AllenLowe

I hope he's not on drugs again -

I am worried about couw - haven't heard from in awhile - I hope he's not drinking again -

told you it was spam -

thank you, Impossible, for understanding Francis's point - and making more sense than anybody else here (including myself) -

couw! wake up! are you ok?

I actually thought the original post was spam in disguise - and this is borne out by the fact that he has not responded at all to anything here -

couw! wake up! you might actually hear something other than your own voice -

personally I like Joe Puma - he played a solo piece at Bill Evans' funeral that was the most beautiful thing I ever heard -

why doesn't couw tell us his real name?

hey Dave - let's get together in Portland - will email you privately later -

why doesn't couw like me? why does couw always disagree with me? what have I done wrong? Have I been rude? How rude have I been? Was I only kidding? does couw have a sense of humor? why is he not laughing?

what is the meaning of Stonehenge? if you can put a sieve in water, why can't you put water in a sieve? why were there only Three Sounds? Three Stooges? A modern Jazz Quartet? four horseman of the apocalpyse? a fifth of scotch? 7 wonders? 3 men in the tub? 16 clowns in the car?

yes - I am tired of answering all these questions - it is now time to ASK!

what are the changes to Stardust? how many dozen are there in a gross? Who does Ken Burns's hair? why doesn't Larry Kart post anymore? Why do birds sing? how many measures in a 12 bar blues?

and why do birds sing? what is the square route of 187? is there life on other planets? Do monkey's understand language? Is Clementine really Profesor Irwin Corey? How many toes does an aardvark have?

yes - I have questions - what is the capital of Montana? and why is the sky blue? and how come we never found WMDs in Iraq?

I think they are referring to his personal life -

I'm expanding on his point - but I think it's related to his complaint -

to elaborate on the problems with guitar playing and start a new thread would take more intellectual energy than I currently have - suffice to say that it's stuck in repeating old patterns or with false notions of being "contemporary" - whch is exactly francis's very good point - it's all gear and digital fog -

Francis is so right it ain't funny - Scofield and the gang are a dull bunch swamped with cheesy digital effects - and most of the rest are playing chord melodies and scale patterns - the rock and rollers are into modes but don't know their asses from their elbows (kind of makes it hard to play) - his point is that Ribot has already gone that route but understands that the guitar needs to be used for it's sonic advantages - indeed, Ribot is about the only contemporary guitarist I can listen to without wanting to throw somethin - he knows how to use sound, and has great creativity.

as usual you guys have missed the most important points of the article - 1) Francis is really referring to more recent electric guitarists, those who are just starting to make their martk - and 2) he's exaggerating, yes, but to make a point, and it's a damn good one - the guitar world is tired and lost -

maybe they should call it "rumors about jazz"

I believe Sid Catlett is prominently featured - as well as Joe Maini -

I vote for kareoke -

Glaser is crazy and always has been crazy. Oliver Jackson told me that when he played on-stage with Garner's trio she forbade the spotlight to be on anyone but Garner - it drove the other musicians nuts as they were completely in the dark - "I couldn't see enough to go take a pee" Jackson said -