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JSngry has said all I can think of to say. Where is DrJ?

I recommend the Relaxin'/Cookin' Prestige series of Miles sessions. If you like 'straight' Miles you get Miles, straight. I enjoy these sessions as much for Red Garland as for Miles Davis. Oh, and you get John Coltrane too. How 'bout Philly Joe popping the drums? Yeah, and what the hell, might as well toss in Paul Chambers on the bass. Mace1370 you are not alone in thinking the Sketches title is not as great as your expectations. I've listened to Sketches of Spain many times. To my ears, the Miles Davis & Gil Evans material is not the best of Miles.

If the sale gone bad is risking a negative rating for you at a trading web site. If you desire to not risk your good standing. Refund the money if the product is returned in the same condition it was sent. Especially if it's only a few dollars. On the other hand, even 'I,' who listen to jazz 99.9% of the time, am aware of the title of the Dire Straits album 'Love Over Gold.' This connoisseur of Dire Straits music, who you made the sale to, believed there was a Dire Straits album entitled 'Love Over?' Buyer, be aware of what you are buying.

Go with the Stella... I'll be enjoying some Beam & Coke.

On what?

I tried to use the new Mosaic site to place an order. Here is the screen I received.

The Gerry Mulligan box is now priced at $17 per CD. Wasn't it $16 per CD recently? Has Mosaic increased it's pricing and I failed to notice till just now?

How are you?

Now I understand why he used the last name of Jolly.

Is that why you have to go overt to Dad's to catch NASCAR? B-) Yup.

TV? As in 'television?'

I did the same. I'm getting strange looks from people who walk by my monitor. Nobody in my work environment has a clue as to who Lee Morgan is.

Hmmm... This seems more significant than my post about coffee and waffles.

Hmmm... Saturday morning. It's time to enjoy some good, home-brewed coffee and some cheap toaster waffles.

When I catch myself in a jazz-listening rut I start reading about jazz. I recommend an 'about jazz and jazz history book.' Reading about the music makes me aware of details in the music or of its place in history. My appreciation and enjoyment of the music is renewed and I'm able to climb out of the listening rut.

I had to order some new K2s! The K2s, in general, are consistently some of the best remastering efforts I've encountered. Here's my latest order just received from CD Universe and the UPS truck.

I voted in a strip-mall church located behind a Goodyear tire store. At 12:45PM there were me and four other people in the voting booths. I was in and out in five minutes. The atmosphere of the place appeared no different than any other presidential election.

Robin Williams in 'Good Will Hunting.'

'This year' means for another two months only.

I'm listening to Larry Young's 'Of Love And Peace' as I type these words. About midway through the first song, Pavanne, I thought, "Who is playing the awesome drums on this record, Billy Higgins?" I didn't recall seeing the name of Elvin Jones on this session. Otherwise, I would have guessed Elvin Jones rather than Billy Higgins. I looked at the back of the CD cover and discovered Larry Young had two drummers playing. I had another thought: The TWO drummers, together, sound like a SINGLE Elvin Jones.

Do you mean he's not posting directly from the mother country?

I don't believe anyone should need to 'agree' to give a certain amount per month. It's too easy to forget to give money in a certain month. Life situations can change all too quickly. Some board users could easily give a few hundred dollars per month while others are not able to give $5 per month. I believe people will give what is needed if they know where they stand. For example, if I was content giving $5 per month but knew b3-er needed $50 by tomorrow to keep the board afloat, I'd give the $50. Or, using the same example, maybe two board users would agree to give $25. Knowing how much money is required, how much has been donated, and the target date would provide adequate information. I'd not want to reach a point where b3-er is forced into a situation where he must make a drastic statement such as, "I need $600 in three days or the board goes down."

I was thinking... it was was known, say, six months prior, that the next six months of hosting service would be $600, a graph could be established (I picture a slider-bar kind of thing) that would start at zero and end at $600. The graph would include a date so it would be known when the funds would be required, when b3-er would need to make the next payment. I wonder if this could be established via the hosting company? If funds could be donated directly through the website rather than Paypal? If the graph could update itself when new funds are received?

I know I spend much time browsing and playing on the Organissimo site. I was reminded of just how much time when the site was down last week. It seemed strange to be listening to jazz while not having my favorite jazz site to accompany me. From what b3-er has written, there will be additional costs with a new hosting company. I don't know exactly what b3-er would require to cover said costs. I'm willing to contribute some funds now and again (see paragraph #1). It wouldn't require much money from various board users to keep the board running as long as the various board members (whoever they might be) continue to volunteer their dollars. My concern, if I was in b3-er's position, would be what if people donated money initially then stopped once the news has worn off. How are the various board users to know when/if funds are needed? How far in advance should a 'donation period' be established to ensure the necessary funds are available when the next bill comes due? What are the consequences if the funds needed by b3-er are not made available through board donations? When the monetary information becomes available, I'd like to know an exact amount of money needed from the board users (b3-er says he will cover part of the cost via the Organissimo group?), to pay for the next month of service, the next three months, or the next year. It would be beneficial if b3-er could setup, with the help of knowledgeable people on this board or with the help of the new hosting company's support staff, an information screen to let the board users know how much money is still needed, and by what date. I believe it would be easier to raise the necessary funds if the donators could know that another $100 was needed, for example, versus the idea of 'just give what you will and we'll hope it's enough.' I've seen other bulletin boards that have a graph on their page to let the board users know how much money has been donated and how much is still required.