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On 4/22/2024 at 4:41 PM, T.D. said:
Expected at DG "about May 15".
What a sad, unimaginative cover art…
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6 minutes ago, JSngry said:
But where's the implied interracial porn?
In Paris, where else?!
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On 5/18/2024 at 5:52 PM, GA Russell said:
A rich art dealer is obsessed with paintings of Lenin, and he has made his life's goal to buy every single genuine piece of art that has the figure of Lenin no matter who the artist is or what the cost.
After decades of searching and buying, he is proud to say he has in his vault every single art item picturing Lenin apart from one, a painting called “Lenin in Paris” from an insignificant Soviet artist contemporary to Lenin, that was lost a little time after Lenin’s death.
His passion is so wild that he turns the whole world upsidedown to find the valuable painting; and he does, in a small village in Siberia. He sends his people to buy the painting no matter what the cost. He sends an insane amount to the owner, and travels to the village to take the painting back to his home himself.
He enters the villagers house, and asks with impatience, “Where is it? Where is it?” The villager shows him a covered painting which he carefully uncovers in order to admire the masterpiece.
The painting shows a black gentleman in flagrante delicto with a blonde lady. Baffled, he asks the villager “What is this? Who is this woman?”
The villager responds, “Ah, that is Lenin’s wife.”
“WHAT? And where is Lenin?”
“In Paris.”
That’s actually a not so bad interpretation of an old Soviet “anecdote” (what you call “a joke” in English). Except I think you could cut it drastically, and make it funnier. I would do it like this:
A scene in a Soviet art museum. Painting of a haystack, with two sets of feet sticking out of it. The museum docent says to the group of workers:”Here we see comrade Stalin and comrade Krupskaya in Siberian exile, discussing the works of Lenin. It’s titled “Lenin in Paris”. An inquisitive proletarian opines:”But I don’t see comrade Lenin.” The docent replies, patiently:”Lenin is in Paris.”
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I had a caffeine rush yesterday night, so I bought my first Dunkin Donuts macchiato. It cost $4.10. I had to dissolve the sugar with a plastic straw (no stirrers there), and more importantly, it tasted like stronzo.
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A brilliant record.
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One other observation about Italy and coffee: very few encounters with people drinking the beverage on the street from plastic or paper cups; the only instances were in Florence, a major city.
One could spot an American from afar: men AND women wearing shorts; tasteless tattoos, baseball hats, worn even inside restaurants. And Oakley sunglasses.
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When I was 20 or 21, I saw him at the JFK airport. I was amazed how tall he was; purpusefully, I came close enough to see that the top of my head wasn’t even at his armpit height. I was 6’ then.
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41 minutes ago, John L said:
My wife invested in great expresso and grinding machines. But lately I prefer a simple French Press with a good light roasted Ethiopian coffee. As far as I am concerned, iIt doesn't get any better.
My wife and in-laws are French press drinkers. We must’ve had to buy three or 4 of them over time; the glass is very thin and it’s only a matter of time when it cracks.
porcy62, as you undoubtedly remember, Greeks and Romans wouldn’t drink undiluted wine. I recently read Euripides’s Alcestis, and one of the characters complains that Heracles was a boor: he drank undiluted wine, the savage! I imagine what we call wine and what they drank was probably quite different.
I can’t imagine liking coffee without sugar, but I know a few people that do just that. Love espresso or macchiato with a nice lump of cane sugar!
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1 hour ago, Dub Modal said:
I have one of these but found it to finicky to use on a regular basis. And the resulting drink wasn't worth the effort, to me anyway.
We picked on up at REI for our daughter who was going off to college. We’ve also used it when camping. Does the job, and is built well.
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1 hour ago, porcy62 said:
😎 use oligominaral water
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I had to look that up.
Speaking of water, when we were in Bologna, when we would order an espresso, it would be served along with a tiny glass, filled to about 1/3 with mineral water. What is that about?
Thanks for the tips on the Bialetti! I’ve got the six cup version.
Heating slowly appears to be the most important step; too high a temperature may burn the product.I had to look up the definition of Moka. Interesting.
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3 hours ago, Brad said:
Some lime Zero Dust by Oznow.
That’s what I’ve been using for at least fifteen years. I think it’s made in Japan.
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On 5/17/2024 at 6:26 PM, tranemonk said:
Okay, I'm chiming in on this years after the fact. I was listening to some of his Village Vanguard sets on Bandcamp and searched here to find this thread. I read through some of the posts to get the gist of what was said. I know the entire relationship between the music and the human beings who make it, is complicated.
I also know the only people who know what actually transpires in a sexual relationship are those people in it. I also know that race, sexuality, access, age, power, and all that stuff are woven into Americana in dozens of ways too hard to decode or make universal statements about. I also agree that #MeToo shifted the national conversation in ways that were both overdue, helpful, and sometimes, extreme and unfair.
