Address Book freezes hangs locks up every time on quit

Every time I quit out of Address Book it freezes (locksup hangs).
I have tried exporting my data, deleting the database and other files from my user library, deleting preferences for the Address Book and then reimporting but that has not helped.
Ideas?
MacOS10.4.11 PowerBookG4 15" all up to date

At this point I think you should get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.

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