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Snow in South Texas! Corpus Christi received 5" of snow on Christmas Eve, for an all time record. It snows here so infrequently that the previous record was in 1897. Some people were using surfboards, ironing boards (and anything else flat) to go sledding, since you rarely ever see an actual sled here...

May I have this dance?

I still can't get over these things....

they're claiming it's a catfish, as are all the fish on that site. It looks different.

220 lbs, also River Po, Italy:

There are some fascinating pictures on the french website, by the way, of other huge catfish. This one is in the Rio Ebro in Spain, picture taken some time earlier this year.

My apologies if this is indeed a hoax. I've been trying to figure it out since posting it too. It's not clear to me what is actually a hoax though. There is even a link to an ESPN Article about the catfish that was caught in Lake Texoma, apparently back in Jan 04. That picture may not correspond to the fish that was actually caught, but there apparently WAS a 121 lb catfish caught at Texoma. This is the fish caught at Texoma: The original picture is apparently from a French Website, though it's still sorta fishy, pardon the pun. The originator (a Dutch guy) claims to have caught it in the River Po in Italy. Does that pic look like the River Po??

This is a picture of a catfish that a guy recently caught at Lake Texoma. According to the news, he was fishing from the shore with a 20 pound test line. When he realized what a huge fish he had caught, he stayed in the water with it and kept it close to shore with his hands. He used his cell phone to call a friend and tell him to bring a scale. The friend got there and the scale topped out at 100 pounds. They took it to the nearby Bait shop and weighed it there. It weighed 121 pounds! Luckily a Game Warden was there and called the Athens Freshwater Fisheries Center and asked them if they wanted the fish. They sent a 'live truck' to the site and brought the fish safely to Athens. They are getting it ready for the public to view. The paper said that it would be two to three weeks before they'd release into the public tank.. They estimated that the 121 pound catfish was about 27 years old! *************************************** GIANT LOCAL FISH STILL MAKING WAVES BY Dan Eakin Herald Democrat ATHENS -- Splash, the state record catfish caught at Lake Texoma by Cody Mullennix of Howe last month, made a big splash with children, the public and media over the weekend at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. Throughout the day Saturday and Sunday, before and between shows, children pressed their hands and faces against the glass of the Dive Theater Aquarium for a close look at the unusual sight, a 121.5 pound blue catfish landed by Mullennix on Jan. 16. Every few minutes, a man would step up to the glass and say, "Kids, please don't put your face or hands on the glass." It was reminiscent of Mr. Whipple saying, "Please don't squeeze the Charmin," because the temptation was too great. Splash, the name given to the fish by Mullennix because she caused such a big splash when she was reeled in, almost appeared to be performing for the excited crowd. She would swim around, obviously enjoying being out of the smaller tank she had been in for about the past three weeks. She would sometimes swim right up to the glass where the children were on the other side, then go back among the other fish and items in the tank. Sometimes, she would do a figure eight, almost appearing to be showing out. She appeared much more lively than she was while in the small tank awaiting to be placed in the dive tank to be before audiences. One little girl yelled, "They're taking too many pictures!" as several people were there with their cameras flashing from different angles. In addition to being a record herself, Splash is also the reason that the Center is setting records in attendance. A total of 900 people of all ages visited the Center last weekend, and Barry St. Clair, public relations director for the Center, said Splash is the reason. "We've had the largest number of people ever to visit the Center during the months of January and February since it opened in November 1996, and it's because of the big fish," St. Clair said. A large sign at the ticket counter shows a picture of Mullennix holding the fish, with a big headline over a story stating, "See the New World Record." Inland Fisheries Chief Phil Durocher presented Mullennix with a state rod and reel record certificate for blue catfish at a press conference Friday. Mullennix also received a recognition award from the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Certification as a world record for the species by the international Game Fish Association is pending. As the one who made the record catch, Mullennix was given the right to name his fish. He said he and his family thought long and hard before deciding on a name. "We named her Splash because she came to the top of the water with a mighty splash," Mullennix told a crowd of about 60 attending Friday's press conference when the certificates were presented.

up for more fun.... thought i was at a Devo reunion at first: this guy still perturbs me:

newly noticed: Charlie Haden - Land of the Sun Diana Krall - Girl in the Other Room MMW - End of the World Party Jane Monheit - Taking a Chance on Love Reuben Wilson - Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys Bjork - Medulla David Byrne - Grown Backwards ...plus in clearance now: Cannonball Adderly - and the Poll Winners (remastered) Louis Armstrong - plays WC Handy (remastered) Dave Brubeck - from the USA & UK Coltrane/Cherry - The Avant-Garde Coltrane - Live at VV - the Master Takes Miles Davis - Live around the World Miles Davis - Vol I RVG Miles Davis - Vol II RVG Dave Douglas - A Thousand Evenings EST - Strange Place for Snow Duke/Coleman Hawkins - Duke Ellington meets Coleman Hawkins (remastered) Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald - Ella & Louis Again Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife Kenny Garrett - Happy People Herbie Hancock - Gershwin's World Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio, Vol. 3 Thelonious Monk - Mysterioso Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time (i'm guessing not the RVG) Jimmy Smith - Dot Com Blues

Tom - I just saw a "revised" box of this at Fry's the other day. It's in a tall book form, like the re-released Miles boxes. If you're looking for it, it might suit ya better...

