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David McMurray “Grateful Deadication” Blue Note cd Much of it is also reggae-fied. Took me a few listens but I do like it.

Ouch!! As Cedric the Entertainer once said, "it ain't that bad".😎

Yes!!! They could add the MGM sides, too.

Though quite vapid, the TV series that came from Clueless was actually pretty good and kept all the characters apart from leads Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd.

I didn’t think it was very good. Unfortunately he plans more Smiley books. I doubt I will read any of them.

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There have been a number of TV series over the years inspired by films, though most of them seem to die pretty quickly. M*A*S*H was an obvious exception. Two of the worst film reboots on TV: Super Train: a mediocre movie that was even worse as a TV series. Delta House: A pathetic reboot of Animal House that had a few actor carryovers from the film and Josh Mostel (Zero's son) as the Bluto-like character. The one sitcom I loved that died quickly was The Nutt House, about a NYC hotel that had seen better days, starring Harvey Korman as the manager and Cioris Leachman playing the big-butted head housekeeper who has the hots for the manager and also the elderly hotel's owner. I think that there are two or three episodes posted on YouTube. One of the running gags was the elevator stopping just below the main lobby, so guests had to step up to get out of it. I think Mel Brooks was involved as a producer.

"This is Mathews, throw out that gun, Peterson!"

October 21, 2025: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston October 24, 2025: Jackie Venson, Tulips FTW, Fort Worth Camille Thurman Quartet, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Joe McPhee, Alienated Majesty, No Idea Festival, Austin Joshua Redman, The Mansion, Austin October 25, 2025: Joe McPhee, Scottish Rite Theater, No Idea Festival, Austin Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Joshua Redman, The Music Box, Austin October 29, 2025: Chuck Redd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin November 5, 2025: Cory Weeds, Parker Jazz Club, Austin November 9, 2025: Artemis, House of Blues, Houston November 10, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas November 12, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Meyerson, Dallas November 14, 2025: Nicholas Payton Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston Wynton Marsalis, Grand Opera House, Galveston Mike Stern, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth November 15, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hogg Auditorium, Austin Mike Stern Band, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas Kunal Gunjal (Santoor) & Amit Kavthekar (Tabla), Kathak Dance Studio, Plano November 16, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hobby Center, Houston November 21, 2025: Anat Cohen, The Clarion at brazosport College, Lake Jackson November 22,2025: Jim Snidero, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth January 10, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin January 17, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin January 24, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's Austin January 31, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quaret, Wortham Theater, Houston March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas March 21, 2026: Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth March 26-29, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Marc Ribot, Shabaka, Mary Halvorson, Julian Lage Quartet, John Zorn (Various), Chicago Underground Duo, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Brandon Woody, Brian Marsella, Chad Taylor Quintet, Ches Smith Clone Row, Darius Jones Trio, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra, Harriet Tubman & Georgia Ann Muldrow, Isaiah Collier, Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen, Matt Mitchell's Zealous Angles, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Openness Trio, Orchestre Baobab, Patricia Brennan Septet, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Tom Skinner, William Hooker Quartet, Ned Rothenberg, Yasmin Williams and William Tyler, Thomas Fujiwara: Dream Up, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas Samora Joy, Austin City Limits April 4, 2026: Samora Joy, Tobin Center, San Antonio April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston April 23-26, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 30-May 3, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin

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Makaya McCraven, Off the Record

I usually have May, but I don’t plan to do one next year, so you can have it.

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I don't understand your question. In private schools like these, everyone pays the same tuition. Not everyone pays room & board - if the college even allows off campus housing. State schools usually offer discounted tuition for state residents. The only reduction in tuition at a private school is through grants. Grants were getting harder to get about 15 years ago when my youngest started college. Her school of choice offered her $0.00 in grant money. It would have cost her (and me) about $45K/year, so she didn't go there. This year, that school's estimated costs are over $68K. I imagine grants are even harder to get today. Loans should never be considered any sort of discount. Loans are just delayed payments with interest, so really just delayed payment with a huge adder. I bet if someone re-did this chart with the typical loans associated with it, the top number would be something like $160K/year.

The Intense Media 600167 - West Coast Jazz - 20 Original Albums On 10 CD's The Intense Media 600318 - West Coast Jazz Vol 2 - 16 Original Albums On 10 CD's

David Weiss: The Mirror. Fresh Sound FSNT 204 [Spain 2004]

I’d forgotten how good that O’Brien cd is. I know Hod is a good bud of Danny D’Imperio who has sung his praises to me. On further out to Alice Coltrane “Journey In Satchidananda” SHM-SACD Impulse Japan 600×593 75.8 KB

Happy Birthday, have a good one, and continued success with your bands ...

October 21 Board Member David Weiss - 1964

Cold again but clear and still. Wanted to start the day with some Pepper Adams. Hod O’Brien “Opalessence” Criss Cross cd Hod O’Brien with Tom Harrell on trumpet and Pepper Adams on baritone – plus Ray Drummond on bass and Kenny Washington on drums