Aggie87

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 18 April 2023

Beach House - 7

And yet you likely knew exactly which century-turn that Chuck was referring to, and still chose to be pedantic. And it wasn't less precise, either. It was a turn of the century, so it was exactly a correct phrase.

It's still the turn of the century, regardless of your attempted correction.

I just realized that as of March 2023, this board has been in existence now for 20 years! I almost missed the milestone! Want to send out a congratulations to Jim and the other staff who have helped create and sustain this forum for that long. Like many, I came here after the shuttering of the Blue Note board. Also tried a few other jazz boards, but this is the one that stuck for me. I'm not as active of a poster as I used to be, but am glad this board continues, and am glad for the new members that have been gained along the way. Also those we've lost along the way (Jazzmoose and Christiern come to mind). Also glad for the friendships that started here and have turned into real-life friendships and meetups. I've gained and learned a lot from everyone here, both on the board and as our relationships have evolved on FB and other places. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention the regular live chats we used to hold, that were a great time - listening to the same albums at the same time, sharing in beverages, and sharing stories and insults. Thanks Jim, for all you've done for the past 20 years! -Erik PS - My first post was in this thread, maybe the first thread on the forum - https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/2-welcome-to-the-organissimo-forums/

I'm sure you realize, but the vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting Covid. What it does do is help minimize the effects if you do get Covid. My wife and I have both had 5 shots (I think 5 anyway), and she still got Covid just before the holidays. Her symptoms were mild. I'm pretty sure I had Covid in March 2020 (not provable because there weren't tests immediately available at the time), right when the pandemic started and before the vaccines were available, and my symptoms then were substantially worse.

Sam Healy - Sand

In for an autographed copy for sure!

CCR - Live at the Royal Albert Hall

The Luna chat inspired me to pull this one out - Selected Galaxie 500

Rain Tree Crow

I like that one a lot! Have a signed copy on my shelf. There's also a companion EP of original songs called A Place of Greater Safety. I thought I had that too but can't find it now that I'm looking. Jeez.

Not familiar with that one, but the title reminds me of the old Spacemen 3 album, "Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To".

Richard Lewis is not Richard Lewis anymore.

Steve Earle - Ghosts of West Virginia

Yes - Union 30 Live 4 lp (my 4th lp is clear, not yellow, for some reason)

I'd like some parts, please. Italian Market, Philadelphia 12/31/22

Charlie's a remarkable musician. Here are some pics of him at 14 years old when he played lead guitar for Joe Ely.

Heads up for anyone interested, Barnes & Noble is having their annual 50% off all hardback books sale today (and yesterday). Applies to all brick & mortar locations, not sure about online. Picked up three books, wife picked up four more. Almost grabbed the Bill Frisell Beautiful Dreamer book, but despite loving his music, I'm not sure how interesting a book about him would be.

I've always liked Joe Ely's version of that song.

Another article out today about the various balls used in MLB 2022. https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2022/12/14/23507579/mlb-multiple-different-baseballs-again-2022-yankees-postseason-goldilocks-manfred-gambling-scandal?fbclid=IwAR0ok29TGN47r7qfB29ZCDngpY5WNgvH8Xx6ooGP5azU5LuNkp9906AtD_c So in addition to helping Aaron Judge achieve the MLB record for HRs (which potentially helped him receive a $360M contact as well), those balls may have helped the Yankees during the leadup to the playoffs, for seeding. I'm not a fan of cheating or favoritism, so this kind of stinks.

California Guitar Trio - Echoes

This season was a blast as a new(ish) Philie fan! We went to the NLCS game 5, where Harper hit the huge HR to beat the Padres and get into the World Series, it was an amazing experience. Then went to WS game 5, also incredible, but not as good an outcome for the Phillies. I'm excited about the coming season! On another subject, here's something interesting: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-reportedly-used-three-baseballs-during-2022-season-and-yankees-may-have-benefitted-the-most-171038470.html Apparently there were 3 different baseballs used in the 2022 season. Mostly "dead" balls, but the NYY got juiced, livelier balls that travelled further, especially when it became apparent that Judge might break Roger Maris' HR record. If trash can banging tainted the Astros 2017 championship, I wonder if this in any way taints Judge's record? It's interesting that MLB also embraced sports betting a couple of years ago - I wonder what type of direct financial benefit MLB received from gambling, from things like records being broken.

Phillies picked up Trea Turner, 11 years $300M. Since they let Jean Segura go, the assumption is Bryson Stott moves over to play 2B to allow Turner to play SS. And Turner should be the leadoff batter. Nice addition to the lineup. They also signed RHP Taijuan Walker, 4 years $72M and LHP Matt Strahm. Will be interesting to see how they perform for the first half of the season, with Bryce Harper expected to be out after having Tommy John surgery last month.

Butch Hancock - The Wind's Dominion