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  2. 👍 with Don Thompson and Terry Clarke - such a great trio. Now:
  3. Coincidentally, this box is next up in my queue. I should put your comments in a text-to-speach app and play them as I listen, a la "Mystery Science Theater 3000":
  4. I saw this band on Saturday in a concert hall, they played for 2.5 hours, no interval. Music surprised me in that it was pretty uncompromising and highly amplified, the loudest Jazz gig in a long time. The set featured tunes from across his career but focussed on Warners and after. An all electric band sounding at times like electric Miles, Blanchard was fierce and at other times a bit like Mwandishi or Headhunters. There was a fair bit of grandstanding and showing off of the considerable chops in the band. Hancock is a phenomenon, physically has so much energy for 85 and his playing throughout was outstanding with no apparent diminution of his powers. He played scintillating solos on both grand and synth. The band really locked in tight and although to my ears Petinaud erred on the rock side a little too often he was at others the star. A fabulous duet with HH during 'Actual Proof'. Herbie treated us to a rather bizarre vocoder speech/sermon about AI and robots which I initially thought was going to be an intro to 'Rockit', it wasn't it was just his thoughts, went on too long and burst the momentum a bit. I left feeling very pleased to have seen him again after at least 35 years but thinking the show could've easily been half an hour shorter and a lot more impactful if some of the solo features had been curtailed. It certainly had hints of what might be called Stadium Jazz. But Herbie is Herbie and he has absolutely earned the right to present his music in whichever way he chooses. The love for him in the auditorium was apparent from the off
  5. If you want to read Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit, I suggest that you also read (or first read) Robert C. Solomon's In the Spirit of Hegel. https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Hegel-Robert-C-Solomon/dp/0195036506
  6. Looks like the review didn't post. I will have to try and remember what I wrote now. I'll post again in the Severance thread
  7. Today
  8. a colleague of mine can claim that three of his four grandparents took at least one course from Heidegger himself in Freiburg around 1930... I sympathize very much with his grandma who replaced the course with a course about (iirc) French cathedrals after a few weeks because the latter course was more fun... my late dad had a lifelong struggle with the obscure language that's still commonly used in the humanities in Germany... I have many childhood memories of him complaining about the way people said things in faculty meetings etc... and, somehow, that preference for a simple and clear style in scientific writing has stayed with me... to the point where my tolerance for convoluted sentences and fancy words is pretty low... certainly far too low to appreciate Heidegger... In the 1830s, Heinrich Heine wrote a nice history of German philosophy up to Kant and Hegel... iirc, his diagnosis is something along the lines of: Kant would have wanted to express himself clearly but lacked the ability... and then generations of followers copied his obscure writing style as if it was part of the message... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zur_Geschichte_der_Religion_und_Philosophie_in_Deutschland
  9. kh1958

    Dave Holland

    Good plan.
  10. True enough, but Miles of course had his electric band (Scofield on guitar), and Herbie was in VSOP mode.
  11. Became aware of him through various stories from the U.S. of the 50s - and also from some posts here that mentioned him. Like others, I had figured he was long gone. Much to my amazement, I found the below 10" LP at one of the periodic 1-EUR-per-record clearout sale days at a local record shop a couple of years ago (apparently an item left behind by an American during a visit or stay here): Some its contents have not worn that well to today's ears (even if you take the "a piece of its time" aspect into account) - but it now has its place in the "assorted oddities and odds'n'ends" corner of my vinyl collection.
  12. Wow!! I thought he passed years ago - was introduced to him in the 70s - what an innings, 97 My fav recording of his was The Masochism Tango, hearing it first via an Australian band "Captain Matchbox" version in the early 70s Also remember seeing his 10" LPs at various friends parents houses in the past from WIKI In 1960, Lehrer essentially retired from touring in the U.S.[2] The same year, he toured Australia and New Zealand, performing a total of 33 concerts to great acclaim[38] and controversy.[49] While in New Zealand, he penned lyrics critical of the All Blacks' upcoming tour of Apartheid-era South Africa and Prime Minister Walter Nash's stance on it.[50][51] Lehrer's tours occurred during a time in which he was, he said, "banned, censored, mentioned in several houses of parliament and threatened with arrest." In particular, "Be Prepared" drew advance resistance in Brisbane from the commissioner of police. He performed several songs in Australia that were still unreleased, including "The Masochism Tango."[31]
  13. John L