I like this art alot, and "see" Dolphy (and Basie, Ellington, Brubeck, etc.) but that just don't look like Coltrane to me. Looks more like.....I dunno, just not Coltrane.

Stumbled onto a used copy of Hank Mobley's "Another Workout" over the weekend in Austin! Wooo-Hooo!!! Been looking for this one for a while. Also nabbed Lee Morgan's Tom Cat, Wayne Shorter's Schizophrenia, and a couple of the 2 disc Ella Songbook sets.

You mean, other than the fact that he's not from Germany?

Just noticed: Geri Allen - Life of a Song Bill Frisell - Unspeakable Viktor Krauss - Far From Enough Saxophone Summit (Lovano, Brecker, & Liebman) - Gathering of Spirits all three Blue Note Plays discs Caetano Veloso - A Foreign Sound Joe Cocker - Ultimate Collection Velvet Underground - Live at Max's Kansas City deluxe ed.

Just recently picked this one up, and have been listening to the Scofield/Mangelsdorff tracks. Very interesting duet, electric guitar & trombone; I'm not sure I've heard that combination before. They do Mangelsdorff's "The Eternal Turn-on", Scofield's "Gray and Visceral", and then a version of "Alfie's Theme", for a total of about 30 minutes. Worth checking out if you happen to stumble across it anywhere.

I like both of the Gypsy Project albums alot! Is that new one, "Move", available yet? And I also enjoy the "Front Page" release,l which is a trio recording with Dominique DiPiazza and Dennis Chambers, and guests John McLaughlin on one track. I'm not sure whether it's ever had a U.S. release though. He also did some fusiony stuff (ok, we can call it rock) with Jaco on the Jazzpoint label. I have some of these recordings, which Jazzpoint released as two-fers a couple of years ago, and are still available on their website. They're fun to pull out and listen to from time to time, but aren't the best of either Bireli or Jaco. I prefer the Gypsy Project stuff and the Standards album as well. This one includes "Live in Italy", and "Honestly". This one includes both the "Heavy N Jazz" album and "Stuttgart Aria".

Indeed, my thoughts and prayers are with you, your wife, and Zora as well. Stay strong!

PM'd ya back, Tom. Thanks, Erik

Well, I'm just starting to discover Bjork, so I'm a latecomer to her music. I've noticed enough references to her between Jason Moran and Greg Osby that I decided to nab her greatest hits disk. Found myself really enjoying it, so I just picked up her most recent, Medulla. She's definitely got her own way of phrasing things, and her own way of singing in general, I suppose, but there seems to be something of substance there. It's quite interesting, and primarily a vocal only album, with some percussion. While browsing, I noticed another album of hers, entitled Gling Glo. Based on the Amazon write-ups, it appears to be Bjork, backed by a jazz trio. Does anyone have this one, and if so, is it actually jazz? I'm almost curious enough to get it anyway. What other older Bjork (or even Sugarcubes) albums are worth checking out?

Art Blakey - Free For All Joe Henderson - In N Out James Brown - Soul on Top

While this isn't a jazz magazine, it is one I have been picking up when I see it. It purports to care about "good" music, regardless of style. Granted, it's somewhat corporate, but what isn't these days. I think their intent is good (or they're fooling me, which ain't too hard to do). Anyway, I found a couple of interesting things on their year end best of lists. Top 20 Albums of 2004: 1. U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 2. Wilco - A Ghost is Born 3. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose 4. Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous 5. Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now 6. Bjork - Medulla 7. Prince - Musicology 8. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home 9. Elvis Costello - The Delivery Man 10. R.E.M. - Around the Sun 11. Kanye West - The College Dropout 12. Tom Waits - Real Gone 13. Youssou N'Dour - Egypt 14. Patty Griffin - Impossible Dream 15. Don Byron - Ivey-Divey 16. Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul 17. Jesse Malin - The Heat 18. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 19. Nellie McKay - Away From Me 20. J.J. Cale - To Tulsa and Back Top 10 Reissues: 1. Bob Dylan - Live 64 Concert at Philharmonic Hall/Bootleg Vol. 6 2. John Lennon - Acoustic 3. Animals - Retrospective 4. Candi Staton - Candi Staton 5. Faces - Five Guys Walk Into A Bar 6. Talking Heads - The Name of this band is Talking Heads 7. Jerry Garcia - All Good Things Box 8. Miles Davis - Seven Steps Box 9. Brian Eno - assorted reissues 10. Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure Top 10 DVDs: 1. Beatles - First US Visit 2. MC5 - A True Testimonial 3. Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus 4. Elliott Smith - Olympia, Washington 5. Elvis Presley - '68 Comeback Special 6. Hip Hop Time Capsule: Best of RETV 1992 7. Can - DVD 8. Howling Wolf - The Howlin Wolf Story 9. Sun Ra - Space is the Place 10. Tom Dowd & The Language of Music ...I was glad to see the Don Byron album up there! And how the new U2 album can be the best of 2004 when it hasn't even been released kind of confuses me, but oh well. And ya gotta like any list in 2004 that includes Sun Ra!!

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