Stefan Wood

This recent compilation satisfies my Traffic fix:

Hopefully this is a restart of the reissue program.

A belated happy birthday!

Took advantage of the 40% off for latin titles. Fania, Alegre, Tico, all at $8 a pop.

The Towers are still restocking. Went to a couple of stores in Northern Va, and one was depleted, while another still looking full. Perhaps different locations will close on different dates? I really went after the latin cds, as they were 40% off. Picked up a bunch of the Fania/Tico/Alegre reissues at $8 each.

If it ain't broke, fix it........ I like the previous version.

Just picked this up recently. Friggin mind blowing stoner rock from early 70's. Why this never took off in the States I'll never know. They should be ranked up there with Zeppelin, Sabbath, or Deep Purple.

I got lucky. Got it for $35 on store credit. This is a great box set.

Nothing wrong with the Stooges. CHIC? I dunno........

Just checked the online site. You wouldn't know that they were liquidating. Everything looks as normal.

Highly recommended! Isle of the Dead is also very good, as is the Seventh Victim, a remarkable movie not only for its content but its downbeat resolution. Those and Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie are fun watching. His son, Val Lewton Jr., sometimes goes to the same figure art drawing sessions that I go to here in DC. Nice guy, who is thrilled about this set.

You know, I don't know if anyone has done that yet.

You mean That Girl?

So I FINALLY got to see Organissimo play last night. In a real funky but nice club in the northern part of Baltimore, in a half decrepit strip mall, of all places. Nice crowd there. Saw all three sets. A local musician, a sax player sat in on a couple of tunes. Very nice! For anyone who is in the Baltimore area, check them out tonight, as they are playing there again this evening. Great music, fantastic playing, and a great bunch of guys to talk to. Loved Jimmy Smith Goes to Washington, the Don Patterson, Bill Heid and Tommy Turrentine tunes, and all the originals as well! I had a blast!!!!!!!

I'll see you guys in Baltimore tonight!

Agreed.

I have my eyes on that set. I have heard most of the tracks from other compilations. Good stuff! Waiting for a good price, however.....

It isn't about profits. Nor the Christmas season. It is about closing down these stores. They won't restock stuff -- once it's gone, bye bye.

Yes, that's it.

Look at the Cambridge Audio site. I have a trio of speakers from them that sound great.

Just Bertrand and I represented the board in the audience. Weiz didn't show. It was a school night..... The Reptet was freaking great! Saw 2 1/2 sets (had to leave midway through the third to catch a ride home), and had a blast.

Only for the upgraded sound.

With regards to the recent Impulse compilations, I was surprised that there weren't "Impulse Stories" of Chico Hamilton, Johnny Hartman, Gabor Szbao, Leon Thomas, or Sam Rivers. At the very least Leon Thomas and Chico Hamilton -- each put out a number of lps for the label.

Well, Capitol has worked through most of the 60's material. Perhaps this may come out sooner than we think? I also like the double lp "The Price You Got to Pay..." as well.

Just watched this today. Down in Williamsburg visiting my folks. Downpouring rain the past couple of days -- areas are going to get flooded. The theater is the place to be today! I think this is Scorcese's best film in years, possibly since Raging Bull. Even knowing it is an American remake, the plot is well written. You get a feel for Boston's seedy underbelly, the old Irish Catholics whose mob presence is still pervasive, and the scuzziness of some of the old neighborhoods. There is so much testoserone and foul language being tossed around it borders on cariacture. Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, even Alec Baldwin are all fine in their roles. Leonardo DeCaprio is outstanding -- and this comes from someone who dislikes his acting. I would be shocked if he doesn't get nominated for an Academy. Marc Wahlberg is over the top, and is meant to be -- he has some of the funniest lines in the film. The best thing about this film is it lacks the trademark Scorcese style; he eshews his "style" in favor of a clean, no nonsense look that just delivers a story. No "look I am a film genius" here. I'm wondering on some level he has grown tired of the gangster world that he romanticized so much, like in Goodfellas. There is no glamour in the gangster world -- Nicholson is a nut job, a murderer who leads other killers in maintaining control over Boston. My dad made an interesting remark that this builds on a prior film, Gangs of New York, in dealing with the Irish mob. I agree to some extent. 2 1/2 hours long, but solid. Recommended!