Big Al

Although, I shouldn't laugh: they just might do that! :eek:

Okay, I may have to break away from listening to the Max Roach tribute for this! This isn't gonna cause me to buy stuff again, is it?

Fuck you, Moose. Quit fucking trying to get my fucking thread closed, asshole. Shit!!!! (better make room for me, Quincy!)

I suppose it won't make your day any better to tell you that Gabbard came back and pitched 6-2/3 of outstanding baseball tonight. I mean, we lost as well, but it's nice to have Gabbard in good health. You have my permission to throw as many FUCK YOU'S at me as you want; I am the last person who would've thought Gagne would've backfired this badly, and would've thought he would've been a major asset to your team. Turns out I was only 3/5 right.

Absolutely 100% agree here.

Bennett's connection to jazz, such as it is, goes back a long way. In his teen-age years in Queens he sang at sessions with Al Cohn, who remained a musical associate over the long haul, and on Bennett's very first album, "Cloud 7," from 1954 he was backed by a small jazz group led by his friend Chuck Wayne, with Dave Schildkraut on alto. That's not to say that Bennett is a jazz singer; he's not. Rather, his singing is compatible with jazz accompaniment, and he's usually stimulated by it. The best example of this IMO are the two albums he did of Rodgers and Hart songs with Ruby Braff for his own label Improv, later collected on Concord. I would also add The Beat of My Heart to that list. Even if you disagree that the execution wasn't perfect, you have to admit that took Jupiter-sized cajones to be a pop singer and make a very decidedly non-pop record back then. Completely agree with the statement in bold as well.

If nothing else, this thread gets my vote for The Best And Most Appropriate Thread Title Ever, Given The Subject Nature Of The Thread Award.

Hey, he's gotta make some kinda living since his records don't sell....

I love Tony Bennett, guess I'm in the minority on this opinion. But why so much hatred for the man? You'd think he was Michael Buble the way y'all are vilifying him around here. BUT..... I wish he would retire from the music biz again. He's starting to dip into Rod Stewart territory now. All these duets albums are starting to look like his idol Sinatra right before he passed. (Although to be fair, I truly enjoyed his album with k.d. lang) Is it asking too much for him to make another album with just a piano or piano-trio? Does everything now have to be overproduced? With any luck, this project with Wonder is just Bennett singing and Wonder playing the piano, cuz the man has some serious chops. I'd buy that in a second. If it's the same over-produced glop that has been coming out the last few years, well then..... never mind. It's sad, because few singers move me like Bennett.

I totally agree! The Rangers beat the Royals! That's a good thing, right? RIGHT???

How pathetic is my life that I never heard Phil Rizzuto broadcast a game of any kind? That for the longest time, I thought he was just the spokesman for The Money Store? RIP Scooter. Here's wishing I had.

I agree, but I'm not sure I'd buy it. I used to have Blue Hodge and a few other records he did with WMD... er, WBD. They didn't do anything for me. But I'm sure there are a lot of Rabbit fans who would go apeshit for a set like this!

Santana LOTUS Can't believe I found this gem complete with inserts for only $8.

Greeeeeeeazy birthday wishes to ya, my man!

After watching Gagne blow two games in one weekend and watching him give up more runs in a handful of appearances for the Sox than he gave up all season for Texas, I say it serves you right. :excited: :P :P :P

60. This doesn't include titles from the list that I have in other formats (Conns, Mosaic Selects, etc), nor does it include titles for which, I am ashamed to say, I have CDRs but no legitimate copy.

Crap! Gabbard left the game with stiffness in his forearm after only pitching 1-1/3 innings.

Good for him. Yet another indictment of the Rangers alleged "coaching" of its pitchers.

Sorry, man! Wish I'd had more time. We drove thru Ann Arbor twice: once on the way to Hastings, once on the way back! Maybe next year, I hope!

Any thoughts on the best place to find Cugat's RCA work, from about the late 30's to early 40's, on CD? All I've heard from him is "One Two Three Kick," "Green Eyes," and "Night Must Fall." Thanks!

Always thought that was the horn section that played for Styx. You know? In the song "Why Me?" Where DeYoung sez "Roogalator?" Remember? Anyone? Skid????

That one's a fabulous little compilation (2CD set presumably?) That's the one. And I am home, safe and sound. And melting! Oughta hit 100 this weekend! Think I'll come back up until October! Thanks again for the great time, guys!

Last night at the hotel, I was watching ESPN and I didn't hear who was pitching during that late-inning debacle. You have my sympathies; usually the situation goes the other way: mediocre pitcher excels upon leaving the Rangers "organization." For your sake, I hope this situation rights itself in a hurry.

Y'know what used to be in that building? Johnson & Johnson's headquarters. Make of THAT what you will. My dad always had a name for megachurches like this: the "Church of the What's Happening Now."

You make excellent points, but one key point must be remembered in all of this: the service was all set to go, right up to the night before the service, when it was discovered the guy was gay. THEN the service was cancelled. It's not like the service was cancelled and NOW the issue of his sexuality is being brought up; the High Point folks knew full well what they were doing when they cancelled the service. Dammit, doesn't ANYTHING happen good in my town?