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Enforcing "truth in advertising" for bloggers and Internet reviewers, but not for corporations spending millions on television commercials? Yes, I feel better now that we've got our priorities straight.

Wonderful, Jim. Thanks a lot. If people think the pork pie hat looks strange, imagine what Prez would have looked like had he just worn the original hat!

That's true, but then you lose the portability of listening to the radio in any room you choose.

And the best Charbucks, I mean Starbucks, has to offer is.... Really, that shit is awful. Burnt ain't better.

Yes, you do. Check out the Logitech Squeezebox Radio. I haven't bought a unit yet, but I did start listening to Internet radio through my iPod Touch with the 99-cent Radio app. It too requires a wireless network.

I'm sure I'm not the only guy here who enjoyed the Star Gazer back in the late seventies and eighties. Heck, I even bought Tomita's Pictures At An Exhibition because it included the show's theme song. Anyway, I was very sad to hear about the recent death of the show's inspiring host. Jack Horkheimer, 72, 'Star Gazer' and host of public TV astronomy show, dies By Emma Brown Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Jack Horkheimer, a playwright turned amateur astronomer who inspired millions of people to look a little closer at the nighttime sky with his pioneering planetarium shows and long-running public television show, "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer," died Aug. 20 in Miami of a respiratory ailment. He was 72. Mr. Horkheimer was perhaps most widely known as the ever-enthusiastic, slightly bug-eyed host of his television show, originally called "Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler," which ran for more than 30 years and offered naked-eye astronomy lessons in digestible doses. He was still writing and hosting the weekly five-minute segment at the time of his death; prerecorded episodes scheduled to run through Sept. 5 are available on his Web site. Using plain language, cheesy animation and a trippy-spacey synthesized soundtrack, he deciphered constellations and explained everything from solar eclipses to the winter solstice. "Greetings, greetings, fellow stargazers," was his signature introduction, delivered each week with caffeinated eagerness. Often pictured perched on the cartoon rings of Saturn, Mr. Horkheimer also recounted age-old myths about the celestial realm. The constellation known as Lepus the hare, he reminded viewers in a 1986 episode, has been seen in the West as a "heavenly rabbit, huddled and cringing in fear in the grass beneath the feet of Orion the Hunter." Or, according to Chinese tradition, it is a rest stop in the sky -- in Mr. Horkheimer's terms, a "heavenly outhouse in the sweet bye and bye." "If you've never heard this stuff before," he told Astronomy magazine in 2006, "it blows your little blue booties off because it's fun, fun, fun." Washington Post link P.S. Mr. Horkheimer was recently the subject of a possible legal suit of a rather sordid nature. In keeping with the tone of an obituary thread, could we please keep any comments about said topic respectful and at a minimum? Thanks.

I contacted eMusic after reading and corroborating your post. They said they would look into it, yet today I see they put several new 1201 titles on their website, again with tracks missing. They claim the record company is responsible for the error, but it's their decision to keep selling incomplete albums. It is indeed the label that decides what to put up, how much to charge (for album-only downloads), and what to "fix" or not. What you say is indeed true, but what eMusic sells is up to eMusic. Knowingly selling something that is incomplete is just plain wrong. I received the following email today from eMusic regarding the problem with missing tracks: Hi Robert, We wanted to let you know that the issue you reported below has been fixed and will be reflected on the site within 24 hours. We appreciate your patience while we worked to resolve this for you. Regards, Lilly - Customer Support

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Henry did a fine job portraying a gang-raping, biker-hating, racist skin-head on Sons Of Anarchy last season.

