Michelle Hope you feel better soon, no worrries on the mail........all in good time :-)

Phrydom How's life bro' ? Things still going well for you over there ?

Sony BMG recalls copy-protected CDs

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Music publisher Sony BMG, yielding to consumer concern, said on Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer.

"We share the concerns of consumers regarding discs with XCP content-protected software, and, for this reason, we are instituting a consumer exchange programme and removing all unsold CDs with this software from retail outlets," Sony BMG said in an statement.

The XCP software used by Sony BMG, which was developed by British software developers First4Internet, leaves the back door open for malicious online hackers.

Sony BMG, in a separate statement, also announced it would distribute a program to remove the software from a PC where it jeopardizes security.

"We deeply regret any inconvenience this may cause our customers. Details of this (recall) program will be announced shortly," Sony BMG said.

The withdrawal is set to affect millions of compact discs from artists such as Celine Dion and Sarah McLachlan but Sony did not give exact figures or the names of the artists affected.

Sony reiterated that the copy-protection software only installs itself on personal computers and not on ordinary CD and DVD players.

NBC to air audiotapes of Lennon's killer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man who murdered John Lennon says in newly released audiotapes of interviews he gave more than a decade ago that his compulsion to kill the rock icon was like a "runaway train" and that "nothing could have stopped me."

NBC said on Tuesday it would present excerpts of the taped interviews with Mark David Chapman as part of a two-hour documentary special set to air on Friday commemorating the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death.

The interviews of Chapman in Attica state prison in New York were conducted in 1991 and 1992 by author Jack Jones, who wrote the Chapman biography "Let Me Take You Down." Most of the tapes from those sessions have never been played publicly.

Chapman, currently serving a sentence of 20 years to life, shot Lennon to death outside the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan on December 8, 1980, hours after getting the musician to autograph a copy of his newly released comeback album "Double Fantasy."

Chapman, who was 25 at the time, has cited J.D. Salinger's coming-of-age novel "The Catcher in the Rye" as his inspiration for the murder. Chapman has said he identified with the book's hero, who hated phoniness, and gunned Lennon down because he thought him a hypocrite.

According to excerpts of the interview tapes transcribed by NBC News, Chapman said he saw Lennon as "a successful man who kind of had the world on a chain, so to speak, and there I was, not even a link in that chain, just a person who had no personality. And something in me just broke."

Recounting the moment he shot Lennon outside the Dakota on a brisk late-autumn evening, Chapman said he "heard a voice in my head, saying, 'Do it, do it, do it.' And as (Lennon) passed me, I pulled out the gun, aimed at his back and pulled the trigger five times in succession."

He also said he remembered "thinking perhaps my identity would be found in the killing of John Lennon."

"I was under total compulsion," Chapman went on. "It was like a train, a runaway train, there was no stopping it. No matter ... nothing could have stopped me."

VFRrocker: haha, lol Paul, the JEM is the main axe these days, but the PGM is so nice and easy to play also.... It flip-flops month to month when I get the chance these days, lol!.... WOW, you got to see Pablo at a clinic!!.... Kuul stuff bro, I'm sure you loved his personality and his ability to make your jaw drop at a moments notice, and then put it back with his melodic ability, lol!!....

....And..And..Did you say THE AT300?!?! :-0 "Super 70's" is running through my head as I type, lol!!.... That is kinda like a JEM mixed with a JS I think.... And the Violin finish must be gorgeous!!!!.... Congrats bro, treat it like it needs to be, lol!!....

Andy Timmons for G3!! Make it happen JOE ;-)

A guy and a gal meet at a bar. They get along so well that they decide to go to the girl's place.

A few drinks later, the guy takes off his shirt and then washes his hands. He then takes off his trousers and washes his hands again.

The girl has been watching him and says, "You must be a dentist."

The guy, surprised, says "Yes, how did you figure that out?" "Easy," she replied, "you keep washing your hands."

One thing led to another and they make love.

After they are done, the girl says, "You must be a really good dentist."

The guy, now with a boosted ego says, "Well yes, I'm a good dentist. How did you figure that out?"

Good Morning Satchland...... How is Everyone Today?

Zinc...... Thanks for the info on Lennon. Sad and scary.

