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It's pretty much Valentine's Day here all the time. We often see something that we think the other may want and go ahead and get it as a gift. But today is also our wedding anniversary (22 years - been together 30) and the rain has sidelined some plans that we had, but that's OK: we'll get to it tomorrow or next.

Makes me think that it's The Fatback Band's She's My Shining Star. Did it sound almost like Maze's Joy & Pain? There's also Precinct who did a tune with a near-falsetto called Shining Star back in the mid-80's.

I like The Dealer too. I didn't really discover it until the 70's, I think, because I heard the track Jim-Jeannie off that Impulse compilation, The Drums and wanted to know what it was from. Do you folks remember those 3-LP Impulse sets: The Drums, The Saxophone, The Bass ... God, I loved those.

Yes! Definitely! I've been trying to get Francis to release one devoted to the great early keyboardists. We'll see...

Me too. I have had old friends disappear from emailing to just doing all of their correspondence by way of social media.

That Volume 4 above is probably the best-selling of the Ethiopiques series. I know people that if they have only one disc of music from that country, it is that one. ...and a good choice at that!

Here's the long version!

Oh, Mingus would've been nice too, but it was just a 15 minute set within the two hour show. Could've easily done a whole show on food.

Ahhh, good old Everest Records. My short "food-themed" radio set from July of last year:

It has the wonderful "Cheesecake"!! Many years ago, I asked people on this board about that tune and nobody knew anything about it - with some, IIRC, denying it even existed. Found this album tho afterwards and even featured some of it on the radio show. Fun stuff!

Yes, all three of those recommendations are excellent starting points!

I have that t-shirt too! (it gets comments!)

The last owner of a local restaurant that I used to make CDs for requested that I don't include Beach Boys stuff. Her only connection with them was on a rather superficial level tho, so it could be understandable. I've no problem with surf music - especially the grittier forms of both early and ultra-modern styles (volumes of really fine compilations exist!). Also, we've been taking care of a "porch kitty" and when our "Lux" gets all worked up about his presence outdoors, we just explain to him that it's his friend "Lux Exterior." Mats has that wonderful FMP box set. Good to see that beautiful thing!

One of our cats is named Lux.

I still do! - and I have the t-shirt as well! Seriously. I do. ...as for Endless Summer - probably, next to Marvin Gaye's Anthology, one of the best compilations 1974 had to offer. Great pre-Pet Sounds work.

Is there a "real music" playlist on Spotify that someone can point me to?

When I was a manager of a record store in Chicago, a musician friend I worked with would grab a random record out of the bins and wave it in the air and say that somebody, somewhere would think that it was one of the best damn albums ever made. I laughed. After the blossoming of the Internet, I'm more inclined to believe him.

Oh man ... New Shade of Blue is a long-time favorite of mine. Lots of plays of that album growing up. Headphones on while sitting at a set of drums going over and over the Billy Hart licks. Gonna have to play some YouTube vids of it while I search the LPs here. Thanks for the reminder! Have a soft spot for this one too. Not everyone's taste with her vocals, but it had a special resonance for me growing up.

His scene in Car Wash that I'll always remember. Also, I wish Franklyn Ajaye had stayed with comedy. Liked those first three albums of his.

There's still time. We're doing Southwest at $118 to Nashville and driving I-40 to Knoxville (ca. 180 miles). Much cheaper than flying straight into Knoxville using American (close to $400).

Hello to Bob Porter! Loved your book.

Wife and I are going to that festival. It's about 2 weeks before his Austin date. Lineup

Shu-bi-dua - Melankolini From 1979. He's playing and arranging strings on this pop hit in Denmark. His son Claus's band.