Big Al

Happy birthday, my friend! Here's hoping I can catch you guys this summer!

If you want to opt out of the politics forum (again), just PM me. It's the proverbial carrot-on-a-stick: it's not that anyone's opinion bothers me one way or the other; it's that I can easily spend two hours reading/replying in there, that I lose a lot of time. I'll keep it open for now. Probably go back to opting out after I've wasted a whole lotta time. Again!

FWIW, anyone who opted out of the Politics forum after the October date now has access to them again. At least, that would explain why I can see that forum again. Also, since JSngry's signature font changed, has the word "through" always been misspelled?

I'm just glad it's back up. I'm sure this nightmare is taking a considerable chunk of your time that you'd rather using for something else. For that, much appreciation and thanks for all your hard work, my friend.

Rotten bastard. Now I'll never get to sleep tonight..... CUZ I'M GONNA BE WATCHING OLD STYX VIDEOS. Dirty rassafrackinshallafrackrabaloww.....

Would you believe I never knew that song was Aldo Nova? Every time I hear that on the classic rock station, I turn it off because I thought it was either Loverboy or Bon Jovi. Can ya blame a guy for being confused?

Coulda swore I'd commented about these at some point, but I guess not. Suffice to say, the McLean is absolutely essential!!! Amazing this didn't get released when it was recorded, as the playing is so strong! This is a perfect bike-riding album! The Ervin was a wonderful surprise, but then I guess it shouldn't've been, seein's how Billy Higgins is on the date! I love to listen to this disc in the kitchen! Haven't gotten Andrew!!! yet; not sure if I wanna upgrade from the Mosaic or not.

Oh yeah, and that Ellis is UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Swingin' from start to finish!

There was also a note that they will be getting a new Sonic Youth album, so I checked the box to notify me by e-mail when they get it. I suspect (and hope) it's the GOO Deluxe Edition.

Sure wish there was a live album/DVD from those guys in their prime.

What Skid sez. I also have that Basie set and, other than the bar code, it is completely indistinguishable from what you'd find at any bricknmortar.

In addition to that, all jazz is at least 20% off. So, play yer cards right, and you could save a significant amount!

Might've been noted on the yourmusic thread. These threads run kinda tandem with each other.

Yeaaaah baby!!! A more apt title couldn't be found for this track! May hafta get this one! And I'll say it again: GO OUT & GET SWINGIN' KICKS!!!!!

Hey... hey.... HEY NOW!!!! What??? Nahh, just bustin' yer chops is all! Me likey da greeeeeeeeaze, da louder da better!!!!

Strange enough I didn't post it as a link, just as normal text - but then once I posted it, part of it turned into a link... main thing it works! Yup! Great show, BTW! I'd rather listen to you in German than some English-speaking American DJs! Thanks! I hope you didn't realize that I tried to squeeze in some english (quotes from some of McLean's liner notes)... In all honesty, I can only have the computer on so loud during the day, so I couldn't listen too closely; but still, listening to a German dialect is quite relaxing!

Congrats Chalupa! Quite a score for this box!

Hey... hey.... HEY NOW!!!!

Strange enough I didn't post it as a link, just as normal text - but then once I posted it, part of it turned into a link... main thing it works! Yup! Great show, BTW! I'd rather listen to you in German than some English-speaking American DJs!

The link works just fine for me!

Y'know, I disagree with a lot of people on a lot of the tracks on the blindfold tests, but I'm not losin' any sleep over it. We're all entitled to our opinions, whatever they're worth. Word! True dat! It's just that I usually agree with him on just about everything else that this seemed so outta the ordinary. Plus, I know track 1 is pure cheeeeez whiz: precisely why I love it so!

I never thought I would ever see the day where I disagree as much with Messr. Sangrey as I do here! And we also disagree on track 3!!! Must be the heat down here!

What better thing to do in the middle of the night when you can't sleep but put together some incoherent ramblings for the BFT? 1. As I said earlier in the thread, an exceptionally SWINGING track from an exceptionally SWINGING album!!! I'm tellin' ya right now: get before it goes OOP so I don't have to sell you my copy for a ridiculously large sum of $$$$$$$$. Besides, it's got Ben Webster, BOTH Candoli brothers, Frank Rosolino, Herb Geller, Bud Shank, Jimmy Giuffre, etc etc etc etc. How can this NOT swing?????? 2. Violin and flute and bongos. Nice! 3. This "Stormy Weather" reminds me of a forecast for rain that never materializes, but gets cloudy and muggy anyway. This just draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaags. 4. "Exactly Like You." Exactly like who? No clue. 5. I dunno.... sure sounds McLean-ish to me. Charles Tolliver? Puts me in mind of Jackie Mac's It's Time, but it's been so long since I heard that album. I just remember it had a lot of fast tempo songs on it. First time I heard this album, I was going thru a serious Herbie Hancock jones, and recall that he didn't sound anything like anything else I'd heard from him. So, whatdoIknow, anyway? 6. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Sorry, this just flat lost me. 7. Nice vibe solo. No idea who it is though. 8. Sweet groove! Don't know that I can add too much more to it, but for some reason the trumpet puts me in mind of Nick Payton. Wonder if this is from Christian McBride's Family Affair? 9. Ahhhhhh.... some greeeeeeaze! That sounds like Red Holloway on the tenor! Ha! He just played a riff from "Keep That Groove Going!" VERY cool!!!! Wonder if it's the same band from that album? Wonder who the trumpet player is in place of Plas? Oh this is SOOOOOO greeeeeeeeeazy!!!!!! Good Lord, I may never get to sleep tonight!!!! Got my copy of KTGG, that's GOT to be Gene Ludwig!!! The keeper of the flame, he is! DAMN, Red's go cat GONE!!!! WOW whatta track!!!! GREAT choice, Ev! 10. Hoo boy does this go on for a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time...... sorry, short-attention span just kicked in. NEXT!!!! 11. Gotta be Bird. From the BIRD soundtrack. Gotta give the musicians credit: at least they used the actual solo, and not some sound-alike. Probably technically impossible to pull off, but a grand and noble gesture nonetheless. Never saw the movie, don't own the soundtrack, but I did get to hear an advance copy of the reissue that came out a couple of years back, so that memory is all I'm going from. 12. Gotta be Rashaan!!!! How could we have gone this long without a Rashaan track? Nah wait, sounds too recent to be Rashaan. But it's got the same kinda groove as "Fly by Night." 13. From the great live album of the same name and the screen name of our good friend Evan! A most pleasant way to knock off an hour of insomnia!!! Thanks again!

Well, y'never know: who woulda thought that repackaging the Red Garland Prelude set would be a good idea, money-wise?

Bright Moments is like having another birthday and having a whole lotta friends and family to help ya celebrate!!!!