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Huh?? What exactly does that mean?? He sold his soul so he could win the pennant like Joe Hardy in "Damn Yankees?" That's a silly statement. Now if you want to say he "sold his soul" to gambling, you might have a point.

I must really be out of touch. I'd never heard of Norah Jones before last night. I liked that dress Faith Hill was almost wearing.

"The Sixth Sense" No other movie has given me chills like that one.

The drum riff at the beginning of "La Grange" by ZZ Top.

That movie is called "Return To Me." David Duchovny and Minnie Driver

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" What a downer of an ending.

"Brian's Song" The original with James Caan and Billy Dee Williams, not the lame Disney remake.

We have a cat that leaves us presents of deceased chipmunks at our back door. Only the back ends. The half with the head he keeps for himself, I guess.

You're all meddling with powers you can't possibly comprehend.

A lot worse than the "catfight" are those Herbal Essence commercials. A woman washing her hair and screaming "Oooh! Yes! Yes! Yes!" like she's having the greatest sexual experience of her life?? Try explaining to your kids what that's all about.

No actual title yet, but Spielberg is scheduled to start shooting in Morocco in June, 2004. Tentative release date is July, 2005. Very few details are known except that Sean Connery and John Rhys-Davies are supposed to be back and it's set in the 1950s. Harrison Ford will be 62 when filming starts. There are rumors that Karen Allen and Kate Capshaw might show up in it.

If anybody should be offended, it should be men, since it's all supposed to be a male fantasy of the perfect beer commercial. The uncut version, which shows up on some cable stations late at night, has the two women kissing at the end. I guess that's just a little too hot for network tv.

I hated organized witnessing with a passion. Most of the time I got stuck doing it, it was sprung on us as a surprise. No advance warning. You just show up at twig and the leader would say, "Instead of a teaching tonight, we're all going witnessing." Kind of hard to come up with an excuse in that situation. I think they knew if it was announced ahead of time, everybody would come up with "conflicts." I would try to do my "witnessing" in the nearest sports bar. Maybe you could get a doctor to write a note saying you're too well to go.

Rosalie Rivenbark's property is in the public records of Craven County, NC. Anybody can look it up to see where it is and how much it's worth.. If you're interested: Craven County GIS The Parcel ID is 6-204-002. Be patient. This site can be very, very slow.

I had no idea Tim Curry had done so many cartoon voices. That new "Family Affair" show he was in really stunk.

Dot I have know idea what the beans and chocolate was supposed to mean, if anything. Probably just some weird fantasy of Ken Russell's to see Ann Margret rolling around in the stuff.

It's interesting what age will do to your perspective. I saw "Tommy" when I was 22 and thought it was really cool. I watched it again about a year ago and thought it was one of the worst movies I'd ever seen. Ann Margret rolling around in the chocolate and baked beans was kind of interesting.

Don't know much about the meaning of "Tommy" but I have heard that Pete Townsend said the movie got it all wrong. The Broadway version is supposed to be closer to his original idea, whatever that might be.

That's a great picture and article, Hope. Pressed Down opening for Crazy Horse. That's an interesting mix. Here's a breaking news item for you Beatles fans, LONDON (Reuters)January 10 - Police raids in England and the Netherlands on Friday recovered what could be about 500 original Beatles tapes that were stolen in the 1970s, including some never-released tracks. British police said the tapes were "priceless," and that the only such recordings that have been heard before were bootlegs. Dutch police, who recovered all the tapes in the Netherlands, agreed, but said they were still analyzing the material. "We're currently investigating whether they really are the originals, but it appears to be so," said prosecutor spokesman Robert Meulenbroek in Amsterdam. "There are about 500 tapes, so there's quite a bit to research." Five people were arrested in separate police raids in England and Holland. Their names were not immediately released. The tapes contain what are known as the "Get Back" sessions, which were to become an album in 1969 before the project was shelved. Some of the songs, including "Get Back" itself, became part of the "Let It Be" album, said London police.

Now you will feel no rain For each of you will be shelter to the other. Now each of you will feel no cold For each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there is no loneliness for you For each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons But there is one life before you. May your days be good and long upon the earth. .....Apache wedding blessing

It wasn't God that killed that little boy. It was V.P. Wierwille, That whole story was a crock.

Saw this yesterday at the IMAX Theater in Charleston, SC. Awesome. Seeing this animated film on a screen 60 feet high and 100 feet wide is an amazing experience. You literally feel like you're in the movie. Even if you're not exactly a fan of Disney movies, check this out if there's an IMAX theater in your area. My kids loved it, even the 14 year old who thinks he's too old for cartoons.

Magens Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands In the Virgins, the legend is if you live a good life, you get to spend eternity at Magens Bay. The most beautiful beach I've ever seen. Of course I was there on my honeymoon, so that it made it memorable for some other reasons.

Not even close. The "real nostalgia thread" just started page 21.

I'm sure this is going to label me as an old fart, but is anybody else bothered by the lyrics of what passes for music these days? I don't consider myself a prude by any means, but some of the stuff I've heard lately make 60s rock sound like Sunday school songs. When I was a teenager the big controversy was whether the Stones could sing "Let's Spend the Night Together" on the Ed Sullivan show and if the words to "Louie Louie" were really obscene. Now some of the lyrics that are out there would make a sailor blush. The Beatles sang "I want to hold your hand" and Nine Inch Nails sing "I want to f**k you like a animal." The Who sang "See me, feel me, touch me, heal me" and Nirvana sings "Rape me, rape me my friend, rape me again." The Stones sang "I can't get no satisfaction" and Too Short sings "I can't get no p***y and I'm mad as hell." The Beatles sang "Why don't we do it in the road" and Snoop Doggy Dog sings "we do it doggie style. He f**ked the fleas off the bitch." Elvis sang "I'm all shook up" and the Beastie Boys sing "I'm all about screwing." Elvis sang "I'll have a blue Christmas without you" and the Vandals sing "It's Christmas time for my penis." The Grateful Dead sang "What I want to know is will you come with me?" and Eminem sings "You don't wanna f**k with me, girls leave, you ain't nothin' but a slut to me. Bitch I'm a kill you." And this classic from Dr. Dre "Bitches ain't s**t but hoes and tricks." Now it isn't the profanity that bothers me or even the sexual references. It's the constant reference to women as bitches, sluts, hoes, c**ts, and whatever else is the current slang. I have a 14 year old son who wants to listen to this stuff and that isn't the message I want him to get. Do teenage girls listen to this stuff or is it just guys? I don't agree with censorship of any kind, but this does worry me. Now I can control what comes into my house, but I can't control what he hears somewhere else. Should I care? Is it just music, like I told my father, and the words don't matter? Is it just typical of the current trend in our society? Any thoughts?