Aggie87

Interesting, but I still think there's something in that there picture, like this one of ol' Rover:

Okay, I've stared at this until I'm crosseyed. What is the surprise object I'm supposed to be seeing?

June 23 , 2005 Jarrett, Priester, Kuhn, Holland, Phillips - ECM reissues ECM is reactivating its reissue programme with some much requested albums. Four titles are reissued on compact disc on August 15. “Concerts (Bregenz/München)” as a specially priced 3-CD set with Keith Jarrett’s epochal solo recordings of 1981. The Bregenz disc was previously available as a single CD. Lavishly annotated, the CD set includes a German/English booklet with liner notes by Jarrett, an essay by Peter Rüedi, and poetry by Michael Krüger. In his book, “Keith Jarret: The Man And His Music”, Ian Carr suggested that the Bregenz and Munich concerts were high points in Jarrett’s solo discography, an opinion echoed by many other critics. Numerous listeners, having worn out their vinyl albums, have petitioned ECM for a rerelease of “Love, Love” by trombonist Julian Priester. This recording from 1974 is a still powerful historic artefact from the dawn of the so-called Fusion Era. Having just left Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi Band, Priester rounded up some of the most explosive talents in electric jazz, including musicians from Weather Report, Return To Forever, and the bands of McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson, and let them loose on his powerful riff-based compositions which suggest some new amalgamation of Afro-Funk, Jazz-Rock and Minimal Music. “Trance” was the 1974 recording that brought pianist Steve Kuhn to ECM, with a session that also included Steve Swallow, Jack DeJohnette, and Sue Evans. It was recorded in New York City, shortly after Kuhn had returned there, following an extended and influential stay in Scandinavia. Featuring the pianist on both electric and acoustic instruments, “Trance” introduces several enduring Kuhn classics such as “Silver”, “Life’s Backward Glance”, as well as the title track. “Music From Two Basses” is the 1971 recording that marked the ECM leader debuts of both Dave Holland and Barre Phillips, and is, we think, the first bass duet album in improvised music. Long a reference recording for bassists and all others interested in creative music, this album incorporates much free-playing as well as theme-based improvisations, and Dave Holland’s popular tune, “Song for Clare”.

Disaster on a stick Snapple’s attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco The Associated Press Updated: 5:25 p.m. ET June 22, 2005 NEW YORK - An attempt to erect the world’s largest popsicle in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film — but much stickier. The 25-foot-tall, 17½-ton treat of frozen Snapple juice melted faster than expected Tuesday, flooding Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid that sent pedestrians scurrying for higher ground. Firefighters closed off several streets and used hoses to wash away the sugary goo. Snapple had been trying to promote a new line of frozen treats by setting a record for the world’s largest popsicle, but called off the stunt before it was pulled fully upright by a construction crane. Authorities said they were worried the thing would collapse in the 80-degree, first-day-of-summer heat. “What was unsettling was that the fluid just kept coming,” Stuart Claxton of the Guinness Book of World Records told the Daily News. “It was quite a lot of fluid. On a hot day like this, you have to move fast.” Snapple official Lauren Radcliffe said the company was unlikely to make a second attempt to break the record, set by a 21-foot ice pop in Holland in 1997. The giant ice pop was supposed to have been able to withstand the heat for some time, and organizers weren’t sure why it didn’t. It had been made in Edison, N.J., and hauled to New York by freezer truck in the morning.

Okay, not mosaic, not a box set, not even jazz. But here's an officially released CDR from Stephen Wilson of Porcupine Tree, going for $355, with about an hour left... Steven Wilson - Unreleased Electronic Music

Cool poster from the Porcupine Tree/Robert Fripp show at the Fillmore: Also, some nice words (!) from Fripp regarding PT, from his online diary: "Porcupine Tree were superb & received a standing ovation. This is a band that could well move into the mainstream with its musicality + edge. I am enjoying being on their bill: our pairing has synergy & PT audiences have been most supportive of Soundscapes." ***** I'm still giving PT's "Deadwing" alot of spins, and their back catalog as well. One of those bands that I can hear new things in their recordings with each listen.

