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Finished "Invasion" (Apple TV) Season 3, finishing "Resident Alien" Season 2 rewatch (this time with my wife), started "Penguin" (HBO) and hope to watch the premiere of "Pluribus" very soon.

Bill Evans “Some Other Time: the Lost Session from the Black Forest” Resonance 2 cd set, disc 1

The Complete... CD set is really well-done in every aspect.

My mind was blown by 'Interstellar' when I saw it for the first time earlier this year, which set me on a quest of watching many of those space movies which were in vogue around that time a decade ago. Now working my way through this one, which is also really good, clearly gets the silver medal in the category (though nothing touches Interstellar). The most surprising aspect of The Martian is the deadpan humor that Damon's character brings to the story.

75th anniversary of the local Bach Festival. Tonight, two Harpsichords recreating the contest between Louis Marchard and Johann Sebastian Bach that never took place. Alexander von Heissen, now teaching in Leipzig, and his former teacher, Eva Maria Pollerus in a nice local baroque church.

This album was originally recorded under the leadership of trombone player Willie Wilson, but was never released. Later it was released as a Freddie Hubbard album. A more recent reissue is under Duke Pearson's name. Pepper Adams, and Lex Humphries also appear.

Today through Dec. 7, all Criterion titles are half off at Barnes & Noble stores and at bn.com.

Yeah, I should pick up the CDs for the alts. Been meaning to do this but haven’t. The LPs as issued are excellent.

Yes! Terrific stuff!

Bamboleate:

I am reading this.

Anticipating the new Hendrix box today, I’m spinning disc 2 of this penultimate one. “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision” cd 2

Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, September 30 1983

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Great points. And what about those people that read several books at the same time, rarely finishing one before picking up another? Asking for a friend ...

This Milestone CD compiles two Jazzland LPs: The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance and Big Chief!

Ordered mine the other day, really looking forward to this one

The first thing I would say to this is that I don't believe it at all & AI agrees, saying this about World Population Review, "The website is generally reliable but should be used with caution as it does not always provide accurate information." In this particular instance, how the hell could they come up with this number? Who reports every book they read in a public way? Do any of you do this? This seems more likely a statistic from some website like Goodreads, which is going to exclude a ton of non-readers by definition. Someone who doesn't read books is not going to open a Goodreads account. The other thing I would add is that when I was still working, there were many mornings spent around the breakroom table where I was pretty much the only one who regularly talked about books I was reading.

Another cold morning with a wife fighting pain. I got her back to sleep and read about someone’s upcoming “trillion dollar pay package.” That made me shiver and think of “Million Dollar Bash” so I put on disc 3 of this great box set. Bob Dylan "Bootleg Series Vol. 11 The Basement Tapes Complete " Columbia 6 cd set, disc 3