Jim R

Fwiw, I have the 5 K2's. The entire "Boppin" album is mono: (go-go, lament for the living, pot luck, bud's blues, romas, on a misty night). There's also a mono track on "Cool Burnin'" (hurry); and three on "Groovin'" (tan gaugin, cherokee, bevan beeps).

Does it ever act like this?

Yeah- don't let him use the computer. But seriously, is it shutting off while it's being used, or only after periods of inactivity, or...? I don't know much about viruses (always been a Mac user), but maybe somebody messed with your system preferences? Some computers have settings for auto-shutdown... but maybe you already knew that.

More: http://www.broadcastlegends.com/collins.html

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=20987 As I said in that thread, I was a fan. I've forgotten if I became aware of him via radio or tv. He had a show called "Jazzbeaux's Open House" on a local UHF tv channel back in the 70's, and it was always pretty entertaining. The opening of the show featured Al in a video of him driving up to the station's studio at the top of a hill in his little sportscar, with Basie's "Blues In Hoss Flat" playing behind it. He would always bring on some local musicians, some of whom went on to become well-known, and some that were never heard from again. He also took phone calls on the air, and you never knew what to expect. I also used to listen to him on AM (KSFO) and later on FM (KCSM). The guy had such a unique personalilty and way of speaking and delivering funny lines... he could make the most mundane topic highly entertaining, and would even dwell on something mundane just to get the most out of it. He was the kind of person that savored every moment in life, and always remained positive, optimistic, upbeat. A warm human being. I still miss the guy.

Sir Dancealot Fred Astaire Blake Stepp

J.B. Lenoir J.B. Hutto E.F. Hutton

Rey Ordonez Ruy Castro Ray(mond J. Johnson, Jr.)

I altered this shot in iPhoto to try to approximate the color better (very difficult to get this color to photograph accurately).

Here's the back o' the neck.

Testing, testing... 1,2, 1,2... I've always been a Gibson archtop nut, but I recently bought a custom shop '62 Reissue Strat (first Strat I've owned in about 20 years, and definitely the best one I've ever owned): (color is a bit off in this pic, which was taken with the iMac built-in camera ... it's actually more seafoam, with more green. I may try to add a couple more shots...)

Papa John Papa John Creach Al Viola

Margaret Whiting Otis Redding Robert Browning

Blaise, Modesty Stamp, Terrence Out, Quartet

Remington, Fredrick Royal, Darryl Underwood, Carrie

Woody Allen Woody Woodpecker Morton Downey Jr.

Marcus Printup Pops Staples Robert Stack

If the blue lights are way down low, you could boogie real slow...

Teddy Roosevelt Smokey Bear Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Carr, Austin Trucks, Butch Van, Bobby

A. Whitney Brown Christmas, Joe Carol Sloane

George Jessel Barney Kessel Ted Bessel

Tom Waits (?) -> Four, The Fantastic No, Dr. One, The Divine

Ronnie Scott's, circa 1969 (?). Whoever uploaded it either didn't have the whole thing (all three stretch out and trade fours on Kessel's "Blue Mist"), or just wanted to feature their personal favorite (Green), who they refer to as "under the radar". To the general public perhaps (duh), but not in contemporary jazz circles when compared to Burrell and Kessel! Anyway, the video used to get traded via VHS copies amongst jazz guitar nuts, but it's been commercially available now for some years. Too bad this person did a hatchet job on it.

Actually, I think perhaps "Square Trade" has been around for awhile (?), but I couldn't help but feel a bit lost today when I encountered this listing: Gibson L5 (Wes Montgomery edition) I come across an alarming number of fraudulent listings for high end archtop guitars on ebay, and I usually report them. When I saw this, I was suspicious (seller's feedback rating listed as "private"; item located in the UK, where a lot of frauds had pretended to be located; ebay member since... 4/11/06 ; bidders' ID's kept private; etc etc). So, I opened the link to "Learn Why" people can bid with confidence since the seller is a member of Square Trade, and I read this page. The first thing I see: "A SquareTrade Seal Member in good standing since 04-11-2006". Oh, great. A member in good standing since... yesterday! Also, there's this: "The SquareTrade Seal, along with other factors, can substantially lower the risks of buying online. The Seal is not a guarantee of a successful transaction or of a Seller's performance." I mean, what's the point? I don't know if this seller is legit or not, and I'm not interested in bidding anyway, but this kind of shit just makes me less interested in bothering. I didn't follow any more links in terms of more explanations, and maybe this is a good idea in some ways, but it just seems silly. Maybe ebay's inability to handle and police everything makes this kind of thing inevitable...