Who you are: A doctor, a physician, a practitioner of the healing arts. And a sifter.
Who I am: A soldier, an assassin, an errand boy for a grocer. And a sifter who just wanted to point out a video with your name in the title (the link I sent in my first message):

http://www.videosift.com/video/Doc_M-snoozedoctor-For-all-you-do-this-bloods-for-you



In reply to this comment by snoozedoctor:
Like I said when I was paged at 4 AM this morning, "are you paging me, and by the way, who are you and who am I?"

Paging Doctor Snooze

Right now as a Silver star member, I believe the only thing you can do with them is * beg to have one of your personal queue videos go into Beggar's Corner. Beggar's Corner is where your personal queue videos get three more days of exposure, with the hope that they will be sifted.

Once you get to Gold star you can invoke * quality on a Sift Talk post with your power points, and once you reach Gold 100 you can use them to promote the video of another member, just like I did for you. So for now I'd just use them to beg if I were you. When a video goes to Beggar's Corner I believe it takes up one of your queue slots, so keep that in mind.

Glad I could promote Shakti. I thought we should give the philistines one more chance to appreciate it.

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Thanks for promote on Shakti. By the way, I have all these power points, and not being a privileged member, ("I don't want to join any club that will have me as a member"....thanks Groucho), I can't tell they are of any use. Can you actually do something with them?

Too bad the * promote didn't get job done, but don't give up on posting what you like. I appreciate your efforts, as do others.

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Thanks for the promote on Stephen Bennett and his harp guitar. It ain't going to make it, but I appreciate the effort. I'm going to keep trying genuine musical acoustic guitar pieces rather than those meandering tapping drones. A few of those are good, but not many.

Hi there Snoozedoctor, just wanted to say a special thanks for your info and reassuring words. I had my op and now I'm recovering at home. All went smoothly and I was pretty relaxed and I think I have you to thank for that. I know I was saying some pretty weird stuff in the recovery room, I wished the doc a good weekend on tuesday evening... Thanks again

LOL.

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You talkin' about Bill Clinton's patented humidor?

"I'm big into, y'know, sticking things in body cavities."

anytime...a good video like this is worth the promote

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Thanks for the promote. You're a quality guy.

That's really interesting, thank you. Good to hear that things are looking up for Rwanda at last. If you get any more news like this please pass it on!

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With your interest in the Rwandan genocide, I thought I would give you a little update from there. Our team just returned, although I didn't go. Rwanda is the 7th poorest nation and the most densely populated in the world. Most of the villagers have nothing but a small hut, one or two sets of clothes, and if they are lucky, a pair of shoes. Several years ago, my wife nearly caused a riot among the children when she pulled out some Starburst candy to hand out.

These people have nothing, they have been through hell with AIDS and the genocide, and yet they seem to be, on the whole, much happier than Americans. They hug you with great enthusiasm and are immensely grateful for what you do for them. I'm looking forward to seeing Bishop Geoffrey of Rwanda next week, as he and his wife are in the States for a visit. We got to treat them to a traditional American Thanksgiving feast year before last and that was a lot of fun.

Things are looking up there. The government is stable, by African standards, and seems to be acting in the best interest of the people. These people continually show me there is hope for us all.

Just an update.

Strong arm, lol. That is the best quote I've heard in a while, makes me wonder whether I should have aimed for that M.D. after all. I'm big into, y'know, sticking things in body cavities.

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Thanks,
I appreciate having a really good science guy to back me up when some of this IV chelation, touch therapy, paranormal mumbo-jumbo starts floating around.
I pass gas most of the day and when I'm not, I'm usually sticking needles in things. As they told us in med school, there's not a body cavity that can't be reached with a strong arm and a 14 gauge needle.

*clap clap clap*

By the way, I loved your "Anesthetist's Hymn" sift. I was watching it, then looked at your username, then looked at the sift, then looked at your name, and said, "OHHHHHHH...."

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Sham science is a real menace to our society. While not discounting the possible harmful health effects of low energy electromagnetic radiation, (microwaves are fairly low energy, but you don't want your body water to get resonating because of them), there exists no credible epidemiological studies to suggest that EM radiation emitted from cell phones or power lines does. While we study mutagenic and teratogenic effects on cell-lines, bacteria, and some of our mammalian cousins (I'm steering clear of that debate), for good reason, it must, ultimately, stand the test of having an effect at the macrobiotic level. We also know the hazards of extrapolating between species. I like chocolate, but I don't feed it to my dog.

Reputable companies are being forced to pay out billions of dollars in settlements because of sham science. Whether it's the auto-immune effects of silicone implants (disproved), or the class action suits of smokers who developed lung cancer from a voluntarily inhaled carcinogen, but claim its because the pipes in the attic of their workplace were wrapped in asbestos, sham science costs us all.

I hope Motorola's not next.

Wow, I didn't know they actually did. Guess w/ talent like that the match was obvious

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You are right, those kids show open for Alison Krause. Here is Sierra, in the 6th grade, on stage with Alison and Union Station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GU5hWdaQfY
What a talented girl!

I have a real soft spot for Roy. There are lots of great 'technical' guitar players (Malmstein, vai, satriani). There are also a fair share of great 'musical' guitar players (Hendrix, Gilmour, Clapton). But Roy was the rarest combination of both. A one of a kind that didn't and doesn't get his due.


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Sofa,
What indeed is wrong with these people. I guess I'm getting too old and jaded. I long for bygone days of real musicians playing real songs with real instruments. Anyone can set a loop to play over and over and monotone some poetry over it. On the other hand, very few can make smoke rise from the frets of a Tele as it screams the blues of a lonely and neglected heart. Am I waxing too poetic here? I think I'm off the deep end in despair over this.

Hey Snoozedoctor,

Thanks for the reply. That helped me out a great deal! I'm having a "hydrocele repair" (hope thats not tmi) and was told I would be fully out for it. I've never had that before so I was a little worried but I feel more reassured now. Its only an over night stay in hospital so I'm guessing it wont be too bad. Thats a great profile name too, highly appropriate! Thanks again!

Thanks.

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Coming to Mycroft's...

Sorry about the non-reply. I just saw the Harrison tribute video and it reminded me that I needed to let you know that you were indeed living in my head. That DVD has to be one of the best concerts I've ever seen. I wish I could have been there.

Loved your story about "Roundabout." It reminded me of American Bandstand. "I give it a 25 . . . good beat but you can't dance to it." More intriguing was your reference to "Beyond Nature." That happens to be my wife's and my favorite CD. We used to play it every Sunday afternoon. Now, not as much, but whenever we throw it in it brings back a wonderful collection of memories. I think Keaggy is right up there with the most brilliant of guitarists. (And that's saying something).



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Silver,
I share the same musical interests. I'm almost embarrassed to admit I named my son, Ian, after Anderson, (although he goes by Charles). He doesn't get recognized for it, but Anderson is one of the true musical greats of this century. His sense of melody and complex rhythm are amazing. And, I think he's probably a decent guy. He actually answered an e-mail I sent him one time!
Keaggy is amazing. I've seen him about 10 times or more. His album "Beyond Nature" is his masterpiece, a true work of art.
I played guitar in rock bands thru the 70s and did a lot of Yes, Tull, and other prog band's music. It was fun to play but the audience we were typically playing for were more interested in dancing. I remember a club manager telling me one time, "what was that last song you played where nobody danced? Was that Pinball Wizard?" I told him, "No, that was Roundabout, by Yes" He says, "whatever it was, don't play that no more."