Stefan Wood

6 hours? NEVER!!!! The drivers don't know the meaning of stop -- unless it is for a quick pick me up on the New Jersey Turnpike.........

Yes, I did check the manual. It's up to date as to what they can accept (the bit rate is fine), though I was thinking along the same lines about file names and such.

I have a bunch of mp3 cdrs -- old time radio shows -- that play fine on my Mac, my ipod, but when I put them in my Philips SACD/DVD player, I get mixed results. Some play fine, others will just run through the track listings without playing the content, and others won't play at all. I burned a new disc using Toast, and I get an error message. The Philips isn't that old -- 2 years at the most -- but could it be that MP3 discs just won't play well on a component machine? I mean, I can spend $10 - $15 on a patch cord from my ipod to the stereo, but I like the idea of being able to play the discs directly. Suggestions?

Acela?? Wassermarrer, the Chinatown bus too slow for you?

Was feeling mighty low yesterday -- work is getting real stupid as of late -- but it was snowing here in DC, and I put the Xmas tunes in the ipod, and listened to them as I walked home. Felt a LOT better when I got to my place! Thanks guys!

Bertrand and I had talked to Patton when he played at the Fat Cat in August 2001 in NYC. He mentioned this other session, but no mention of the players. He was smokin that night, with Ronnie Cuber.

Wow, even better than the previous edition? I can understand the Sanjuro and Yojimbo redos, the quality of the source prints on the previous ones weren't that good.

Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well Criterion in January.

Or Kwanzaa?

Woody Shaw is on that Bridge to a New Age lp, I believe. I like it!

And the 2 cd best of the Monkees!

For Orff diehards, I really like the 2 cd set Trionfi, which contains all three works, in 1950's mono:

The cult of Sonny Clark weaves its bidding magic once again!

The Red Garland will be a must have. I'm intrigued about the Miles set as well. It seems that Concord is doing the Mosaic Select route -- small box sets that are reasonably priced (a la Bill Evans set out right now). While there's nothing else as exciting on the list, I realize this is the best way for them to reintroduce the huge back catalogue to the public. We'll have to wait in regards to unreissued albums.

New items: Ethel Merman - The World is You Balloon Bob Dylan - No Direction Home Nancy Wilson - The Great American Songbook Wynton Marsalis - Live at the House of Tribes Nancy Wilson - Save Your Love for Me C'mon, who wouldn't want the Ethel Merman????

A new coupon, stingy as it is: Borders 15% coupon

I listened to NPR this morning, and they mourned the passing of George Best, who was the original 4th Beatle. It's this kind of "in depth" research that prevents me from contibuting to these guys.

How so? Too repetitive? I've heard the entire set and I think it is mighty fine. Funky, rockin' document of early 70's Miles.

You got to have some sympathy for the poor employees who have to be there at 3 am just to set everything up for the big day. And that's before dealing with the pains in the asses who storm the stores at opening.

Saliva works great as well!

They collect them like old jeans and pre G3 Macs.

I never got into video games because I would get motion sickness. Seriously, I think it is partly because I wear hard contact lenses......

Can we say..... Collector's Items??????

New stuff added. Stan Kenton - Stage Door Opens June Christy - June's Got Rhythm Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson sessions Lou Rawls - Live Cannonball Adderley - Domination Cannonball Adderley - Money in the Pocket