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It looks more like mid-January outside.. Got to bundle up and go dig out...

Thanks Jim..

Thanks Julie.. It indeed could have been worse

He at least was intelligent enough to pull off until the state police arrived and actually came over to see if I was alright.. I told the guy I was ok and that he was driving too fast for the conditions and he said he just hit a slick spot and I said no, you were driving too fast for the weather conditions and should have been driving at everybody else's speed which was about 50 mph. This clown was doing between 60 and 65 and he got the ticket..

I'm driving home from a gig on the freeway last night in a blizzard and minding my own business when a "pickup truck dumb fuck" comes up behind me driving too damned fast for the weather conditions. I move over to the right lane and he then loses control and takes out my left rear quarter panel and now I'm making a 360 spin on the freeway and luckily getting control of the car before someone else can slam into me, and I pull off on the left median and call 911... This winter is sure getting off on the wrong foot for me..

Winter rudely invaded (and uninvited) on Sunday in the middle of our fund raiser and has firmly and forcefully established dominance over our domain and likely for the next 4 months or longer.. It looks like it's going to be a long and hard winter here..

As many of you know I live in west Michigan, an area that gets lots of snow complete with lake effect and white outs.. Today dumped about 4 inches here and it will continue on and off until tomorrow night.. Anybody have a connection for a cruise ship gig in the Caribbean?

When I was a teen pup Mitch was my drummer! Never heard a rock drummer play so creatively.. In an early interview he was quoted as saying he didn't listen to rock drummers but jazz drummers like Elvin, Philly Joe, Tony, and Max.. His work on "Manic Depression" was an obvious jazz influence..

An interesting coincidence that you started this thread.. I have a drum lesson ad on Craigslist and so far have gotten nothing but these scammers.. Examples... Hello........... Am Mrs Howard Rose. I am from U.K my son will be coming for an holiday in the U.S.A and i want him to be busy throughout.. Therefore, i just want to know maybe he can always come to you and teach him great things every afternoon. If this is possible,i will want you to get back to me with the cost of your teaching for the July to September.. He will be coming to your house for 1 hour each afternoon, I have someone that will always drive him down to your house.. His name is Daniel , he is 16 years old. I will want you to calculate 1 hour per day for Monday, Wednesday & Friday for the whole 2 Month and get back to me so that we can arrange on payment. Kindly get back to me with...... 1.YOUR CHARGE FOR AN HOUR.... 2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 2 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK.. 3.FULL NAME AND ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE.... 4.YOUR PHONE NUMBER... Don't hesitate to e-mail with your total charges. Thanks and looking to hearing from you soon. With Best Regards This one came with an interesting font. Guess they thought that would disguise the fact that it is an obvious attempt to defraud. From: "dana willy" dana_willy27@yahoo.com Subject: teacher needed Hello, Good day to you over there Teacher, I need a tutor for my Child (David) for just a month, i got your advert while surfing through the internet and i really want my child to be taught by you as you are with tutoring Experiences {David} is just a little child and easily catch up.Although,i came to understand that you are in (US} but i've arranged with my client (son Nanny) living there in the STATE that my child is coming to stay with her for the period of tutoring and she has agreed with me, But we personaly reside in UK and here is my phone number +447031860621 or +447024037663 for contact..kindly get back to me with the required information below . 1.CHARGE FOR AN HOUR..................... 2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 1 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK.................... 3.FULL NAME AND ADDRESS....................... 4.YOUR PHONE NUMBER....................... Regarding where the lesson will be holding,i hope if you dont have appertment where you can tutor,it will be better if the lesson can take place in public facility or in local library in your area.i think that could be okay.I think you just have the option of where to make the lesson available while you hope it will be a surcessful lesson for you and my child. Thanks, I hope to read from you as soon as possible so that the Tutor can commend immediately. Regards. From: "John Moore" john_moore1102@yahoo.com Subject: Private Lessons Hi, How are you doing today? I need an instructor for my son (Paul) base on your advert.Paul is 14 year old and a beginner but doesn't have any previous experience in the instrument.He'll be coming to your location for the lessons starting from June 24th.I'm currently out of the state for a new job appointment in London.He will be staying with my cousin living there for the period i'll be out the state.Get back to me with the following details: Your studio policy with regard to fees, cancellations, and make-up lessons Do you provide performance opportunities for students? Total fees for three month lessons,two one-hour lessons in a week. Your teaching location and phone number. My best regards, John. From: "KELVIN john" kelvinjon4000@yahoo.com Subject: lesson needed kb HELLO TEACHER, How are you doing i beleive that education is the bedrock of wisdom i saw your description and i am very interested in having my child attend your classes, my son is 13YEARSold , he will be coming for an holiday season in your area, he knows some things about your lessons,so i want him to be more grounded in it very well and as a juvenile i dont want him to be less busy so that he wont think of the unthinkables if you understand. He will be attending your classes 2hours a day (10am to 12pm)if this is not convenient for you ,you can choose a time that is more convenient for you,so what you will do is calculate the cost for a week and send me the total cost,i will be paying you with cashier cheque,i am not around for now i am busy so get back to me with your cost and any other thing may be extra charges depending on you ok like to hear from you soon as no time should be wasted MY REGARDS TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHNESS HERR WEIZEN!

