hi gang! sorry it took so long to join in, but i was having some trouble logging on to blogger as well, needed a new invite from lee to get in. thanks again, lee. well here's 2 more cents as far as tunes go. i agree with rich, nothing better than chilling with some smooth jazz and a nice tall gin & tonic (tanqueray, of course!) check out smooth grooves vol. 1, 2, & 3 on the higher octave label (www.higheroctave.com) it's a great sampler of a lot of smooth jazz artists, including some former rock & rollers like craig chaquico (jefferson starship) and neal schon & jonathan cain (journey). anyway, i'm in agreement with the majority here, that most of today's music is crap. guess we are getting old! but if all else fails, thank god U2 is still around...luckily my kids haven't gotten caught up in all of this angry, profanity laced crap on the radio, especially my oldest (matt, age 14) who actually prefers classical music (no kidding, must come from all those piano & cello lessons) and stuff from the 80's. maybe there's hope for the next generation after all, if we do a good job parenting! thanks for the trivia quiz. i had nardone pegged for the pranks, but copuldn't for the life of me remember that pizza shop being in the gateway. here's another: does anyone remember hanging out at "carroll's" on the ave next to the dairy queen after games & dances? well, i'm going for a dip in the pool. catch ya later.