neveronfriday

I've been following Tookie's story for decades. This news is sick and depressing.

Well, I sent a brief thought and I hope some other people here will find the time to do the same. There should be 5 minutes left for most people here to help an aspiring journalist out. We're not THAT busy (as hanging around here all day long proves).

Mine is in Germany and is probably NOT happy. The CDs were immediately removed a) from the box and b) from those stupid double-CD jewelcases that you need a screwdriver for to get the CDs out of sometimes. The box was then stored approximately 10 meters away and hasn't been touched since an evening of intensively reading the enclosed book(let). Hey, I have a reputation to keep.

Would be lost without you. Seriously.

Thanks Jim, I already have the first CD (love it). The problem is not really the shipping or whatever, it's on the European (German) side here. Sometimes I'm lucky and things go the way they should, other times I'm faced with numbskulls who I have to debate endlessly with just to get stuff I don't even have to pay any fees on out of customs. I've been importing stuff ever since the beginning 80s, on a regular basis, but now I've finally given up. It's become a total hassle in my area here and it's just not worth the trouble. Even rarer CDs usually show up somewhere in Europe with the dealers I regularly buy from, so I just have to be a bit more patient, that's all. BTW: Even going the Mosaic surface shipping route didn't cut it for me anymore this time (the shipment was held back by some moron in customs who DEMANDED I personally show up to pay the fees (they used to allow payment by transfer and faxing of receipts so they could detrmnine what I had to pay ... not anymore). Summary, I've told customs to shove the last three shipments I was expecting sideways up their rear ends ... and haven't heard from them since. I also vowed to myself not to order overseas anymore. That limits the number of Mosaics I can buy, for example, but all in all, everything is available here (or through Caiman, the only shipments that regularly make it through). Besides, I have several thousand CDs to listen to.

It's my own fault that I signed up for this shite, but it is amazing to see how many potential customers these labels scare off by endlessly sending these ****ing mails. If it wasn't for jazzmatazz (and the big O., of course) I wouldn't really be informed of what's new or what is being re-released. I think all the labels should give their money to jazzmatazz and just close their own PR shops down.

How many more Impulse Remixed-, Verve Downmixed-, Blue Note Upmixed-, Katie Meluah-and-Jamie-Cullum-crap-mix-mails are the various jazz labels going to send out? Why do I actually sign up for an e-mail newsletter with jazz labels if they don't put out any more jazz? No, I don't want to see Jamie Cullum, Peter Cincottit, Katie Meluah or any other 14-year old new jazz sensation live ... and I don't want to buy their stuff either. And I don't want to have or hear about another jazz remix project. NEVER. AGAIN. @@**! I'm going to have my name removed from every label newsletter, change my e-mail address, move house, ... What a bunch of freakin' clowns. Thanks for listening.

Sounds like a true horror show.

Yeah, the rapport between the two was amazing. But she also has 100% command of her set and incredible dynamics. Wow, again.

It's a wearable cake.

Together with some cheapo stuff.

Got it today.

http://bixography.com/langmedicalreport.html

http://www.upress.state.ms.us/catalog/spri..._and_death.html

Saw her playing with Mike Stern on a TV programme over here yesterday (a short bit from 55 Bar, NY). I'm in love. I don't want to sound politically incorrect, but I've never heard a woman play like this. Actually, I haven't heard anyone play that damn good in a long time. Homepage Has anyone seen her live and shares my enthusiam? Edit: Oh, she plays drums. Edit (2): From drummerworld ... From hers ite:

I always wait until stuff becomes available at a reasonable price in Europe from my usual haunts. I've completely stopped importing from the States because it is a total, absolute and complete pain in the arse. There, I said it.

This one from CNN today:

Sister Rosa Parks by The Neville Brothers [...] Chorus Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. Thank you Miss Rosa you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. [...]

Tasty! Yum, yum.

Is there any way that you could put the CD online (to save on postage) so we could download it?

Believe me, you don't need your liver as much as you need this baby. Just drink less and read more. Cheers!

Amazon.co.uk has this one quite cheap at the moment, for 49 pounds (in my case that came out to be (incl. shipping to Germany) a grand total of EUR 84.52). I would think that at the moment that is the cheapest price anywhere, especially for Europeans. Great book and mine was packaged very well. They simply put the original box from the publisher into a padded box of their own. Despite its weight, it got here in mint condition (inside of the original box, it was also packaged very well with shrinkwrap, cardboard and protective papers). It's a bargain! Get it. P.S.: Funnily enough, the original box still contained a red "Do not open until October 4, 2005 ..." sticker) and also helps us customers figure out how books like this one or the very similar Complete Far Side Gallery (production value) can be produced so cheaply. The box states, amongst other things in big bold letters, "[...]Printing: 1 [...] Printed in China". Edit: link and image Amazon.co.uk

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