This year's jazz festival in Chicago has been officially downsized (reduced from the usual Friday-Sunday affair to Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 4 & 5). However, there are four stages instead of three, and there are more pre-festival performances than in previous years. If you've never been, I strongly encourage you to go. This will be my 5th year in a row, and it's never failed to be a great experience. Here's the schedule: Chicago Jazz Festival Schedule September 2 Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion • 12-12:50 pm - Umbrella Music: Bridging Improvised Music and Dance • 1:05-1:55 pm - Jodie Christian Quintet • 2:10-3 pm - The MIYUMI Project Big Band: “Trans-Rooted” featuring JASC Tsukasa Taiko • 3:15-4 pm - Jim Wagner's All Stars featuring Willie Pickens, Ari Brown, Jimmy Ellis, Robert Shy, Frank Russell, Corey Wilkes & Maggie Brown • 4 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble & Noteworthy Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall - 430 S. Michigan Ave. • 5 - 6:30 pm - Flutist Nicole Mitchell and Pianist Anthony Davis September 3 Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Randolph Café • 12-1 pm - Hector Silveira Septet • 1:30-2:30 pm - The Grilly Brothers Sextet 
 Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12:15-1:15 pm - James Dapogny: "Art of the Solo" • 1:45-2:45 pm - AACM Experimental Ensemble 
 Preston Bradley Hall • 12:30-1:30 pm - Tomeka Reid's Hear In Now Trio • 2-3 pm - Jim Cooper's Mallet Madness
 Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion Celebrating Chicago Public School Music Educators • 4-4:50 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble and Noteworthy • 5-5:50 pm - James Dapogny • 6-6:55 pm - Mike LeDonne Trio with special guest Eric Alexander • 7:10- 8:10 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Orchestra • 8:30-9:30 pm - Ramsey Lewis 75th Birthday Celebration September 4 Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage • 12-12:55 pm - Douglas Ewart Nyahbingi Drum Choir • 1:10-2:05 pm - Paul Giallorenzo's Git Go • 2:20-3:15 pm - Maggie Brown: "A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln" • 3:30-4:30 pm - Dana Hall Quintet with special guest Nicholas Payton The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage • 12-12:30 pm - Chi-Arts Jazz Combo • 12:45-1:15 pm - Jazz Ambassadors Combo • 1:30-2:10 pm - Kenwood Academy Jazz Ensemble • 2:25-3:05 pm - Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Jazz Ensemble • 3:20-3:50 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble • 4:05-4:50 pm - Roosevelt University Jazz Ensemble 
Jazz and Heritage Stage • 12:30-1:30 pm - West End Jazz Band • 2-3 pm - Cameron Pfiffner's Marco Polo • 3:30-4:30 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections Presented by Close Up 2 and 87.7FM • 6-7:30 pm - Corey Wilkes • 8-9 pm - Steve Cole Petrillo Music Shell • 5-5:50 pm - Chuchito Valdés Afro-Cuban Ensemble • 6-6:55 pm - René Marie "High Maintenance" Quartet • 7:10-8:10 pm - Charisma: "A Lee Morgan Tribute" • 8:30-9:30 pm - The Either/Orchestra with special guest Teshome Mitiku September 5 Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage • 12-12:55 pm - Paulinho Garcia Quintet • 1:10-2:05 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble • 2:20-3:15 pm - Brad Goode Quartet • 3:30-4:30 pm - Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band 
The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage • 12-12:30 pm - Northside College Prep Jazz Combo • 12:45-1:15 pm - Whitney Young Magnet High School Jazz Combo • 1:30-2:10 pm - Lakeview High School Jazz Ensemble • 2:25-3:05 pm - John Hersey High School Jazz Ensemble • 3:30-4:05 pm - University of Chicago Jazz X-Tet 
Jazz and Heritage Stage • 12:30-1:30 pm - Bethany Pickens Trio • 2-3 pm - NOMO • 3:30-4:30 pm - Saalik Ziyad's 5 After 7 Project Presented by Close Up 2 and 87.7FM • 6-7:30 pm - Harlan Jefferson • 8-9 pm - Nick Colionne 
Petrillo Music Shell • 5-6 pm - Brad Mehldau Trio • 6:15-7:05 pm - Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls • 7:20-8:15 pm - Henry Threadgill's Zooid • 8:30-9:30 pm - Kurt Elling Quintet with special guest Ernie Watts So whaddaya say, guys? Who's goin'?

If you're looking for a unit with built-in speakers, Logitech has two models worth checking out: the Squeezebox Radio Music Player and the Squeezebox Boom. I'm interested in something to plug into my stereo system, so I'm looking at the Myine Electronics IR001 WiFi Internet Radio Adaptor and the Aluratek AIREC01F WiFi Internet Radio Tuner. Both are under $100 at Amazon.