Sad..... Because we lost a Rock icon. A musical poet, a great song writer, Activist for world peace, a end to a Beatle reunion or comeback. We'll never hear any new songs from John. John did a lot of soul searching at this time. Refuted fame , became a house dad and more in touch with John the person. Double Fantasy is a brilliant record. All what he went through and what he was going through in his life at the time is written in that record. He was clean, fresh and ready to Rock again. Every time I hear Imagine ....you can't help but feel the impact of those lyrics. If you can't feel them then something is dead inside. Everything he stood for is in those lyrics. John had the world in his hands. The saddest of all....He died in such a violent way and that is so much against what he stood for. God rest his soul.

Scary.... You can sense from the discription in Chatman's own words how lost and lonely and phychotic he was. Not to mention he was coward who shot Lennon in the back. John didn't even see it coming.

Suzo..... Thank you so much. But I can only take credit for the music on the site. Well...it's the band playing cover songs but you no what I mean. Sean did my site and the mural all on his own. I can't take credit for that. Did you see the mural?

Hi

have you seen Paul Gilbert's DVD Space Ship Live?

How about doing your own version of a live in the studio song presentation? It's a brilliant way of showcasing songs in an intimate setting and would sure please guitarists with lots of close ups of the flying fingers.

Beno

Dolphin pie

Just had a look at your prom pix through the linky.

Couldn't help but notice that there were a couple of pix of a rather fine looking scantily clad hottie but most were of young men with their arms round each other. I guess you had a gay old time. LOL I bet Gaylord Moon wishes he had been there! LMAO

Just kidding!

Rock on.

Bloo Gaylord

Touched a raw nerve there did I. LOL

ROTFLMAO

Just a wee bit o' the craic Al.

Ah shit, my door's just broke! Maybe I could tie it up with someones long girly hair!

Keep rocking.

Hi all,

Clarky - Ah that's better I hear you again while I post - Thank you for posting your site again and for your rock!

js1200js1000 - Join the club - COMPUTERS EH!!!!!

Blue Moon - Ah sunsets/sunrises my favourite - nice pictures although it seemed a little strange looking at pictures of a sunrise from a Blue Moon?!

Surely music is interpretted differently by everyone cos we are all unique, there is not another one of us anywhere in the world. None of us are Joe so we can't hear the music exactly as he (or anyone else that makes music) had in his head when he was composing it. That is why to some this kinda stuff is a noise and a racket and to others it is sweet nectar. So after listening to a piece of music, one might say, this is a bee buzzing around collecting pollen and to someone else it's saying, this is a woman who has lost a child in the marketplace and is frantic about it! We have to live and let live on personal choices in music. it's always gonna affect every person differently which is why you can't really say that a particular tune is evil cos it made someone do something bad, it's a defect in the person not in the music. Do you get what I'm saying? not good at explaining things.

Good to have you back on the board 962.

Clarky - I never played football for my school, for one reason, and one reason only; I'm sooo shit at it it's not even funny... lmao

Delfino Pie...nice link...I'll give it a good listen..later on..

Zenfish...snail mail has landed...I'll convert it, and return it to you via mp3 format later on in the evening....thanks...

Satriella..... I definetly get what you're saying. You explained this prefectly.

Stevee T...... No CD yet....Sniff, Sniff. Let the Sinphony begin.

Clarky..... I posted to you about progressions for the modes. I was thinkin' I could harmonize the modal scale I wanted to work in for my chords. My question is ....How do you know what chords dominate a certain harmonized scale for a modal progression?... Blues...1,4,5..... Jazz...2,5,1... etc... Any help would be great. Thanks. Take care.

js1200js1000, Blue Moon's post was a prime example of putting the photo on a physically different bit of web space, and linking directly to the address where that photo is stored.

If you think there's a chance you'll be wanting to share pictures and photos on a semi-regular basis, ie. if you think this is not just a one-off, then I can highly recommend signing up to a photo-hosting community like "webshots".

Here's a link to my webshots space - http://community.webshots.com/user/962_lm

At the top of that page you'll see tags for "download webshots - free" and "free sign up". I suggest signing up first then downloading the software. The software will help you process photos and upload them to the webspace, adding captions and archiving them in different albums. It will also work as a screensaver manager as well as a browser in which you can search the webshots community library for specific photos.

if you decide to do that, just shout and I and probably many others will be happy to explain how linking works on this board!

CLARKY- lol- yes you are right, everyone would have been way too lashed!

BAHDUH- bit of a heavy going week, have had lots of dealings with social services this week, gets quite depressing at times... still it's nearly Friday and more importantly nearly the LONG TEACHER HOLIDAYS! :)