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My wife surprised me by getting this for me from Amazon post-Xmas. I've read some of it before but not the piece on singing and songwriting pre- & post- R&R to which I'll have to respond when I can think about it some more. Good, thought provoking stuff.

have heard some earlier work by this unusual group. have liked same, will have to think about it before saying anything more...

Well it is a holiday today, at least for us public employees (thankyou taxpayers of Multnomah County!). Tomorrow would be fine with me. I'm not surprised dan got a few right off the bat, i can think of two that should be total gimmes for him. I didn't make it overyly hard on purpose: all of you should get some and some of you may get all. As I said earlier, everything is related to a thread here or in our past life, and everything connects one to the next, more hints to come if necessary... I hope I haven't caused some SNAFU by inadvertantly not following protocall: I'll send Peter Johnson's and cannonball-addict's tomorrowe, the rest are already sent: mikeweil (+ ?) Yakov marcoliv JSngry Jim Dye dutchmanx Stefan Wood catesta Jim R Noj ...impossible tooter brownie Dan Gould Tom in RI Marty Jazz Big Al I think this list is one short, I'll have to recheck my PM for co-responding ral names/handles. Most of all, I hope you all enjoy it; feel free to comment pro, con or whatever, or not if you don't feel like it. I know I've enjoyed the few I've gotten but have had a hard time thinking of much to say... Thanx for letting me play, Dana

All have been sent except Peter Johnson, and I'll get it going as soon as possible. Not sure why Brownie hasn't gotten his yet, sent ti the same time as MikeW and Tooter's...

Maybe they should get a forty year old stripper with substance issues who lost custody of her kids to give them a more realistic view. The vast majority of strippers, etc. just don't make that big money. Doing what you love is a good goal, but there's more to it than just finding what you love...

I haven't, yet... but next time I'm in Chicago I'm sure to go, right after Jazz Record Mart.

Previous post of this, how do you do that link thing again? I'm tempted but not sure I'll get it, maybe just try the first...

Is that more or less than the price of emission?

Maybe stage fright has a little something to do with it too sometimes? Another exception is Gary Synder who reads quite nicely (disclaimer: Snyer is a friend of my father's).

oby Grape are more like the song-oriented, Marty Balin side of the Airplane than the Slick/Kantner agtit-prop side or the Jack & Jorma jamming side, although the Grape also suffered from the too many directions at once thing. One of many bands that must've seemed impossibly hip when they were signed in '66 but really weren't by the time the greater public heard them a year or two later - Love, Buffalo Springfield, etc. Now that I've alienated three or four groups of fans I'll shut up, or not. Insert appropriate smilie here to make it all better...

Peter, PM me. The domestic shipment just went to the post office with Brenda a while ago, except for straglers and I'll get them going as soon as possible. Start discussing next week when all or most have it? Dana

I got my last two international shipments out today, wouldbe recipients in France and the UK should contact Brownie and Tooter. I have the domestics all made, addressed and ready to go to the post office tomorrow. I sent Brownie's copy the same day as Tooter & Mike's, so hopefully it will be there soon. Looking forward to getting underway...

saw/heard the original 4 play sans pa in an acoustically suberb lecture hall at the University of Portland; that was sweet. Interviewed hemphill once; at least I tried to, he didn't want to talk about leaving the WSQ or losing his leg so I was stumped (sic, v. sic but I couldn't help myself). I'm not sure why they keep recording, other than someone being willing to pay them and work's work...

Shrdlu Sorry I missed your Q re C-melodys earlier! Yes, no one makes them any more, most of what you see were made in the twenties, some later. I actually own two, a Conn and a King. Other than somewhat old fashioned keywork (the Conn more so), they play pretty much like comparable tenors and altos. Finding a comfortable playing posture can be an issue depending on how big you are and how you like to hold your horn. Vintage mouth pieces tend toi be rather 'stuffy' and modern tenor or alto mouthpieces can present intonation probs, fortunately you can buy modern C mouthpieces that use tenor reeds. i need to check these out and/or look for a Selmer short shank tenor mp to trade my honking huge Berg Larson for... Oh, and I still love Bix and Tram.

i may have said this before, but I STILL think that Blue Mitchel was da man for blending trumpet with organ, other guys like Lee M played well on organ dates but to me Blue really had the sound for it... I really like Lou's Alligator Boogaloo and after stuffs but they do get a little samey if you listen to 'em all in a row...

All the best to you and your wife...

aric, aric, aric Curtis is a great singer, back in the day he pretty much out sang young Bob on a nightly basis... Best local club gig (any genre) I ever saw was Robt Cray w/ Curtis on a dbl bill with Paul DeLay w/ jim Mesi, i.e. the two best singers in town supported by the best harp oplayer and the best guitar. U REALLY SHOULDN'T CAVALIERLY DECLARE THAT SOMEONE SUCKS WHEN YOU'VE JUST SEEN THEM ONCE AND PROBABLY WEREN'T EVEN PAYING ATTENTION IF THEIR WERE ANY HOT CHICKS NEARBY! Dana, 30+ years in Portland

Regarding Jimmie Dorsey, good enuff for Prez, Bird and Little Walter to dig, good enuff for me. Those that dis him musta been talking to Tommy...

Robt Plant's oldies side-project EP, The Honey Drippers was about 17 min. and lots of C&W LPs were under 30 including some plum brilliant ones by Willie in the '80s. It's not how long, it's how good, least that's what I always say...

Ive got: duets w/ Gato B duets w/ Archie S duets w/ Buddy T (!) (yes I used to have a sax & piano duets fixation) Water From an Ancient Well and some early trio record the title of which I can't remember I think I should get some more...

As i believe I've mentioned previously, I love trib albums: when the're done well they tell you some things new about both ends. i love Monk playing Ellington, WSQ and Clarinet Summit playing Ellington, Blythe Playing Monk, That's the Way I Feel Now (VA play Monk), Lefty plays Jimmie Rodgers, etc. But the most important thing to remember 'bout Monk playing Ellington is that it worked, i.e. it helped Monk actually make a living from playing music and helped Riverside get back the $ they'd invested when everyone else (Prestige & Blue Note) had given up on him as even marginally commercially viable. If the much cursed Orin deserves any credit for this, them bless him!

Probably Kind of Blue, just like now. If you discount reissues, maybe one of Dexter's on Columbia or something on CTI if that's 'real jazz' enough for you...

The Spousal Unit needed the computer last night, but barring any unforseens the rest should be done and on their way by tomorrow...

RW's On Broadway is a fine slab o' grease....just wanted to make sure that didn't get lost in all this fun trivia mongering.

Had a busy weekend what with my 3 year old's bd party and all, but I still hope to get BFT 22 mailed to domestic recipients tomorrow.