That all being said.. I wasn't big into Coleman before and am torn as to whether or not to purchase those VV sets now that I know.
Are you considering dumping your Miles Davis material?
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Buongiorno, tutti!
I just returned from two weeks in Toscana, and probably will never look at the American coffee aesthetic with respect again...well, maybe iced coffee, but that's all. Wherever we've been bussed with our tour group, in the most provincial medieval town or village the smallest "hole in the wall" trattoria had a "bells and whistles steam locomotive" coffee/espresso machine. And coffee is cheap there, like 1 Euro - 1.50 for a proper caffe macchiato. We are being hosed here in America by the likes of Dunkin Donuts, not just pricewise, but quality, or the complete lack of it.
Now that I'm home and addicted to caffeine, I was thinking of getting an espresso machine. I brew in the Bialetti moka pot and use a milk frother, a combo which is like the equivalent of a manual transmission car vs. the automatic for a chrome-clad machine some of you have. What am I missing, other than the convenience? How much upkeep does a very good machine require?
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Just read The Music of Chance. The film was better than the novel it was based on. Usually this isn't the case, in my experience.
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There is a jazz connection...he wrote and directed (a pretty crappy, as I remember it) jazz-themed film, Lulu on the Bridge, with Harvey Keitel, Willem Dafoe and Mira Sorvino, plus a bunch of cameos by the Likes of Lou Reed. Blue Note released the soundtrack.
My first interaction with his work was from his script for a truly brilliant film, The Music of Chance.
I also read one of his books, about a really fat man and his son, the title escapes me now.
Looks like he lived an interesting life.
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I wonder how much these negatives (and the rights) went for. This archive of Wolff's lifework is nothing short of a national treasure.
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On 9/1/2021 at 2:41 PM, BillF said:
Did he just knock his tooth out with the mallet?
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11 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:
Wynton Marsalis played at Jimmy's in 2023 & he was $200 + fees. That same year, Herbie Hancock played there and tickets were $295 + fees!
I was still hoping that for that outrageous kind of money, Jimmy would throw in a charcuterie board and a bottle of organic sauvignon blanc (properly chilled, of course), but...
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN MY TICKET PURCHASE? Unless otherwise noted, at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club your ticket price only includes admission to the event. Dinner and drinks are not included but are available for purchase at your ticketed seats.
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5 minutes ago, T.D. said:
Seems outrageous to me.
But I looked around and found ticket prices for the Cookers @ Scullers in Boston, late set (9 PM) May 10 topping out @ $140.
Ahh, but that $140 is for a dinner and a show!
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Wanted to see Charles Lloyd Trio at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH, then I saw that tickets are $150 + "fees" (whoever invented these "fees" is certainly an American).
https://jimmysoncongress.com/event/charles-lloyd-sky-trio-w-brian-blade-larry-larry-grenadier/
Truth be told, and not to harp on Jimmy's, they "keep it real": aside from the regular $150+"fees" tickets , there are $15+"fees" tickets, but you get to see Charles Lloyd on video monitor, and sit behind two or three walls and pretty much just be in the same building as him and the band.
I have never had to pay $150+"fees" for a jazz show, and have only seen ticket prices like that at the JALC (not even close in hipness as Jimmy's in Portsmouth, NH, I know).
Looking at the menu for you and a companion, you are out $650-$700 for show and dinner. And when you walk out of the club, you are still in Portsmouth, NH, not in Cannes or Monte Carlo or San Remo. Portsmouth, NH....
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Took out the Ruckus for the first time yesterday. Battery died over the winter (forgot to connect the trickle charger), but the foot crank started her right up.
This has been a particularly nasty New England Spring. We aren't known for romantic Spring seasons anyway, but this one is the worst in my memory: cold and rainy.
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I mostly buy art books. I also check out many books from our excellent public library system.
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On 3/5/2024 at 9:26 PM, Brad said:
I assume this counts as madness but since I’m not one to go after original pressings this may or may not be crazy but an original pressing of Blue Train sold yesterday for $12,600.
If we read the description:
The is the rare original RVG-stamped deep groove “P”-pressing of John Coltrane “Blue Train” on the NY 23 label (Side 1) and West 63rd label (Side 2) of Blue Note BLP 1577. The playing surface is in new condition, with a beautiful luster; perhaps played once. The laminated West 63rd St. cover is exceptional condition – clean throughout; the back slick shows norman age toning and a 3/8” x 1” stain at the lower right corner. Personnel include Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. $3000.00
Bidding started at $3000. He was confident it would go a lot higher.Also dig the Norman age toning reference. I bet William the Conqueror would appreciate the Coltrane connection.
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Just closed, a magnificent exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum, Rembrandt: Etchings from the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
I went three times. I will probably not see a collection like this again.
Is David Murray Still Around & Perfoming?
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I was thinking more like a chair yoga flyer from a community center.