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So Paul, once you get settled in Florida, am I correct in assuming that a Paul McKee Big Band CD will be forthcoming? I hear "The Big Bands are Coming Back!"

But...but...you did sell at least two Dexter sides. To me! I got a couple of the Black Lion CD's from you. I already have the one listed here. (And I have a feeling that whole "eternal life" thing is probably overrated.)

Finally!

On my "save for later" list on emusic!

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I got me a mono switch on the ol' Onkyo! Thanks for the heads up on the Japanese issue! More Warne= always a good thing.

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Looks like the Japanese issue has some different tunes: ... 6. Avalon - (studio) 7. Tickle Toe - (studio) 8. Warnin (Take 1) - (studio) 9. Warnin (Take 2) - (studio) 10. Stomping At The Savoy - (studio) Compared to the one available at Amazon: ... 6. Tickle Toe 7. The Man I Love 8. Autumn Leaves 9. The Way You Look Tonight Any opinions as to whether "Avalon", the two takes of "Warnin'" and "Savoy" are worth $20 more than "Man I Love", "Autumn Leaves" and "The Way You Look Tonight"?

Good one!

When I shopped around a few years ago, GEICO ended up being my choice (that was before all the lizard commercials). I did the deal over the phone, and remember them being pretty helpful in getting me reasonable rates with reasonable deductibles. I haven't had any big claims, just some windshield repair, so no telling whether they would remain so friendly.

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I fear that Roseanne would be doing the "flopping!"

No. Is she naked in it? I hear she was. Quick Google search seems to indicate that there was some talk/rumors about Roseanne making a seven-figure deal for a nude pictorial, but it doesn't look like it ever came to fruition. She was interviewed (along with Tom Arnold) for the June '93 issue, which featured Playmate of the Year...wait for it... Anna-Nicole Smith.

Reminds me of a D/FW wedding band I played in. The bandleader scheduled a meeting with the father of the bride; met him in some tall office building in downtown Ft. Worth. After fielding a couple of questions about what kind of music he envisioned at his daughter's big event, the dad finally said, "Look, me and my family don't take much to music, so I'll just let you decide all that." End of meeting.

There's a non-music-related discussion forum I visit occasionally, and on a thread called "What kind of music do you listen to?" there were a lot of answers like "...just about anything except jazz."

No kidding! I just gave a listen to the whole disc, and I feel like I been beat up! It's just full throttle, non-stop (even the ballads, like "'Round Midnight"). Afterward, I put on Jimmy Heath's Turn Up The Heath to cleanse the palate. Swingin', ballsy writing and playing, but not nearly as rough around the edges as Tolliver's thing. About bleeding ears, I moved on yesterday to "'Round Midnight" and the next track, and suddenly felt (though this may be nuts on my part) that the harsh way this is recorded (and the harshness is in Tolliver's writing as well) is the perfect analogue to how angry I feel when I read the newspapers these days. It's like an "Ode To Rove and Gonzales." Hey, that could be quite the marketing strategy: "Charles Tolliver and his Big Band: The Soundtrack to our Lives!" Could be even better for BlueNote's bottom line than that whole Norah Jones thing!

No kidding! I just gave a listen to the whole disc, and I feel like I been beat up! It's just full throttle, non-stop (even the ballads, like "'Round Midnight"). Afterward, I put on Jimmy Heath's Turn Up The Heath to cleanse the palate. Swingin', ballsy writing and playing, but not nearly as rough around the edges as Tolliver's thing.

was that david sanford and the pittsburgh collective? Sorry for the late reply. No, it was Tolliver and his band. I was just doing some spring cleaning in my home office and came upon my still-sealed copy of the CD. I'll have to give it a spin tonite...

I recently picked this one up from yourmusic.com. I didn't see any other Montreal Tapes there, though.

This is one of my favorites:

And speaking of Exes, my Jaws I is in Jacksonville, so feel free to look her up when you get to Tallahassee! Oh yeah, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULY!!!! Looks like this year is going to be a much better one than the last!

Old enough that the studios were using DAT machines, and the slimy A&R guy was saying to the unsigned band, "Remember that great gig I saw you at in '85? Didn't we have a blast." I'm guessing that, while the differences in how music (especially rock/pop music) is distributed and disseminated now versus then are huge, there are still plenty of young bands getting screwed by "the man."

Now he's out, because the D.C. radio station Hot 99.5 covered over $19K in back child support and fines. In exchange, BB will be an employee of the radio station for one week (good gig!). Story Here

Congrats, Pauly!!!! No one is more deserving of a gig like that than you! Here's to making a very positive move! I hope you do make it to the great Southwest later this spring like we talked about. It would be fun to celebrate with you in person.

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