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So they are bought the copyright of our memory. Watch out, someone will buy the recipe of the apple pie, or try to get a patent for sunday's bbq. One of these days we will have to pay royalties for everything. Oh porcy, there's no copyright of our memories! Those memories live in our hearts! They're in the wonder a child feels on Christmas morning. They're in the way everything feels so much more peaceful just after the winter's first snowfall. They're in... aww, fuck it! You're right, it's just The Man sticking it to us again.

All of 'em? RIP JB! I was listening to a live JB CD a while back, and he was doing "Georgia". He finishes the first eight bars, and before starting the next phrase says, "I'd like to send this out to Cheryl and the staff at the Days Inn!"

I think NBC (?) bought the broadcast rights to the movie in the US. A few years ago, it was on every channel, every day starting just after Thanksgiving; even that horrendous colorized version. I guess the thinking at NBC was to show it just once or twice during the season to make it a "special holiday event".

Happy Holidays! Peace On Earth

Soupy Sales Glen Campbell Dinty Moore

Had a chance to listen to both of these just once so far, and I would echo jodigrind's comments. Nice arrangements, good swingin' playing from everybody!

Just downloaded both of these from eMusic. Haven't had a chance to check 'em out yet...

Over the years I've played some of their charts (faded copies after many generations at the Xerox machine) in some sax quartets, but I don't really know much about the group. Was Lennie Niehaus the writer?

Sad news indeed! I've been away from the 'net for a few days, so just heard about this. There's a great site that features New Mexico jazz musicians, and there's an extensive interview with Kenny and some music samples here.

Very sad. He was a fantastic actor. I'm laughing right now, thinking about him and Gene Wilder doing "Puttin' on the Ritz" in Young Frankenstein!

Looks like a piece of history up for sale. Sidney Bechet's Selmer soprano sax with a starting bid of $119,000.000

But don't you think, Jim, that "I just don't stop asking questions of myself" is a separate issue from "eloquence"? Its one thing to feel, and then to venture deeper into something. But the ability to communicate what you find to others is a whole 'nother thing, and you have that in spades. Good point, Dan, but I think they may be separate but related issues. The "don't stop asking questions" thing means that, in addition to learning stuff, you get that stuff sorted out enough to be able to make connections, comparisons, allusions, etc. to other stuff that you've also sorted out. And all of that facilitates the communication part.

I got a bunch of these for all over the house. The improvement in the sound of my system wasn't all that impressive. But, in the bathroom outlet, the performance of my girlfriend's curling iron is astounding: smoother, quicker warm-up time, awesome temperature consistency, and her coif time has been improved by 18%.

When I was a kid, there was an AM radio station just a few blocks from my house. Every Halloween we would make sure to have the station on our trick-or-treat route because they gave away records (45rpm singles). Unfortunately, it was usually stuff that nobody at the station wanted for themselves. So the best one I ever got was "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" by Cher.

Amazon (USA) lists vol. 3 AND vol. 4. Although, they don't say it's in stock, "ships in 3-4 weeks". Here it is. Do you have any copies, Allen?

There's Joe Henderson The State of the Tenor with Ron Carter and Al Foster:

It's been a while since I checked out the "live" OJC things, but I was surprised to hear Bird playing some altissimo on the 1945 Town Hall recording. A couple of times he plays an altissimo "A" on alto (piano key of "C") and once wanders up to a "D". I had never thought of Bird as an altissimo player, so maybe the other recordings you mention sound more like squeaks/split notes/mistakes to my ears. I'll have to give another listen.

I'm not a father, but I teach 19-year olds. Sounds about right to me.

Easily, the best Boris Karloff cover:

BTW, I think I mentioned this once on another thread: Mike Manieri and the Steps Ahead boys did the music for a Jane Fonda Workout video, circa 1990. Not necessarily the best Steps Ahead, but kinda fun to hear Michael Brecker tearing it up while the spandex bunnies are jumping around. I think it might be this one:

As I read the story, I instantly had the Raymond Scott/ Bugs Bunny construction music going on in my head.

I cashed in a bunch of coins recently ($170 worth!!!), but the soon-to-be missus and I were doing some nesting, and the coins got turned into a credit at Linens-n-Things. So no Amazon orders sneaking into the house, but we got some folding chairs and table linens for the Thanksgiving hang we had. What was I thinking?

Had a roommate in college who freaked out when he had a sudden loss of hearing in one ear. Went to the doctor and it turned out that a giant piece of ear wax had become dislodged, and moved up against his ear drum. I have a little bit of tinnitus. I started being more consistent in using earplugs on gigs and in rehearsals, and it seems to help a little bit. I had a hearing test done not too long ago, and there was no noticeable hearing loss registered.

I wouldn't say they were/are anywhere near as adventurous as Weather Report, but the guys can all play. If you like Michael Brecker with electrified vibes, you'll like Steps Ahead. Check out "Smokin' in the Pit" which is a pretty energetic live album.

I've got Lyle Alzado beat by ten days! If I can hold on another 104 days I will have passed John Candy, Natalie Wood and Dan Blocker! I'm keeping my fingers crossed...