Ron S

Yeah! BTW, are you guys using that cool silver ink again?

Unless there's a license-imposed time limit on the O'Day. You may want to check that out. ← Ron, do you have any reliable information that indicates that Mosaic has ever been prevented from selling a set that it had already produced because of a license-imposed time limitation? Nope, no hard information. I was just recommending that Yves--and others--verify that there is not such a limitation in this particular case, as opposed to assuming that there isn't one at the risk of missing out on this set if there in fact were such a limitation. In fact, on the "Last Chance" page of the Mosaic web site, they state the following regarding their leases of recordings: So, it's quite conceivable that a particular lease could set an absolute limit on selling time regardless of the number of units Mosaic happens to have in stock. And, such a time limit would make sense: in the case of the O'Day set for example, Mosaic conceivably could have manufactured all 7500 units up front, rendering any time limit meaningless without a limit on the time they can "offer the set for sale."

Anita O'Day, discs 1 and 2: Straight from "Last Chance" into my CD player. Thanks to all those who so strongly endorsed this.

Ouch!! Sounds like you NEED that O'Day. ← What a difference O'Day makes.

I'll talk to Clint about reconsidering that during our next concept-development meeting. He owes me one after I convinced him that "Million Dollar" sounded better than "Hundred-Thousand Dollar" in the title of his last film.

Wait a minute--there's music???

Ordered O'Day and Johnson yesterday morning, and just received them this morning! Johnson is number 4278, and O'Day is number 2872, so apparently both are timing out. Looks like O'Day will end up being an edition of only about 3,000--potential Ebay red meat for anyone who's thinking of waiting?

Stealing your own material?

I actually live near Alan--maybe I should check on him every once in a while?

I'll start saving up. By the way, that's going to be a 4-CD box set of live performances, right?

Unless there's a license-imposed time limit on the O'Day. You may want to check that out.

Jim, that photo of the cover just made me finally get off my butt and order a signed copy (great work by Noj, right?). I had been holding out for the participation level that would get a picture of ME on the cover, but I guess that was not to be. Maybe next CD?

Thanks for that link, Alan. On that site, there's a recording of a recent interview of Hank here. Truly amazing, given that he'll turn 87 in 5 days.

You mean like this one?

Hey I got the trademark on that!!! I'll pull a John Densmore on him- I'll-I'll...... ← No, your trademark is on "CHRIS Olivarez"--the additional "topher" makes it a completely different concept. ← No way. I've been snapping up everything in the vicinity for just such an occasion. ← Hmmmmm . . . . OK, well then it'll just have to be "ChrisTINE Olivarez"--unless, of course, you registered an androgynous trademark.

Hey I got the trademark on that!!! I'll pull a John Densmore on him- I'll-I'll...... ← No, your trademark is on "CHRIS Olivarez"--the additional "topher" makes it a completely different concept.

I agree--I think "Christopher Olivarez" would be a great Board name for him/her to consider.

Well, I've been ready for some time to pull the trigger on the J.J. as soon as it went into "running low" or "last chance" but, thanks to Ghost's "directive" and other comments I've read previously on this Board, I just ordered both J.J. and Anita.

I don't have a clue. ← The only thing in the Sunday Times that Chuck cares about is the crossword puzzle.

The sale appears to be back, here. As before, not all sale items are in stock.

I have the Perahia Mozart piano concerto set and like it a lot. I also have the separate disc of Perahia, Radu Lupu, and the ECO playing Mozart's multiple piano concertos. I also have--and like very much--Perahia's complete Beethoven piano concerto set with Haitink conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. FWIW, I also have both Pinnock symphony boxes (Haydn and Mozart) that you have, and also like them (sounds like I'm easy to please ).

OK, OK Lon--I won't twist your arm about this anymore. I'll just let Frank do it:

You did it . . . . your way.

My only regret about this set--and I know it's yours too, Lon--is that there is absolutely no Sinatra in it.