Ed S

Better late than never. Someone has a set up for sale on ebay - here's the photo: Dexter Gordon Nights at the Keystone

I had not bothered to read the whole thread and was just responding to Jim's comment about gig locations. No doubt that if Organissimo gets a gig at the Chicago Jazz Festival that would be THE place to be. I've personally been wanting to visit Chicago for a long long time and would love to catch them there during a visit.

GoM My wife started walking in spring of 2002. By summer she was power walking. By the end of summer, she switched to running and was doing 2-3 miles about 3 times a week. Then she decided to run in the annual Turkey Trot - a 5 mile run on Thanksgiving Day. She gradually increased her distance and ended up completing the 5 mile run in her first official "race" She then took some time off and around January 2003, she and a couple of friends committed to running the Covered Bridges Half Marathon" in Vermont the first week of June 2003. Basically, in the same time frame you're talking about, she trained and gradually increased her distance and was able to complete the run. She's 42 years old, if that adds any context.

If I might chime in at this point, I think the spirit of the Lansing idea was to catch the band at one of their gigs, support the venue, live jazz, and Organissimo as well. Speaking only for myself, I have a distinct lack of knowledge of the geography of Michigan and figured, without looking at a map, that Lansing would be somewhere near your gigs. Now that I have found out differently, It seems like Ann Arbor makes it all the easier. It's stone's throw from Detroit. Yahoo Maps says it 43 miles or 51 minutes of travel time from Detroit and only 24 miles or 30 minutes travel time from the Detroit Airport. I guess it depends on where you stay. Detroit has a great art museum and baseball for those who are sticking around a few days and I would guess on the radar screen of most major airlines. I would think that somewhere in or around Detroit you could catch some more live jazz and of course for those inclined, there's gambling in the casino.

I Will Kick Your Ass

So all you have to do is put a winker after whatever you say and that makes it o.k. I was going to add a like minded retort to Dan Gould's "innocent" little gesture several posts above but decided not to lower myself. In the meantime, since this idea will probably go nowhere, it makes no sense (for me) to continue in the discussion.

If this actually ever does get off the ground, in my mind there's only one place that ought to be considered - Lansing, Michigan - home of Organissimo. It would, of course, have to be at one of their gigs and would have the potential to be a blast. Imagine hanging out in a club listening to these guys play some kick ass tunes I know there are some musicians on the board - perhaps they could sit in. It has the potential to be one of those nights that has you groovin' into the wee hours, depending of course how long clubs are open in Lansing. It would also be a nice way to support live music, the band and the club that hosts them. B)

It is NOT any kind of a mouthpiece, glass or otherwise! It is the device that Mike Fitzgerald posted a link to. Somebody should get back w/Mosaic on this before more misinformation gets spread. I showed the picture of the Visualizer to my son, who's a fairly good high school trumpeter, and he says that in spite of the fact that there's no mouthpiece per se, just the ring and the two posts holding it in place, that you can still play on one of those things because if the player's airflow is properly focused, supported, and directed, the airstream will not dissipate and will go right into the horn inspite of the open space surrounding it, and produce a sound. I don't know if he was pulling my leg, or if the last 6 1/2 years of private lessons he's been getting have been for naught, or if he's actually correcct, but that's what he says. Either way, that ain't no mouthpiece. I don't know much about trumpets but that did not look like any mouthpiece I ever saw. When I emailed Mosaic the second time to let them know about Mike Fitzgerald's information and hypothesis that the photo could have been taken in a mirror I figured they'd run with it: "Yeah..... that's it.....he's studying his embouchure.....Yeah..... and the picture was actually taken in a mirror so it's not really reversed and we didn't really screw up....... That's our story and we're sticking with it" Instead I get this glass mouthpiece answer You can lead a horse to water.......

Not cool, Ed, editing this post down to this sentence. But, regardless, I encourage you to check Danny's post above this one. Stay away from this thread, and you'll stay away from DEEP. If Danny is true to his word, I don't see why anyone would feel a need to head for the hills due to DEEP's presence. Apologies Dan I posted, then re-thought - and edited. I checked before I did and since there were no replies, made the edit. I just decided that yes - pretty much Deep has been here and that all I need to do is ignore him like I do the politics. Basically, in retrospect I thought I was wrong in making that post so I edited it. If you'll check the post time and edit time, I think you'll see that my post was edited before any subsequent posts were made. I was hoping no one else had read it but apparently you had. Your "not cool Ed comment" - which I am assuming questions my integrity - could have been avoided had you looked at the times of the post and the edit.

