Aggie87

Happy BD!

This one's still available for trade. PM on the way. Sorry Cliff, I just worked out a trade for this box literally within the past couple of days. Forgot to post on this thread that it was no longer available, apologies.

Ro-beer J is correct IMO, this is a spammer. We've had someone else spamming wedding related links recently too.

This may be true for some audience members in Europe, but it's simply not true for all of them. You're making far too large a generalization. I've seen audience members in Europe dancing in the aisles during jazz performances, by larger well known performers like Herbie Hancock, and lesser, local groups in jazz kellers.

Lurkers by definition don't participate.

I liked Bill Frisell's "All Hat" soundtrack CD from the past year, as well as Terje Rypdal's performance on "Life in Leipzig". I can't imagine AD did anything better than either of those two dates.

I may have mentioned this elsewhere, but I dug the part where Optimus Prime came in and nuked Childs' kitchen to smithereenies.

Pulled this one out this evening to listen to. I love Rypdal on this one. And I don't think he's doing an EVH thing here, it's all him. Worth checking out, 7/4!

Though it seems to be the exception, he DID play with David Torn (on Door X), Tony Levin, and Bill Bruford in Bruford Levin Upper Extremities. He's also recorded with Ratt, Winger, and Don Johnson. So what do I know. -Aggie F. 87

Disagree - his stuff is (and has) GREAT soul, IMO. edit - except "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which may be the 2nd worst pop song ever.

Note to the O band members - don't let Ron name any more of your CDs!

Friends of mine drove past this place on Staten Island today and took this pic. ...I couldn't find it even with a picture!

I thought this issue had been beat to death years ago, many times. It's no delusion - it seems clear that the stronger you can swing a bat, the further you can hit a ball. Take a hypothetical clean ball player who's a slugger who routinely hits the ball to the warning track. Suddenly he decides to start taking steroids, for whatever reason. Once he does this, he can build muscle mass he previously didn't have. The added muscle mass can help the slugger hit the ball harder than he used to. Hitting the ball harder can help that ball travel an extra 10-20' and clear the fence, when it didn't previously. Suddenly balls that would normally be a regular hit or an out are now clearing the fence. These are home runs that are a result of steroids. Sure, some of that slugger's hits were going to be home runs either way, but now some of them are in question. The mix is unknown. The steroids aren't going to make a consistent ground ball hitter suddenly start hitting home runs, but they will help a power hitter.

Well after I don't know how many phone calls and different stories from Oldies customer reps, my credit card has FINALLY been billed for the Stitt set. Been over a month since I first ordered it, so it's about time. Now if it actually shows up that will be even better.

Hall of Fame game is tonight - Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills. Getcha popcorn ready for the TO Show...at least for a series or two. I don't imagine the starters will be in much longer than that lol.

Thanks Free - been wanting that SF Jazz and the Shaw for a while now. And thanks Paps!

PM sent on: Drew Gress -- The Irrational Numbers Dave Holland Sextet -- Pass It On Woody Shaw -- Little Red's Fantasy Tomasz Stanko -- Lontano Toomasz Stanko -- Litania SFJazz Collective -- Live 2007 (the Monk one) (2CD)

Congratulations, and welcome to the world, Tatum!

These are the only ones I am lacking at the moment, I think: 1 Paris Festival Int. de Jazz May, 1949 37 Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore East (1970) 38 At Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970) 39 Isle of Wight (1970) 40 Live / Evil (1970) 42 In Concert (1972) 43 Dark Magus (1974) 45 Agharta (1975) 46 Pangaea (1975) 47 The man with the horn (1981-81) 48 We want Miles + 3 bonus tracks (1981) 50 Decoy (1983) 51 You´re under arrest (1984-85) I also have Miles! Miles! Miles! which is missing from this complete box. Need to work on the 70's live stuff!

Well, after seeing some of the recent comments in here, I called again. This time the lady I spoke with said my previous order got caught up in a time period where it was out of stock somehow, and ultimately didn't get shipped. She apologized and said my order would ship today or tomorrow. We'll see.

Have another good one, bro!

Joe Lovano - Folk Art (w/Esperanza Spalding)

Not much of a welcome there, Chris. And just my opinion, but blogs don't really serve the same purpose as a board, nor are they as interactive. The topics are limited to what the blog owner wants, not what all of the board members want to create/discuss.

I think you'll be fine here, just stick around and contribute to other threads. There is a WEALTH of information here - artists, producers, and just your average fans (like myself) are all here. I have learned more than I could possibly imagine just in the most casual discussions here, in threads that might otherwise not be that significant. That's the value (and fun) of the place, not simply asking for recommendations for articles.

Happy Birthday, Lon - all the best for the coming year.