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Getting old might not always suck:  In some public places, there are preferential lines for the elderly.  Such lines are quite useful.  For example, you might fly into an airport in another country, and discover that the passport checkpoint has 2 lines:  one line for the elderly (often anyone age 60 or older), with only 6 people in line; and one line for people who are not elderly, which has 200 people in line.

[Italics added] I posted about the Westbrook on a "British jazz reissues" thread a couple of weeks ago. This release initially confused me, but the way I read the non-compete agreement the "unreleased Hat Hut archives" stip allows him to release material by living musicians that's in said archives. Although it's not entirely clear: does "exceptions" apply to both the "living" clause and the "historic" clause, or just to the latter? After some thought I concluded both. Granted, I could be giving Werner too much credit on ethical matters... AlAy Ltd. is subject to a non-competition agreement starting June 2025 with a term of three years in Switzerland. During this period, AlAy Ltd. may not accept or release recordings by living composers/musicians. Our releases during this period will therefore focus on historic recordings from the past. Exceptions are unreleased recordings from the archive of the former Hat Hut Records Ltd. 4106 Therwil, which changed its name to AlAy Ltd. in June 2025.

I am getting curious about what the average age of the members here is.

Another warm morning. Slept well. My two closest “snow bird” neighbors are now back from the South, but it’s still eerily quiet early mornings with the wind in the trees the predominant sound, a soothing familiar sound. It will soon be eleven years I’ve been out here in this sylvan world. Spinning OUTOF./INTO “Motion I” Blue Note cd. This is an ensemble of current masters that delivers!