Ron S

I'd send you one of these . . . . . . but then everyone here would expect one.

No cheesewiz on my please....provolone or white American only (with fried onions, peppers and mushrooms - some hot peppers would be nice ). Here are a few quotes that might surprise you and other nonbelievers: Then again, if all you're after is a cheesesteak . . . .

Either you have a very selective memory, or you didn't get around much when you lived here. Then again, if I'd only spent time in the shit-holes of Seattle--and every big city has 'em--I'm sure I'd feel the same way about it.

One last photo, postmortem:

This smarmy little bastard's just askin' for it:

NOW you're talkin'!

Who here hasn't been itchin' to "go medieval" on this Spawn of Satan?

Rod! You DA MAN! Happy Birthday, King of All Internet Media!

Dude, you're hopeless.

Will you write me a note? Greg, another place to try in Philly is World Cafe Live, here. This is a real nice venue, which opened in the last year or so. As you can see from their schedule, they book a wide variety of artists, of varying degrees of fame, and the boys might do well there. It's located in the same building as the studios of WXPN-FM, where the nationally syndicated NPR music show "World Cafe" is produced (although they share the name, the live venue and the radio show are independent of each other). The "World Cafe" site is here. It would be great if you could tie in a live gig with an appearance on "World Cafe". The host, David Dye, also features a wide variety of artists on the show, and he happens to be a serious jazz fan.

300 miles. NYC and DC are a lot closer, but those gigs are on "school nights". Has Greg gotten negative responses for this fall from all the places in Philly I recommended?

Shame on me is RIGHT!I thought you were referring to a location of the so-called "aggressive panhandlers" mentioned in ejp626's post.

Can you be a bit more specific?

I don't know where you were, but as recently as last weekend I was in Center City Philly on a Sunday afternoon, walking all around the area between Broad Street and Rittenhouse Square. The streets were full of people enjoying the beautiful weather, the many open shops, galleries, restaurants, and sidewalk cafes, and bucolic Rittenhouse Square itself. And other areas of Philly's central core I've visited on recent weekends (e.g., Old City, Society Hill, Market Street East) have been equally as bustling. Not to mention other restaurant and shopping districts in other parts of the city (e.g., Manayunk, Chestnut Hill). So wherever you were is not representative of much of Philly. Ironically, the most aggresive "street person" I've ever encountered was in Chicago, right outside the Drake Hotel of all places. And having lived in NYC, DC, Miami, and Texas (Austin and Houston), I can assure you that the panhandlers in Philly's central core are no more aggressive or plentiful than in the central cores of those other cities. ← You also have to add in the Jersey Shore factor. It's only 90 minutes away and most of the Center City residents that can get away for the weekend in the summer, do so and leave the city to the tourists. Especially in August. YO! It's about time you jumped in and helped me out on this.

There has been some improvement--the city has spent hundreds of millions of dollars towing abandoned cars, cleaning up vacant lots, etc. Also, Temple University has embarked on a program to enhance its North Philly neighborhood. But as the city's most economically depressed area, North Philly has a long way to go. Of course, every big city has comparable areas (and some even worse), but not all have the main train route out of the city running through those areas as Philly does.

I don't know where you were, but as recently as last weekend I was in Center City Philly on a Sunday afternoon, walking all around the area between Broad Street and Rittenhouse Square. The streets were full of people enjoying the beautiful weather, the many open shops, galleries, restaurants, and sidewalk cafes, and bucolic Rittenhouse Square itself. And other areas of Philly's central core I've visited on recent weekends (e.g., Old City, Society Hill, Market Street East) have been equally as bustling. Not to mention other restaurant and shopping districts in other parts of the city (e.g., Manayunk, Chestnut Hill). So wherever you were is not representative of much of Philly. Ironically, the most aggresive "street person" I've ever encountered was in Chicago, right outside the Drake Hotel of all places. And having lived in NYC, DC, Miami, and Texas (Austin and Houston), I can assure you that the panhandlers in Philly's central core are no more aggressive or plentiful than in the central cores of those other cities.

Hey I'm from Philly, I got a right to rip on it. Well that explains it. From the above-quoted AP article: I'm not originally from Philly, so I'm not afflicted with this congenital ailment.

See, now THAT'S the kind of shit I'm talkin' about. And I had such high hopes for you based on the politics forum.

Dude, you're causing a rip in the fabric of the Time-Space Continuum by listening to these discs out of order. And how DARE you replace your previous avatar.

Chris, it's never too late. And you can always come down for a visit.

Up, because I don't think you guys believed it the first time.

I understand that's what's been written, but I read a review on Amazon, I believe, in which the reviewer was adamant in his opinion that the sound of the box is much better than the original US 20-bit K2's of the 2 separate discs. I was just wondering if anyone here has actually A-B'd them and can serve as a reality-check on that reviewer. ← strange, but ok....I personally have not A-B'd them but just checking the liner notes, comments, people and dates, it appears that it is one and the same remastering session. as that was something I was trying to find out when I got that box after the german release was out for sale (which was basically the japanese box with some additional german label tapped on). Cheers, Tjobbe EDIT: just to be sure... the box is advertised in Germany as 20Bit K2 remaster from 2002, so I would bet they have not remastered that again for the US market..... ← Well, the 20-bit K2 of "Waltz" was issued in 2000 and indicates mastering by "Shigeo Miyamoto under supervision of Tamaki Beck for JVC Studios," and the 20-bit K2 of "Sunday" was issued in 2001 and indicates mastering by "Tamaki Beck for JVC Studios." While it seems logical that the tracks on these 2 CD's would not have been remastered again for the 2002 Japanese/European/now-American box set, a Japanese reviewer of the 2002 box set had this to say on Amazon: Full Amazon review So that's the reason for my persistent inquiries as to whether anyone has compared the sound of the 2002 box with the earlier 20-bit K2's of "Sunday" and "Waltz". I don't know whether that review is based in fact but, as I said before, the reviewer seems pretty adamant that the sound of the 2002 box is "MUCH better" than the earlier 20-bit K2's.

I understand that's what's been written, but I read a review on Amazon, I believe, in which the reviewer was adamant in his opinion that the sound of the box is much better than the original US 20-bit K2's of the 2 separate discs. I was just wondering if anyone here has actually A-B'd them and can serve as a reality-check on that reviewer.

Lon, next time I get some lemons, I'm sending them to you to make lemonade. Can anybody comment on the sound of this set compared to the 20-bit K2's of "Sunday" and "Waltz"? Is it identical, better, worse?