You're right Jim. Everything's fine. CLASP

I love art museums as well. Here in Buffalo, attempts at civic pride often lead to exaggerated claims often lead to wild claims about having the best sunsets, the best sports fans, the best chicken wings, bla bla bla. When it comes to the major gallery in Buffalo, the claims are well founded. The Albright Knox is one of the great musems anywhere. Their collection of Abstract Expressionists is simply oustanding. Well represented in Impressionism, Post Impressionism, as well as many of the artists whose work led to the Impressionist movement. They've got quite a bit of pop art as well, but to be honest that stuff does not float my boat. They've hosted a number of major exhibits over the past few years that have really stimulated the community. We also ave a smaller gallery - The Burchfield-Penney Center that hosts probably the largest collection of work by Charles Burchfield, an artist whose popluarity is growing among art fans. He worked mostly in water colors with a lot of symbolism in his work, neither of which I'm particularly fond of. His oils that I've seen are outstanding, however. When I travel, art museums are right up there with jazz spots as my number 1 thing to see. I visit Toronto frequently. The Art Gallery of Ontario is a very nice museum with a world class collection and is the host of many special exhibits. The Barnes Foundation collection was up there while renovations took place at the Foundation. The McMichael Canadian Collection is another great museum - well known for its collection of Candian artists including Tom Thompson and of course the Group of Seven. There's a nice representation of the Group of Seven at the AGO as well. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is amongst my favorites as well. I visit it yearly when I'm up there for the Jazz Festival. A very nice well rounded collection heavy on Canadian artists. Nice abstract expressionist rooms as well. Hosts great exhibits every year. This past summer it was Edouard Vuillard and an exhibit by an artist named Francoise Sullivan. The Sullivan exhibit - and I had never heard of her - turned out to be one of the most impressive exhibits of modern art I've exer experienced. Glad I went. The Museum of Contemporary art is worth a visit as well. Some nice Abstract Expressionist stuff. I've been lucky enought to hit a number of galleries in the US and Europe. Ottawa's National Gallery is fabulous. The Cleveland Museum of Art and Carnegie in Pittsburgh are very nice and well worth a visit. I saw a Picasso exhibit in Cleveland a number of years ago that was great. There's a nice museum in Quebec City that's heavy on contemporary and Canadian artists that's nice to visit if you're ever up there. The New York Museums are of course excellent. I've been to the MOMA for a Matisse exhibit, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim. All are simply outstanding. Over in Europe I've been able to see the Orsay, the Louvre and the Modern Art Museum at the Pompidou Centre while I was in Paris. The same Matisse exhibit that I saw the previous year in NY had traveled to Paris and I was lucky to see it a second time. His Harmony in Red is one of the most stunningly beautiful works I have ever experienced. I also saw the Picasso Museum in Paris and that was outstanding as you might expect. On the European trip my wife and I took 10 years ago now, I also visited the major museums in Lyon and Geneva, both of which were very good. In Geneva I got my first exposure to the artist Kees von Dongen, whose work I now seek out when I visit museums. We also spent some time on the Riviera and stopped at the big museum in Nice. It had a very nice, well rounded collection. We were disappointed that both the Matisse and Dufy Museums were closed. We did get to visit the Fondation Maeght and enjoyed the great collection of modern art and sculpture as well as one of the most beautiful settings for a museum I've ever been in. Between stops in Chamonix and Cannes, we had planned 3 days in Florence. The first night we were there a car bomb set off by the mafia exploded outside the Ufizzi killing six people and damaging several works of art. When we woke up on our first morning there, all the museums in the city were shut down, so we were quite disappointed from that standpoint. We did get to see the great architecture - Il Doumo, the Baptistry etc. We also got to witness a huge news event unfold in front of our eyes. We were having lunch at an outdoor restaurant on the Piazza Della Signora and in from of us huge anti mafia demonstrators, riot police, CNN and local news camera covered the activities. A few years later, I was lucky enough to be able to travel to London for 4 days. I got to see the old Tate (the Tate Modern was still under construction), the Courtald Collection and of course the National Gallery I'm starting to bore myself so I'll shut up now.

