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    Volkswagen- reliable or not?

    just sold my '99 vw passat. i'd stick with honda (i did). The VW's are nice looking cars and run smooth, but be prepared for massive maintenance costs, higher gas costs, and around here- issues with even finding a place to work on them (even simple things like oil changes). my experience with...
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    Can we get a consensus on Phish?

    eddie harris, sonny rollins, john coltrane, and james brown were known to jam too. i can get with that.<b,121<b,121b/w i think it's unfair to say that phish sucks. you may not like their music (understandable for sure). BUT- to say that they suck is to imply that they cannot play their...
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    George Clinton and the Gangsters of Love

    anyone cop it?<b,121<b,121live on leno- sounds great- my dude foley on drums!!<b,121<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vkvAFMH7C4" target="_blank"1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vkvAFMH7C4</a1<b,121<b,121(embedding disabled)
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    Earth, Wind, and Fire Appreciation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFRVs3drKqo yearnin' learnin' kills it.
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    Talking to musicians (GOOD/BAD STORIES???????)

    i met wayne shorter once.. cool, very nice down to earth guy.. deep fella. john abercrombie- also very cool, didn't really comment on the stark reality days though, he was more suprised i had heard it.. pat metheny- nice dude, stuck around for everyone to say hello.. mavis staples- one of the...
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    Tower of Power ”Back to Oakland”

    solid memories of this record.. my dad used to rock this for days at a time...
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    Smoking Ban in Your City (NRR)

    even with the ban in columbus, they still come into the bars handing out cigarettes... and now- smokeless tobacco packets.
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    Smoking Ban in Your City (NRR)

    in columbus (OH), the ban has been in place for a year or two. I like it because I don't smoke, but many bars/business have seen steady decline in numbers- a few of them have had to close.. i know the musicians have been hit especially hard by this as decrease in numbers means less money at...
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    Mr. Show Appreciation Thread

    'fore i die, im gonna fuck me a fish.
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    Also, I don't like Bob Dylan

    i like dylan, some of the dead is okay, dylan and the dead? no thanks- that album was a terd. he wrote some good songs though.
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    Do you save your spare change?

    last time i took change in to the bank, the teller gave me the "are you serious" look.. that was only about 60 bones... i can only imagine faces on this one...
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    Stax documentary on PBS

    just got done watching this.. hope it gets a dvd release... mavis staples is amazing.
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    Outkast

    it wasn't their best record.. but whatever.. i think andre's been working on some new things.. i hear he's learning the saxophone and some other instruments.. supposedly he can play for real... we'll see.. anyone else hear about this? supposedly he is or was considering going to julliard to...
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    Best release onThe Numero Group?

    that funky hymnal is pretty good.. i also need to get the new twinight comp...
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    Favorite Jazz LP's

    CTIs I ride for no matter how out of vogue they may get Salvation CTI i hear you... my dad used to listen to straight life and red clay a lot.. those were records i grew up hearing- good memories for sure..