    R.I.P. Tom Lehrer

    I was also born in 1957 and grew up in California. I remember him being pretty big, including in my house.
  14. gvopedz

    R.I.P. Tom Lehrer

    One of my chemistry professors at college had us all hear this recording in class:
  15. T.D.

    R.I.P. Tom Lehrer

    +1 I was born in 1957 and don't recall him as being extremely popular. Always figured I came of age after his peak. Might also have been a regional component: I grew up around Chicago and got the impression Lehrer was bigger on the East Coast (esp. DC to NYC).
  16. She who can do no wrong. Very excited to have booked to see her with Quercus in October, it seems she doesn't play live too often these days
  17. Could have been timing too... I was just entering high school in 1976 but my older brother Patrick was graduating and he was my main music influence. I used to play his records for years before I started buying my own. He was into Zep, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, etc. but never Sabbath. You know, thinking about it, it might have had something to do with their faux "devil worship" shtick, which would have been frowned upon by our parents. I remember bringing home a 45 rpm single of Zep's "Whole Lotta Love" and cranking it up on my family's console only to have my mom storm in, rip it off the turntable and force me to return it. It wasn't until many years later that I learned why she was so upset at 8-year old me screaming, "Gonna give you every inch of my love".
  18. My mom was definitely a fan, and she had 3-4 of his albums (along with a couple Stan Frebergs, and Bob Newharts). She was born in the eary 30’s, and would have been in her late 20’s when most of them first came out. I definitely remember his albums fondly, and I’m sure I made cassette dubs of all them when I was in junior high, and shared them with a couple geeky friends of mine in 8th grade (and assure you, I was similarly geeky). I also remember Lehrer being popular — or at least certainly known — by half the adults in the community theater I got involved in while I was in high school. They would have been in their 30’s and 40’a then (in the mid-1980’s). I remember Lehrer’s cultural references being both dated and somehow still timely. Then again, since my dad was born in 1927, and my mom in 1934, stuff from the 50’s and 60’s seemed like semi-recent history to me (in the 80’s).
  19. On to another disc from the Grateful Dead “Enjoying the Ride” 60th Anniversary box set, Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93) disc 2
  20. Sorry @HutchFan missed this yesterday. I just posted my thoughts in the Herbie at Severance Hall thread here I'll avoid boring everyone with a double post...
  21. 👍 - on my shelf:
  22. This night was a hot one! Didn’t sleep as well as I’d like but 's alright. Starting off with a disc I’ve neglected long enough, Horace Tapscott “Dark Tree,” the second disc.
  23. Whatever it was, it died with him. I remember reading an interview with Don Friedman, who had worked with Chet in the past, and the interviewer said something about seeing Chet play recently, and Don interrupted him and said, "Wait, you're saying that Chet is still alive?!" The interviewer answered in the affirmative, and Don still didn't believe him. Don then went on to describe how Chet would drive them from gig to gig, going over 100 MPH through residential neighborhoods, day or night. He said the time he spent playing in Chet's quartet was a living hell. That's all I remember, but it must have been something like that that made my friend quit after eight months...
  24. Week 8 results Montreal 33....Calgary 31 Interesting game. The Stamps were the better team, but the Als managed to take the lead late in the half. Calgary took charge in the third. But then Adams and Alford got hurt, and the Stamps' offense generated nothing after that. The Als managed to get three field goals in the fourth to pull it out. XFL superstar PJ Walker replaced Adams, and he didn't look like a superstar. