Chuck Nessa

Yup.

HAPPY, HAPPY!

Best wishes. Sorry to be late. I consulted one of your discographies only yesterday.

I never read the "worst of Che" since I decided to ignore him early on. I tried a search of the "political" forum and got nowhere, so I guess it is gone. I think this is a mistake. I saw his postings to the Atsmon (sp) thread and found him to be "very clever" in the way he formed his sentences. I wanted to see the other material. Hate and it's children need to be exposed, not denied. I really disagree with the deletion, if that was done. Fresh air kills many bacteria.

I think he went to jail for an ugly crime. Since my memory is vague, I won't say what I remember.

Could be. Y'ain't seen nothing 'less you been there early in the morning when the door opens and the (2 or 3) regulars come in for the breakfast draft from Mr Anderson. "You want one Chuck?'. No, I'll wait for the coffee to finish.

Had a few beers there. Had a friendly barkeep named Fred.

HERE

I think the band needs lime green blazers.

When the wholesale price increases we should expect increases at the punp, BUT all the oil companies have been posting "record profits" during this time. If they kept the same cost/profit model the profits would not change. Can anyone think of someone to blame?

Once again, I'm with Dan. DAMN! B-)

One thing you really need to understand is the "original cost". Gene worked for Elvin, probably got a good deal for the session and paid Elvin and the sidemen - say $10,000. I don't know the deal but the number is cheap for the "product". He spent another $3000 (we are talking 25 year old dollars) to issue the lp and sold a few - not near enough to recoup the money. Now you want him to give you the music for minimum wage plus "media" postage? Grow up.

Did I ask anywhere in my post what it "seemed" to you? I only asked for real information.

The asking price for the Jones is $15. Please write a budget - guess, since you seem to doubt my info. Artwork cost Film/transfer cost proof cost printing cost (how many do you print at what unit cost?) ship printing to pressing plant cost remixing/editing cost remix/editing proof mastering cost mastering proof shipping master to pp cost pressing cost jewel box/assembly/wrap cost shipping to your warehouse cost publishing royalty cost artist royalty cost Now that you have done that, please bill us for your time facilitating all the above, warehouse space, website cost, etc. Please give me a unit cost.

Look again. Write a budget.

Please 'splain this to me. Do you know the costs? Can you write a budget that makes the discs cheaper? I want to know. $20 a copy to re-issue a CD of material you own? What costs are you talking about re-mastering? New artwork? Pressing 1,000 copies. So $3,000-$4,000. Please, give me a break. The price I see for a finished cd is $15. Please (as I asked before) write a budget and don't forget to include a realistic estimation of sales along with some sort of timeframe so we can see the return on investment.

This REALLY belongs in the Political thread. The US has had cheap fuel and food so long the society does not really understand the costs and consequences. Count your lucky stars for the past and brace yourself for the future.

Please 'splain this to me. Do you know the costs? Can you write a budget that makes the discs cheaper? I want to know.

He did his job. What did you expect him to do? Not be a dick. Some of us here can't do that. Why would you expect it from him?

FWIW, Patrick Gleeson was an "employee" of mine in the early '70s. I was regional manager of a chain of record stores and he was a clerk in our store on 8th St in NYC.

I am really torn by this discussion. One thing that helps make the US a decent place to live is the adversary court system. The government (federal to local) has a larger burden as they should. I'm always disappointed by dissenters to this situation. We (as a civilization) may lose a few but we ultimately win as a result. We, as a society, win more from Cochran's victory.

Great idea for a thread. Don't forget Buddy Tate in this context, and no mention of Jack McVea - both transitional fingures but........... Now I hope the following doesn't highjack the thread, but I'm a big Julian Dash fan too and think it is a shame his MJR lp has not been reissued. I think it is a "classic". He's also a fine contributor (in tandem with Tate) to a Jay McShann date for MJR (this one is available). Now back the original topic.

No the more I think about it, 1981 seems correct.

Yes, one of each. I'm not certain about the date but it was at a Jazz Times convention in DC. Billboard covered the new contract in a big way - first time and all that crap.