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I have sworn off my gas grill for now. Late summer I bought a Weber Silver and a chimney and haven't turned back. Direct, indirect, smoke... fantastic results.

Didn't he have a rubber band stapled into his cheek?

Great story Ed! I know you're proud. Your son is fortunate to have such a supportive father.

Allen, I'm offended by your sensitivity.

Sounds like the imagination of Roald Dahl to me.

The world's a better place now that you're here Scarlett. Welcome, and don't sweat the small stuff.

Results have been spotty.

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Shawns thread had me curious about my post count, so I checked my profile. I noticed a section called recent uploads. Each file showed the number of times each file was downloaded. This ? is probably for B F. 3-er or Use3D. What constitutes a download? A click or an actual download?

YouTube.

Long time no see Dr J! Welcome back!

Actually it's up to you. Q You know what I mean...

My personal opinion is that no one HAS to go through the experiences you list. While incredibly valuable, these experiences will certainly affect a person's individualism, which in many ways is a key component to free improvisation. Couldn't it be said that knowledge of jazz history might impact a musician's every decision/reaction, thus decreasing the distance that player has from preconception, tradition, and a true free nature? An extreme example: a savant may pick up a tenor saxophone, having never seen the instrument, or knowingly heard it's accepted uses, and approach it's use in a very different way. This person may have an incredibly broad and deep emotional spectrum, and an incredibly sensitive ability to interact with others, having never done so in a musical setting. It is up to the critics to describe the individual's merit. Maybe that wasn't the actual direction of this topic, but...

Evan Parker is also on a Scott Walker record.

Giving beer to kids certainly can't hurt! Performing Arts will continue to contract in the fringe as long as it is presented as sit and observe. Seems to me that all of us bust our ass all day, all week, all year to keep those bills paid and stress about how we will ever get out of this thing with something to show. The relatively small amount of time and money that we do spend on leisure is generally spent trying to leave all of that behind for a moment. Most of us are looking forward to blowing off some steam. People seem to be popping at the seams with stress. If "jazz" (insert performer here) is not addressing this, it is going to fall further down on the list of things to do tonight. Engaging the audience, having some understanding of why they are there, and entertaining that notion can go a long way. If the audience is there to preserve America's Classical Music, well, I can imagine being in that audience, and it feels like an obligation. Beer anyone? Yelling at the fire-breathing trumpet? Boogie down with the girl beside you if you're feeling it? Vitality! Real, live fun. Not compositions in a jazz idiom to represent it.

also on "As Long As Theres Music" on Artist House iirc. How do the versions compare? I've only listened to the former once or twice and my memory of the music is that it is sort of hazy. I'll put the lp on tonight to revisit.

Soul note is available through emusuc and etudes is highly recommended. Shuffle Montgomery! I didn't read the track listings very carefully after purchasing this album on vinyl and was very surprised to hear this tune by this trio. Very nice. And the baby loves this record!

Happy Birthday Tom! Hope all is well up there...

What do you mean? I was referring to his design style. His shapes and type faces seem "wacky" to me. Maybe they didn't back then, of course. There is plenty of evidence to show that he wasn't the only one using these devices. It has basically become a kitsch style all its own, exaggerated with 'irony' and 'humor' as most everything is when revisited in this 'post-modern' era. 'denotes bullshit terminology.'

wacky

You know, that Jimmy Raney cover really throws me off. Interesting to read that it is a favorite of yours. Everytime I listen to that album... that cover never grew on me.

The former, yes, not so much the latter. Yeah... I don't know what to say about that. Ascension should do the exact opposite, I'd think.

I know... still, it fits the bill!

Good recommendation.

Obvious to most, but maybe not to newbie... the New York Art Quartet was a joke, and I don't think it would be easy to find a copy anyway. Seriously though, I always go into a blissful, relaxed state while listening to Interstellar Space and Ascension. Not sure how that happens, but it happens every time. Does this music have a similar effect on anyone else?