Phil Ochs felt that he had a heated rivalry with Bob Dylan over who was the better folk singer, and made several digs at Dylan in his songs (notably "Ringing of Revolution"). One listen to this box set will answer definitively whom the King of the Folksinger is-- Bob Dylan. Ochs had a few highs, like the superb "I Ain't Marching Anymore," but none of his songs had the initial popularity, staying power or cultural relevance that Dylan's did and continue to have. The Disc is valuable in highlighting the decline of the man-- the final songs on the third disc show how far into the bottle Ochs had climbed. When he finally killed himself because he couldn't get out of Dylan's shadow, he was all used up -- his best songs were well behind him and there weren't enough of those to keep people thinking about him.

Play this one a couple of times and you will be glad you did...a great balance between Griffin and Gates....Gates could write a beautiful ballot, ala McCartney, but you must have Griffin, ala Lennon (hope you all don't mind the comparison) to make a complete band...don't forget Royers, Botts and Knechtel who are probably the most underated musicians of our time. Some 30 years later, BREAD still rules.

"On The Waters" is one of the six pearls maded by BREAD. If you like a romantic pop song,under perfect harmonic vocals, you need take it. Great representation of the seventy's pop music.

This is a very thorough documentary, and tells what satan has been up to since the garden of eden. It gives quite a bit of history on Hitler, and is quite informitive on the new age religion. This is something everybody ought to watch. It is a bit slow for the first hour or so, but it is setting the foundation down. It gets quite interesting twards the middle- end. Do watch!

These get very hot from the 35 watt halogen bulb inside that long narrow glass tube. I bought three for over my sink and one of the glass shades exploded into a million shards one day out of the blue. ( It had been on about two hours). I called Access Lighting and they did not seem interested. They did not even offer to replace the shade. Scary. They are also impossible to clean. I am going to switch them out for something safer.

Robert Benchley was my first literary hero. It was only after absorbing him that I could understand that other great American humorist, Mark Twain. What a shame Benchley isn't still a household name.