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Music has always been a big part of my life and I like to think I keep an open mind and ear toward everything. But as far as what MOVES me to.....

Dance: Latin jazz (Rueben Gonzalez, Bebo and Chucho Valdes, Chacaito), Django (Django Reinhardt, Pearl Django), Los Lobos, Big Band Jazz
Weep: Mahler's 5th Symphony, Brahm's Requiem, Nina Simone
Reflect: Chet Baker, Tom Waits, John Coltrane, film music by Jon Brion
Relax: Miles Davis cool period, Cassandra Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Hartman, Lyle Lovett
Strength: Bjork, Beethoven, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel's music for film (Passion and Long Walk Home), Queen

grumpybunny- which A-ha video? "The sun always shines.." was a favorite of mine.  And I agree with Ranger, Bhangra does sound like squirrels and it will definitely make you move your hips.

Jason

OOP. heres a pic to show his height. hes in the back, standing up beside the table. Zeussy is on the right and Little Zero on the left.

Wow! Memphis is a big one. Oreo was afraid of the tape measure so I had to mark the wall and measure there. 35 in at the whithers (if I measured correctly). 39.5 in at the top point of his head. 138 pounds. I guess he can wrestle in the heavy weight class.

Here is a nice perspective shot from moving day that makes him look gi-normous next to this 40 gallon tupperware countainer.

Jason

Welcome Sam and Rudy. Rudy looks like he has the same manipulative eyebrows my dane has. The one eyebrow up means "why are you interupting my nap with that camera." I've seen it many times before.

Jason

Jason,

I love your new avatar.

Tina

Thanks Tina. I had a great pic of my boy, but his other eye was a weird glazed over green dot. Instead of fixing it, I figured I would be kind of artsy.

Jason

I will have to second the motion on The Incredibles. But, of course, Pixar will always give you a fine story and good characters (Toy Story 2 was actually my favorite). But the best movie I saw last year was Finding Neverland. Just a beautiful movie all the way around.

I'm not much of a Mel Gibson fan, but I had to watch The Patriot because someone mentioned a Great Dane in it that looked like mine.

One of my favorite movies, though is Amores Perros ( translated- Love's a b****). It is gut wrenching, emotional, and heart-breaking at times, but incredibly well done. And it displays the great bond that humans can have with their dogs. A warning though: The movie contains fake dog-fights and blood and the way it is filmed makes everything look very real, but no animals were hurt in the making of the film. It is not everyone's cup of tea (and it is subtitled), but a very different film from the traditional hollywood stuff.

Jason

There is an annual festival in Atlanta called the Dogwood Festival that marks the coming of spring and the blossoming of the Dogwood trees. It also became a festival that catered to dogs and dog lovers around the area. A few years back, because of some new laws, they posted signs that no dogs were allowed at the Dogwood Festival. The exception was the dogs that were competing in the frisbee catching competition. Go figure. They have events that center around canines, but don't allow them at the festival otherwise. I boycotted the festival for a few years, but decided to attend this year without my dog. I have to say, the festival was not even half the event without the dogs and I will never attend again.

Jason

My mom was a bit hesitant about letting Oreo in her house when I first got him. She eventually came around after meeting him at my home and seeing what a well behaved pooch he is. Of course, my sister's Schi-zsu was welcome in mom's house without question. The dog with the history of chewing wood furniture and molding, the dog that poops on the rug directly in front of you, the dog who barks obnoxiously at dinner time to receive HER share of YOUR meal, the 10 pound ball of fur that launches an aerial attack on my pooch from the top of the sofa.

Now we are all allowed to roam freely around the house. Except my Uncle Gus. He has to stay outside.

Jason

pat, pat, pat on the back, back, back....

I second the motion on the dremel tool for nails.

Hey, nic! It is possible that Angus stands/walks funny because of the long nails. I think that was another factor contributing to Oreo's goofy walk as well.

Jason