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Almost always slow.

it would surely drive pragmatists batty. Cynics too, I guess. I just saw a "definition" of cynic that I liked - a disappointed romantic.

You guys liked it more than I did. Too "spiritual" for me, for lack of a better term.

From the number it looks like the Mobley is 2 CDs. Is that correct?

Dana Spiotta: Stone Arabia

I agree - Wendell Pierce.

6 weeks after the order was placed & 25 days after it was shipped, this order has FINALLY arrived.

I'll let you in on a secret----against my better judgement: Fat Cat IMO is the hippest joint in NYC and the best deal. $3 to get in to hear musicians that smoke anyone you could hear at the Vanguard (except perhaps the Orchestra, which John Mosca has done a great job of leading for years now). Smalls is also a great deal. I admit my prejudice b/c both employ my friends and myself. But I believe I speak the truth. Plus 'the cats' can't afford admission and can only get in if they know someone or have saved their sheckels. Fat Cat and Smalls have never turned anyone away, and customers get to stay for every set of three different bands until 4 or 5 AM. Your call. Let's face it: The jazz greats that made the Vanguard what it was are long gone---either that or, like Sonny Rollins or Ahmad Jamal (both of whom I heard there in the glory pre-Lorraine days) won't work there anymore. I won't name names but IMO other than Tom Harrell most of the people playing the Vanguard are not even close to the best out there. So why not save money and let it---and Lorraine---ride? I'll give her one thing: it's not her fault the greats died off (actually, on 2nd thought....just kidding). She wants to stay in business and the name still brings in customers, so why not? But the Vanguard had its day, and more than earned its place in history. Now it's over. From the ashes will rise new Phoenixes. That's the cycle of life. Leaving Lorraine's personality aside and relative cost of clubs, this overstates the case so drastically it's laughable. First, to suggest that Sonny Rollins not playing the Vanguard is an indictment is to ignore the fact that Sonny hasn't played any nightclub anywhere in literally decades, stopping long before Max died. Second, here's the lineup at the club for the first quartet of the year. We can all argue about taste, and everyone can find fault with this guy or that guy and point to others that should get the gigs as we construct our own ideal line-up, etc -- I certainly am not enamored with all of these players. But just using these three months as a baseline, to say that "most of the people playing the Vanguard are not even close to the best out there" seems more rooted in stylistic preferences and prejudices than an objective survey of what's being offered. As always, Your mileage may vary. JANUARY 2012 January 03 - January 08 BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO Larry Grenadier-b, Jeff Ballard-d January 10 - January 15 GERI ALLEN, ESPERANZA SPALDING, TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON January 17 - January 22 CHRIS POTTER QUARTET David Virelles-p, Joe Martin-b, Marcus Gilmore-d January 24 - January 29 BARRY HARRIS TRIO Ray Drummond-b, Leroy Williams-d January 31 - February 05 JEFF "TAIN" WATTS QUARTET David Kikoski-p, Marcus Strickland-sax, Orlando LeFleming-b February 07 - February 12 FRED HERSCH TRIO John Hebert-b, Eric McPherson-d February 14 - February 19 MARK TURNER QUARTET Avishai Cohen-tpt, Joe Martin-b, Marcus Gilmore-d February 21 - February 26 FABIAN ALMAZAN TRIO Linda Oh-b, Henry Cole-d, February 28 - March 04 KURT ROSENWINKEL QUARTET Aaron Parks-p, Eric Revis-b, Justin Faulkner-d March 06 - March 11 AL FOSTER QUARTET J. D. Allen-sax, Adam Birnbaum-p, Dezron Douglas-b March 13 - March 18 THE HEATH BROTHERS Jimmy Heath-sax, Albert "Tootie" Heath-d, Jeb Patton-p, David Wong-b March 20 - March 25 BILL McHENRY QUARTET Bill McHenry-sax, Orrin Evans-p, Eric Revis-b, Andrew Cyrille-d March 27 - April 01 ENRICO PIERANUNZI TRIO April 03 - April 08 CRAIG TABORN TRIO April 10 - April 15 TOM HARRELL QUINTET Tom Harrell-tpt, Wayne Escoffery-sax, Danny Grissett-p, Ugonna Okegwo-b, Johnathan Blake-d April 17 - April 22 JOSHUA REDMAN TRIO Joshua Redman-sax, Reuben Rogers-b Greg Hutchinson-d April 24 - April 29 ROY HARGROVE QUINTET Go overpay to hear the great Esperanza Spaulding, then. Enjoy yourself. I'm done. Jeez - is that the best you can do?

Shalom Auslander: Hope: A Tragedy

Still have nothing. First order (mailed Jan. 17) still hasn't arrived. Notified about intent to reship Feb. 3. Still no reship confirmation. Worlds currently not answering my e-mails. Probably pissed off at me. Doesn't seem right.

Thanks. I fixed it (I think).

"To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has blocked this website from displaying content with security certificate errors". Never saw anything like this before.

I thought it was a brilliant book. So did I.

If / when I make it to 89, I'm getting cranky too.

I empathize with Ren. He did say that "many" orders sent via media mail on the day mine was sent also have not arrived. Probably sitting in a bag somewhere in the post office IMO. I told him that if 2 orders eventually arrive, I'll mark one "return to sender" & send it back. In the meantime still no shipping notification on the reship which I was told was pending on Feb. 3.

Order still hasn't arrived. USPS didn't reply. The vendor replied & after some hocus pocus about Media Mail taking up to 30 days, agreed to reship. They said that on Feb. 3. I'm still waiting for a shipment confirmation.

"Train wreck"? As in CRASH!!! BOOM!!! CRUNCH!!! NOBODY WALKS AWAY ALIVE? Not for me.... I hear it as a rather high-level study in friction. I like it too.

Order has still NOT arrived. No response from USPS. Ren from Worlds e-mailed me 2 days ago & said the post office was investigating. Haven't heard back from Worlds since either.

I just received a CD from Japan that was sent on Jan. 23, but this order sent from California on Jan. 17 has still NOT appeared. Nobody should use media mail, even with delivery confirmation IMO. I e-mailed the USPS. I'll see what / if they respond.

I wonder if Raylan will be good. I know I like the TV series, Justified.

As long as you don't tell me what to like or that what you like is better, then I don't care what your politics are.

Orders from Dusty Groove, CD Baby & Amazon, all placed later than the Worlds order have all arrived. I e-mailed Worlds. They replied saying they had done their job by mailing the CDs & now it's up to the post office.

"Bourgeois" is the funniest part of this thread. It's fine (IMO) to like what you like. However when you start to state that what you like is better than what someone else likes I get annoyed. What makes any one of us the almighty arbiter of what's better / good?

I know (other than listing what isn't in stock yet) that it's the post office when it comes to shipping time. I'm just saying that for less shipping cost on the same size order, you get 1st class mail from Dusty Groove & orders do arrive on time. Here for more $ you get Media Mail which seems to take forever. 11 days & counting so far. I had ordered enough to get free shipping. Then the 15% off sale took over & I was charged shipping since the discount reduced it below the free shipping threshold. That all took place after I placed the order. Still saved $1.15. Oh, boy!!

Me too.