Haha, thank you, thank you! heh
On a more serious note.... I defintily would reocmend the Neve 1073 as well. It's a WONDERFUL EQ. You really couldn't ask for a better EQ. However.... I think it might be slightly out of your price range. So you might want to try the Amek Rupert Neve 9098i Channel Strip (you can find one new for right around a grand, and this used on in eBay for 800!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Amek-System-9098...yphotohosting). In my opinion, the 9098i is probably Ruperts most under rated EQ.
I'm sure someone is going to beat me for this, but I like the SSL EQ's
....which you can also find in your price range on eBay.
Check out the Manley Massive Passive as well. Really the best thing to do, if possible, is to try and demo the gear, and see what you would like best.