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/25/recap-montreal-23-calgary-21/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/25/alouettes-complete-fourth-quarter-comeback-to-beat-stampeders-on-thursday/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/jose-maltos-late-go-ahead-field-goal-lifts-montreal-alouettes-to-win-over-calgary-stampeders-1.2339037 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/early-indications-positive-on-qb-vernon-adams-jr-week-9-status-1.2339713 https://3downnation.com/2025/07/25/jose-maltos-foot-leads-montreal-alouettes-to-an-upset-win-in-calgary-seven-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/07/25/calgary-stampeders-plucked-by-alouettes-lose-more-than-vernon-adams-jr-five-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/07/25/dont-say-anything-good-about-me-alouettes-qb-mcleod-bethel-thompson-takes-shot-at-tsn-panel-after-victory/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-montreal-alouettes-23-calgary-stampeders-21-als-complete-fourth-quarter-comeback/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/25/3-stats-that-defined-montreals-week-8-win-over-calgary/ ***** Sask 21....Edmonton 18 The Elks' offense looked much sharper with Fajardo starting at quarterback, but they gave up eight sacks. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/26/recap-saskatchewan-21-edmonton-18/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/26/roughriders-defence-brings-the-heat-in-win-over-elks/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/trevor-harris-throws-for-two-tds-as-saskatchewan-roughriders-hold-off-cody-fajardo-edmonton-elks-1.2339433 https://3downnation.com/2025/07/26/edmonton-elks-get-sacked-to-death-in-saskatchewan-five-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/07/26/saskatchewan-roughriders-reindeer-games-almost-cost-them-against-elks-9-other-thoughts/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riders-d-line-delivers-8-presents-to-cody-fajardo-during-christmas-in-july-victory/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-july-27-2025/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/26/3-stats-that-defined-saskatchewans-week-8-win-over-edmonton/ ***** Toronto 31....Winnipeg 17 That's three games in a row that the Bombers have been beaten badly. The Argos continue to improve with Arbuckle. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/26/recap-toronto-31-winnipeg-17/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/26/argos-hand-bombers-third-straight-loss-in-111th-grey-cup-rematch/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/winnipeg-blue-bombers-qb-zach-collaros-ruled-out-for-second-half-in-loss-to-toronto-argonauts-1.2339719 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/nick-arbuckle-throws-two-td-passes-as-toronto-argonauts-down-bombers-for-first-home-win-of-season-1.2339752 https://3downnation.com/2025/07/26/winnipeg-blue-bombers-crushed-by-argonauts-in-grey-cup-repeat-11-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/07/27/toronto-argonauts-get-right-at-the-right-time-with-win-over-bombers-six-other-thoughts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/26/3-stats-that-defined-torontos-week-8-win-over-winnipeg/ ***** Hamilton 37....BC 33 Great game between two evenly matched clubs. The Ticats scored two touchdowns in the last three minutes to win it. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/27/recap-hamilton-37-bc-33/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/27/tiger-cats-keep-winning-streak-alive-with-victory-over-lions/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/bo-levi-mitchell-hamilton-tiger-cats-complete-late-comeback-to-beat-bc-lions-1.2340154 https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/27/3-stats-that-defined-hamiltons-week-8-win-over-bc/ ***** The Argos placed Chad Kelly on the six-game list. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/27/chad-kelly-placed-on-six-game-injured-list/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-put-quarterback-chad-kelly-on-six-game-injured-list-1.2339816 https://3downnation.com/2025/07/26/toronto-argonauts-officially-place-qb-chad-kelly-on-six-game-injured-list/ ***** CFL Award contenders https://www.cfl.ca/2025/07/25/early-season-frontrunners-for-all-7-cfl-awards/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2025/07/28/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-hamilton-tiger-cats-soar-amid-five-game-winning-streak/
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