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  1. I have re-read the Oscar Peterson RIP thread, and I have to say that it is far more negative than you have described, and became much more negative fairly early on. But you are a moderator, the most frequent poster, and the unofficial leader of the board. So if you want a tough-minded, intimidating board, you can have that, and make it happen.

    I think it is fair to say that what you find "just right", many other reasonable people might find "too hot" or "too cold." But you have made your position clear that those other people can go to hell.

    I live in a tough-minded, intimidating atmosphere in the real world every day, and can handle it. I have to decide how much more negativity I want in my life. This board provides some interesting mental stimulation, but I really don't need another dollop of negative intensity in my life. So I will not be visiting Organissimo.org any more.

    TWO!

  2. Looking forward to the Turrentine. The last of the Turrentine/Parlan recordings to be reissued, correct? Isn’t everything else either available as a stand-alone disc or as part of the Turrentine Mosaic or the Parlan Mosaic?

    "Up at Mintons" also featured Horace Parlan. Its only CD issues have been in Japan. I have JRVGs of them and I assume there was a previous TOCJ.

    MG

    there was a domestic "doubletime" 2CD set as well. Those with the ugly yellow/blue diagonal banner.

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  3. this is a community

    no doubt I am dead wrong, but your post reads like an advert for a caste society where all are created equal but those with the proper dues and tormented souls are more equal and allowed to spew at the cost of others and the group. Cool beans if the group can handle it, but obviously it cannot. Sure there are lots of folks who are not vocal about being bothered and sure there are those who see nothing wrong and are rather vocal about that. Heck, there may even be some who are exalted by it all and are having a field day right now. But there is definitely also an increasing number of folks who are simply appalled or otherwise not amused; people are leaving this place -- full stop. This place is turning into a cliquish affair for the selected elite. I am all for a loving community where everyone can be themselves, but it is simply to utopic to be. So everyone adapts and I fail to see why that would not apply to those with the loudest mouths and the foulest language or those with the most exquisit CV.

    So let's have that community you speak of, but focus a bit more on behaving ourselves instead of going into rampant mode demanding everyone swallow everything. Just cut the crap and be nice to each other (and the rest of the world).

  4. Why can't you just drop it? This entire bit of nonsense could have been avoided if you had simply voiced opposition to the off topic aspect of my post. Hey, it could have been avoided if you had shown even a slight sense of humor.

    Heck, your post got the honour of being the little drop that did it. If you want to accuse me of lack of humour, the pic in my profile is much funnier than yours. Hah!

    Don't kid yourself into thinking that my feelings can be hurt by someone who, quite literally, to me has never been more than a bunch of pixels arranged to spell out "couw." Apologies? For what--showing an ugly side of yourself? Pleeeeeze!

    :rolleyes:

    Too late for that, anyway. You seem to relish this sort of thing. I don't, so--having wasted far too much time on it, I am off this thread. If you have further complaints, I suggest that you PM me, which is what you should have done in the first place.

    the thing is, Chris, that this seemed just another tidbit dropped in just another thread, but there have been so many tidbits in so many threads that it is becoming a bit of a burden to the board. You still have not addressed that point. Your concern is with this board if I am to believe your posts on the celebration thread. Maybe you should address not only the monetary aspects and be happy, but also address and help re-shape the content of this board.

  5. But if all it takes to "ruin" this board is something like a really offhand reference to Peter Nero/Bernie Nierow then I gotta think there's other issues afloat that have nothing to do with the board per se and everything to do with "personal preferences".

    This is so small-minded I would never have expected such a comment from you. If you fail to see this as part of (and merely part of) the bigger issue then so be it. Maybe the differences run too deep and cannot be reconciled. Maybe you chose to see it this way, that would suck big time. Take it to PM if you wish.

    All of the shit written here has to do with the board and with the positively huge google presence all of it may serve or hurt the band.

  6. Did they find the ashes of his fiddle? Now that's news!

    But if so, why isn't this in another subforum. Imean, a biurnt fiddle can't play, and that is a problem, but I'm not sure if unplayability of an instrument that no longer exists constitues the basis for an "audio" thread.

