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We use Zicam, but haven't had anything like a cold or the flu for years, but when we had friends around with small children, we caught every little bug they came up with, and it was miserable. We found Zicam and it worked better than anything we'd ever used, but caused a bit of pain in my nose, it was strange and felt so odd, but it was better to have that happen for about 1/2 an hour than to go through the other cold symptoms and uncomfort. Then this year, I read that Zicam has caused problems, problems such as permanent loss of smell. It seems I remember it saying that along with loss of smell came loss of taste. There may have been other problems associated with Zicam, but can't recall. Sandi

Not for nothin', but we expect you to buy a round or two. Wonder if Bluenote (that's the fellows ID isn't it, the latest one to cause a stink?), will show up over here, as I hear he's been given a "Time Out"? I think that some people thrive on contention and belittling others, and that goes on all around the place, nothing new, but it seems to be a bit more insidious this time around, with more members taking sides and piling on, which is a turn off in itself. Maybe the way it's going isn't as pointed, nor as enveloping as it could be, however it seems to me it's heading into what could turn into a more hateful situation, the kind that make for hard feelings which hang on, lasting ones, the good ones becoming irretrievable. It's already happened with a lot of long standing valued members. Pity.

and a complete bore. No comet.

Read my posts often enough you'll see why I lay claim to being "Queen of the typo's". It's shameful, but with cornet, being coronet, that wasn't one. Just a mistake.

Given Obama's great, great showing Saturday night, that might be a moot point, with any luck. A news bulletin that just came in says Obama has won Louisiana tonight. He's on a roll.

The thing is with reporters; reporters should be just that, giving us "Just the facts ma'am." If it's an OP Ed piece, then the gloves are off. Throw it at us. For a 'straight facts' reporter to go off on a "pimpin" bit of "smart a**@" talk, it's not great judgement on his part, even though those he reports on don't show such great insight either.

An interesting article, but still can't find what I've been looking for other than the instruments coming up on eBay. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cornet Here's the eBay page: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?s...op=1&fsoo=1

Where on earth did you read that? On a google search, there's also a "Coronet" for sale there as well. I may have saved the thing on the one for sale, could be the seller just spelled it incorrectly as well.

Photo of Anthony Braxton playing Contra basss here on the Anthony Braxton thread, just click on it. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...5&start=405

Do us a favor, once you form an opinion on this matter, get back to us and let us in on it. (Kidding)

Here's a photo of it being played it's post #80: http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread....8766&page=6

The Contra/Bass Saxophone is a huge thing, and it is hard to play and to play with a group is said to be even harder, as it takes a longer time from when the first notes are played for them to be audible, so it is hard for a band to get together and be on time with it, or so they say. Takes a bit of practice and knowhow. Anything in Shorty's hands would look large, he was so diminutive. He drove a big gold Cadillac, him stetching upwards to see over the steering wheel, looking much like a little boy, that is until he got up closer and you could see who it was. We'd all be sitting down at 22nd Street at Ned's Surfboarder cafe out on his benches when here'd come Shorty driving by, we always got a kick out of seeing him in that big ol car. I've read where a Fluegel Horn is a soprano "cornet". Got it finally, ha!

Thanks, TtK, appreciate your take on all of this, but I've looked it up and it's said that each spelling and designation is correct. I keep seeing it spelled differently and thought well, I did it wrong again but then there will be the the three ways of telling you what a Coronet, Cornet, or one which is oftentimes called a Fluegel horn is, they say all ways of talking about them is correct. Do I have fluegel horn correct, ha. I just know I saw Shorty and Clark and a few other fellows play this instrument and the sound is wonderful, whatever you choose to call it, whichever is correct. The tone in the right hands is so pure. We took an interest in what was being played, alto, soprano, bass, etc, but we never learned what the mouth pieces were, or who made what, etc. We were fans but not students. It didn't decrease our appreciation of the music, not in the least. We just didn't study theory, brands and such. There wasn't the time or the need in our minds. My biggest mistake on this board is thinking it was Anthony Braxton who was playing the Contra Bass at the Lighthouse, as it couldn't have been as they say he was born in the 1940's, that would have made him about ten. We did see it being played there, but only through the port hole windows on the Dutch doors, as it was an invitation only event as it hadn't been played anywhere in ages, and so it was deep pocket sponsors, musicians and their wives, or best friends, and others in the music business who were invited, not any of us local kids who were so excited about it could go. Like I said earlier, the town was abuzz about it, but none of us, who lived there got to see or hear it happen, at least not from the inside, only from the outside looking in; no one who lived there, other than the in-house musicians could get in. This was in the mid to late 50's. Does anyone know who played it during this time frame? A lanky black musician, was who was entrusted with it during that time, and I'd say he was in his mid to late 20's. Could be wrong, but that's how old he looked to me. The fellow playing, as I understood it after so many years, didn't own it, and he was entrusted with it's care as the owners believed he would promote it in the best way. He had played mostly in the east if I remember correctly. I don't know why I got it in my head that it was Anthony Braxton, perhaps from another article and that implanted that in my mind. But we did get to see it and hear it from the sidewalk. At that time, it was a rare event.

Definitelynot Braxton. No cardigan. I went on Sonny Rollins website to ask him about this and thought it would be nice while there to not just ask questions of him, but to also compliment him on his great career and since he's one of the fellows who was there on a consistant basis and is still sharp as a tack, I thought I would ask him about it, and just as I'd finished telling him about a lot of other things, remembering to him how he introduced his "Way Out West" album at the Lighthouse,, as well at to how it was with he and Max Roach, and a bet about both of them I had with friends, which I had done, then when I had just started asking him about the contra bass appearance, I hit a button on the righthand side of my keyboard, and my whole note disappeared and I couldn't get it pulled back up, so I just gave up on it. I know there has to be a written record of it being played at the Lighthouse somewhere, but where? Maybe even a recording as they did record the greats and the unusual. I'm hoping that a fan or a musician out there will remember it.

I have been looking for the photo of the fellow I remember playing there and can't find a thing and I know it's on the web as I've seen it several times. I've tried to find a listing for the Lighthouse and can't find one for it either, and the only thing I find on Anthony Braxton backs up the age you're saying he is. I know that there were those who say Ron Carter wasn't the fellow I remember from the Lighthouse, but when I wrote to him, he said I brought back lots of memories, so he is the right musician who I talked about remembering, but as far as Anthony Braxton goes, I have to have it all wrong, however who was it who played that huge instrument during the 50's? I remember talking to the fellow who played it a few months later him talking about the difficulties in playing it and it's temperment, and about him playing there for a special select group, but he didn't play as often as the fellows I got to know, or that I remember really well, this due to lots of reasons, like Clifford and Richie, those were two unforgettable nice fellows and the talent, well they were astounding, and joining us at our table every time we walked in, they just made our day. Can't forget something like that. Hope someone comes across who it was they built the special stage and railing for that weekend. It was a big happening and the talk of the town, it was just that none of us who lived there, except for the in-house musicians and their guests, could go to see it all happen.