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VINNY STARR’S QUESTION ANSWERED: Recently, 
What does a Quaalude do?
Well, a few nights ago, I’m watching one of my favorite 
. . . The scene is at the pool hall which is the gangster safe-house, full of wise-guys discussing their "earnings." In a passing shot, a few of the "made-guys" are discussing a drug score - of Quaaludes. Nicky has a bag of pills in his hand, pulls out a pill, and holds it up, grinning, obviously proud of his score.
NICKY: . . . Give a broad two or three of these, fugetaboutit . . . she’ll do anything you want!
PAULIE: Quaaludes . . . oughta give three-a-these to Brenda, maybe then she’d cook.
NICKY: I doubt it.
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THE SPYWARE WHO LOVED ME: Like Vinny, I am a fan of 
Imagine my surprise, when I get this note (also posted as a comment at Issue No. 21) from 
FROM TED STEPHANY, April 17, 2008:
"Hi Larry
"After visiting your site I ran an anti-spyware program and found 3 invasions, 
"These are tracking cookies! They are privacy invasions far worse than any "libel" (hopefully in good fun - I didn't see it). If this is AOL's doing, you may want to address the issue with them. If this is your doing, 
Respectfully yours, Ted"
TO MIGHTY STUFF: Ted, good work, O Mighty Spy-killer. Your comments are important, and I take them very seriously.
F.Y.I. To publish "da-blog" I use "AOL Journals" - mainly because its "free" (I am 
Therefore, for me, it’s a non-issue. My old friend, I take full responsibility for the offender 
Other than that, hope you enjoy da-blog.
VTL,
Lorenzo
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ALL THAT ENERGY - OVER SPYWARE. Therefore, your Blog Editorial Board has reviewed the "disclaimer & warning" at the top of the blog, found it wanting, and accordingly revised it. I direct your attention "up" to the top of your screen.
BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of April 24, 2008, the Blog roster total is 87 Beta Pi brothers, 80 of these Tick-a-lo men have e-mail addresses. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother - fugetaboutit!
VTL,
Larry Simons
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Earl Stover 
Hangin’ Judge Earl, has some good news - his daughter has been accepted at Vanderbilt! Apparently, she has not yet decided whether to attend. Here is the note 
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toga party was in progress. I think they had the same band we had in the day. They were wandering/stumbling about at full speed. They had erected a privacy fence of plastic bamboo for dubious security purposes. The roman columns were in peril of falling. They had beer and wenches aplenty. I wanted to stop but my wife would not allow it. We drove around the block and the KA's had a weak effort underway. 
me when you came to town, for the same reason she forbid you from setting foot in Tic Mansion. 
band party (see Archives, Vol.2007, No.55), and were all very polite (in spite of their condition). In my view, they’re a good group of guys. My step-daughter Maggie and some of her girlfriends at Belmont have been to a few ATO parties, and Maggie says the ATO’s have the best parties. Of course, my situation is a bit different - my wife lets me go to the Tic House, and enjoys going with me. Hang in there (no pun intended) my brother.
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or at least in my flat - where I keep the shades down . . . I like it dark all the time - just like I like to have my overcoat with me all the time, it just feels right. 
Scott Shepard! That beats all! Scott finally got a computer and an e-mail address. That’s big news. 
"Hold your horses, Marlie - here it is, your favorite. Scrambled eggs, 2 Slim Jim’s, and a bottle of Schoenling’s Little Kings. Now, I’m going shopping, Poopsie!
BETA PI BLOG WELCOMES SCOTT SHEPARD! Scott had told me a few months ago he was planning to get a computer, and set up a personal e-mail - and today, Mark McGann 
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Immortal TED-ZILLA:
Art 
Landry 
J.D. Strickland. I don’t recall actual events, its sort of like a 
fog. And as you know, J.D. had a way of creating a fog any place where there was none. I remember you being a reserved fellow, a man of few words, with a look of 
quiet contentment - but a 
serious man of determination. Glad to have you aboard, old friend! Tick-a-lors, e-mail the Fifi, and sardonify him - for old-time’s sake! 
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associated with jazz, blues, or funk called juking. A juke joint may also be called a "barrelhouse," itself another name for this style of dancing.
Robert Johnson, Son House, Charley Patton, and countless others, traveled the juke joint circuit, scraping out a living on tips and free meals. While musicians played, patrons enjoyed the dances of the period, including the Jitterbug and the Slow Drag . . ."
Delta-Jam Records, and signed 
Groundspeak, a Memphis-based jazz fusion band to a 2 record deal. Their debut album was produced by Sam Levine and is entitled "Local Language." We’ve set a release date for April 19, 2008. We plan to have a listening party at 8:00 p.m.. You’re invited. R.S.V.P. 615-512-1448. The party will be at our Clarksdale blues building:
live, and I will let you know when and where that will be.