Jim R

Garry Marshall: The career of producer/director Garry Marshall has been marked by many peaks, the highest of which include such classic television sitcoms as The Odd Couple (1970-1975), Happy Days (1974-1984), and Mork and Mindy (1978-1982), and the phenomenally popular feature film Pretty Woman (1990). A Brooklyn native, Marshall (born Gary Marsciarelli) is the son of an industrial filmmaker and a dance instructor. His sister, Penny Marshall, is a comic actress and noted film director. Marshall majored in journalism at Northwestern University and subsequently served a stint in the army before becoming a reporter for the New York Daily News. He was also a jazz drummer in a band before becoming a television comedy scriptwriter for such artists as Joey Bishop and Phil Foster and the writer for Jack Parr on The Tonight Show. Marshall moved to Los Angeles in 1961, but he didn't make it big until he teamed up with writer Jerry Belson. Together, they penned numerous episodes for several sitcoms, notably The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Lucy Show. In 1970, Marshall produced The Odd Couple, which starred Jack Klugman and Tony Randall and was based on a popular Neil Simon play and movie. He reached his apex as a television producer during the '70s, with such hits as Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983) (a Happy Days spin-off starring sister Penny) and Mork and Mindy. In addition to his producing and television directorial efforts, Marshall occasionally appeared as a supporting actor. In features, Marshall co-produced and co-wrote (with Belson) his first film, How Sweet It Is!, in 1968. A year later, the two produced and penned The Grasshopper. Marshall made his directorial feature film debut in 1982 with Young Doctors in Love, a comic look at daytime serials. As a film director, Marshall's output has received uneven critical reviews. Films such as the Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell vehicle Overboard and the Bette Midler/Barbara Hershey melodrama Beaches (1988) had good box-office business, but were considered of average quality. 1990's Pretty Woman was Marshall's first big movie hit. Following its tremendous success, he tried his hand at a serious drama with Frankie and Johnny (1991) starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. Since then, Marshall's films have tended more toward sentimental and straight dramas such as The Twilight of the Golds (1997) and The Other Sister (1999). Marshall returned to comedy -- and to his teaming of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere -- in 1999 with Runaway Bride. In addition to his work behind the camera, Marshall has occasionally appeared as an actor in films and television shows alike. During the mid-'90s, many TV audiences came to recognize him for playing Candice Bergen's ratings-crazy boss, Stan Lansing, on Murphy Brown. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Initially, I was just going to mention him because his name was Marhsall, and he hadn't been mentioned yet. He officially became my least favorite Marshall only about 3 minutes ago, when I encountered the above photo.

We need more threads like this. I wish I was as computer (and camera) savvy as some of you folks. Anyway, thanks for the breath of fresh air! Not viewable from my window, nor on a walk to the grocery store, but here are a couple of images I found on the net recently. These are two different views of a lake in the high country of the Sierra Nevada, which was a favorite backpacking destination of my dad's. We scattered his ashes there 20 years ago.

Tthanks for the informattion, Mike. Forgot to mention- the PENTAGON session which somebody (maybe me?) mentioned back when this thread was in its infancy has been released on (mini-LP) CD out of Japan. Got mine from Dusty G around December of last year.

Oops, gotta read that fine print. I see where I was wrong on the Gryce Blue Notes...

Dexter: Savoy 9003 (10") Riverside (Jazzland)- THE RESURGENCE Blue Note (several) Prestige (several) Gigi: Blue Note 5049, 5050, 5051 (10") Riverside- Jazz Lab Quintet Savoy- Nica's Tempo Prestige (New Jazz)- several

