Big Al

Aren't you the same guy who hated Jerry Jones last year? (PS - I wasn't a fan of the T.O. signing either - but he's been a relative boy scout this season, compared to last year under Parcells. That attempted suicide thing seems like a long time ago now!) Oh, I still hate Jerry Jones. But I don't hold that against the players. And what can I say about TO? He's finally walking the walk. Finally! But, in the words of the immortal Sweets, "Let's find out what's gonna happen!"

The Boys game was actually a great defensive display by both teams until that second half started. Grossman sure ain't having a very good night, that's for sure. I would never have guessed the Boys would be 3-0 to start the season. They're doing well; let's hope it lasts!

Boy, I enjoyed her on Match Game. For the longest time, I had no idea why else she was famous besides Match Game. In the end, if that was all she was famous for, it would be enough. Her rapport with Charles Nelson Reilly (RIP) made for one of the finest underappreciated comedy teams. RIP, and thanks for the laffs!

You're kidding, right? Please say you're kidding. I'm with Ghost on this one. Stuff like that seems to contradict the whole notion of "documenting" something.

Simple math: Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan: 5 CDs, $88 (incl. shipping) for seven OOP albums/CDs. Price/OOP album: $12.57 Complete Stanley Turrentine Blue Note Quintet/Sextet: 5 CDs, $88 (incl. shipping) for six OOP albums/CDs. Price/OOP album: $14.67 Combined for this order: $160 for thirteen OOP albums/CDs. Price/OOP album: $12.30 If any of you naysers can get all of these individual albums/CDs for that price or less, please let me know. Mosaics not a good value? Please.

You got THAT right, and I can't believe I didn't notice that before! Add STRAIGHT LIFE to that mix and you've got a grand slam! Thanks for reminding me of that lineup; I've got 'em all programmed to listen for the rest of the day! Yeah, I've wondered that as well. The only music I remember from Fat Albert was the opening theme with the "Hey Hey Hey! It's Faaaaaaat Albert!" and the closing theme with "Na na na na, gonna have a good time!" Neither sounded like Herbie to me.

Very nice indeed. The article on "The Girl from Ipanema" is very insightful.

Mine's here today, too! Will give it a spin at work tomorrow!

Congratulations! Next time we're in Michigan, we'll have to go there to check this place out. It sounds very nice!

Amen!

You certainly got MY attention. I wish you hadn't, but I'm glad you did!

Sweet! I'll be heading there to get the new Trane box!

Enjoyed reading your story, Al. Thanks! FWIW, I cleared up some pronoun vagueness in my original post. In the above paragraph, I don't know if it was clear that my spouse's ex-husband passed away.

I have two discs of the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions that were released on the Spanish Blue Moon label. Looking for a new home, as I've purchased the complete set.

Bullocks... I say Good one!

We met during a church bowling league, but I had had seen her before at church. I fell head over heels for her the moment I saw her. In fact, I started going to choir practice on Wednesday nights so I could be with her (she was going through a divorce at the time*). I am very proud of how I warmed/wormed my way into her heart: I lived with my folks (I was in college) and we lived very close to church, about a fifteen-minute walk. I would walk to choir practice, and then walk home afterwards, hoping she would drive past me and offer me a ride (this was around November 1990). To this day, I'm still surprised that worked as well as it did! The first time I tried that trick, her daughter--who was three at the time--was sitting in the back and said, "Now you're my daddy!" My wife was completely flabbergasted and embarrassed, but in my heart I was thinking "Gimme time, kiddo!" The divorce was final in March of '91, and we began dating shortly afterwards That was seventeen years ago. Three years after that (January 1994), we were married and her daughter became our daughter; we included her in the ceremony as part of the wedding vows. Two years later, my wife and I had a son, and the rest is living continuing history. *I want to make it clear that the divorce was in process long before we met, and they were separated long before I entered the picture. I should also add that I had a great relationship with my spouse's ex. John was always supportive of how I was raising his daughter, and he never gave me any grief. In fact, after our son was born, John was so happy for us. He treated Nathan like his own son, sending him birthday and Christmas presents, and even inviting Nathan to come with his daughter on visitation weekends as Nathan got older. When John passed away last year, we went to the memorial, and his widow told me how much he loved Nathan, and that I was the best "step-husband" he'd ever had. I know that there was some history between him and my wife, and I don't deny the strain that was always there. But he was always good to me, he was always good to my son. And for that, I was completely blessed; I've heard the nightmare stories of psycho ex-spouses and this was clearly a happy exception! (Edited to clear up some pronoun confusion I noticed)

This morning: Lou Donaldson POSSUM HEAD Right now: Santana MOONFLOWER

What, did Rita marry Leonard Feather or something?

Never Mind them, I say.

any comments on this wes album ? is it good ... or ... not so good ? Depends on your opinion of Oliver Nelson. I'm not crazy about his arrangements, so that biases my opinion right there. It's pretty much a standard Ollie record featuring Wes on the guitar. Wes tends to get overshadowed a lot on this album.

Listening to BODY ELECTRIC right now. I'm not sure I'll ever be ready for LIVE IN JAPAN; not sure if I could withstand the ferocious onslaught (and I mean that as a compliment)! This shit's unreal! I gotta listen to these two some more, probably thru headphones even though from where I sit (right between the speakers), it's still quite a trip!

I just reread my original post, and don't know where you got this opinion from. First, the whole album in general, not just the two songs, left me cold. Second, it's not an "offhand dismissal" for me to say it "left me cold." An offhand dismissal would be if I said "This album isn't worth your time" or "THE PRISONER is one of Herbie's weakest works." Far from it! I understand why people prefer it over FAT ALBERT; I'm just not one of those people.

You really need LiveIn Tokyo to get the complete picture. That one is a motherfucker, as were the other two albums, as was the band. Don't I know it. And don't get me wrong (I'm not the best at writing cohesively near midnight): I don't see the line from the first album to Heavy Weather as a decline in anything. As I've said before, the three albums that precede HW are my three favorite WR albums. The first two WR albusm are great, but I don't imagine I'm gonna listen to them as much as I listen to MT, TS, and BM. It's just that I can see what people are talking about; not necessarily saying I agree with them, but I can see where they're coming from. But then, I have always and forevermore been a fan, first and foremost, of the GROOVE!

Is Whataburger any good? My wife and I were in Dallas over the Labor Day weekend and saw a couple, and had never heard of it before, but didn't try it. Varies by location. Some are great, some are lousy. They were a lot more consistent back in the 60s & 70s before they became omnipresent. But a well-made, fully loaded triple-triple is one of those things you can't get anywhere else that you wish you could. What he said. As far as burgers go, I would call it the gourmet of fast-food burgers: you can definitely get better (did someone say Chapps? MMMMMmmmmm!!!!!), but they're better than any of the other fast-food chains down here. It's definitely a Texas thing. My son could eat there every day, every meal if given the chance. Heck, he wants to own his own franchise someday!