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Man in critical condition after stingray attack in boat LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Florida (AP) -- An 81-year-old man was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stung him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest in an accident similar to the one that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. "It was a freak accident," said Lighthouse Point acting fire Chief David Donzella. "It's very odd that the thing jumped out of the water and stung him. We still can't believe it." Fatal stingray attacks like the one that killed Irwin last month at the Great Barrier Reef are rare, marine experts say. Rays reflexively deploy a sharp spine in their tails when frightened, but the venom coating the barb usually causes just a painful sting for humans. James Bertakis of Lighthouse Point was on the water with his granddaughter and a friend Wednesday when a stingray flopped onto the boat and stung Bertakis. The women steered the boat to shore and called 911. Doctors were able to remove the barb during surgeries Wednesday and Thursday by eventually pulling it through his heart and closing the wound, said Dr. Eugene Costantini at Broward General Medical Center. He said Bertakis' case was different from Irwin's because the barb stayed in Bertakis' heart and was not pulled out. Videotape of Irwin's last moments shows him pulling the barb from his chest. Bertakis was apparently trying to remove the three-foot-wide spotted eagle ray from the boat when he was stung, police Cmdr. Mike Oh said. Ellen Pikitch, a professor of marine biology and fisheries at the University of Miami, who has been studying stingrays for decades, said they are generally docile. "Something like this is really, really extraordinarily rare," she said. "Even when they are under duress, they don't usually attack."

I picked up the '96 Complete Pacific Jazz Mulligan/Baker box a few years back in a trade (with Kevin B. I think?), and really enjoy it as well. I think it's a duplicate of the Mosaic set, though I'm not sure. Well worth seeking out, though it's OOP and I'm not sure how easy it is to find. edit - just noticed the main picture on this box set is the same as on the one you posted, montg!

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They were still selling them as of yesterday when I bought mine....hmmmm. I haven't received any email saying mine is going to be a partial box or anything. Wonder what's up.

Oct 19 - Stubb's - Dwight Yoakam Oct 22 - Zilker Park - a little known up-and-coming band called the Rolling Stones. Oct 22 - Antone's - Clifford Antone's Birthday Tribute (Gary Clark Jr., Pinetop Perkins, Double Trouble, James Cotton, Hubert Sumlin) Oct 31 - Stubb's - Trey Anastasio (I know Phish used to do some eventful Halloween shows in the past, wonder if Trey will do one as a solo act) Nov 2,3,4 - The Backyard - Widespread Panic Nov 18 - Hogg Auditorium - McCoy Tyner Septet

It seems too complicated to me; then again, I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer...

Oh, and by the way, that's MISTER Gone to you!

He's like, REAL gone! :eye: As soon as I posted that, I just knew some wise-ass would come along and make that kind of joke. We expect nothing less from Mr. McKee...

I just bit the bullet and ordered this over the phone, so if those numbers are right, there are at best 1-2 copies left. The guy I spoke with expected it to be sold out before the end of the day.

For the really young jazz fan, here's something different: New Yorkers Steven Bernstein, John Medeski, Briggan Krauss, Lonnie Plaxico & others doing Old MacDonald, Wheels on the Bus, etc.

I actually kinda like this stuff.

It means they're out to make money and are willing to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

Elephant not as good as at the brewery in Copenhagen, but it'll do...

This looks like EMI Finland's jazz page: EMI Finland Jazz Under the artist section, if you click "Näytä lisää", it looks like it brings up about 5 Finnish jazz artists, including hte U-Streeters.

Just noticed Brad Mehldau's "House on Hill" listed. This is the last recording with Rossy on drums, before Ballard joined the trio.

...wait, aren't there girls in the band?

How recent is your information? According to the Miles Beyond website (for whatever that's worth), he was apparently back on the job for the "On the Corner" box set. That update was about 5-6 weeks ago though:

"She Was Hot" is 23 years old now. Was that really the first time it was played live??

I'd like to lose a couple of pounds.

Actually they do. They are not stationary wings, but rotary wings. edit - Never mind. Dan's already made this comment.

Any on-line photos out there that demonstate this?? (Or at least give some hint of the packaging configuration.) Haven't seen one of these sets in person yet (and given the state of the stores around here -- I might not see one for months). If you (or anyone else) are really that curious about the packaging, I noticed there is a picture of it in the current JazzTimes (w/Miles on the cover), on page 2. It shows how the discs overlap when they are in the box.

From the way it sounds, I've got about 3 box sets that are similar. The Faces box set, the Marley Legend Sound + Vision set, and the Billie Holiday Ultimate Collection Sound + Vision. These are mini-boxes (booklet style), and one disc snaps in place so that it overlaps another disc in the packaging. Can't find any pictures of this setup on-line, though.

Thanks for the review Phil. it sounds like it was a very enjoyable show! Was the Fripp/Belew material heavy, or more soundscape-y? I'm trying to gauge whether this might be a direction for the next KC album, or just some experimenting. The Porcupine Tree portion must have been something. 45 minutes of material nobody's ever heard before must have been interesting for the crowd. Here is what one person posted as the second half set list for that show: Open Car The Sound of Muzak Buying New Soul Arriving Somewhere But Not Here .3 The Start of Something Beautiful Trains Encore: Halo Blackest Eyes And here's a photo from the NYC show: Oh, and if you like In Absentia, check out Deadwing, Phil. It can be had for $5.99 at yourmusic.

This may be the cover art for the new CD, from play.com:

Slight changes in the California shows (and the Boston location), per the PT website: Oct 05 2006 BOSTON, USA: Berklee Performance Center Oct 06 2006 NEW YORK, USA: Nokia Theater Oct 07 2006 PHILADELPHIA, USA: Keswick Theater Oct 08 2006 Washington, DC at the State Theatre in Falls Church, VA Oct 11 2006 LOS ANGELES, USA: House of Blues Oct 13 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Fillmore Also, the opening act for the California dates is now the Tony Levin Band. NY, Boston & Philly still have ProjeKct 6, as far as I can tell. And there are some September dates for Yurp, too: Sep 13 2006 CAMBRIDGE, UK: The Junction Sep 15 2006 PARIS, France: Elysée Montmartre Sep 16 2006 ANTWERP, Belgium: Hof Ter Lo Sep 18 2006 ROMA, Italy: Teatro Tendastrisce Sep 19 2006 MILANO, Italy: Rolling Stone Sep 21 2006 PRATTELN, Switzerland: Z7 Sep 22 2006 MÜNCHEN, Germany: Muffathalle Sep 23 2006 SAARBRÜCKEN, Germany: Garage Sep 25 2006 HAMBURG, Germany: Große Freiheit 36 Sep 26 2006 ESSEN, Germany: Weststadthalle Sep 27 2006 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands: Paradiso Sep 29 2006 LONDON, UK: Astoria Sep 30 2006 MANCHESTER, UK: Manchester University, Oxford Road Oct 01 2006 GLASGOW, UK: Carling Academy edited to add Oct 8 show in Washington DC (w/ProjeKct 6) up - anybody here get to see any of these shows so far? PT are playing Los Angeles tomorrow night, and San Francisco on the 13th. From all accounts I've read, the shows have been quite good. About half the material has is stuff they're working on for their next studio cd, so it's new, but the feedback seems pretty positive. I'm curious about the ProjeKct 6 stuff as well. Very ready for another Crimson studio recording.