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DUDE! A good friend just hooked me up with a copy of this, and it's BAAAAADDDD. Clifford's got his burr on real nice, and the rhythm section SMOKES! Probably a bitch-and-a-half to find, but well worth it! This one found me several years ago in a hole-in-the-wall used CD shop that no longer exists. Sometimes it does pay to beat the pavement! My copy is german, from 1988 (recorded Feb 9, 1987) on Jazzline / Delta music ("an ORF production"). The title is KLAUS WEISS QUINTETT (yes, two T's) FEATURING CLIFFORD JORDAN / LIVE AT OPUS 1. Jordan-ts; Weiss-d; John Schroeder-g; Roberto Di Gioia-p; Thomas Stabenow-b blue 'n boogie eyewitness blues lush life highest mountain L.A. calling lover man don't get around much anymore una noche con francis

I don't usually do this, but I'm going to recommend a (Capitol) compilation. The CD entitled: SPOTLIGHT ON NANCY WILSON. With the orchestras of: Oliver Nelson, Billy May, Gerald Wilson, Kenny Dennis, Jimmy Jones, Milton Raskin, Sid Feller. Song titles: what a little moonlight can do,little girl blue,my one and only love,the best is yet to come,midnight sun,the good life,you'd be so nice to come home to,time after time, all of you,the very thought of you,back in your own back yard,when the sun comes out,at long last love,you've changed,someone to watch over me,i wish you love, angel eyes,here's that rainy day,the song is you,miss otis regrets A definite winner, IMO.

I think I'd have to go with Barbara Marshall. (girl scout, 3rd grade class, 1964)

Hmm... ... ... I can read the bottom row: 8, I, C, P, I.

You ought to drop off a pair at some of your selected cd haunts. I dunno... I might end up buying even more that way... (more CD's, that is)

Sorry, Jim, but could you select a slightly larger font? Thank God my optometrist tricks me into buying a new pair of reading glasses every year. Now I have them all over the place, and sometimes I even remember to bring them into the CD shops...

Okay, my computer's working again, and I omitted my disc 2 guesses from the other thread , and now I'm ready to admit how clueless I am on this disc so far... Haven't had much time for this yet, and I'm stumped on most of it anyway. Track 1 - This is before my time... AND I think before my parents' time (and they were born in 1921!) Track 2 = Body and soul. VERY nice! I don't recognize this recording, but I like! I'm trying to figure out why I've never heard this before. Track 5 = "Wonderful wonderful" (NOT wunnerful wunnerful, nor does it have anything to do with Larry Welk). Sonny Rollins recorded this tune, as did Rene' Thomas, as did... Johnny Mathis. Nice tune. Don't know who this is. Track 6 = Woody'n You. Sounds like Dizzy to me. Not sure what recording. Track 8 = Sweet georgia brown changes. That's all I can come up with right now... This disc was much more difficult for me than Disc 1.

Nate, I'm in. Just sent you an e-mail...

Got my discs yesterday, but didn't have time to listen until this evening. Here are my impressions of Disc 1: 1. Cottonatail. 3.5 stars. Nice singer, great band. Not sure who, but they're kickin' it! A lot of Jon Hendricks influence here. Could this be his daughter? 2. Interesting composition, which I like, but don't recognize. The bass and drums really drive this along very nicely. I wish I had developed a sharper ear for identifying bassists and drummers (that's one thing that BF tests will help me with). 3. Ah, I have this: Track 1 from this CD The tune is based on "I Never Knew". 4. I have this too: Take 1 5. Hmm... I need more time with this one. ... Whoa... I think I just set a world record. I started this post on Sunday afternoon/evening (?) and at this point had my computer's monitor die on me. I had my database file open, which could have been damaged if I shut the computer down, so I left it on. We just borrowed a monitor from my brother-in-law, and 24+ hours later, I'm surprised to see that the reply page is still open, and we're still logged on to AOL! At any rate, I can now finish my post... 6. The tune is "Hallelujah". Don't know the pianist. 7. Need more time with this as well. Sure reminds me of Miles, but I've only had time to play this track once. 8. I have this one 9. ? I could guess, but it would be a complete shot in the dark. 10. Don't really care for this. Reminds me some of Corea or Jarrett, but I'm unsure. 11. The tune is "Valse hot", a relatively modern version. The tenor has chops, but this isn't quite my thing. Well done, though. 12. dkdc 13. I have this: Track 1 I have been enjoying this vocalist more and more recently. 14. I want to say "tuxedo junction". Don't know the artist... ===== Edit: In my confused and disrupted state (California ), I just realized that the Disc 2 guesses didn't belong here...

