muzik wrote: 
But I forget awfully fast.

 Xeric wrote: 
See!  You ARE teachable!

Not only do I have to row, I have to drag people outta the river!

Pulling someone from the river into the raft is harder than it looks.

 dionysius wrote: 
Yes, I have seen and heard the highlighted above and always liked him, just not as much since I heard this!

 sirdroseph wrote: 
The first taste is free.  Try Kind of Blue or Miles Ahead next, then Sketches of Spain and In A Silent Way. The electric Miles (like the vastly overpraised Bitches Brew) is for dedicated fans (or Deadheads) only, IMO.

Also try the documentary The Miles Davis Story. Thumbs up.

That I like Miles Davis a lot more than I thought I did! Just heard Circle in the Round for the first time; WOW!

That spending most of the day listening to a classical radio station has left me feel very calm & mellow

...that Brita, the water purifier that removes chlorine from drinking water, is a subsidiary of Clorox in North and South America.

....how to shift spam off'f the RAFT. Hurrah.

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 musiclife wrote: 
Sorry to hear that. May I ameliorate the blow, in however small a manner, by welcoming you here to RP? I see you interacting in the One Word -Two Words etc threads, and want to greet any foray you may make into the charming silliness of the topical threads.

something  I didn't care to know.

triskele wrote:  
People everywhere confuse what they read/ hear in newspapers with news. - A. J. Liebling (1904 - 1963)

Example: some news org said today's air disaster was the worst in 30 years.
my edit

kysmet wrote:
apparently, there are may lists!

 triskele wrote: 
lol...funny.  I think I may have even heard recently that we were 2.  I just heard 6 on the news but can't remember who they said determined that.

kysmet wrote:
if it's any consolation, the list i looked at said flint, michigan was #6, and orlando (and chicago, incidentally) were not even on the list!

Orlando is the #6 most dangerous city in the U.S.

 SantaFeGrace wrote: 
I'm joking, actually, about the star trek thread.... one could learn a lot.....

 meower wrote: 

did you see it or did someone spoil it for you?