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I wish I could go down next weekend, but I am swamped with homework until this semester is over. Can someone grab me a piece of the lovely wallpaper? Seriously, I am going to miss this place. I wish Fred luck in the new place.

Just some heads up about the thread: Let It Be, Hazen's, and Oarfolkjokeopus (same location, just renamed) have all since closed. Last I heard, the Record Collectors Co-op was in the basement of Hymie's, but it has been years since I went to Hymie's, so I could be wrong. I have always prefered the Electric Fetus to Cheapo (too much garbage to sort through), Let It Be (employee's were way too snotty), and the other CD stores. They don't have an amazing used collection, but it is hard to find stores that do since the invention of ebay. What I love about the Fetus is that you can go there and find all sorts of CDs you didn't even know you needed! Kind of like the Jazz Record Mart, but they handle more than one genre of music.

The jazz festival usually starts in late June. I would call the Dakota because they usually book and announce shows at the club far in advance of when they are actually posted on the website. The A.Q. is cheaper and the crowd is livelier than the Dakota, but they do not book many national acts. out The Walker is open now and is pretty impressive. Also, check out their events calendar for concerts. Minneapolis, for the most part is a new city because most of the building's are pretty new (we have a long history of tearing down important buildings), where St. Paul on the other hand has much more historic architecture. If you are staying in downtown Minneapolis, Loring Park, the Basilica, and Walker Art Center are all within walking distance. The M.I.A, which has more traditional art in comparison to the W.A.C., is only a short bus ride away. You can hop on the Light Rail and see Minnehaha Park, which is a historic park in the city that contains a water fall that runs into the Mississippi River. I love the park because within minutes of exploring the park you can forget that you are still in the city. If your a Dylan fan, try and make a trip over to Dinkytown on the U of M campus. Dylan used to live and perform in the area. The Electric Fetus is a great CD store in Minneapolis. If your into LPs check out Hymie's on East Lake Street. A tool to see about music in the area is the pollstar site. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I have spent my whole life living in the area.

I second this. I have had mine for almost 3 years and the results are a amazing. Last month, my dentist told me to stop making appointments every six month and now come in only a year.

I ordered the Lloyd. I have been wanting to hear his Columbia material for quite some time.

Another spoiler alert: There was an episode this season where Larry was an alibi for someone accused of robbery. Later, this person shot Lewis Lewis, Richard Lewis' cousin. Made me wonder if this incident inspired Larry.

He sat down both shows I have seen him play too. I just love hearing his sound live and the chance to hear Parker tunes. You'll have to tell me how Fathead goes. I had tickets to see him last month, but something came up that I couldn't rescedule. Thinking about going to Joey DeFrancesco at the Dakota this Wednesday night.

This is at least the second time they have done a Sanford and Son marathon. I disagree about Grady. IMHO, the earlier episodes were funnier because they are within the context of Fred being a junkyard owner who is willing to do anything to get ahead, instead of the post Bubba period where all sorts of silly stuff happens like Fred meeting Lena Horne. I loved the first three seasons from Netflix and than when the season started without Fred I couldn't deal with Grady, other than the classic salad episode, so I only see those season occassionally on TV Land. I guess earlier, what I loved about the show was Foxx's unprofessional presence and how he would have strange, unpredictable reactions to things. In the later episodes, things just seem more predictable and more rehearsed.

I can agree because it's already in the lineup, but I wish they would have a maraton of Barney Miller or WKRP. Wouldn't leave the couch all weekend.

The first three season are stone cold classics. Once Grady took over and Bubba left the show, it fell off for me. Love Foxx's LPs though. Someone needs to put out a boxset of his recordings, ala the Pryor Complete Warner Brother's set.

Nice to have some of these available again. I haven't heard most of these titles for years. I will need to buy Happenings, Trompeta Toccata, and Another Workout on the first day.

Great! After you will have to share what you thought of the show. Man, he has a nice sound. Myself, I am a little bummed because I had tickets to see the Blind Boys of Alabama tonight, but the show was canceled because of the severe weather in the Minneapolis area.

He is the biggest example I can think of.

I just finished watching "The Miles Davis Story" DVD. I am doing a speech on Miles in one of my classes, so I watched the DVD for some quotes. My questions is: on the DVD the saxophonist Bill Evans talks about a tune that Miles and him used to play every gig that had Bebop licks on it. I have heard the tune many times, but can't remember what it is called and which of my records has it. Can anyone be of any help?

"Diamonds On My Windshield," was the first Waits song I had ever heard. It was on a Rhino Records The Beat Generation box set. I was thinking who and what is this!

This was a common problem when the CD came out. We ordered three, they all came back, so we decided to stop carrying it.

Have you heard anything by him yet? Waits has had at least 3 different distinctive periods in his career. The way I see it he has had the 1970's sound: influenced by Jazz and the Beat Generation, the 1980's until the until "Real Gone" sound: influenced by his previous influences, Captain Beefheart, Harry Partch, and the New York jazz sound involving the Lurie Brothers, and the "Real Gone" sound: influenced by all his previous influences, hip hop, and percussive vocal effects. Here are my recommendations: If you can only start with two CDs: Small Change- I think this is a pretty good representation of his 1970's sound, with nice variety between the different sounds of the period. Rain Dogs-My all time favorite 1980's era CD. If you decide to start with five: Real Gone-With this CD he went in a new direction, so there is not any of his CDs that sound similar to this style. Bone Machine-This was a pretty popular CD when it came out. Nice variety, with a lot of soul. Nighthawks at the Dinner-Moves between a jazz influenced sound and beat poetry.

Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival has Don Thompson on bass. It's very sad that he died at 28.

This set will have "Cool World," right? Even if it doesn't it sounds like a nice set.

connoisseur series500, is he playing this weekend or has the chance passed?

A few years back he was supposed to play a gig in town and he didn't show up the first night. The second night he didn't show up to the first set. I am sitting at the bar having a drink in between the second set and he walks up to the bar for the gig, the bartender knows him pretty well and asks what happened, he tells the baretender that he has learned a lesson, don't ever bring weed on an airplane.

Man, don't get me started on this one. I listened to the set for a few months one Fall/Winter and put it on the shelf for the following Spring/Summer/ Fall without touching it. I come back to spin the music again, pick it up off the shelf, and my hands are all brown from the rust, the shelf is all brown from the rust, and the CDs next to it were brown from the rust.

Thanks! I have the three Classics CD's, so I probably won't need the set. I was hoping that they were putting all of the 60's organ recordings together too.