Interesting extract from Kelly Dwyer's article yesterday at SI.com: *************** You'd be correct in assuming that the media does harbor a bit of a bias against Detroit's Rasheed Wallace, which has something to do with his utter contempt for who journalists are and what we do and the fact that most of us can't wait to pounce on him if he ever gets his come-uppance. Actually, that too will have to wait. "Chump" header aside, Rasheed is hardly to blame for a one-point overtime loss that could have gone either way several times. Others will point to his ill-timed double team of Spurs guard Manu Ginobili on the baseline in Game 5's waning moments, but Sheed may not deserve the blame for something the Pistons have been doing all year, or the 76ers did a few years back or even a less-accomplished Indiana Pacers team did nine years ago. Popovich insisted after the game that he didn't think the Pistons would trap Ginobili on the baseline after calling his team's final play, but every Larry Brown team in recent memory has done just that. Derrick McKey and Dale Davis roamed the strong side, looking for traps, on his Pacers teams. Tyrone Hill used to jump out for the 76ers, and as lunkheaded as Rasheed can be sometimes, this was typical of Detroit's defense all season. Brown labeled it a "miscommunication," which makes sense, because Wallace didn't trap with the sort of angle that would leave Horry prone to a rotating Piston. Tayshaun Prince nearly closed out, but Horry (situated a good 18 inches behind the 3-point arc) was able to get a game-winning shot off. "He still has to make them," Brown reminded everyone after Game 5, and lest you forget, Horry was not making those shots in 2003 or '04. And while we're making excuses for millionaires, let's lay off Rasheed's phantom timeout call at the end of regulation. As Wallace came down with the rebound, the first thing he had to see was Chauncey Billups, the team's point guard and de facto leader, motioning for him to call a timeout. Rasheed was lucky the officials didn't enforce the infraction (with a tenth of a second left), but he wasn't the reason the Pistons lost this game.

Here's a Yo La Tengo thread. Great band!!!

Of course. Then I turn around and glare at the person behind me and snarl. ← ....That was you????

Pimp Kitty

If this is one of those "classic" Japanese typos, then this bothers me...

DVD Player anyone?

newish: Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy - the Music of John Birks Gillespie Al Green - Greatest Hits Al Green - Take me to the River Al Green - Everything's OK Hank Williams - Ultimate Collection (2 cd/1 dvd) Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen

Set #3064 (according to the invoice anyway - it looks like "3694" inside the booklet!) arrived here finally! I was starting to wonder about my order - first order from Mosaic - and after a little more than a week I finally emailed them and asked how long it normally took to ship. I got a response on Thursday that basically said "oops, sorry", and they promised they would ship I would have on Friday. Well lo and behold it DID arrive as promised. I guess they got a bit busy or something. Glad it's here anyway. And the Mobley is here too. Set #4672 per the invoice, or "4E92" if I decipher the booklet as best I can. Someone could work on their penmanship...

He's playing at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium, as part of the UT Performing Arts thing. Their site doesn't list whether tickets are available for this separately from a package deal for now, but I would think it would closer to the performance. Also, they just listed an Etta James performance for next month. She's also playing at Hogg, on July 13th. Tickets are available for this one.

The Widespread Panic set from Bonnaroo is now available from livewidespreadpanic.com. Herbie is listed as being on 4 tunes. Setlist: Space Wrangler (9:07) Tall Boy (4:56) Old Neighborhood (6:49) Time Zone (6:51) Diner (15:47) City Of Dreams (8:22) I Ain't Superstitious (7:49) Wang Dang Doodle (8:05) Little Red Rooster (9:05) You Should Be Glad (10:34) Arleen (13:16) Life During Wartime (9:48) Bonnaroo Jam (11:33) Drums (8:33) Bowlegged Woman (10:32) Cows Come Home (10:08) Jack (6:45) Rebirtha (10:57) Imitation Leather Shoes (4:55) Fixin' To Die (11:33) Junior (7:11) Fishwater (9:25) Red Hot Mama (7:40) Guests: * Bob Weir on vocals and guitar for I Ain't Superstitious through Little Red Rooser * Herbie Hancock on keys (with JoJo) for You Should Be Glad through Bonnaroo Jam * Cody Dickinson on washboard and Derrick Freeman on percussion during Drums * Col. Bruce Hampton on vocals, Luther Dickinson on guitar, Robert Randolph on pedal steel for Fixin' To Die * Luther Dickinson on guitar, Robert Randolph on pedal steel for Junior through Red Hot Mama

Man, that's too bad. I've read some reviews of the Porcupine Tree/Fripp shows that just recently finsihed up, and they sound like they've been great! I'd love to have seen that combination! I'd love to see a Fripp solo show - I enjoyed the opening soundscapes when I saw Crimson, and would have liked for that to last alot longer.

