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And nothing. Just an observation. Which requires no further explanation.

That statment makes me sad.

So based on that, Williams got snubbed for his score for Indy IV simply because it has an unofficial stance that Indy IV the movie was a steaming pile of poo, right?

I didn't say I was going to say anything quite like that. I'm not nearly clever enough to make up anything profound, and I make a point to not push the buttons of the moderators, only a few non-moderators. Thankless? What would you like, a hug? The last time I tried to put a hug in a box and ship it overseas, it died in Customs.

Fortunately you guys aren't giving me any reason to place Munich onto the list of Spielberg's I've seen. That's at least a couple of bucks I'm saving.

I thought the joke was rather harmless, regardless of any language. Anybody who thinks that the shenanigans of any of our esteemed moderators are comparable to the genocidal hijinks of a madman needs a better sense of humor.

I swear to God that Joey and Quint are like matter and anti-matter.

When politicians try to discuss issues of an engineering nature, only bad things can happen. Or in this case, hilarious.

I feel much safer with my hardware RAID.

I didn't mean cuts as in different versions. I meant cuts as in edits, where parts of the cue as represented on album are edited out, so that the music jumps ahead to another point. The only one I know of in that track is near where Indy emerges from the cave and makes a joke about being lost.

I couldn't spot Williams, but I also don't know where he was actually sitting during the festivities. He could be obscured by a lamp pole, also. I liked looking for the curiously funny people, like those sleeping or doing strange things with their faces (I think it was too cold for that, if you know what I mean). I am amazed at how clear the stitching was, so it looks like one giant frozen moment in time, rather than a very good panorama effect. I do some amateur panorama editing myself (with very good software) and it's still not easy. However, check out this anomaly. I can't upload a photo, so I'll point you to it. Find the big white TV tower that sits directly in front of Mr. Obama's view. Find the ladder on the back of the tower, and the pair of phantom legs to the bottom right of the ladder. WHERE'S THE REST OF THE GUY!!!!

I have the movie, but didn't pay any attention to the music. Might require a re-listen.

It's much better on album than in the movie. I watched the movie a few weeks ago, and didn't care for the few cuts made to this cue onscreen. I also don't care much for the circus organ inserts, they're too corny.

If you know anybody who was there, you can probably spot them in this photo. I've never seen a panorama of this quality before. I am impressed. http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.p...6648c2b4b06233c

Unless you're willing to walk, is it worth the gas?

I think the only way to keep both copies in "constant" sync is to set them up as a RAID 1 array, where two SATA hard drives are maintained as perfect mirror copies of each other. There are probably programs to back stuff up for you when you're not thinking about it, but Neil has a Mac so I don't know what they would be. I think he bought an external hard drive for sake of safety (it's only on when you want it to be) and mobility (duh), so it would become a manual operation of copying over those folders you want to back up, and overwrite all the old stuff. MS has a free PowerToy called SyncToy that may do the trick for PCs, but I've not used it. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

This is page 1 of the most recent big Tintin thread, and it's still alive: http://jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopi...8&hl=tintin Only 20,000 posts to go for my next post count consisting of nothing but 2's...

Nah. I love playing the middle portion to William Tell, the part that reminds me of commercials for breakfast waffles, to those who have not heard it before. They've no clue what it is until the trumpet kicks in the Lone Ranger's music. Awesome transition. But if the introduction to the whole Overture (the low part) isn't played fast enough, the...whole...thing...........just...................................drags...... ............................................................................

I'll make backups when I stop fiddling with my collection. I'm almost there, but getting a new computer and larger hard drives has presented new challenges.

Any multi-disc set of classical music you can get cheaply is bound to be a good starter set of classical music. Though that set claims to be 101 greats and only lists 99 tracks. Perhaps "Pictures at an Exhibition" includes both Hut on Fowl's Legs and The Great Gate of Kiev sewn together as one track (the only way to listen to it), but claimed to be two pieces like on every other CD. I'd be wary about other pieces like The Sorcerer's Apprentice, William Tell, and the 1812 Overture, which are often abridged for sets like these because they're rather lengthy pieces, and the albums are touting variety and quantity of pieces on sets like this. The Classical Thunder set by Time-Life is a very fine set, also, if you can get your hands on it, though it sticks to the more bombastic pieces.

Star Wars: This past Christmas Eve, I watched up until Obi-Wan was killed. That's over half the movie, so I'll stick with that. Jaws: Two summers ago. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: It's been at least six years. This movie is not very popular in my house, and my only copy is a mid-80's VHS. Schindler's List: Never.

Wow, what a trend I started. I only got into the books soon after starting college, in 1999 or 2000, back when the movie was announced but long before it came out. So I did have time to buy all five books and read them before the first movie premiered. in December 2001. I say five books because mom bought The Sil for me for the heck of it. I thought I could start with it, but I was quickly overwhelmed by the first chapter and how out-there it was. After I read the other books and saw the movies, I came back to read The Sil, and I agree that it is easily a grander experience than reading the other books. When I complete my current reading saga, I'd like to re-read it again, either before or after Children of Hurin, which I know will be a quick read, and then go through the LOTR for only my second read through.

That's the third movement of the Second Suite, "Song of the Blacksmith." That one's hard to play because of how frequently the meter changes, meaning the low brass and percussion need to be on the ball to keep the beat going steadily. You know how often THAT'S going to happen.