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All the album titles are in italics in the original article, but I'm much too lazy to replicate that here. You can read the original HERE. By the way, for the record - I don't have a problem with Norah being on Blue Note, or Al Green and Van Morrison either. I don't own Norah's CD (or Al's or Van's), but I borrowed the Norah disc from a friend several months ago, and I rather liked it, actually. Nothing I normally get all that excited about, but for what it was - I thought it was quite nice. (And I don't mean that in a bad way, like I usually do when I say something is "quite nice" ) You generally won't find me bashing Norah, just fans of hers like Musicboy!!!

This may not be much of a better source, but here goes anyway... As a wee lad during my College years, I happened to be in Washington D.C. around the same time that I was beginning a college honors project, that was to be about Sun Ra. The project never got off the ground (never really knew what I wanted to do with the project, and never did figure it out), but I do remember going to the Library of Congress while I was there, and to see what Ra recordings and other holdings they had. Frankly, this was about 10 years ago (circa 1992, if I remember right), and the only Ra titles I remember having them pull out for me were one of the Ra documentaries (probably "A Joyful Noise", but it might have been the other one, "Mystery, Mr. Ra"). They had the Ra doc on film (16mm??), and I remember watching it at a viewing station only big enough for one or maybe two people to watch the image, which was maybe 4 or 5 inches in size. And the other Ra item I had them pull out was an LP with Ra's meeting with John Cage at Coney Island (from the very early 80's, if I remember right). Turned out to be all Cage on one side, singing random vowels (sheesh!!) -- and Ra on the other side, playing a small cheezy keyboard – and not really doing much of any value, as I recall, just a bunch of noodling, mostly. Anyway, I don't specifically remember what the Library of Congress had, or what they didn't have - when it came to their Sun Ra holdings --- other than I suspect that they must have not had very much, or otherwise I would have had them pull out more stuff for me to listen to, other than just those two items. Like I said, this isn't much of a better source - from a kid (me!) who barely knew anything about jazz at the time, and whose memory is foggy as hell, now, 10+ years later. But logically, if they had had more stuff, I would have stuck around for more than just the two hours I was there.

I saw this in the Kansas City Star early last week, and thought I'd post it here. The Star's version is gone (their on-line stuff only sticks around for 7 days), but I also found it HERE. Man, 'Hey Ya!' has to be one of the best "turn it up!!!" songs that I've heard on the radio, in a long time!! Is the rest of the full CD (a double CD, actually, if I'm hearing right), is the rest even half this good??? I know it's on everybody's top-10 list this year. Should I give in to the hype, and get it?? Can't say I buy much hip-hop, but I do have a smattering of Beastie Boys CD's, and one or two Public Enemy discs too. Here's that article...

Seeing the "needle goes from the inside to the outside" record reminded me of the Monty Python LP with one side that had TWO separate grooves, so that depending on the luck of where you dropped the needle, the program was either one thing, or another thing -- two entirely separate 13-minute recordings -- on the SAME side of the record!!! Now that was one fucked up idea!!! My uncle used to have that album, and I remember trying to tape it once - and not being able to figure out why "side 2" was so much shorter than side one. And I can't remember if I figured out the separate groove thing or not, at the time.

So with that in mind, Norah Jones Fan has the same IP address as Jazz Groove who also has the same address as BLP 1577 who, as our older users may remember, also used the same IP address to create an account called Chicken Shack and proceeded to post a stupid announcement about Mosaic, just to stir the shit, back in July which can be seen here. Now he's doing it again, creating an account called Norah Jones Fan to come in here and stir up shit. Maybe you think it's funny, Jazz Groove, but I find it annoying and stupid. But rather than ban you, I figured I'd just let everyone know so they can make fun of you endlessly since you're acting like an idiot. Have fun! Fire away, folks. What a moron. That "more Larry Young boxes found" thread still bugs me. Mosaic got – what? – probably a dozen or probably more phone calls and e-mails from people suddenly rabid for these mythical OOP sets that supposedly magically appeared out of thin air. What a jerk. -_-

Anybody want to e-mail Mosaic and see what the story is?? At least the Blue Note and Pacific Jazz sets aren't likely to ever "disappear" without warning. Sure, the BN's probably do time-out (I know the Larry Young did), much like many of them do. But this "poof, and it's gone" thing, surely can't happen to any BN Mosaic titles, can it?? Again, I'd be curious what Mosaic has to say about this.

