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Not so much for a message board, but I like the handle, "a little girl", for online gaming, especially in games where combat is involved. Imagine the on-screen game updates, "Player X was killed by a little girl" or "Player X killed a little girl." Funny, sick, wrong?

Have we definitely confirmed that those Spanish Blue Note's with TOCJ markings are in fact TOCJ remastering? Add Thad Jones - "Detroit - New York Junction" to the list of those with TOCJ markings (TOCJ-1513) BTW: they're in the bins at DUSTY GROOVE. I was there 9/15/2003 and bought a couple

Actually the photo of Larry Young was taken just after he experienced the most painfull static shock of his life and Lee was photographed responding to RVG's question of, "who wants another beer?"

"You're gonna need a bigger boat" -Chief Brody (Roy Scheider), Jaws (1975)

b3-er: I cannot decide whose point that makes... (industry vs. consumers) Many people bought the CD.....but then offered it up for illegal sharing....

RIAA sued for amnesty offer By Stefanie Olsen Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 10, 2003, 9:04 AM PT update A day after the Recording Industry Association of America filed a slew of lawsuits against alleged illegal song swappers, it became the target of legal action over its own "amnesty" program. California resident Eric Parke, on behalf of the general public of the state, filed a suit Tuesday against the trade association because of its amnesty, or "Clean Slate," program, a provisional shield it introduced Monday that allows people to avoid legal action by stepping forward and forfeiting any illegally traded songs. The suit, filed in the Marin Superior Court of California, charges that the RIAA's program is a deceptive and fraudulent business practice. It is "designed to induce members of the general public...to incriminate themselves and provide the RIAA and others with actionable admissions of wrongdoing under penalty of perjury while (receiving)...no legally binding release of claims...in return," according to the complaint. "This lawsuit seeks a remedy to stop the RIAA from engaging in unlawful, misleading and fraudulent business practices," the suit reads. The RIAA responded to the suit with a maxim: "No good deed goes unpunished, apparently." "It's also unfortunate that a lawyer would try to prevent others from getting the assurances they want that they will not be sued," an RIAA representative wrote in an e-mail. The complaint is the first legal retaliation to the RIAA's lawsuit campaign against individual file swappers. The trade group filed 261 lawsuits against computer users it said were exclusively "egregious" file swappers, marking the first time copyright laws have been used on a mass scale against individual Net users. The barrage of lawsuits signaled a turning point in the industry's three-year fight against online song-trading services such as Kazaa and the now-defunct Napster and one of the most controversial moments in the recording industry's digital history. On Tuesday, the RIAA settled its first case with Brianna Lahara, a 12-year-old New York resident. The recording industry agreed to drop its case against the preteen in exchange for $2,000, a sum considerably lower than previous settlement arrangements. Legal actions by the RIAA had been taken on a sporadic basis against operators of pirate servers or sites, but ordinary computer users have never before been at serious risk of liability for widespread behavior. After long years of avoiding direct conflict with file swappers who might also be music buyers, industry executives said they have lost patience. Monday's lawsuits are just the first wave of what the group said ultimately could be "thousands more" lawsuits filed over the next few months. Under the RIAA's "Clean Slate" program, file swappers must destroy any copies of copyrighted works they have downloaded from services such as Kazaa and sign a notarized affidavit pledging never to trade copyrighted works online again. But Ira Rothken, legal counsel for Parke, said after reviewing the RIAA's legal documents that the trade group provides no real amnesty for such file swappers. With the legalese, the trade group does not agree to destroy data or promise to protect users from further suits, Rothken said. "The legal documents only give one thing to people in return: that the RIAA won't cooperate," Rothken said. "The RIAA's legal document does not even prevent RIAA members from suing." The suit asks the court to enjoin the RIAA from falsely advertising its program. Source: CNET

Since 1999, CD unit sales have plunged 26 percent -- a decline of $2 billion -- thanks in part to file-sharing services and other forms of digital piracy. The record labels' frustration is so acute that the Recording Industry Association of America has begun suing hundreds of consumers who have exchanged music on peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa, Morpheus, and Gnutella. But what technology giveth, can it taketh away? The industry hopes so: This month the first copy-protected CDs are expected to start showing up on music-store shelves in the United States. And that's great news for the one or more lucky companies whose music-locking tech will be adopted. Even by modest estimates, licensing fees will amount to more than $100 million annually. The big winner could be Macrovision, a major provider of copy protection to Hollywood. With revenues of $102 million in 2002, the company, based in Santa Clara, California, commands a near monopoly on video and DVD copy protection, providing the system used in more than 2.1 billion DVDs and 85 million DVD players. Dueling firms Macrovision also built the antipiracy technology used to protect 150 million music CDs sold in Europe and Japan. "Our DVD business is in the $40 million- to $50 million-a-year range, but the CD market is twice as big," says Macrovision CEO Bill Krepick. The technology for the U.S. market is expected to be a better version of the trouble-prone systems introduced in Europe and Japan, which generated complaints when they failed to play on many car stereos and PCs. Macrovision's technology, called CDS-300, hides the original audio tracks but makes pre-compressed music files available for limited downloads to PCs. The company's main competitor is Phoenix-based SunnComm, a 25-person upstart that already has a contract to supply copy-protection technology to BMG, the fifth-largest record label. SunnComm's MediaMax CD-3 also restricts the original audio files, but does so on the user's PC, rather than the disc, by installing a kind of software lock. Krepick argues that Macrovision's experience and size give it an advantage. "We're not a garage operation," he says. But Bill Whitmore, SunnComm's chief operating officer, points out that CDS-300 has been plagued by delays. "Nobody's seen Macrovision's new technology work," he says. Looking for sales No need to fight, boys: Analysts like Sterling Auty of J.P. Morgan say the labels may well hedge their bets, relying on several vendors to provide copy-protection technology. But even if everyone's system works flawlessly, will the new CDs improve sales? Don't bet on it. In Germany and Japan, where the labels began selling copy-protected CDs in 2000, sales have continued to decline. Source: CNN

I have all but 12 as of the 09/02/03 series.

