The Magnificent Goldberg

Very nice to hear all that. I guess they like your Blues/R&B sets, too, or you'd get chucked out All over Africa, one seems to hear the same complaints about the modern music. The only exceptions seem to be in Senegambia, Mali and Guinea Conakry, where their classic styles are still in great demand and most of the top singers/bands are still playing in those styles (though of course you get rap all over). Last year, in Paris, I tried some music from Guinea Bissau - I'd never heard any before - but it was indistinguishable from current Ghanaian pop, or anything else. See? It's not just Eric Alexander who doesn't sound like anyone in particular MG

Yes, I prefer cheap French lager, like Stella Artois, to Bud. MG

His batting and throwing are rated R? Restricted, contains adult material? What does he do, yell 'FUCK' every throw or hit? MG

Milli Vanilli Millie's Mattie's

Over here it was called Swarfega - a green jelly stuff that came in cans. Nowadays, of course, it comes in stuff my wife would approve of MG

Young African Pioneers Fela Kuti The Kalakuta Republic

That's all very interesting, John. What's the clientele of the bush bars? Old? Young? Mixed? Where are you, at the moment? MG

Yes, Monday night and Tuesday morning is the forecast for rain here. More rain on Wed and thunderstorms Thursday. Our rain barrel is dry as a bone. MG

Excellent. Someone else who has attained enlightenment. I don't think I've attained enlightenment; I like piano trios though, and 3 Sounds is a good one. But so are those of Wynton Kelly Red Garland Junior Mance Phineas Newborn McCoy Tyner Ray Bryant Les McCann Sonny Clark Ahmad Jamal King Fleming Ramsey Lewis Horace Parlan John Wright Bobby Timmons Norman Simmons Hampton Hawes And they ain't AT ALL the same old thing; not a one of them. MG

Do you mean 'Midnight rider'? Nice vinyl afto Willis Jackson - In the alley - Muse Charles Earland - Soul story - Prestige Les McCann - Pretty lady - Pacific Jazz (King Jap) George Benson - Breezin' - WB (UK) - Not played this for quite a while. The killer track is still 'This masquerade'; not that the rest is bad, but 'This masquerade' is the only one that DEMANDS that you listen. MG

That's what I used to use - a quick wipe on my trousers. MG

That Real Gone Jazz box of the Sounds looks interesting. I only have 3 of the 8 albums. Funny that the Nat Adderley should be included. I don't recognise all the sleeves; is the Mercury album in this box? MG

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Conway Twitty Twit Conway Clyde Ankle

The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes Scooby Doo Dicky Doo & the Don'ts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvyfHVai0Qs MG

My God! I'd forgotten all about him. Fred Emney was in loadsa films, inc 'The Italian Job', 'Magnificent men in flying machines' etc etc. Often on the radio, too. MG

Is that yer actual Creed Taylor on the cover? MG

Yes, I like Rex, too. Do you hear much Bobby Benson? MG

It didn't happen. But Larry's account of what Morgernstern said must be nineteenth hand. no genuine working man would hold an open milk carton he was drinking out of with dirt on his hands WHAT!?!?! I know Americans are unnecessarily fetishist about germs and stuff, and I admit to never having been a ditch digger, but I was a maintenance man in a laundry and there aren't many filthier places than them... MG

Rush Speedo Fastfingers

Fabulous photo! MG Is that an actual album cover? Is it out on CD? I feel sure I remember an LP sleeve of that, back in the day, but, looking around the web briefly, I can't find that it actually is a sleeve. Bright Moments; what's the album title? MG

No that was a bird who drank her scotch in gills. MG

I love this morning's set Sonny Clark - Sonny Clark trio vols 1, 2 & 3 - BN (Toshiba) MG

You mean Les McCann MG

MG Johnny Otis R&B Caravan - Savoy Jazz