I won an autographed KC promotional poster on Ebay yesterday. It's actually two images, with two sets of autographs for some reason. So I've ended up with two more Fripp autographs, and it cost me less than $10! I'm usually dubious of autographed items on Ebay, but these look to be legit, and the seller got them directly from Sanctuary Records, or so he claims. At any rate, they appear to be very close to the autographs I got in person for Belew, Mastelotto, & Gunn. And Fripp's looks legit as well. Think I'm going to cut this in two, and frame each half separately, and then display them together.

Here are some shows coming up in Austin over the next few months. Not much in the way of jazz, but a couple of interesting things: Alison Krauss - Jun 24 John Hiatt - July 23 Ravi & Anoushka Shankar (Norah Jones relatives ) - Sept 20 The Dalai Lama (!) - Sept 20 Jimmy Scott - Sept 30 John Mayall - Oct 7 Canadian Brass - Oct 16 Longer term: Blind Boys of Alabama (Dec 05), Dave Douglas (Feb 06), Maria Schneider Orchestra (March 06), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Apr 06), Leo Kottke (May 06)

That appears to be one of the Spanish Time Life editions, with the extra blue covers. Alot of discussion on them on this board already. Legit? Legitimately made, I believe. Legitimately sold outside of Spain?

Very good all around game by the Pistons tonight! Hats off to them for their performance. Spurs never got in a real groove. Ginobili didn't get involved in the game at all tonight, after his knee injury in the first minute or whenever it was. Gonna be an interesting series after all, it looks like!

My current offer is Buy 1, get unlimited $1.99 cds. However, code JDS26 will get you unlimited $5.99 CDs, with FREE shipping & handling if you buy 5 or more discs (which includes boxes). Also - another heads up - I'm getting an offer of a free Stefon Harris "Blackout" CD with any purchase right now. Already have it, but I'll take a free disc any day!!

This sort of thing irked me last year when discussing the Pistons, and still irks me today. In my opinion, the Pistons and Spurs are both loaded with superstar basketball players. The Pistons have the Wallaces, Rip, Chauncey, Antonio McDyess, and Tayshaun Prince--all stars, imo. The Spurs have Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, former slam dunk champ Brent Barry, perennial clutch shooter Robert Horry, and Glen "Big Dog" Robinson. No stars, my foot. "Just one of the guys." ← You can roll your eyes all you want, I still say Duncan acts like one of the guys, like I said in my original statement. He doesn't have a prima donna attitude. The whole team is like that. Yes, they are good players, and I'll maybe even give you "stars", but hell half the NBA is "stars" nowadays, given the big $$ contracts these guys get. If you tried to take Ginobili and put him on a team with a bunch of no-names, he wouldn't be able to carry them. Neither would Parker, nor Barry, nor Horry, nor Robinson. Not a one. They're good because they play together well.

Spurs aren't flashy (neither are the Pistons though), but damn they play team ball well. On both ends of the court. You can call it boring, but to watch it is really a thing of beauty I think. No single superstar with a supporting cast, or maybe two plus a bunch of others (Lebron, Shaq n Flash). Duncan may be the best big man in hoops today, but he sure acts like he's just one of the guys. The Spurs do everything right, IMO, and deserve recognition for being a true team, in this day of hog-the-spotlight, ego-driven stars. I also think the Pistons play this brand of basketball, and my hat's off to them as well. Not sure what will happen for the next three games in Detroit, but I'd like to see S.A. get one of the three, then come home and close it out in front of the home crowd. And why does the schedule go 2-3-2 in the Finals, but 2-2-1-1-1 in the previous round? Seems like they should be consistent. PS - that was a BEAUTIFUL slam by Wallace early in the game!

Pink Floyd reuniting for Live 8 LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Four members of seminal British rock band Pink Floyd will play together for the first time in 24 years at London's Live 8 charity concert for Africa on July 2, publicists for the event said on Sunday. Guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Richard Wright will be on stage with bassist Roger Waters for their first public performance since they played at London's Earls Court in 1981. The rock legends will join a star-studded line-up including Coldplay, Elton John and Paul McCartney at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, organized by activist rocker Bob Geldof to pressure rich nations to ease African poverty. "Like most people I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the third world," said Gilmour. "Any squabbles Roger and the band have had in the past are so petty in this context, and if reforming for this concert will help focus attention then it's got to be worthwhile." The band released their first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" in 1967 and broke records with 1973's "The Dark Side Of The Moon", which remained in the American album charts for more than a decade. In the 1980s relations between Waters and the rest of the group soured, with Waters suing over the rights to the Pink Floyd name. Gilmore, Mason and Wright continued to record and tour as Pink Floyd, releasing their last studio album "The Division Bell" in 1994.