize: "Untold Stories" Tony Rice: "Plays and Sings Bluegrass" or "Sings Gordon .......
457: Outside Asylum, Sunday Times story here. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-26, 17:51:24 (65.58.58.210)
Link is on the front page of the website, but I can't get it to open. Might require registration or something? .......
458: Outside Asylum, Re: Is this a hoax? Neither of the two (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-26, 17:38:05 (65.58.58.210)
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459: Music Lane, Flook: Rubai (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-26, 02:42:43 (64.156.37.70)
I continue to be impressed by Flook. "Rubai" is their latest album, heavily flute and whistle driven like their previous disc "Flatfish". The music is modern Celtic similar to the music of Lunasa--not .......
460: Outside Asylum, Re: 2 More SARS deaths in Toronto (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-25, 14:34:35 (209.245.8.225)
Here's a bit of good news. This British expert says it's not going to be *too* bad. .......
461: Outside Asylum, Here's Reuters' casualty numbers. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-24, 14:33:25 (209.245.5.177)
I'd like to see a link or more precisely where that 7000+ figure is coming from. I couldn't find anything on the BBCAmerica website. .......
462: Outside Asylum, "child molesters, rapists and other sexual deviants overwhelmingly supported Democrats" (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-24, 10:36:37 (64.156.35.86)
#I feel that you are deluding yourself if you believe that Republicans are prey to these vices more than their Democratic brethren.# Article I ran across a few weeks ago: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why De .......
463: Outside Asylum, Re: Who eats goat (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-18, 11:51:24 (216.169.64.226)
I've had cabrito(kid) once at El Norteno, a Mexican restaurant in Albuquerque. I don't remember much about it except that it was pretty good. .......
464: Outside Asylum, And the thefts of entire press runs of student newspapers.. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-14, 14:20:59 (216.169.64.152)
...by "liberals" who disagree with the content. .......
465: Music Lane, p.s.: Regarding Solas (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-14, 00:28:44 (216.169.64.199)
I should have mentioned that you'd probably prefer Solas's early discs(the three with Karan Casey as the vocalist) over their more recent ones. Their later discs stray pretty far from traditional Iris .......
466: Music Lane, Re: Add Whirligig to list of artists?? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-11, 10:38:28 (216.169.65.107)
I don't have any of their albums, yet. What little I've heard of Whirligig, I like a lot. .......
467: Music Lane, Re: The Chieftans---which of their CDs are well recorded? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-11, 10:17:00 (216.169.65.107)
"Water from the Well", "Boil the Breakfast Early(Chieftains 9)", and "Chieftains 8" would be my Chieftains recommendations. "Water from the Well" is recent. It has a few guest artists, but they're tra .......
468: Outside Asylum, Sickened by the Fedayeen Saddam? The Ashbal Saddam will sicken you more. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-08, 01:04:23 (216.169.77.145)
Especially because of the tragic nature of the group. Estimated 8,000 in Baghdad alone. Please let this war end quickly. .......
469: Outside Asylum, Re: General Wesley Clark (Ret.) I believe he actually is a Dem. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-07, 14:53:49 (216.169.64.221)
Clark is a CNN guy not Fox. His Strangelove moment relating to the Pristina airport in Kosovo may be enough to sink his presidential hopes. The British NATO general he ordered to move troops into the .......
470: Outside Asylum, Re: That's the best one! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-07, 14:26:46 (216.169.64.221)
That one is from Nasiriyah. Here's one from a village near Basra as the Brits 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment enters. .......
471: Outside Asylum, Re: War predictions......... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-07, 14:16:47 (216.169.64.221)
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472: Outside Asylum, Javelin vs. T72 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-04, 02:41:40 (216.169.65.232)
Test somewhere. Thought I'd post this for people who like to see things get blowed up reeeeal good. Any Iraqis who get hit with one of those things aren't going to suffer, at least. About a 4 Mb downl .......
473: Music Lane, Re: Improbably Medieval (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-04, 00:33:53 (216.169.65.232)
I don't have a lot of discs of medieval music, but you may want to check out: Medieval Songs and Dances/St. George's Canzona; Sothcott/CRD To Drive Cold Winter Away/St. George's Canzona; Sothcott/CRD .......
474: Outside Asylum, British marines massacred in southern Iraq. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-03, 14:01:06 (216.169.64.18)
Looks like the Brits need to bring in reinforcement. Seems a good sign if they already feel secure enough to be engaging in sporting events with the locals. .......
475: Outside Asylum, Re: Can anyone tell me............................. ( except late.........& Victor) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-04-02, 18:09:25 (216.169.65.10)
Dunno. Soldiers just not motived to complete the booby-trapping? Thought they had more time? Doesn't explain why they haven't blown them in Mosul and Kirkuk, but it looks like the southern fields were .......
476: Outside Asylum, Re: where did you get that Clinton quote? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-31, 07:27:28 (216.169.68.14)
I saw the Letterman show when Clinton said it and was astonished myself that he would make such a bold statement. Here's a link that gives a little more about that Clinton appearance. .......
477: Outside Asylum, Weeks not months. That what you're talking about? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-31, 02:36:28 (216.169.64.227)
Found a "Face the Nation" interview where Cheney said he thought the war would be measured in weeks rather than months. I take that to mean he figures less than 8 weeks. .......
