couw

FZ - Sofa FZ - Strictly Genteel and that stuff about "beklecker nicht das sofa, sofa" wasn't too bad either...

TRAITOR!! that's BAITING!

"This cake was done for Dad's 68th birthday. Eons ago, when I was a kid, my Mom made him a brown calf cake. A friend of hers 'loaned' her the lamb pan to use- This cake was made in the VERY SAME pan, at least 30 years later! Guess my Mom should return that pan sometime, huh?? Having over 200 black & white cows in my kitchen sure came in handy this time..." with love, maren & couw

same designer, cool short film http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/atom_1419

not goofy, but way cool web design http://www.cubebird.com/

Roland & Kirk

B)

good

Portrait of the artist as a young woman ? c'mon mike, tell me this one isn't in your collection of sexy covers?

the eye of the master with the golden arm at work. couw enjoyed that one a fine lot.

probably we're writing all these posts and completely miss each other's point, but who cares but the post count. my understanding was that the original idea was to sort of delineate jazz and its various subgenres to people already bitten by the bug; people already interested and wanting a deeper understanding of the thing. so it's not gonna be for those people who dig "the shit out of Ayler or Pharoah and don't want to be bothered with Fletcher Henderson." having a collection and the understanding of the music based on that grow organically is bound to cut off some realms that may prove to be rather interesting nonetheless. it's cool to have that pointed out and to have an "ideal" or "typus" album to explore.

67 today with love from maren & couw

As much as I agree that, indeed, a jazz collection is a personal thing and will grow eventually to encompass many if not all of the classics, this is of course the lame way out and furthermore is besides the point raised by Deus I think. There have been collections, dots have been connected, cornerstones have been identified. So, why not build on that. Why invent the wheel all over again for yourself just because it's supposed to be a personal journey. Why not learn from the journeys of others, personal as they may be. An approach that emphasises the personal discovery angle too much would negate any criticism or any historical overview. I think it may be possible to sum up some landmark/cornerstone albums/artists that together sort of define the landscape that is jazz; possibly on several levels. Take it in and get an overview, then move where your personal tastes lead you. I doubt whether I am up to calling out any specific cornerstones, but if we decide to label our shared subjective tastes as objective, we should be able to draw up something. Probably I do not disagree with the quoted post by Jim that much, but the general tenor of "it's all personal and nothing we can do about that," is sort of going against my idea that this music and its audience are moving forward (wherever that may be).

How good is this? Can't speak for Mike, but to my ears "Like It Is" alone is worth the price of admission. I'll also speak before mike and tell you I agree.

Is it already pirate-speaking time again, maties? sorry, carry on...

a bunch of TOCJs and JRVGs at the Berlin flee market. and two nice Amiga LPs (Sachse/Zerbe and Edelhagen/Sauer) cool beans

it's also the young ones paying for the old and decrepit

to our social security in times of war and pest with love from maren & couw

howzabout "send a lot of gifts to people you hardly know, particularly those whose moniker starts with "c" and ends with "ouw" ???"

Saskatchewan?

beedeebeedeebeedee, I don't know, BUCK.

If you have to ask, ask Michael...

pretty hair, looks like Punky Meadows.

I'll start a thread "Have you ever noticed how Catesta never has seemed to notice that Deus62 seems to have a birthday everyday?" meet you there... you ain't dealin' with no fool sucka!