Anybody around west Michigan can help us celebrate this Thursday in Grand Rapids at Founders Founders Brewing Co. 235 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 in the tap room.. We start at 9:30 pm.. Check our calendar on myspace. We have 4 other gigs this month if you can't make it to Founders. http://www.myspace.com/organissimo

This month we are officially celebrating our 8th anniversary together as a group! I came on board after being contacted by Jim, who had heard me on a Jimmy Forrest/Shirley Scott record and found out from organist Doug Decker that I lived nearby in Grand Rapids. I had just split up an organ trio I had put together in 1996 with 2 guys who weren't at all interested in recording or gigging so the timing was perfect. I got together at Jim's dad's house for a jam with the boys and knew this was going to work!

Not lucky if they have to ruin their back humping the damned thing in and out of bars and concert halls! Jim has a story about Schenectady, New York and his B3..

You probably gave that dog the happiest year of his life! My condolences.

HAPPY BIRTHNESS PAUL..

As far as larger venues go, The Triple Door is well worth checking out. With the continued success of Groovadelphia it might be a possibility. They book a wide variety of music including jazz, primarily major touring acts. So, it's not a "jazz club" per se. The Triple Door Love to tour the west coast.. Just don't have any connections for gigs out there right now...

Met Jimmy Carl Black in the early 90's when he came through with the Grandmothers.. Interesting guy. Hung out with him and listened to his road stories... He was certainly a colorful addition to the Mothers Of Invention.

I use to see the edition of that band with Will Benard all the time back in SF. They put on great shows. Luminous Charms was a killer record, nice mix of Mingus type compositions and outside playing. If Allen has only heard the first album Sings Of Life I can see why he may have that impression but they progressed greatly after that. He is playing with Dafnis Prieto's band this weekend in my hood, think I will go check them out. If Allen could have been to that show at Kimball's In S.F. in 1987 he would be a fan.. They were killin' that night!

On the contrary my friend, this band was on fire live !!! Very interesting and exciting band.. If you could have seen them live you would feel differently..

Peter Apfelbaum is a bad boy! I used to go to his shows around the S.F. Bay Area in the mid-late 80's when he had that killin' band "The Hieroglyphics Ensemble" together.. Peter released I believe two discs with that band. Peter also did some collaborations with Don Cherry that are available on disc and DVD. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search...baum&page=1

Pandora is jammin" !!!! http://www.pandora.com/share/album/86f0f5aa5e5097ac

These aren't the same girls who inspired the album title but they are welcome to come and dance at our shows..

And tonight we'll have a hard freeze with lows in the 20's.. We need a winter schedule for Organissimo doing Caribbean cruise ship gigs and a tour of the southwest and Florida..