You bet. Thanks for the great music and for being such excellent hosts! BTW - I think I may have grabbed the last copy at CD Baby b/c they're showing it's out of stock now.

I have to admit when it comes to jazz, organ combos are not at the top of my list, but I just picked up "Waiting for the Boogaloo Sisters..." and was blown away. My order from CD Baby arrived this morning and I've been groovin' to Organissimo all day long. Anyone out there who still hasn't picked this up yet, grab it now. You could do it out of a sense of obligation to our gracious hosts - but better yet, do it because you'll be getting some damn fine music.

As an attorney I would strongly recommend against anyone taking RIAA up on their "generous offer." Although RIAA agrees not to sue those who comply with the terms of the amnesty agreement, the agreement would not prevent the artist, publisher, or the label from bringing suit. And the amnesty agreement would be used as evidence of an admission of guilt. This is a bad deal.

Just an interesting note: I received all of Sep 2 RVGs today from CDUniverse. I noticed that the CD tray did not have the Compact Disc logo stamped in the plastic. I have with me at the office RVGs from 1999, 2000, and 2002 and all of those have the Compact Disc logo stamped in the CD tray. I mention this because it's my understanding that discs using certain anti-copy measures do not follow the red-book CD standard and therefore cannot display the Compact Disc logo. What does that mean? Probably nothing. I haven't tested the discs for anti-copy measures yet, haven't even had time to play them yet. Any thoughts?

Universal Music slashes CD, cassette prices By Michael McCarthy and Theresa Howard, USA TODAY NEW YORK — In a move that could lower music CD prices across the board, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music company, will cut the suggested retail price for its top-line CDs to $12.98 from the current $16.98 to $18.98, effective Sept. 29. The cut by the company, which has contracts with artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige and Shania Twain, is an effort to revive sales, which have dropped 30% industrywide over the past three years. U.S. sales in 2002 dropped 8% to $12.6 billion, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "We expect this will invigorate the music market in North America," said Doug Morris, UMG chairman and CEO. "This will allow retailers (to sell) for $10 or less if they so choose." The wholesale price on most CDs will drop to $9.09 from $12.02, with some top artists, such as Eminem, at $10.10. UMG expects retailers, who set final prices, to start selling CDs for about $12 on Oct. 1 and hopes they will go as low as $10. "We've tracked this carefully. There's no question: The consumer responds when we get to that sweet spot of $11 to $12 per CD," says Jim Urie, president of Universal Music & Video Distribution. Executives at the other four major music companies — Warner, EMI, BMG and Sony — declined to comment. In addition to the price cuts, UMG will replace ad subsidies for retailers with more ads for its own products to lure music fans back into stores. The company also is cutting the suggested retail for cassettes to $8.98. The price cuts are also the music industry's latest attempt to slow illegal file sharing by consumers. The RIAA has served more than 1,300 subpoenas to identify traders and expects to file lawsuits as early as this week. Record companies are losing $700 million a year to piracy, says Josh Bernoff, media and entertainment analyst at Forrester Research. Forrester released a study Tuesday predicting an even bigger drop in CD sales as Internet music file-sharing keeps gaining ground on the flagging CD, CNN.com said. "It's disgraceful that people are losing their jobs and stores are closing," Morris says. "As the leader in the industry, we feel we should pave the way with a plan that, if it's successful, will become permanent." It remains to be seen whether the cuts will be enough to persuade young consumers to buy CDs. Discounters such as Wal-Mart already discount CDs to about $13. Michael Goodman, an analyst with Yankee Group, warned that if retailers refuse to pass on their full savings to consumers, "They could exacerbate a bad situation." And Bernoff warns that lowering prices will not solve the long-term problem of file sharing: "This price reduction may stem the tide of losses in the short term. But in the long run, the only solution is to provide music online for people who want music online. That's the future, not CDs." Source: USA Today Maybe now the industry will realize it was their illegal price fixing that was doing more to kill the market than was file sharing.

So YOU'RE the ones who bought them. SOLD OUT.

That seems to have been removed. Right you are! I have updated my LINK to the coupon good through 8/24

I received my Julius Watkins order from Stereo Jack's today. It was in good shape. Nicely packaged. I don't know whether Stereo Jack's does a lot of mail order business or whether they were just very accommodating in my case. Either way the transaction was smooth and professional. Thanks to Jack Woker and to jazzshrink for the referral.

B) B) Ahhhh! Got it. Love it. I'm glad the bonus material was included. I think it works well enough with the original. Blues in the closet, although more uptempo, is beautiful. I'll be digging this one in the evenings for a while.

Just saw this over at CD Universe: Imagination (1987) $6.98 (You Save $2.99) Pre-Order Now! Available: Tuesday, August 26, 2003

#%$@!!! I just read the fine print: Cashiers: Ensure purchase is over $50.

Look out if Mike Gordon and Pete Townsend ever tour together...

Is it considered a fruit or a vegetable...

How do the LIVE Vols 1-3 rate with everyone. Are those a good place to start with Shaw or is there a better recommendation?

Thanks Dan...the day after I bought a DVD from there.... HERE is another link to an image of the coupon. When I post them here I always copy the image and put it on my server just in case it disappears too soon. I would imagine that the coupon site is tracked and if the traffic gets too high they pull the link. I've seen it happen with other coupons from other companies. There are so many sites out there that post links to coupons that I think the issuers are starting to take notice.

I wonder if I installed one of these in the kitchen whether my toast would taste better in the mornings.