For those who have multiple sclerosis, and/or those concerned with multiple sclerosis, a major bit of news: tsyabri has been yanked from the market after two patients who'd been using it with Avonex developed fatal side effects:

[link]

edit: during its clinical trials, it went under the name of "antegren".

Further note: The drug has also been used for Crone's and Rhumatoid Arthritus. There are various names for it. Check with your doctor.

Here's the official press release for our upcoming Southern California book event...

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Lost in the Grooves weekend - Vroman's reading / radio special

"As a Cliffs Notes of the outré, 'Lost in the Grooves' is a stone gas... like a midnight bull session with your inner, ADD-afflicted rock geek." (Magnet, Jan/Feb 2005)

"Exemplary pop writing. 'Lost in the Grooves' is written with such zip, enthusiasm and love of music that you can't help but get sucked in." (Bob Stanley, The Times of London, 1/28/05)

"Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed" (Routledge) is an impassioned romp through the history of recorded music, with almost 100 writers, critics, and musicians weighing in on their favorite discs that slipped through the cracks. The book sold out its initial pressing in only two months, and the reviews have been excellent.

The weekend of March 12-13 is packed with coast-to-coast LITG action.

On Saturday 3/12 in Pasadena, CA, contributors will be signing books and sharing stories of record collector excess at Vroman's Bookstore at 4pm. The reading is free. Location: 695 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101, phone (626) 449-5320. 4pm. Participants include Tosh Berman (Billy Fury Tribute), Kim Cooper, David Cotner (Elke Ka-Spel), Brian Doherty, Ron Garmon (Curtis Mayfield, Swervedriver), Max Hechter Silver), P. Edwin Letcher (The Buggs, Lou Christie), Domenic Priore (beatnik-themed LPs), Ken Rudman ("Get it On, or, The K-Tel Gods Speak in Whispers"), Gene Sculatti (Tony Bruno, Muddy Waters' "Electric Mud"), David Smay and Matthew Specktor.

On Sunday, March 13, 2005, from 9pm-midnight Eastern Time, folks can tune into a special "Lost in the Grooves"-themed episode of contributor CC Cafarelli's radio program "This is Rock 'n' Roll Radio," either over the Syracuse, NY airwaves or online at ttp://www.wxxe.org

I hate pay for play, but I need to take a straw poll...

If Lea or I were to read with Jim Carroll and the Catholic Boys, would people buy tickets for $11?

Let me know at victor@quantumredhead.com.

Chicagoistas and people in the area, I am going to be in the area in a couple of weeks, and hope to see a whole bunch of you while I am there, especially at a dinner on March 21st.

Discussion is happening in the F2F thread.

Hear Ye Hear Ye

There is a proposal on the board up for discussion and then voting.

PROPOSED: that we close the existing Buffy and Angel threads, and open a new combined thread. The name of this combined thread will be "Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!"

[I'm happy to leave the title out of the proposal, but with the Buffy Thread closed, I figured I'd expedite things]

Discussion starts here: ita "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Dec 22, 2004 2:41:07 pm PST

t edit with some pre-proposal discussion here: Topic!Cindy "Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?" Mar 4, 2005 7:57:36 am PST

Free to good home: the five books in the Mallorean series by David Eddings: Book 1: Guardians of the West, Book 2: King of the Murgos, Book 3: Demon Lord of Karanda, Book 4: Sorceress of Darshiva, Book 5: The Seeress of Kell. They're used, a little dinged, but quite serviceable. I need the space on the bookshelves.

Profile addy good.

Edit: they're paperbacks.

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

Proposed: that we close the existing Buffy and Angel threads, and open a new combined thread. The name of this combined thread will be "Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!"

Note: This is the name of only the first "Buffy and Angel" thread. The next thread would be titled "Buffy and Angel 2: <some other witty saying>".

Questions, etc., should be directed to Bureaucracy.

Voting closes Thursday night, March 10, at Midnight

VOTE NOW

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

The Voting has closed and the results follow:

Proposed: that we close the existing Buffy and Angel threads, and open a new combined thread. The name of this combined thread will be "Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!"

Note: This is the name of only the first "Buffy and Angel" thread. The next thread would be titled "Buffy and Angel 2: t some other witty saying ".

Total Votes: 95

Yes: 60

No: 19

No Preference: 16

The existing Buffy and Angel threads will be closed and a 4EVA thread will be opened by the first obliging stompy.

It's that time of the year again. We're cleaning at the apartment of Emily and bug and found some things that need good new homes. E-mail me at my profile addy (with your shipping address) if you want any of these items and are willing to pay shipping:

Buffistas 2003 F2F tanktop: [link]
Royal Canadian Mountain Police Boxer Shorts, size small: [link]
Pretty Picture with a Green Frame: [link]
Women's Size 10 Cowboy Boots: [link]
Atari box, games and instructions (e-mail me for more details): [link] and [link]

Also, the following books:

I'll Be Seeing You by Mary Higgins Clark
Troilus and Cressida by Geoffrey Chaucer
E- The novel of liars, lunch and lost knickers by Matt Beaumont
Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera
The World According to Garp by John Irving
Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham
Bingo by Rita Mae Brown
Sleeping Bones by Katherine V. Forrest
Bandits by Elmore Leonard
A Celtic Book of Days by Sarah Costley and Charles Kightly
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Middlemarch by George Eliot