Johnny E

I've searched ebay a few times and this never seems up for auction. Anyone know where I can get a copy of the 6 CD Yoko Ono collection "Onobox"?

No cheesewiz on my please....provolone or white American only (with fried onions, peppers and mushrooms - some hot peppers would be nice ). Here are a few quotes that might surprise you and other nonbelievers: Then again, if all you're after is a cheesesteak . . . . ← A soft pretzel and a Tastykake would be nice.

My brother used to live in Darby (still does actually) and I remember taking one of two routes to his house - either on 95 pasted the refineries and solid waste treatment plant near Penrose Ave. (the stinkest stretch of hiway I've ever known) ~or~ Packer Ave over to Passyunk past Jerry's Corner. Needless to say I used to take Passyunk more often than not with a pitstop now and again.

No cheesewiz on my please....provolone or white American only (with fried onions, peppers and mushrooms - some hot peppers would be nice ).

I love the Italian Market! I'm getting home sick....I WANT A REAL CHEESESTEAK! So how Jerry's Corner in the Southwest doin'? Now that's a fine example of what Philadelphia has to offer.

Hey I'm from Philly, I got a right to rip on it.

I didn't know Mayor Street had a PR man on the National Geographic payroll. Good for him.

Everybody sounds like Brew Moore to me.

What is the heart of jazz? - Improvisation What are five words to describe jazz? - Swing, sound, individuality, freedom, discipline Would you prefer an intimate venue or one that is more open and grand? - Intimate If you are a performer, how do you like your audience to be around you? Surrounding the stage except in back Do you prefer an elevated platform or a flat surface for entertaining? - Slightly elevated What kinds of things would make you not want to go to a certain place to see jazz? - Snootiness, dress code, discouraging when it comes adventurous or new approaches to music What are the top five things you think should be covered in a jazz museum? - Origins, innovators, social and historical aspects, technical elements of the music, the future What colors to you think embody the world of jazz? Blue, black and red (as in fire) Do you see jazz in black and white or in color? Both If you could relate jazz to an architectural style, which style would it be? Depends on the type of jazz - jazz is reflective and indicative of its own time What would make you feel comfortable in an instrumental classroom setting? Marijuana smoking

BJ? Am I missing something?

I just want to add that there is a lot more to making a film than shooting the footage. I thought Scorcese did a great job of forming a cohesive narrative, creating unique perspectives on incidents we've all seen a million times (Kennedy assasination comes to mind), maintaining a consistent tone, and making sure the editing (and the ego that goes along with that) did not get in the way of the subject which is the case with many documentaries about musicians.

Hostage Gave Meth to Atlanta Fugitive By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer Sept. 27th, 2005 ATLANTA - Ashley Smith, the woman who says she persuaded suspected courthouse gunman Brian Nichols to release her by talking about her faith, discloses in a new book that she gave him methamphetamine during the hostage ordeal. I was really scared that he was dangerous and crazy, so I offered him some meth. Smith did not share that detail with authorities at the time. But investigators said she came clean about the drugs when they interviewed her months later. They said they have no plans to charge her with drug possession. In her book, "Unlikely Angel," released Tuesday, Smith says Nichols had her bound on her bed with masking tape and an extension cord. She says he asked for marijuana, but she did not have any, and she dug into her illegal stash of crystal meth instead. Smith, a 27-year-old widowed mother who gained widespread praise for her level-headedness, says the seven-hour hostage ordeal in March led to the realization that she was a drug addict, and she says she has not used drugs since the night before she was taken captive. "If I did die, I wasn't going to heaven and say, `Oh, excuse me, God. Let me wipe my nose, because I just did some drugs before I got here,'" Smith told the Augusta Chronicle. Police said Nichols took Smith hostage in her apartment March 11 after a shooting rampage at the Atlanta courthouse. During the ordeal, Smith says, she pulled out Rick Warren's book "The Purpose-Driven Life" and read to Nichols a chapter called "Using What God Gave Me" to gain his trust. Nichols later released her, and she called 911 and told authorities where to find him. Nichols is accused of killing four people, including a judge, and could get the death penalty. Since Nichols' arrest, Smith has received $70,000 in rewards and has been bombarded with offers for books, movies and speaking engagements. Her ordeal has been held up as an example of the redemptive power of faith. "It's hard for people to understand the miracle of the story," she told the newspaper. "This was totally a God thing, to me in my life. This was God getting my attention, going, `I'm going to give you one more chance.'" Good thing God left that meth in your stash too. Praise the lord. Financial details of the book have not been released, but Smith pledged to donate an undisclosed portion of the book's proceeds to a memorial fund for the victims. Calls to Nichols' attorneys were not immediately returned Tuesday. Prosecution spokesman Erik Friedly would not comment on the case. Smith says in her book that as the night wore on — after Nichols had snorted some of Smith's meth — she tried to win Nichols' trust by talking about her faith in God and relating to him her personal stories. She says she told him how her husband had died in her arms four years earlier after being stabbed during a brawl. She writes that she asked Nichols if he wanted to see the danger of drugs and lifted up her tank top several inches to reveal a five-inch scar down the center of her torso — the aftermath of a car wreck caused by drug-induced psychosis. She says she let go of the steering wheel when she heard a voice saying, "Let go and let God."

I forgot about that one. I LOVE GENE VINCENT!!!

Most of the young straight ahead sax players I know are Wayne crazy.

Man that Odetta footage! I also liked when Ginsberg got all choked up remembering when he first heard Hard Rain. Does anybody know if the DVD has all the performances in their entirety?

Keep your fetishes to yourself, thank you very much.

Rub it in why doncha!

No, I'd say they've stopped the bleeding by winning two in a row. If they had collapsed, the Indians would be in first by now...

He may. He's a pretty personable guy. What would you want to interview him for, do you have a radio show?

I know James Zitro and visit him every time I'm in Santa Cruz. He still plays with Bert Wilson from time to time (who now resides in Olympia, WA). He and Bert are actually from LA. Sonny Simmons and Barbara Donald were from SF I believe. James Zitro was hired by a TV network to teach Mickey Dolens of the Monkees how to play drums when they were preparing to launch that show in 67. He plays with local musicians every Sunday out on the pier in Santa Cruz in the summer time and currently works as a drug counselor for the city. A very wonderful man, and great drummer who has shown me a trick or two on kit. I interviewed him for a radio show I was doing a few years back. Boy has he got some crazy stories of his stay in NY circa his ESP days.

I'm off. See you guys in Portland tomorrow.

That outragous.... conrad, can you hook me up with the video?

They're dropping like flies RIP Mr. Boland