Son-of-a-Weizen

Hey look! ...they're now in the back room putting the finishing touches on Brad's steel box !! B-)

My guess is that, for having to endure a steady stream of flack, the 'good folks' at Universal will dig real deep in the warehouse pile and pluck out the real pretty ones to send our way. Evans Box

You're presuming that the most dependable family of precision-guided munitions originates in the Pentagon. B-)

Don't freak out etherboard....if you can't find any Niehaus, I'll sell ya a bunch of Howard Rumsey/Lighthouse cassettes -- material is just as good! Truthfully, I think that LN's 'I Remember You' is one of the greatest numbers known to man. I would say that fully 75% of the comp cds that I make for parties, car, gifts for a kids teacher, etc....have it on there.

I told them my wife was in a wicked sour mood since the Vikings traded Moss and that she'd yank both his & Lennox' hair out by the roots if they didn't wise up!

Geez, didn't even upgrade to an expedited shipping method. ......cheap bastard.

Sold!!! Will send PM ... .....packet en route

Heck, I do!! I can't believe that no one wants my Shepp/Rudd 'NY' ....thought that would be the first of 3 discs to bolt the room.

An interesting turn of events. I've now received the following communication from them: Dear Rolf, We wanted you to know that your recent UMS order (#512776) was shipped on 2005-02-28. You should receive your package(s) in 1 - 3 weeks, unless you upgraded to an expedited shipping method during checkout (Your carrier is listed below under Shipping Details). ORDER INFORMATION Order #: 512776 Order Items: 2 Sub total: $ 199.98 Shipping: $ 3.95 Insurance: $ 0.00 Tax: $ 0.00 Grand Total: $ 203.93 Your order is being shipped to:

What's that like? Do y'all eat wings, bet & yell at the screen? B-)

Whatever. "Excuse us, my good man, but could you kindly return the set that we legally sold to you?" I really don't have a dog in this fight... just still honked off for fellow board members. Like I said earlier.... 'ROCK HEADS!' Brad, I realize that your conversation was undoubtedly brief.....but I don't suppose you thought to ask the genius why a $99 'Buy-it-Now' on a Brownie box would shock them to their green eye-shade core? Perhaps I'd better call. B-)

The last time I watched an awards program of this sort, Sony had just introduced the Walkman.

discs mailed out this a.m. to Pete & tjobbe.

Yes, the double LP with the 3 additional tracks ('M.C.', 'La Jolie' & 'South Side') that aren't on either of the two Lps you mentioned. Well, on my copies anyway.

Anyone know if '2 Franks Please!' Savoy (2249?) was ever released on vinyl in Japan?

Is he? I dunno.

My pleasure! Shipping to WI and Germany on Mon. (tjobbe, shoot me a quick pm w/address please)

I too agree that they'll likely get a slap on the wrist with a feather and that it would take a certain degree of 'hounding' to pry these loose. If it was actually something I cared deeply about, I'd be happy to lock horns and do the whole 'David & Goliath' thing...but not over some cds (assuming of course that they don't steal my $203). As far as I'm concerned, these rock heads aren't worth breaking my pick on so I'm happy to fire off a few notes and let a well-timed barrage of 15-20 negative feedback comments speak for itself. I've got two loaded barrels in this game. B-)

Kevin can redeem himself by working on MC to reissue 'The Rajah'. B-)

up (or down, whatever ...) I'd be real interested in these ones if you're still offering? Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues Donald Byrd - Slow Drag ** I'll pony up a couple of Verve discs: Archie Shepp & Roswell Rudd 'Live in New York' Wayne Shorter 'Alegria' (going to tjobbe) Who'd like them? EDIT: I also have Ralph Towner's 'Solstice' (ECM) w/Garbarek, Weber & Christensen to toss into the freebie pile. This one has some scuffs but plays perfect. (going to Pete)

I received one for both the Brownie & Evans box. What a $@# outrage! They're going to take the position that a $99 'buy-it-now' on a Brownie box is somehow a wild error???

If it's an open letter to BN you want, just go over to the BN Europe board and post away. I'm sure they're checking in over there on a daily basis.

If mine arrives w/o rust, I'll just put it in some sort of clear plastic pouch along with one of these desiccant jobbers that I've got lying around. They're cheap, easy to use & work quite well.