I always wondered what Mark at Verve was up to

I have an old Kay guitar that's been hanging around since I was a kid. Single "toaster style" pickup, tobacco sunburst finish. It was bought for me around 1964 - not sure if it was new or used. Even though I had not played the guitar since I got frustrated and quit at about age 13/14 - that would be around 1970 - this thing has been managing to find its way wherever I've moved. Mind you, over the years I lost the pickguard, the bridge, the tail piece and of course the strings. It was pretty much a shell. This things been in the attic, the basement, the crawlspace, somewhere in every junk pile I've ever had in the nether regions of my various domiciles over the years. Last year, I decided to pick up a jazz guitar and amp and start practicing. I picked up what I think is a decent beginner guitar and started playing around. About a week after I got my new guitar, I walked over to the old Kay, picked it up, thought "well I don't need this piece of garbage anymore" and walked it out to the trash, as it was garbage day. My wife - who swore at that silly thing as many times as she tripped over it was glad to see it go - especially since I had just picked up a new guitar and have been known to be somewhat of a pack rat. Our garbage pickup is usually done by 8 AM as we're at the beginning of the route. I went out for a few hours, came back and there it still was - my garbage with the old Kay still sitting there. I started to have second thoughts and got a little sentimental. It was like I was seeing a part of my life getting tossed into the garbage. So I figured - what the hell - I'll see if I can put some strings on it and let my boys have at it. At least they wouldn't damage my new guitar. So while my wife rolled her eyes, I marched out to the trash and rescued my old friend. First I cleaned it up. Turns out the original lacquer finish held up well over the years. I bagged a nice tailpiece and bridge off of ebay, threw some flatwounds on it and voila - a guitar for my kids. Problem is when I plugged it in, it sounded like crap - but who cares as it was just for my boys anyways. At any rate, I kept intermittently checking ebay and eventually came up with an original pickguard. Very nice. About a month ago, I bagged an original "toaster style" Kay pickup. I installed it and the thing sounds like a million bucks. Beautiful rich, deep tone. I very glad the garbage pick up was late that day. Unfortunately, my boys are now out one guitar.

I paint landscapes and urban scenes mostly of places I've visited like Quebec City, Montreal, Paris and the French Countryside. I'm an oil on canvas guy. Just for shits and giggles I showed two of my paintings at a recent employee arts and crafts exhibit where I work. I got a bunch of inquiries about commissions, which I never expected. It made me think of how much I actually enjoyed painting and while I refused the commissions, got me thinking that I'd like to do a few paintings.

I emailed Mosaic twice regarding this. Once, to inquire whether the photo was reversed (and if so would it be too late to correct the problem) and the second time to pass along Michael Fitzgerald's information and hypothesis. The answer I got after the second email was that yes, "the photo is reversed" and that "Roy is using some type of glass mouthpiece". I received no answer to my question as to whether it was too late to correct the problem of the phot being reversed.

Herbie Hancock and his trio played with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 2 weeks ago, though I'm just getting around to posting about it now. The show was entitled Gershwin's World, so I expected, and got, lots of the material from that album. Very nice. The second set, though, was stunning. They opened the set with a hauntingly beautiful performance of Maiden Voyage. Herbie began by paying a rather meandering solo that eventually gave way to the familiar chords that begin Maiden Voyage. The orchestra played the part that is usually taken by the horns in the melody portion of the song. The overall arrangement was superb, giving Hancock ample solo space. Just beautiful. They also played Nefertiti with the full orchestra and Hancock performed a fabulous solo reading of Dolphin Dance.

Jim R gave me a heads up about this thread. Nice to be missed. Nothing sinister has happened. I just felt like I needed a break from posting for a while. I felt I had reached a point where I was not contributing anything of value. I knew I'd be going into hibernation and then I saw that Metheny show. Holy smokes - it blew me away. After that I told myself I have to spend more time listening and less time posting. Plus, I've got a number of other things that are taking up lots of my time. I've started painting again - something I have not done in 4-5 years. That takes up a lot of time. I'm trying to listen more as well. Also spending lots of time minding my investments, doing related research, and spending some time on various stock boards. You want to talk about a wasteland... At any rate, I still lurk on a regular basis. I guess I should check the miscellaneous forum a little closer as I did not see this thread.

With Antonio Sanchez and Christian McBride Stunning. I'm blown away. May never post again. Gotta go destroy my guitars See ya.

I've got four record album frames hanging on the walls of my basement jazz room - along with a bunch of my empty Mosaic boxes and a few posters. The room looks great, IMO, but the other day my 8 year old was telling me that I should take them all down because "nobody every looks at them anyways." At any rate, the album frames that I have look great. OR should I say that the album covers look great in the frames. I don't think that the brand that I have is the same as in the link - not that it matters. It's a nice idea and look.

You guys are issing the whole point. It's only got 3 songs on it, dig? It comes in a special promo only cardboard sleeve with special promo only artwork. Anyone can go and buy the regular CD with all the songs. This one is special because it only has 3. Get with the program.

You're not the only one to think that. Here's a review from my local paper (the Buffalo News) from yesterday:

Anyone know what Norah Jones' faorite color is?

How much did the pirate pay for corn at the supermarket? He paid a buck an ear........

Those blisterpacks were wicked. The plastic was so heavy that unless you totally deconstructed the packaging before attempting to remove the CD, you risked lacerations from the shorp edges of the plastic OUCH.

I'm feelin kind of old too as I instantly recognized them as longboxes. I started my BN collection out in the late 80s as well with a ton of these - as cutouts. Still have 'em too.