I always enjoyed Helio's playing with Sarah Vaughan on "Copacabana", and on the other things by him that have caught my attention, he usually seems to be playing electric. In fact, I couldn't recall if I'd ever heard him play acoustic. So, I searched my database, and realized that I do have a few nice examples. He accompanies Simone beautifully on "minha namorada", from the CARLOS LYRA SONGBOOK on Lumiar; with Joyce on "Caminho de pedra" from the VINICIUS DE MORAES SONGBOOK, VOL. 1; with Fafá de Belém on "Serenata do adeus" from VINICIUS, VOL. 2; with Adriana on "Amor em paz" and with Renato Russo on "Gente humilde" from VOL. 3. I've got to say it again- these Lumiar songbooks are amazing...

Yeah, although I haven't spun it in a while. I had even forgotten that Rosinha was on that. That was my first Rosa Passos CD. Her version of "So Danço Samba" floored me (and it still does). I like the Vania Bastos tracks very much (guess we can't see eye to eye on everything, Joe). NATURALLY!! Officer, I do NOT know this guy. How many stars do you give that, Joe? That new Rosa Passos disc will be a must have... as long as it's not overpriced, of course.

As soon as Croatia equalized at 1-1 with the penalty, that stadium became electric- and so did the action on the field for the next ten minutes. Quite enjoyable to watch, even if some blunders continued to be made (what's with all of the back pass gifts for the French? ). Wow, Trezuguet nearly missed that wide open net!! Croatia's second goal was very fine, despite Desailly's goof in allowing the space. A half volley like that almost always sails over the bar. Anyway, Croatia played with tremendous energy, but the French must be commended for pressuring them all over the field. Quite a match!

Same here! Ditto.

... why didn't I think of that. A great idea. Four "org's", John? I guess one of them (lower left?) would have to be upside down, but what the hell. Now, is it too late to push a lavender shirt option...

IMO, the crossword design would be too small (too small to be easily read) as a frontal logo; and... as much as I dig the big "O", I wouldn't really want a big bullseye on my back. Just imagine if one of our members were to wander into a rifle range, or a carnival, or worse yet, what if they were lying on their stomach at a helicopter landing pad... the results could be tragic!

Seriously, I do understand the technical aspect of what couw said. Still, it doesn't look that asymmetrical to me, and it seems there should be a solution that would minimize that asymmetry. Could the ".org" text on the upper right be extended just slightly, without it looking awkward? OR, could the design be altered somehow so that both "www's" were going horizontally, and both ".org's" going vertically? There's GOT to be a solution there someplace...

Suits me to a "tee"! Anyway, nothing you just said made any sense to me. In other words, I think it looks great. Also, I felt like I was being "pushy" on behalf of a few others, so I don't feel too guilty... We probably should have had a vote at some point. Oh well, whatever.

Reading Lon's post reminded me of one other thing- if my heart and soul hadn't been ambushed about 8 years ago by Jobim, Gilberto, and eventually, dozens more brazilian artists, there's no telling how many more musical dry spells I would have experienced since then, and would probably still be experiencing. So Al, since I know you've had (and presumably enjoyed) a significant taste of that stuff, maybe you should consider doing what I did- put your credit card number on file at Dusty Groove; put your daughter's college tuition fund in serious jeapordy; and start stacking up Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz CD's in places where your wife won't object to it if you do it gradually. Just a thought. You can go here for more "help" (don't do it, Al. ): Hard Bossa?

I see the thread (and the "threads" B) ) are coming along nicely. Just in the interest of stirring up trouble, it seems to me that one popular design (at least with a few of us) has been dropped from the discussion (couw and impossible being the guys doing the design work here, so I understand, but...). To be blunt about it, I think at least a few of us still dig this design (shirt color choices aside):