AllenLowe

those girls look like they are from the Brazilian community of Queens -

reminds me of the Love Boat theme -

just to put in another plug, Stereo Jack's is one of the great record stores in the US of A - in the introdution to one of my books I remarked that it was probably better for research in American music than the nearbye Harvard U. - not only a great collection but knowledgeable employees who only sometimes act like Jack Black in High Fidelity ( )

naked coed chess - my favorite sport -

maybe it'll also turn a Republican into a Democrat - since the relative symptoms are the same -

I've been in that back room - always have to go to the bathroom after driving the two hours down from Maine -

anybody mention Booker Ervin?

are there any interviews, anywhere?

well, a good time is a good time, no matter when...

interestingly, Sam Phillips, in describing the young Elvis, said he was so beaten down and shy that he was the most-like-a-black-man white man he had ever met -

to get Elvis it helps to understand the whole evangelical/gospel style of singing - which in many ways is what makes him different - his whole personal singing approach was tied to group religious singing -

to me Jo Jones invented the "more legato style" of drumming, especially per the cymbals -

great thing about it is that he reiterates how basically simple the recording process, with this kind of music, is: 1) good room 2) good microphones 3) close miking 4) no heavy isolation - permit a natural sound space with a modicum of baffling 5) clean signal path - the best recording I ever did was with myself, Roswell Rudd, and a quartet in Verna Gillis's storage room - we had good mikes and a nice analog 8 track and I set it up myself - Roswell told me it was the best anyone had ever captured his sound -and it was done on a budget

if you want to hear the first avant garde vocal recording, listen to Elvis's Sun version of Blue Moon - I kid you not -

aside from voting Democratic in the next election - but seriously, I would deal first with the SSI (or is it SSDI?) question - I would contact his congressman's office for help, as they probably deal with this all the time - and I would do this ASAP -

if those are the Verves, they should not really give credit to someone for restoration, as the Verves are pristine - unless it's something else -

thanks! I should also mention that my new email is also my new paypal address - alowe5@maine.rr.com

the extra sets will arrive tomorrow UPS at my door - so I can offer 3 more full sets at $115 shipped, or scatterd volumes at $35 shipped - my new email is alowe5@maine.rr.com -

actually, I think the style is Times Roman -

looking backward - (one sign of getting old) -

glad to hear that (he said, coincidentally bumping the topic) -

got home - have a new email which I hope works: alowe5@maine.rr.com anyway, spoke to the distributor - I have a bunch of stray volumes that were at discount, and they've agreed to send me enough, at discount as well, to put together three more sets - so I can still offer the $115 price shipped; if anybody who wants it notifies me asap; I should have enough sets at my door to ship by the middle of the week -

if you can tie your own shoelaces, and don't drool, you already have a leg up on most of the Downbeat guys -

on the road this week, so apologize for being so slow to respond - also, my email is out, so things are difficult on that end - I have some stray volumes (I can check when I get home) - it's best to communicate with me through this web site for now - I can report back on what I have left early next week -

well, there's that old favorite, places in the Top Ten list of reissues year after year: "Let's Puke and Go Home."