Dan, you can do what I do when facing posts that don't appeal to me; click
on the button marked "Next".    :)

Seeya, Jake

On 2/20/07, Dan W. <gutlesswonder@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> how does any of this relate to vanagons? pretty sure it's no Friday
> anywhere...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
>
>
> > There is a fellow out of the Netherlands that has developed software
> > that makes it possible for streaming television of virtually any TV
> > Channel online. You can watch TV all day on your computer. Not clear if
> > this is a blessing or a curse, but it is here. Not in large numbers yet,
> > but first steps have already been take.
> >
> > Radio is obviously best when your eyes are needed for tasks other than
> > watching TV.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver
> >
> > Joy Hecht wrote:
> >> If you've got high speed internet access, you can get just about any
> >> radio
> >> you want.  Take your pick from all over the world, thousands of
> stations
> >> stream live over the internet.  It's great!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Joy
> >>
> >>
> >> :::-----Original Message-----
> >> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> >> Behalf
> >> :::Of jon
> >> :::Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:28 PM
> >> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> :::Subject: Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
> >> :::
> >> :::As much as I don't like monopolies, if they don't merge we will have
> >> no
> >> :::satellite radio. They are not making money, and merging is the only
> >> way
> >> :::they can  possibly stay afloat.
> >> :::
> >> :::I think us in-the-boonies listeners will benefit from this.
> >> :::
> >> :::And, if it sat. radio doesn't survive, we've got all those CDs, MP3,
> >> and
> >> :::good old fashioned night-time AM. ;)
> >> :::
> >> :::Jon
> >> :::
> >> :::
> >> :::
> >> :::
> >> :::On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Mike Collum wrote:
> >> :::
> >> :::> I know that many of us have XM or Sirius radio so this may be of
> >> :::> interest.  I have 2 Sirius accounts.
> >> :::>
> >> :::> XM and Sirius announced that they are merging.  They will be
> having
> >> an
> >> :::> official press conference tomorrow and hopefully they'll outline
> how
> >> :::our
> >> :::> service will be affected.
> >> :::>
> >> :::> http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1423
> >> :::>
> >> :::> I can't help but wonder why this wouldn't be quashed as it would
> >> create
> >> :::> a monopoly.
> >> :::>
> >> :::> Mike
> >> :::>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com