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Twins fans worshiped him (until he was charged with sexual assault) because he brought two World Series Championships to the area. He seemed so happy playing the game and was usually in the running for batting titles. Most people from the area can quote the line the announcer made after Puck hit the homerun in Game Six of the 1991 World Series. I would see him sitting in courtside seats at Timberwolves games, he always looked very unhealthy and unhappy. Within one year, he went through a messy public divorce, a mistress made their affair public, and he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a restaurant. After he was found not guilty, he stopped going to the T-Wolves games, stopped working with the Twins organization, and moved to Arizona. Until yesterday, I figured he would eventually be back with the organization.

It has just been announced on the Minneapolis/St. Paul news that Kirby Puckett received last rites and passed away today.

He was the first player I followed. When I got into baseball as a kid he had just come up with my hometown team, the Twins. He always seemed so happy playing the game. Brought the twin cities our two World Series Championships.

Just announced: Kirby Puckett has passed away.

The local news just said that things look so bad that his family is going to take him off of life support tonight.

All of them! Seriously, I took off Nick Lowe "The Convincer," and dug this out to try and narrow it down to a favorite song. It's just too hard, there is so much variety on this disc. I love the mix from groovers to the ballad.

I don't think the price is that shocking because of the rarity of the guitar and the content of the emails sent. What is shocking is that anything can go that high with a seller with one feedback!

Nice photo from the Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry European Tour.

So, what are they made of? It is some kind of engineered formula that is supposed to taste like dairy, but it actually isn't. There is not any dairy in the cones and shakes because it would not be cost and travel effective. ....but those B.K. Veggie's are perfect...

This is really something!!!!!! Great poster! You get Phineas AND Sun Ra. Where did you find it? I have found most of my stuff at the record shows in town.

Now that you mention it, I remember sending that card into Sony when the set came out and never heard anything back! I assumed they never actually sent them out. Is it pretty nice? While working at the record store in the mid-90's,when WEA had their Atlantic Jazz Gallery series, I received posters for the Mingus, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman reissues. I still have them in my poster pile in the basement.

I have been a vegetarian for almost 15 years now, but until I read "Fast-food Nation" I used to love McDonald's cones. Now that I know what they are made of I am too freaked out to eat them again! It probably is not any better, but I love the B.K. Veggie.

Those are pretty cool! I have tons of press photos, mainly of people I want to meet and have autograph for me. Here is the stuff I have framed in the house: a Miles Davis Fillmore poster from the early Seventies a large Mosaic Coltrane Blue Train era poster a large Mosaic Sonny Rollins Volume two era poster a Joe Henderson Verve press photo (it was taken around the time I first saw him in concert) a autographed press photo of Randy Weston a autographed press photo of James Moody a autographed press photo of Branford Marsalis a photograph of Hank Mobley with Lee Morgan and last, but not least: a John Lee Hooker photo from the early 1990's (it was taken around the time when I saw him in concert).

I really dig the bassist Albert Stinson. The first recording I heard him on was the Impulse reissue of "Man From Two Worlds." I thought he had a nice thick sound and seemed really funky, but eventually thought he was even funkier on "The Dealer!" I didn't really know much about him other than that he seemed to have died very young. A few years back, I asked Charles Lloyd about Stinson at gig he was playing at the Dakota (a club in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area). He said that he remembered Stinson hanging out at gigs in the L.A. area and that he didn't seen him for a while, but he came back on the scene playing bass. He said that he was someone from the past that he really missed and that he was a great bassist to play with. Stinson doesn't seem to have cut many sides. The ones I have heard are: Chico Hamilton Drumfusion, Man From Two Worlds, and The Dealer Gabor Szabo Gypsy '66 John Handy Nice View Bobby Hutcherson Oblique Has anyone heard him with Larry Coryell on "Coryell"? or with Joe Pass on "Catch Me"? or on the Pacific Jazz Trio's on the Mosaic Select? or on any sessions I haven't mentioned?

On the ebay craziness thread, someone posted an auction for an original Woody Shaw/Bobby Hutcherson concert poster, which got me thinking about what kind of posters/photographs members had in their collections. Anyone want to share?

Nice spring training game from my Twins last night. Torii Hunter first pitch home run and Johan Santana only gave up one hit in 2 innings.

In my book, this one and "Crazy People Music" are classics.

If anyone has any questions feel free to PM me.

Thanks guys! It looks like I know one of the titles I will be adding to my CD order next week.

I had the same kind of experience, but it was with a Weston performance. After "Volcano Blues' came out, I flew to the San Francisco Jazz Festival to see a performance that had Randy Weston performing solo, in a trio, and with a big band. It was a great time, with from what I can remember, Hamiet Bluiett & Teddy Edwards in the group. There was a point in the evening when Weston had Melba Liston, who was backstage in her wheelchair, come on stage to receive credit for her arrangements/compositions, she received a standing ovation and seemed so touched by the applause.

Could you tell me which Milt session it is?

Thank you all the information and the photo. I just ordered Central Avenue Sounds.

I was able to see them with Belladonna only one time. It was on a tour with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, with the warm act Alice In Chains. I never really understood why they found a replacement for Belladonna.

The sound on 'Tune Up' and 'Dr. Jackle' is not perfect, but I think they are worth buying. If you can sit through the sound problems with most of Bird's live recordings, the sound problems on CDs shouldn't be that much of an issue. I really like these discs because it is great to hear Scotty Holt and Lamont Johnson performing with McLean on a variety of tunes that the group did not record in the studio. The only Jackie LP/CD I haven't been able to listen to is 'Monuments.' I have tried to listen to it for kitsch value, but even than it's too painful.

I thought no more "I am the Man"? Would have been a damn shame. Anybody know if Joey Belladonna was brought back on vocals?