Big Al

Oh shit....

Uh oh..... :blush2:

Add Free For All to the list, he PM'd his mailing address to me.

For Fats Waller, the 1960s era RCA Vintage series LPs are a better choice--amazing sound on those RCA Vintage LPs (not limited to Fats). Never heard of these. Do tell!

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Politics in the Non-Political Forum, But Were Afraid to Ask Favorite Political Threads Started by Christiern in the Non-Political Forum That Were Eventually Moved To The Political Forum

Shoe Wearers Who Emptied Their Sweat on Your Horn

I keep hoping I'll run into the following titles again, since I foolishly passed them up the last time I saw them: Dale's Wail (Verve 2-LP set) - Roy Eldridge The Complete Fats Waller, Volume 3 (Bluebird 2-LP set) FWIW, if anyone has either of these and wants to trade them, I've got the Sonny Rollins Quartets Bluebird 2-LP I'd gladly trade, or just let me know how much you want for them (no more than $10 each, I hope). Post your wish list here. Maybe other Board members could be on the look for them or run across them. I plan on updating this post on a regular basis.

I'm Posting This with One Hand Up My Butt

Yeah - but the "fine print" says that the single purchase has to be an item of list price $20 or more. Really? I've read the coupon five times now and either I'm totally oblivious, going blind, or maybe it just ain't there?

Favorite Blue Note version of a Beatles chestnut

Everything I learned about Windows I learned on a Mac when I was working at my first job out of college (1994). That said, I still prefer my Dell PC over the Mac I used to have. My main complaint when I had my Mac was that nothing new ever fit on the OS I had, and nothing seemed to be backwards compatible. I'm sure times have changed in the ten years since I sold that Mac, and I really can't see spending the money to get one of the new ones, but I have to admit being skeptical: these new Macs look nice and shiny, the way computers are supposed to look; but damn if I can't figure out what the hell's going on with it. I realize that a good chunk of that may be due to not having worked on a Mac in over ten years and therefore missing out on the changes that Apple has trailblazed. I'll give them that: they've always been ahead of the time technologically. It's just a damn shame that Jobs has this elitist cult mentality that says only certain cool people should own Macs; the rest of y'all can go to hell (or Microsoft). Can you imagine how much more successful Apple could be if it were run by someone who didn't hold the human race in such high contempt? (I'll always remember that scene from "Pirates of the Silicon Valley," where Noah Wyle's Steve Jobs says to Anthony Michael Hall's Bill Gates, "We're better than you," to which Hall's Gates says, "Don't you get it? It doesn't matter!") Besides, as long as Apple's around, Gates has a nice little R&D facility that costs him next to nothing. My personal belief: if you're an artist and you need top-of-the-line graphics, multimedia, etc. Mac is the best way to go. If you're a corporate type, Windows is the best way to go. Just my two cents. Change made, as always.

Oh, I know; but I can't help but think of this as Jones' way of inviting the Master into his shiny brand new domain and worshipping at his feet. It would be sorta like Brian Wilson inviting Phil Spector to the studio.

The "I'm a Republican posting from the restroom...." thread

Anyone else see the hilarious irony in the fact that the Cowboys and the Raiders--the two teams with extremely similar owners (and teams)--will play on Turkey Day this year? If that weren't enough, this will be the first Turkey Day game in the new Jerry Jones Death Star/Arlington Funeral Home/Dallas (not Arlington) Cowboys Stadium. I guess this is Jerry's way of saying to the Master, "Show me your ways, O Wise One."

Cometothinkofit, Steve did mention how disappointed he was when I saw him in church yesterday.....

Is that the one just north of downtown, down the street from where Tower used to be? Man, that's sad. That store hasn't even been open for five years, has it?

Is that all? Here and I thought you'd spent money on both a Wynton Marsalis cd AND a Stanley Crouch book.

80's hair-metal and synth-pop appreciation thread

Cool, looking forward to it!

Of course I'm in, just giving the thread a bump!

Aw man, this is a serious bummer. Hopefully you'll still be able to check in from time to time.

You got THAT right!!! In fact, I think I'll go put it on right now!

Y'know Chris, I was laughing until I got to your last line....

I agree, and yet it seems with this series you take the good with the bad: for every vintage (Terry Gibbs) there's another re-issue of another Coltrane album. I'll never understand it either, and since I can't really do anything about it, just keep buying the ones that interest me in hopes that the record company gets the message (put out more stuff that hasn't been issued previously, quit bombarding us with endless Coltrane repackages!) Well, I certainly agree with you, but almost all record companies, even jazz oriented ones, still pitch to the middle. Despite all the many reissues, Coltrane, Monk and Miles Davis must continue to outsell all the obscure artists that are on their first go around. If they really aimed at the Mosaic niche for instance, most would go under. Frustrating I know. I also agree. I think the last major undertaking of getting lesser known items out in the catalogue died with the Verve Elite Editions. Even the LPR series (which also seems dead) yielded quite a few items that hadn't been issued on cd too, but the Originals series clearly seems to be a re-packaging of items that have already been reissued with an unissed item tossed in here and there; a real disappointment By and large, there have been some real gems issued in this series. Yes, there has also been dreck (who wanted the Will Downing and Walter Beasley albums? I mean, come on!), but the real gold of the bunch (I'm thinking about Hugh Masekela's HOME IS WHERE THE MUSIC IS, which justifies the entire series alone, IMHO) has made this an enjoyable series. Plus, even a cynic like me has to admit that the sound upgrade really has been as good as advertised. The Getz bossa nova albums, for instance, are a good example of nice packaging, good sound, and a reasonable price. Yes it would've been nice to have the extra tracks, but I've stopped hoping for perfect re-issues, and it's made my enjoyment of the music that much more rewarding.