478: Outside Asylum, Re: & what did Dick Cheney say Ears? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-31, 02:19:47 (216.169.64.227)
I don't recall Cheney ever explicitly stating how long it would take. Maybe he did, and I just didn't hear it. Can you provide a quote from Cheney? .......
479: Outside Asylum, Here's what one genius had to say about how long it would take. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-31, 01:53:18 (216.169.64.227)
~~~~~~~Sept. 2002~~~~~~~ Letterman asked, “Are we going into Iraq? Should we go into Iraq? I'd like to go in. I'd like to get the guy. I don't like the way the guy looks.” “He is a threat. He's a murd .......
480: Outside Asylum, Re: Expectation (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-31, 00:17:06 (216.169.64.227)
It's going quite a bit differently than I expected due to the success of the fedayeen forcing the Iraqis to continue to fight. Seen some reports that British snipers are being pretty effective against .......
481: Outside Asylum, Pollack said 4-8 weeks with 500-1000 American KIA (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-30, 23:08:31 (216.169.64.227)
I said back in October that seemed very optimistic to me, but we're taking fewer casualties than I would have figured so far. And there may be very little left of the Republican Guard by the time we d .......
482: Outside Asylum, Re: Uday (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-29, 13:53:37 (216.169.64.213)
Uday is one of the worst of Saddam's whole rotten bunch. He's also responsible for creating the Fedayeen Saddam who are threatening to kill people's children if they don't go out and fight for Saddam. .......
483: Outside Asylum, He did the same thing when we went into Afghanistan.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-29, 13:49:42 (216.169.64.213)
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484: Outside Asylum, Blast crater photo (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-29, 12:23:41 (216.169.64.213)
I'm wondering if we're using any munitions small enough to account for the crater. .......
485: Outside Asylum, Now that's rumor mongering, R B ;-P (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 15:58:28 (216.169.64.92)
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486: Outside Asylum, Re: Where are the troops? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 15:56:20 (216.169.64.92)
I don't know where they are. We're supposed to have over 300,000 maybe closer to 400,000 when they all get there. Seen some stories hinting that some may be out in western Iraq, coming in through Jord .......
487: Outside Asylum, That's why I included the link--so people can judge the info for themselves.(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 14:30:41 (216.169.64.92)
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488: Outside Asylum, Re: Syria's role in war (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 14:21:08 (216.169.64.92)
I saw something about Hezbollah from Lebanon making noises like they wanted to join the fray. More the merrier. I'm sure our forces would like a little payback for the Beruit bombing. al-Qaeda are alr .......
489: Outside Asylum, De Genova's comments about defeating the United States in Iraq were cheered by the crowd of 3,000 (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 14:06:21 (216.169.64.92)
They're not anti-American just anti-war. Right? ~~~~~~~~ A Columbia University professor told an anti-war gathering that he would like to see "a million Mogadishus" -- referring to the 1993 ambush in .......
490: Outside Asylum, Dunno. Ask again in a month. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 13:13:40 (216.169.64.92)
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491: Outside Asylum, Margolis was pro-bin Laden/Taliban, too. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-28, 13:09:35 (216.169.64.92)
Some of what he says in the article you posted is correct but keep in mind where Margolis is coming from. .......
492: Outside Asylum, Chemical arms moved to Republican Guard, Iraqi POWs say (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-27, 23:31:05 (216.169.64.155)
Is the Medina division of the Republican Guard the one farthest southeast of Baghdad? I saw a map somewhere that showed three RG divisions south of Baghdad, but I can't remember exactly which ones wer .......
493: Outside Asylum, Re: Imagine that? Those tan little bastards are actually firing back at us? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-27, 19:25:05 (216.169.65.26)
#I'd like to know how many tanks they've killed?# Didn't get any here. Nice shootin', Brits. .......
494: Outside Asylum, It's what the Washington Post reported. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-26, 18:32:43 (216.169.74.14)
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495: Outside Asylum, Iraqis tell allies where to bomb their city (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-26, 17:21:31 (216.169.74.14)
~~~~~~~~~ The renewed dissent inside Basra was revealed less than 24 hours after the British military said there had been a civilian uprising in the city on Tuesday. Reports said it was suppressed by .......
496: Outside Asylum, B-52's put 500 lbs. bombs on the column every 500 meters. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-26, 14:35:43 (216.169.74.14)
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497: Outside Asylum, Re: You mean like we did in 1991...Highway of Death... (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-26, 13:28:15 (216.169.74.14)
Ramsey Clark is such a flake that some conspiracy junkies think he's some kind of deep cover operative of the U.S. government intended to discredit the left. LOL .......
498: Outside Asylum, Re: Stop making complete fool out of yourself (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-26, 12:54:08 (216.169.74.14)
The 4th was supposed to go in through Turkey but had to be rerouted when that fell through. We're seeing a scheduled deployment and not a response to something as NGeorge seems to believe. ::: TOPIC:: .......
499: Outside Asylum, Re: What? (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-25, 15:09:08 (216.169.64.231)
I'm not sure they'd want an independent state either. Even Baghdad is a majority Shia city. I expect that the Shia will be satisfied with being the leading population group in an intact Iraq if the af .......
500: Outside Asylum, Here's the Russian site that is the source. (0.00)
Posted by Ears on 2003-03-24, 16:04:30 (216.169.65.142)
Maybe some of our Russian speaking inmates can tell us what kind of site this is. .......
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