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To: elpolvo who wrote (51508)	5/6/2006 2:22:25 AM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104155

el- that was a really good review. it sound like we saw the same show. but the children of the revolution ... they were something else. and me too. they moved me. i'm still waiting for my cd to arrive. the two songs you posted were beautiful. i wish i'd purchased it at the triple door - i didn't even see where they were on sale :( -la

To: elpolvo who wrote (51508)	5/7/2006 6:25:56 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104155

Daly soldiers on despite his demons By Ed Sherman heraldsun.news.com.au 06 may 06 After reading John Daly's new book, My Life In And Out Of The Rough, you can't help but be struck that he lived long enough to gamble away more than $70 million. It's not just the drinking, which is substantial. He says he used to average a 750ml bottle of Jack Daniel's a day. The cholesterol and caffeine should have got him by now, too. He could go through 15 to 20 packets of chocolate peanuts in a round. Daly writes about hating vegetables and fish. He lives on pizza, Mexican food and, mostly, steak and potatoes. So much for the food pyramid. He also consumes about 15 cans of Diet Coke a day. It's a wonder he gets any sleep. And don't forget his 40-a-day cigarette habit. How can he still walk the fairways? Factor in other near misses, such as once speeding through 17 straight red lights and having his father put a gun to his head, and even Daly is amazed he's still around. "Sometimes I wonder how I'm still standing, let alone chasing a third major," he writes. Daly's book, out next week, has already received considerable attention for the disclosure about his gambling losses. It almost comes off as a plea for help, although he said he wasn't going to seek any, despite the urging of PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. But Daly's gambling revelation comes at the end of the book. By then, you know all about his other demons. The book details a man known for excess and extremes, and the consequences that come with them. "Sometimes I feel like a character in a bad soap opera that's stuck in replay mode," he writes. It's hard to feel sorry for Daly because he has brought much of it on himself. With a father who was a heavy drinker, he and brother Jamie were left alone for long stretches during their teen years in Arkansas. So they threw large drinking parties. Daly got an early start hitting the bottle and was disqualified from a junior tournament because Jack Daniel's was found in his bag. Later the drinking often got him in trouble, leading to rages in which he'd tear up his home or hotel rooms. The gambling started after he came out of rehab the first time in 1993, when he replaced alcohol with slot machines. By the end of that year he made $440,000 on the PGA Tour, but owed $5.2 million to casinos. Daly also chronicles his sorry love life. Wife No. 4, Sherrie, is in jail for money-laundering. Meanwhile, Daly soldiers on in golf. He has won two majors and, after being written off, bounced back to win the 2004 Buick Invitational. He finished second twice in 2005. The book asks questions about Daly's true potential had he dedicated himself to the game. He is an exceptional athlete with rare natural gifts. One passage sums it up best. Once Daly was sitting in the clubhouse enjoying some beers when Tiger Woods walked by on his way to the gym. Daly: "Hey, man, don't you ever get tired of (working out)? Come and have a few beers." Woods: "If I had your talent, I wouldn't have to work out." Daly clearly lives to have a good time. He enjoys being around people, and they obviously like being with him. Daly ends by writing that he hopes a movie based on the book will feature a third major victory for a happy ending. But I worry more about an ending that isn't as happy.