sonnymax

Whew! For a minute there, I thought you were soliciting sex on the board.

Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, stricken with cancer SUSAN WHITALL The Detroit News Friends and fans of Aretha Franklin offered prayers and good wishes after learning that the Queen of Soul, one of Detroit's beloved musical artists, is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Sources familiar with the singer's ailment told The Detroit News today that she was diagnosed with the often lethal form of cancer. Experts, however, say it can be beaten if detected early enough. Franklin has been quiet about the nature of the illness that prompted her to cancel all upcoming events, including Thursday's planned Christmas concert at the Fox Theatre. She did acknowledge last week that she'd successfully undergone a surgical procedure. Her illness had been an increasing subject of speculation, including a post today by the National Enquirer. Separately, Fox 2 in Detroit reported that Franklin has cancer, attributing the information to "a close relative." The News contacted Franklin's publicist, Tracey Jordan, who did not have a comment from Franklin. Detroit News

Would you like papers with that Allen?

your link is dead. try this one: Virginia This Morning

And the winner is........No one! I guess Chuck and Chris were right as far as it not being as big a deal as the seller hoped. Will there be a Round 2 (a second auction with a lower starting bid)? Stay tuned for another episode of As The Vinyl Turns.

A-FLAC!!! ALAC, aka Apple lossless or .m4a files, is equally good.

I'm very, very sorry to learn of your wife's passing. From your initial post, I get the sense that she was a remarkable woman. More important, it sounds like she was great friend and partner to you. I can't begin to know or feel what you are going through. I just want you to know that like many others here, I'm thinking about you. Best regards, Rob Viti aka "sonnymax", formerly known as "jazzshrink"

ooooh. burrrrrrrn!

The narrator of the video asks, "Could there have been a better way...?" Uh, yeah. The parents could have prepared the child for the process. The father could have helped, instead of shooting the video. Seeing that the child was upset, everyone concerned could have taken a time out. "3 year old probable terrorist"? People have hidden dangerous objects on children before to get through security. There are many things that can be done to increase our safety at airports while respecting individual rights. This provocative thread (admittedly tame by Berigan's standards in other forums) isn't one of them.

Ever considered posting in the vinyl forum?

Oh, and he is!

Howdy fellow O-men! I've appreciated other members giving us the heads-up on Internet scams, so I thought I'd share this one with you. I've received fake emails purportedly from PayPal in the past trying to get me to log in to my account for one reason or another. Usually, the tip-off is when the email begins "Dear PayPal Customer". This morning, however, I got one that had my correct name in the greeting. Here's what followed: Notification of Limited Account Access As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.We requested information from you for the following reason: We recently received a report of unauthorized credit card use associated with this account. As a precaution, we have limited access to your PayPal account in order to protect against future unauthorized transactions. Case ID Number: PP-830-173-720 In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to follow our verification procedure as soon as possible to help avoid this. Click here to login and restore your account access Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety. This is a final reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department PayPal Email ID PP-830-173-720 DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK to restore your account access! It's a phishing scam that brings you to a fake website masquerading as PayPal, where you will be directed to enter your username and passord. Once they've got there hands on that info, you're toast. Again, I can usually spot these scams immediately, but their use of my name and the professional look of the email (logo, correct font, security warnings along the right margin, etc.) almost made me pull the trigger. Instead, I right-clicked on the body of the email to "View Page Source" and saw that it wasn't from Paypal. Hope you find this info helpful. I'd hate to see anybody scammed like this. Right now I'm going to email the ambassador of Nigeria, a personal friend of mine, and tell him all about it.

If you don't get, perhaps you shouldn't judge it. I assume you then don't judge anything you don't get??? I try not to. It's not always easy, since many of us find it convenient to dismiss things that aren't important or relevant to our own lives. Tattooing has existed for thousands of years. Sure, some people who get inked don't give it much thought, and their body art might not be profound or personally significant. I can assure you, however, that many of us with tattoos have thought long and hard about the decision. It has meaning - reminding us of things that are important to us, and perhaps revealing a little about who we are, or at least how we see ourselves. I'm very attracted to people with beautiful body art. If you're not, that's totally cool. I just think it's wrong to paint a large group of people with a broad brush, based largely on negative perceptions of some individuals, along with a lack of understanding of a deeper, more meaningful experience that's shared by many people who choose to adorn their bodies in this way.

If you don't get, perhaps you shouldn't judge it.

Heading out soon to hear Dave Liebman and Bob Moses join forces with The Fringe - Bob Garzone, John Lockwood, and Bob Gullotti.

No, it doesn't. And for those who want to view Ronnie's current website, it's here. I'm going to hear Ronnie perform in Boston in two weeks and will probably pick up a copy of the new CD from him. For others, Infra-Rae is available on iTunes for only $6.93.

Paul was my best friend growing up. I'd play guitar and he'd play Paul Sr.'s organ or the trombone, and later on, the double bass. Speaking of Hal Crook, I really like the date he co-led with Joe Diorio for Ram Records, called Narayani

Yeah, I've heard that criticism before, and always from frustrated PC owners. I'm proud that I made the decision to switch to a better, more reliable product. Nothing more, nothing less. Again, all I hear in over-the-top complaints like these is frustration and jealousy. When and if the time comes that Macs are as vulnerable to malware as PCs, it will be interesting to see if Apple addresses the problem better than Microsoft has over the years. Until then, I'm very happy with the Apple products I use. If/when the time comes, I'll probably still be better off with a Mac.

Thanks. I'll check out Limewire.

From what I gather, the Odyssey set is comprised mostly of solo pieces, many lasting only a minute or two. Also, the sound quality is rather poor on some of the selections. But, if you gotta have it, you gotta have it.

Tuesday night I saw Joe Lovano, George Garzone and Bob Gullotti play a free and very melodic set at Berklee.

I voted for "mp3s and the like". For years I purchased an average of 8-20 CDs a month and have amassed a collection of over 4,000 [overwhelmingly jazz] discs. Oven the past 12 months, I've only bought a handful of discs, mostly from the artist at a live show. I now have over 750GB of music on hard disk, mostly m4a files and mp3VBR & mp3@320k. I have a wireless network to stream these music files throughout my condo, and I also enjoy listening to several Internet jazz radio stations. I stopped buying the latest CD re-re-reissues a few years ago, and I have a hard time believing people who say they can hear the difference between a CD and a lossless digital file. For me, the move to digital files provides me greater access to acquiring and listening to the music I love while reducing the cost and physical space associated with owning a sizable music collection.

So what are the better alternatives for someone primarily interested in jazz, especially from labels like Clean Feed, Black Saint/Soul Note, Delmark, etc.?

Thanks for the heads-up. Cuber's last recording, Steeplechase's Ronnie, was a solid, enjoyable outing. I look forward to hearing this release as well.

I also have read that playing wav and aiff files can shorten the life of the iPod's battery. Both of these formats are uncompressed. Uncompressed files use more cache space then compressed files, forcing the hard drive to work harder to retrieve data. I recommend converting the wav files to either flac or aac files, or even mp3 at 320kbps. These formats are considerably smaller than wav files and still sound great. And although you say that storage space isn't an issue, it will be. You'll be surprised how quickly you can fill up an iPod with wav or aiff files. Here's a link to other tips on maximizing your iPod's battery life