    You guys are right - this is all too complicated and vexatious. Can't we all just talk about our favorite records instead?

    thanks Jim, this REALLY helps evading the issue.

    ladidadidaah

  7. please go back and read the posts that sparked this infighting. You will find that the name-calling aimed at a fellow poster began with couw.

    in his initial post couw was wise enough to point out that:

    "...the thing is that the "negativity", as it has been called, of this board is not about all the shite that goes on between members of this board calling each other names and whatnot. The real issue is the crap that gets slung to all those outside of this board. The inter-member shite is commonplace with BBs like this and has never been a problem, it's the outward going shite by a select few who have chosen this board to vent their frustrations that is the real problem."

    you have yet to address that point. Instead, you have been hiding behind good weather messages of a reborn board and behind silly comparisons of online profiles. If any moderator wants me to tone down and take back my "bitter old Chris" comment, I will do so immediately. Heck, I will do that right now and apologise for hurting your feelings. See, this inter-member shite is easily solved indeed. But what will *you* do if you are asked to keep your personal vendettas towards non-members to yourself and not spill them on the board under the name of a band trying to make a living? If you can promise to keep that stuff to your memoires, I promise I will never again call you bitter old Chris.

    Meanwhile, we reached #1 google status, yay <_<

  8. Please explain to me how I am wrong in that this board (too) often provides a window for some members to vent negatively on people outside of this board (or even long dead).

    Would it make you feel better if CA had written something nice thing about Peter Nero? If you're going to run scared about what people may find when they google "Peter Nero" then you've pretty much defeated the purpose of free expression on the net. IMHO

    I would have felt much better if Chris had just shut the fuck up and written nothing about Mr. Nero as there was no need whatsoever accept possibly Chris's ego. It's all free expression of course, but it also falls down on the band advertised in the URL. If Chris wants free expression wrt his ego he should get a blog. He can even link his utterances there through any thread here, just not post it under the current band related URL.

    For all of us, we should freely express ourselves if needed but not succomb to old scores and any other bills to be settled outside of this board. Freedom of expression should not mean freedom of insult. Apparantly to some here it does.

  9. Nero, the software, is a new one on me-

    I assume you are not so dumb that you could not deduce the software bit from Dan's post. Which begs the question, WHY are you replying to a topic you know nothing about? Why not breathe and let it go? This really is the question if you care to bear with me. Why not just keep the negative shite to yourself? Even if it's meant to be funny -- is it? If you cannot keep it to yourself: get a blog.

    Please explain to me how I am wrong in that this board (too) often provides a window for some members to vent negatively on people outside of this board (or even long dead).

    If you wish please assume I am an old lady and show me due respect.

  10. This thread is an excellent example of what is rotten about this BB.

    Let me spell it out: A guy starts a thread about a technical problem, that's what theses BBs are for, right? Another guy makes a suggestion that proves to provide the answer, even better in terms of social service. Good place! Question solved, thread closed.

    Yes, but no...

    Then bitter old Chris A. has to step in with a "semi-joke" -- which is not really funny -- about how much of a prick the pianist is who happens to carry the same name as the computer programme. Following that, instead of calling him the asshole he is, his old chum has to put some little coal to the fire. Thankyouverymuch.

    The appropriate reaction of a BB would be: WTF??!! But I don't read that here.

    As it is, whenever the world looks for Peter Nero in their google inspired webworlds, they will very easily fall into this snakepit to find that the man had a quarrel with good ole bitter Chris and is a prick to boot. Real good advertisement for the Organissimo band of course.

    This board has LOTS of search hits -- believe it or not -- and therewith huge google impact; search for the two names of the Nero guy and you find this thread among the top20 results already today. This post will probably make it edge closer to the top...

    All that is written here has impact on the google world out there.

    Of course freedom of expression is holy, but maybe not at all cost; the solution would be to get your own blog, Chris. It's easy to set up. There you can spout all your horrific stories that do not really fit into discussions here, even if you managed to squeeze them in on a loose and twisted sort of logic every now and then. Maybe you'll even reach high on the google-o-meter like this board does. Hell, you're not alone so maybe your peers will follow to create a blog-like wiki of how things really were and are.

    See, the thing is that the "negativity", as it has been called, of this board is not about all the shite that goes on between members of this board calling each other names and whatnot. The real issue is the crap that gets slung to all those outside of this board. The inter-member shite is commonplace with BBs like this and has never been a problem, it's the outward going shite by a select few who have chosen this board to vent their frustrations that is the real problem.

    At least for a forum connected to, paid for by, and maintained by a band.

    So if the band name is disassociated from the forum that would help a lot. If some of the members would think twice before posting that would help lots more.

    Maybe I am the asshole that doesn't understand properly and maybe I will follow brownie anyhow

    -- like him I still have lots of discs to spin and appreciate.

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