Accused 'Craigslist killer' found dead in jail cell Former Boston University med student linked to death of masseuse BOSTON — A former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist committed suicide in the Boston jail where he was awaiting trial, authorities said Sunday. Philip Markoff, 24, was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning in the Nashua Street Jail, the Suffolk County district attorney's office said in an e-mailed statement, and he was pronounced dead at about 10:15 a.m. "Markoff was alone in his cell, and all evidence collected thus far indicates that he took his own life," the statement said. Authorities will investigate to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding his death, the district attorney said. Saturday would have been Markoff's first wedding anniversary, but his nuptials were canceled after his arrest. story

Two questions: 1) Are you looking for a Wi-Fi Internet radio? 2) How much are you willing to spend?

Hey all, I'm listening to a legit download of this 1985 Soul Note recording called "Life" by Art Davis. It's an enjoyable outing with Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, and Idris Muhammad. The music is fine, but the sound is noticeably thin (lacking sufficient bass and some mid-range) with lots of echo. Check out the clips on Amazon, eMusic, and iTunes. They all sound the same, i.e., rather shitty. Is this how the original vinyl and/or 1993 CD reissue sounds? Thanks in advance for your replies.

I'm surprised there was no thread on this year's jazz festival in Newport, RI. Original promoter George Wein was at the helm again, with healthy financial backing by CareFusion. Here's a list of the artists I saw there this past Saturday and Sunday: Marshall Allen/Matthew Shipp/Joe Morris Trio Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound Darcy James Argue's Secret Society JD Allen Trio Maria Schneider Orchestra Fly (Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard) David Binney Third Occasion Quartet Matt Wilson Quartet Conrad Herwig's Latin Side of Herbie Hancock Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy Ben Allison Band Jason Moran's Bandwagon Newport All-Stars (featuring George Wein, Randy Brecker, Randy Sandke, Howard Alden, Anat Cohen) The entire festival was recorded by NPR, so check your local public radio station for online streaming. And of course, DONATE!

Uh, Dave. Think back to May 26. Post #7363 in the Sexiest Album Covers thread. A photo with two fully naked girls (not even the cover). And the cute comment Looks to me like someone may have misbehaved. Now don't you feel just a little bit silly, Dave? :blush2:

No real attack intended, Hans, hence the I wanted to show how the poster misused "logic" to criticize a personal opinion.

Imo, Herbie sucks, and by extension, so do you, depending on how you come at this, that is.

How does acknowledging your influences make you any less an imitator? Perhaps Henderson believed Brecker wasn't bringing anything new to the table. Hence, he's an imitator, rather than an innovator.

That's fine for you, Jim. But when Dale makes strong accusations saying "you'll just have to trust me," and his only contributions to the board are 2 or 3 posts to his own thread, he hasn't yet earned my trust. If you can respect that, then I'll gladly "chill".

Chris, I never claimed Letterman "has an interest in jazz." I only sought to rebuke dale's wild accusations. On the face of it, Letterman appears to have no more or less interest in jazz (or whatever passes for "jazz" in the general public) than do other hosts of similar shows. I agree that it's a dismal situation all around, but to single out Letterman is preposterous. And to answer your previous question: "Herbie plays jazz? When did he resume?," it had to be sometime after Thursday, August 27, 2007. I saw him that evening at Chicago's Symphony Center, ironically on what was billed as the opening night of the Chicago Jazz Festival. I assure you, it wasn't jazz I heard coming from the stage, at least not during the first three or four tunes. I can't say after that, because I walked out. Hell, even the representative from the concert's sponsor, the Chicago Jazz Institute, offered an apology for what Herbie did that night !

No, I won't. You have no history here that would earn you that kind of trust. Lots of people (actually, most people) don't like or understand jazz. You've obviously got a chip on your shoulder to claim that someone "passionately HATES jazz". Speaking bluntly, put up or shut up. Or at least contribute positively to another thread.

What about Wynton Marsalis, Tito Puente, Quincy Jones, Fathead Newman, David Sanborn, David Amram, Melody Gardot, Diana Krall, Esperanza Spaulding...? Now tell me about the scores of jazz artists appearing on Leno, Kimmel, and the others. So Letterman's responsible for the plight of jazz musicians? How do you feel about Elvis? The Beatles? synthesizers? new age music? recorded music in restaurants? And that's the nature of comedy. What's humorous to one person might not to be funny to another. I think Letterman's remark is funny, you don't. The same thing applies to "jazz". You might think what I like is crap, and vice versa. As my dad says, "Fahgettaboudit."

Sweeeet! Great sound. Thanks for the heads up RJ.

That was wow and flutter? I thought it was the weed.