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Way better than I expected. I havent seen any of the other Marvel series installments so I don't know how it measures up, but as a standalone this is a good watch and the music picks are stellar.

Landman. I had to take a break from it for a trip, but now I'm back finishing season 1 and looking forward to watching 2. I love the writing on this show, and Billy Bob Thornton's work is to die for.

Great stuff!

A more modern big band, live. Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band “The Complete Live Recordings At Ronnie Scott’s February 28th 1969 - Volcano / Rue Chaptal” Rearward cd

April 16, 2026: Leroy Jones, Yusa and Mahmoud Chouki, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 17, 2026: Eddie Gomez Trio, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Kyle Roussel, Joe Lastie, People Museum, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 18, 2026: Wendell Brunious, Victor Campbell, Joy Clark, Secret Six Jazz Band, Stephen Walker, Shake Em Up Jazz Band, Jamil Sharif, Marlon Jordan, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 19, 2026: Tuba Skinny, Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Rod Paulin, Astral Project, Helen Gillet, Leyla McCalla, Louis Ford, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 23, 2026: Nicholas Payton featuring Butcher Brown Presents the Supreme Blue, Monty Alexander "Jamericana", Charlie Musselwhite, Kyle Roussel, Kenny Neal, Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Nidia Gongora (Columbia); Yusa (Cuba), Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Jamil Sharif, Peter Harris Presents Double Bird, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 24, 2026: Hiromi's Sonicwonder, Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Andromeda Turre, Astral Project, Parlor Greens (w/Jimmy James), Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo, Tom McDermott, and David Boeddinghaus, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Sevana (Jamaica), Joy Clark, Wendell Brunious, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Natu Camera (Guinea), Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 25, 2026: Mahmoud Chouki, Louis Ford, Little Freddie King, Dr. Nativo (Guatemala), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Delgres (Guadeloupe), Natu Camera (Guinea), Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 26, 2026: Ron Carter Quartet, Catherine Russell, Roger Lewis and Baritone Bliss, Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget, Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal, Chris Thomas King, Tuba Skinny, People Museum, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Delgres (Guadeloupe), Vieux Farka Toure (Mali), Dr. Nativo (Guatamala), Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 28, 2026: Robert Cray, Empire Theater, San Antonio Joe Alterman, JazzTX, San Antonio April 29, 2026: Robert Cray, Heights Theater, Houston April 30, 2026: Isaiah Collier (The World is on Fire), Steve Masakowski Family Band, Sasha Masakowsti as Trash Magnolia, Helen Gillet, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 1, 2026: Terence Blanchard with Ravi Coltrane; Charlie Gabriel; Victor Campbell, Stephen Walker, D.K. Harrell, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Jackie Venson, Main Street Crossing, Tombull May 2, 2026: Dianne Reeves; Uptown Jazz Orchestra; Alexey Marti, Leroy Jones, Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers feat. Dr. Michael White and Shaye Cohn, Larry McCray, Leyla McCalla, , New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Kenny Garrett, Jazz and Blues Market, New Orleans Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (sitar), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin May 3, 2026: Herbie Hancock; Jason Marsalis, Trumpet Mafia featuring Keyon Harold, Jackie Venson, Lila Ike (Jamaica), Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 8, 2026: Guitar Prasanna, Windmills, The Colony May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston Guitar Prasanna, Windmills, The Colony May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin Sandip Chatterjee (Violin) & Subhajyoti Guha (Tabla), Kathak Rhythm Studios, Plano May 17, 2026: Lucia, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston May 21, 2026, Stockton Helbing, Bank of America Theater, Richardson May 30, 2026: Jackie Venson, Beer City Music Hall, Oklahoma City June 6, 2026: L Shankar (double violin), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin Abhisek Lahiri (Sarod) & Subrata Bhattacharya (Tabla), Kathak Rhythm Studios, Plano June 7, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Unity of Dallas June 8, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Bates Recital Hall, Austin June 9, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Dianne Benaco Concert Hall, San Antonio June 10, 2026: Eleonora Strino Duo, Bayou Theater, Houston June 11, 2026: Shelley Carrol, Bank of America Theater, Richardson June 19, 2026: Mohini Dey, Windmills, The Colony June 20, 2026: Mohini Dey, Windmills, The Colony June 26, 2026: Oz Noy, Windmills, the Colony June 27, 2026: Oz Noy, Windmills, The Colony August 22, 2026: S. Akash (flute) & Vivek Pandya (tabla)/ Manas Kumar (violin) and Ojas Adhiya (tabla), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin August 27, 2026: Buddy Guy, Majestic Theater, San Antonio August 28, 2026: Buddy Guy, Austin City Limits August 29, 2026: Buddy Guy, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands August 30, 2026: Buddy Guy, Majestic Theater, Dallas October 10, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Stafford Center, Houston October 11, 2026: Niladri Kumar (sitar), Austin October 18, L. Shankar (violin), Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Swaminathan, Amit Kaythekar (percussion), Matchbox4, Houston

Disc 1

Spohr - String Quintets No.1 and No.2 - WDR Ensemble Players

Think of the relationship of cholesterol to your calcium score as like the weather to climate. Your calcium score is your accumulated history. Also, not all plaque is calcified, so it won't necessarily show up on the scan and it can still be risky by being more rupture-prone. The important thing is that no matter what your calcium score is, plaque is the thing you have to go after with statins (among other things too, like exercise). Non-calcified plaque is what shrinks - calcified plaque basically stays the same - like scar tissue. Paradoxically, statins can actually lead to more calcification by converting the unstable plaque to a stable calcified form, but this is a good thing in the end because it's stabilized. Think of it - using the climate analogy again - as changing the atmosphere to make it less volatile - less storm activity - but the climate doesn't immediately reverse. I agree about the insurance payout racket as a possibility - a strong one actually in light of what I've seen her request of me (like another, earlier than needed, colonoscopy).

All right, that's a partial ID on 3 and a full ID on 9. That leaves track 6 as the only remaining full mystery. No hints on that unless it's still mysterious come next week.

Glad it's appreciated gents.

Indeed. Thanks for posting these Dan. Some fantastic playing and great music overall.

Unfortunately, there's probably a decent insurance payout for that test and she could be - again, unfortunately - looking to drive revenue. I had the triple diagnostic on my heart last year: CT with contrast, EKG and ultrasound. Came out great with no blockages so I immediately went and made sure to eat pork belly, chitlins and fried gizzards later that week. Clean bill = eat my fill.

Glad that bft contributed at least a little. Thanks for posting these albums as Ive not heard them before, nor most of the artists. Discoveries like this are always nice.

Thanks. If you would PM me your address I will get back to you later today.

The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars And MGM Sessions (1943-1954)” Mosaic Records 7 cd set, disc 2 I’m continuing on a revisit of this interesting set of Herman music. Great sound!

My late uncle had two bypass operations before he turned 45. His son decided it would be a good idea to get a calcium scan. His score was 750. They then followed up with a cardiac catheterization and they found several severe blockages. Within two weeks of getting his cardiac calcium score, he had a quadruple bypass. It was his story that got me to finally get one. Good thing I did. My results were pretty bad but not bad enough (yet) to require bypass surgery. Strangely enough, my older brother got a score of 0, which blows my mind. I think a lot of it has to do with high cholesterol. My cholesterol has been high for much of my adult life, even while taking statins.

Marveling at how wonderful the system sounds this morning. Started off with side 2 of “Ellington Jazz Party in Stereo” Columbia LP. . . the engineering on this is just superb, and with Mr. Five by Five and Dizzy the music just soars, and all that percussion! And now on to Jimmy Smith “The Sermon” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD