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Rick hopes his son adjusts to the time change tonight. He got up (us too) at 6AM this morning.
Czech Republic: Kutna Hora
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In May of this year we did a 10 day trip to the Czech Republic and Poland.
One of the side trips we made was to a town called Kutna Hora. You can see its location on this map .
The reason to visit . . . more
Rick commented on the post Baseball Season Lasts too Long by Joe K. Nov 05, 2009 11:04AM EST "I agree that baseball should be over before the end of October. I think they should consider shortening the season, maybe to 135 games, but then adding some more playoff teams. Football, hockey and basketball . . ." more
Rick commented on the video Genesis - Cinema Show (part 2) - Live 1976 by Rick Meyer Nov 05, 2009 10:43AM EST "Well it had an exit door, but no entrance. Peter Gabriel left and was not really replaced. Phil was promoted from drums to lead singer. Then guitarist Steve Hackett left and he was not replaced at all. . . ." more
Rick commented on the video Genesis - Cinema Show (part 2) - Live 1976 by Rick Meyer Nov 05, 2009 10:37AM EST "It really is a shame that they gave up playing music like this. A Mike Rutherford quote from ~1980 always comes to mind when I think about it. He said, "We've made art for 10 years. Now we're going to . . ." more
Rick commented on the video Genesis - Cinema Show (part 2) - Live 1976 by Rick Meyer Nov 05, 2009 10:36AM EST "I should point out that the video cuts to footage of the Genesis performing the piece live at 1:32. The first person you see is Phil playing the drums. The keyboardist, Tony Banks, really shines on this . . ." more
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