AllenLowe

or, ask not what repertoire can do for you, ask what you can do for repertoire -

I'm wiith Tom on this one - excellent trio - hey, if Jaki Byard could play Besame Mucho and In the Land of Make Believe, than we ought not to bury repertoire but to praise it -

good, the money's coming in - now we can get back to insulting everybody in the business -

actually, thanks, but the new issue (Fall) has a full page review of Devilin Tune and Jews in Hell -

let's bump for more cash - surely more people can give immediately -

fill in the blanks: From Jim Alfredson's diary: I hate _____ because he's the worst goddamned jazz critic on the planet, and his wife looks like _____ . On top of that, his son is addicted to _______ and sleeps with ________ . And his daughter smells like ______. Even worse is the club I played at last week, ______. The owner is full of _____ and the bathrooms smell like _____. The waitresses all used to work at _______ and so the service is about as efficient as _______. I'd rather play in a _____. At least than I might get ____ and maybe have ____ once in a while. Last summer we played at the _____ Jazz Festival. It was about as exciting an event as _______, because the director, ______, always books _____ as the opening act. Stupid director, she should book Allen Lowe and his ______. Everyone knows that Allen Lowe is ________. At least that's what HE tells everyone. In conclusion, I am sick of the whole jazz world, and mostly because of ________, who knows as much about music as a pile of ________. Next time I see him, I am going to take a ______ on his head and a _____ on his leg. Maybe that will teach him to keep his ______ out of my _______.

I think my next thread will be: Insulting All the People That Alfredson Depends Upon to Make A Living. let's see - well, actually, I think we've already done that -

allright...contributions are up to .98 - keep up the good work, people. "What the world needs now..." this is working out even better than the Prickly Heat Telathon -

"But I am interested in improvement and if anyone has any specific suggestions." well, more features on me. more photos of me. more reviews of me. more cover stories on me. aside from that, I like the magazine just fine...

well, get her pregnant and she won't be able to play as well - first, she'll have to sit 5 feet from the table, and second, she'll be puking so much she won't be able to concentrate. Than, when labor kicks in, move the pieces around so it's instant checkmate -

also, I believe he did a nice piece on Bill Challis -

Philco Sergeant Bilko Steve Biko

sorry, that was 10,000 Lire -

wow, Brownie just gave $10,000 - who's next?

can't stand Lees but I still like a lot of the profiles - good one in particular on Frank Rosolino -

I think of myself as the white Gene Quill -

boy, I picked a bad day to give up amphetamines -

hope I'm in the right Organissimo category; moderators, let me know - where's everybody? Nuclear war? Cloud of mustard gas?

and now I feel like Strom Thurmond - must be the filibuster -

why do I feel like Norman Bates all of a sudden? Well, maybe because I wouldn't hurt a fly -

and by the way, I'll volunteer to handle the monthly email, Jim, if you're overwhlemed - if I can get a list and figure out how the hell to do it -

allright, I just contributed $12.50 - Jim, I meant to send $10, I think I just ordered something else, but don't worry, just take the money and run -

allright boys and girls, I feel like Spanky in the Little Rascals saying, "let's put on a play." But instead we're gonna put our money where our mouths are (no hooker jokes, please) and start a round-the-clock telathon pledge drive. Pledge your dough and than post here about how much you pledged and when - and than commit to a monthly or a bi-monthly or whatever - need at least an extra $150/month. If we raise $300 a month Jim can take a vacation. $600 a month and he can have another kid - $1000 a month and he can tell us all to go to hell and than close the site down - allright, who's first?

well, let's start a fund-raising thread for Organissimo - Jim, I know it's tough sometimes to "bite the hand that feeds you," but I think Pete is OK with all the back and forth here, and nobody would hold you personally responsible for opinions expressed on this site by others - I can tell you're having a rough time, but x-ing this site would be self-defeating, throwing out the baby with the bathwater, cutting off your nose - well, you get the idea. I get paid this week and will contribute as I, like some others, have definitely been remiss. I will even pledge a monthly, if that helps (better you than NPR which is in pledge week right now - whoops, don't wanna get you in any trouble there too how about putting together an email list of those of us who pledge, say, $5/$10 a month or every two months, or whatever, and than sending a reminder? and I wouldn't worry, once again, so much about what industry people might see here; I mean, I speak my mind, and I haven't had a gig in three years -

well than - me - gave up the tenor because there's too many tenor players - figured I'm swimming in a smaller, non-Coltrane pond now -