Newest album from Chevelle. Pretty good. I don't think it's as good as the last one, but this one is growing on me.

Oh man I can't stand Chevelle. Being their homegrown boys, they get a lot of airtime here in Chicago, but they sound so generic and annoying. I saw them 4 or 5 years ago opening up for Local H as part of a music fest and they seemed to be ok, doing some unique stuff with a keyboard, but everything I've heard since then has been bad to me. Eh to each his own...

Ok I'll try this as those athletes I've seen live..

Baseball: Carlton Fisk (White Sox), Andre Dawson (Cubs)

Football: Brett Favre (Packers, ugh)

Hockey: Denis Savard, Steve Larmer, Jeremy Roenick, Ed Belfour (Blackhawks), Mike Modano (Stars), Brett Hull (Blues)

Basketball: Michael Jordan and the 1996 & 1997 NBA Champion Chicago Bulls

Wrestling (yes I dared to say it): Ricky Steamboat (1992 WCW), Steve Austin (WCW/1997 WWF), Chris Benoit (WWF), Kurt Angle (WWF)

I've ordered DVD's several times from Amazon and the prices are pretty competitive especially on new items and often delivery is free. I did have a problem with my most recent order though, not a big deal, but it as the first time I ordered a DVD boxset that was shipped by itself. As such the package they used wasn't a box, but more like a shipping case that caused a bit of damage to the boxset packaging. Nothing major and I'm not concerned about it, but keep that in mind if you are looking for perfectly conditioned boxsets.

Just read it on the elevator at the office and confirmed it on ESPN.com, the NHL has officially announced that it will lockout players from the beginning of training camp on Thursday. Full details at: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1882150

Well there it goes, the owners have gone and ****** things up. Not that the players are innocent in all this, but damn the greatest sport on earth stopped for the 2nd time in a decade...

Ok this also may be stupid, but can't you just open the glass doors on the display cases to take the pics?

Dave,

If part of the problem you're having is flash from the camera, you could try using a macro setting on your camera to have it determine the amount of lighting it gives the photo. This is different from just setting the flash off, as the picture there will most likely just turn out dark. If you don't know how to use the macro settings on your camera, consult your manual.

good luck!

Team Canada wins the world cup and the hockey world comes to a crashing halt.  Just watched the game and pleased to see the HNIC logo, probably the only time I'll see it this year. 

2nd intermission featured a head-head interview with representation from the players and the owners   It is going to be a very long year without hockey.  The rep for the players said we're prepared to shut down this league for a very long time   Not sure they're quite clear on who is shutting whom down, but the point is the same.  No need for a hockey draft anytime soon

Congrats to Team Canada, Team USA just didn't have it this year which is a shame. A USA/Canada final woulda been sweet.

I don't think that the league owners realize how much a lockout will hurt the league, there's going to be several teams which will be on the edge of closing down permanently, which just shrinks potential revenue for the league in general. I'm beginning to think they're letting a guy like Bill Wirtz (Blackhawks owner) tell them what to do. He doesn't care if there is no NHL season, he makes more money in the liquor distribution business and real estate, so a small loss of money from the already fledgling Hawks doesn't matter to him.