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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93916)	1/6/2002 6:18:47 PM
From: Cape Blanco	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

I liked this article. Answered a lot of questions I didn't know I wanted answers for. Message 16869137 Sounds like the Colosseum is trying to make a come back.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93916)	1/6/2002 6:23:11 PM
From: Terry Maloney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, I agree about Becker's guitar work being excellent. I was amazed on the later albums when he came out from behind Jeff Baxter's shadow -- if he was this good, why had they ever used Baxter in the first place? But perhaps he just preferred playing bass, as they continued to use guest guitarists from time to time. Fwiw, I'm pretty sure he played on both of Fagen's solo albums as well. As for Chevy, apparently he was only with them in their Bad Rock Group (bad name! -g) days ... artistinformation.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93916)	1/7/2002 3:59:17 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

KT - portal.telegraph.co.uk "Mystery of monster waves solved By Tony Paterson in Berlin (Filed: 06/01/2002) GERMAN scientists claim to have explained the mystery behind so-called monster waves - the term given by oceanographers for near-vertical breaking seas up to 120ft high. Such seas are thought to have sunk more than 200 supertankers and container ships without trace during the past two decades.... ..."The result is an almost vertical wall of water which towers up to 120ft in height before collapsing on itself. Any vessel caught by one of these has little chance of surviving." Photographs of the experiments show the monster wave building into a vertical wall of water before exploding into an uncontrollable boiling mass as it collapses on itself. "Even in the tank the effect was awe-inspiring," said Prof Clauss. "The exploding wave was so powerful that it broke through the ceiling of the building in which the tank is located," he added. ..." Funny, I don't recall anything about monster waves on cruise line TV ads. -g- Regards, Don

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93916)	1/7/2002 4:29:26 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

KT - portal.telegraph.co.uk "Green plastic horseshoes leave the rest standing By Michael Leidig in Vienna (Filed: 06/01/2002) THE traditional horseshoe, virtually unchanged over the past two millennia, is undergoing a radical transformation that mirrors the human taste for garish trainers. Metal is out and bright yellow and green plastic is in, offering all the advantages of modern running shoes. The plastic horseshoes even come with changeable spikes and grips for running in mud or on snow. Known as Easywalkers, the shoes are made in the Tyrol in the heart of the Austrian Alps and have been a huge hit since they were introduced last month. ..." The stage is now set for horse racing biathelons. Necessity, the mother of invention, along with Austrian economics, is about to enable the sport of kings in countries which are utterly devoid of enough flat land for a traditional race course. Expect to see mountainside ATM's that dispense otherwise worthless paper euros that double as win/place/show tickets and that have sniper targets on the reverse to provide a participatory experience as the horses alternately ski and shoot with their interchangeable shoes. For the horses that can't make the grade in Kentucky, think of this as the European NFL. Regards, Don