Big Al

All PM's have been replied to and the list updated. Will probably add more later, since this is going to be an ongoing cleanup/purge.

Where was that picture taken? That place looks familiar.

Save me a trip to the used-CD store. Each disc is $6 shipped to a US or Canada address. International we can work out. JAZZ Lee Morgan STANDARDS (Blue Note) Ike Quebec BOSSA NOVA SOUL SAMBA (Blue Note RVG, BMG issue) Tony Bennett/k.d. lang A WONDERFUL WORLD Charlie Christian WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW (Catfish) BOX-SETS, OTHER HIGHER-PRICED STUFF $35 Bobby Hutcherson Mosaic Select NON-JAZZ Thurston Moore TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY Def Leppard YEAH! The Cure THE TOP (single-disc remaster) Bruce Springsteen MAGIC Bruce Springsteen THE RISING PM or e-mail. PayPal preferred. No trades please. ON HOLD Sonny Criss Orchestra SONNY'S DREAM (BIRTH OF THE NEW COOL) (Prestige/OJC) Jackson/Brown/Roker/Pass ALL TOO SOON: THE ELLINGTON ALBUM (Pablo/OJC) Jackson/Brown/Roker/Pass QUADRANT (Pablo/OJC) SOLD Kenny Dorham JAZZ CONTRASTS (Keepnews Edition) Greg Osby THE INVISIBLE HAND

PM sent on the Rich, just in case the deal falls through. I hate it when I read these things too late!

After reading this post in an attempt to find something good to read, I went to the library and picked up Cadillac Dreams (will get to FR eventually). This one is hilarious as well. Thanks for recommending this guy, Dave!

A favorite of mine, taken from the middle of Lake Grapevine: Cyndy took this one from inside her uncle's cabin on Wall Lake in Michigan:

That is TOO cute!

Now THAT looks like Michigan. The sunsets there are gorgeous.

Nothing really to add other than that this was a very enjoyable BFT! I'll be looking for the Eardley & Fischer CD/LPs.

'Ronnie the Popular' said "it was a Communist plot"

I have the 45 of "Susie Q" and it is a two-minute definition of what rock & roll is all about: ballsy, menacing, loud, destructive, etc. I love the CCR version, but it doesn't even come close to the original.

Does anyone know if the air situation has improved over there? When I was there in November, the air was unbelievably smoggy and smoky. Certainly not a good situation for runners, and from what I've heard, some athletes were backing out of the Olympics for that very reason. Seems like that would be TWO good reasons to boycott the whole thing.

Not to be picky, but I had no idea that this was VERY SAXY until I clicked on the link.

Really? Which Dallas store has the new RVGs? The one here in Arlington doesn't have any of them.

same here. Me three. In fact, here's what Dan wrote when I asked the same thing in my sign-up thread: Worked just fine for me!

Yeah, and the extended "I Hoid it Through the Grapevine" always gets cranked up in my car. In fact, I hate it when the radio doesn't play the whole thing! (There used to be a time when they did!)

E-mail sent. I hope it helps.

Y'know, as much as I lament the disappearing CDs at Borders, I have to admit that without the coupons, I wouldn't buy from them in the first place. I have a feeling I'm not alone in this, but then again this is Arlington, cultural wasteland of the US. I think Borders had a jazz section just to see if it really was true. It was.

Drat. Beat me to it. PM sent anyway.

Thanks, and sorry about that. The e-mail I got didn't seem to include a link to a coupon, so I thought it was just a store-wide deal.

Looks like they're having another 2-day 40% off a single CD sale. Y'know, I waited for years for a Borders to open up close to me (closer than Ft. Worth, anyway). Then when I finally got a Borders, it was at the end of the CD era. I was in the Arlington store last weekend, and it looked like they were in the process of seriously scaling back their CD selection. I just checked the online inventory: they have none of the new RVGs. I'm not surprised. As a result, these sales mean nothing to me anymore.

I've heard both and agree with what you say, yet his playing on this show doesn't reflect either of those albums. His playing here resembles his playing for Fantasy, based on what little I've heard from that time period. Besides, wasn't he simultaneously with Columbia and Fantasy? Sorta like when he was simultaneously with Riverside and Verve?

Was this interview done before or after you left Bread? Great music, great dialogue. I really enjoyed it. Makes me want to further investigate Evans' Fantasy years.

True dat. This was my opinion of this album before I heard Goin' West. I don't know how/why that album made me change my mind about Spirit. I guess you could say that, for me, this is one of those rare RVGs where the sound of the remaster makes all the difference in the world.

Same story here, except that my dad's record was WILLY & THE POOR BOYS. That record confused me because I didn't know if that was the name of the band or the name of the record! I got the box which is essentially the K2's crammed into a box. I love that music as much today as I did when I was a kid. Although I have to say, as much as I love the CDs, I still love dad's old crackly scratchy record (what can I say? I was three when I first heard this record! We looked at some old slides the other night and there are pictures of me when I was a baby and there are records all over the floor. I about had a heart attack! )