Jim R

What a coincidence- I surfed onto that page last night, while casually looking for some info on SRV (I was listening to a boot of a concert he was involved in). Incidentally, there seem to be some minor timeline errors there, fwiw. "1980- Stevie Ray renames the group Double Trouble..." "1981-Tommy Shannon replaces Jackie Newhouse on bass." They were billed as "Double Trouble" at the 1979 SFBF, and Tommy Shannon was playing bass.

Thanks Dan. I get a board error message (don't have permission to view the thread), because I wasn't a registered member. Yesterday, I noticed that some pages weren't viewable, but today I was able (still unregistered at the time) to open the home page and access threads by clicking on the forum headings on the left. I saw the "W.C. Clark" topic on the right side of the page (most recent topic in "The Blues Hangout" forum), but I couldn't open it. So, I opened "The Blues Hangout", and the W.C. Clark thread was not listed. Anyway, I registered. Now I have to wait for the administrator to grant me the privilege of viewing all threads.

Yeah, I knew he'd been around a long time. I just looked at the Austin City Limits site, and that show I remember was aired in 1990 (recorded in '89), and he was already a legend then.

I'd say it was a combination of both. The Warriors have impressed me with the effort they make in running at shooters beyond the arc. Nobody can shut those opportunities down all the time, there's too much space out there. A team that penetrates well and kicks it out to shooters (as opposed to a team like last season's Warriors, who passed it around the perimiter all the time) is going to be hard to shut down. I'm not saying the W's played "great" D. I was just a bit annoyed by the notion that they don't play "any" D. I've been watching them closely at the defensive end, because I want to see how they're progressing in that department, knowing that they need to play good D in order to get into their running game. I'm seeing a lot of effort and some outstanding defensive plays. I think their transition defense (relying on their young legs and quickness) can be pretty good. The halfcourt set defense is a slightly different story. They need to improve in terms of blocking off, and anticipating the opportunity for defensive rebounds. Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins are still both quite inexperienced of course, so I expect players like that to improve a lot as this season progresses. But they're showing me some excellent skills at times. He couldn't have played much better last night, as Steve Kerr pointed out. I think Baron tends to be pretty streaky, though, so let's see if his offseason conditioning will allow him to improve his consistency. I forget which game it was, but just a few games back, I was thinking that he looked pretty out of sync. Sometimes he tries to do too much himself, even when he's not having a particularly good night. I guess that's logical, but then again, in any given game, it might be very misleading (if the opponent was simply not shooting well, even when getting open looks). I guess I'd still have to agree, although I do think they're improving (experience can only help, and with a veteran coach, they should improve even more). True- that's the bottom line. I think it was Reggie Miller who mentioned that, and he added that come playoff time (should the W's be there), it would be much more difficult to run, and they would have to be better defensively. Right. The playoffs is the goal. At any rate, I love to watch high-scoring games, and teams that run, so this should be a fun year regardless of whether the goal is reached.

Al, in 1977, I got Jimmy Smith's "At The Organ" LP. The one with "Yardbird Suite" on it. I thought to myself, "Wow, great tune... by Charlie Parker... hmm, gotta check into that" (true story). Then, I said to myself, "Hey, I'd better call Big Al and see if he's hip to this yet". Even though I knew you were only 7 years old at the time, I called you. Your uncle answered the phone, and told me several really hilarious jokes, and we laughed, and I forgot all about you... for the next 22 years or so. Oops, my bad.

Jim, This is the place to ask your question. !! Aaauuugggghhhh! Another board to join?! Thanks guys. I'll try to find some time to browse that board, Dan... not sure how much time I'll find, but I'll try. I just joined another board related to vintage brazilian music, which I haven't found a lot of time for, so I'm feeling kind of stretched lately. Lon, I wish I'd been at those clubs with you.

Well, Nellie has them thinking about running, running, running. Run off of made baskets, even. So, you're going to see a lot of back and forth (and more than the usual number of layups for both teams) when the Warriors play. Still, she Warriors were playing a lot of D (that was my complaint with the TNT panel's comments). Play D -> Force turnovers -> Run -> Get layups. Andris Biedrins has been blocking a lot of shots lately. How many points did the Pistons score against the W's? They haven't won 4 in a row by letting people score at will.

for being so blase about keeping up with such a GREAT artist. My God, I'm listening to his "Lover's Plea" CD (199flippin'8), and just wondering where my mind has been all these years. I remember seeing W.C. on Austin City Limits years ago (more than I'd like to admit right now), but I simply snoozed. Granted, I haven't focused on blues and soul nearly as much as jazz and/or brazilian music, but there's just no excuse. Ironically, I've been listening to a lot of O.V. Wright, Sam Cooke, and Al Green lately (and Little Milton), and then I stumble onto this, a recording by an artist who keeps that tradition alive (maybe an understatement- he may be raising the bar!). Okay, enough confessing. Somebody please talk to me about this guy... is this really one of his best recordings? (I have a hard time imagining anything better). What else should I look for?

Hmm... nope, we ran all over them, and were feelin' it from the perimiter to boot. The closest the Kings could get in the second half was around 8, I think. A comfortable win. Barkley & Co. on TNT were pretty skeptical about the W's being able to continue this little streak... they said we don't play defense, and always go into a stall at some point in every game, failing in the halfcourt offense. Well, that was 100% true last season (with a lazier Baron and an erratic Derek Fisher leading the way), but so far we're not doing that anymore. We're attacking the rim and moving the ball well. I'm not saying we're good enough to make the playoffs, but the TNT crew didn't seem to be watching what was going on. Every time one of us predicts a Warrior loss (me before the Dallas game, you before the Detroit game), things go well. Let's keep it up.

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But since everything is a circle (thank you Alec), didn't you get him back for that?

Fantasy was sold because Saul was nearing the end of his life and it was time to put the estate in liquid form. Yeah, but that's a LOT of booze. I know, I know...

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Alec, it was the site where you got that which started me on this search for more info.

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It's been done (in depth), and one of the threads was upped just the other day. Try a search.

Wow- not my day to post here, I guess.

Good. This should generate some cash flow, allowing them to release more from Michael Bolton... or are they going to overdub him on this?

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Herb, are you saying that all LeGrandes are 16"? I thought they were all 17", like the Johnny Smith model. Also, does the LeGrande have the slightly wider neck, 25" scale, and the x-bracing design that the J.S. has? I never played a LeGrande, but I love my J.S. (a '62). I've heard nothing but good things about those D'A copies, ever since they first came out. And Chuck, although Chet did use a D'A for awhile, it was somewhat different from this model. This one evokes images in my mind of people like John Pisano, Chuck Wayne, Lou Mecca, etc. But yeah, a Bigsby would allow you to look in the mirror and pretend you were Chet. (and don't you other guitar players tell me that you never look in the mirror with your guitars strapped on )