Would have been better for cats too!!

I think the turntable is probably just 33.33333.... - but the cat drags down the speed of the motor!!

Back in the late 80's and early 90's (when I was in college), I think the college radio station I worked at had one old turntable that could play 16rpm. Or maybe it was the AM/FM "Moldy Oldies"/"Top 40" pair of sister stations I worked at part-time, in the same little town where I went to college. Anyway, I know I've seen one at some point, and lord knows the equipment at all three of those stations had some relics that were still in use, even as late as about 1990. Not 'heavy' use, but they were all wired up, plugged in, and they still worked.

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail94.html B) Love Strongbad!!!

I do have both a McMaster, and a TOCJ -- but the extra one (still deciding which one to keep) is already promised to somebody else on the board. (Sorry.) Got 'em both on eBay in the last 3 months, for about $16 each (including postage). I got the TOCJ with a good "buy-it-now" price, as I would have expected it to go for more like $20 or $22 - if it had been bid on.

It's a great date, but I think you can probably find it for less than $30 – if you keep your eyes out for it on eBay for a couple months. I've seen a used TOCJ and a used McMasters of this title each go for about $18 on eBay in the last 3 months. And there's also the Spanish Blue Note version (which is supposedly the same remastering as the TOCJ), which can usually be had for $8 to $12. And there's also a JRVG of it floating around too. Dusty Groove currently has the JRVG for $26.99 (not including postage), which seems high to me – but that's probably just the going rate. DG also has the Spanish Blue Note version (with the blue cover), for $9.99. About the date itself - I really like it quite a bit. It's conservative, so no envelope pushing. It seems like a very early 50's date to my ears, though it was recorded in 1961. It has a little something extra – a sort of gospel-ish feel (some might call it soul-jazz, but that's not it in my book), that I wouldn't have expected from a real early-50's date. And even to my ears (that normally get more excited by the likes Andrew Hill and Greg Osby), I still find this date to be a very enjoyable disc. It's grown on me since I first picked it up, only about two months ago for the very first time. Summary: $30 seems high to me, but the disc is great – so do keep your eyes out for it. The TOCJ and Spanish BN versions don't have the bonus tracks, one of which is just an alternate take – but the other one is an entirely different tune from the same session. I think the JRVG might have the bonus tracks, but I'm not really sure. Somebody else here can surely tell. (The McMaster has them all, I do know that.) All things being equal - I'd go for a version with the two bonus tracks, which adds about 13 minutes of music to the disc.

And believe it or not, their address is just this simple: http://www.architecture.org. They have about 50 different tours available throughout the year, including three or four that are available every day of the week. My wife and I spent two weeks in Chicago on vacation in about 1998, and we discovered that if you just join the Chicago Architecture Foundation, that the tours are all free!! (We went on about 6 different tours during that two-week period, so it was cheaper just to join.) Anyway, the two tours I highly recomend most of all are... 1. Historic Skyscrapers The prototype of the modern industrial metropolis arose from the charred landscape left by the Great fire of 1871. Discover the historic beginnings of the Chicago School of Architecture and the earliest skyscrapers, built between the 1870s and the 1930s. This tour features the art deco Chicago Board of Trade Building; the Auditorium Building, a Louis Sullivan masterpiece; and the Rookery, a National Historic Landmark. and 2. Marvel at Chicago’s soaring towers while enjoying a 90-minute, narrated river cruise. This tour spotlights more than 50 architecturally significant sites where you will discover a new perspective on the city. Come aboard either of our well-appointed vessels,Chicago's First Lady or Chicago's Little Lady, where both open-air and climate-controlled indoor seating will make your journey comfortable. Snacks and beverages are available. Just go to their main site, and click on the "tours" link for more details. It looks like you can even buy your tickets on-line. The other thing to consider (if architecture's your thing), is all the Frank Lloyd Wright houses and buildings in Oak Park -- which is an easy ride to get to on the subway. You can tour Wright's home and studio (which is a National Trust for Historic Preservation site), and you can also tour Unity Temple - a Unitarian church that Wright Designed, which is often thought to be one of his best buildings (top-20, for sure).

100 Uranium Marbles (other search keys are: Radiation and Geiger Counter) No really!!! Or who the hell really knows??? ----- is more like it. -_-

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Well, I was just about to vote for Ellington, but then I thought that there's always this big holiday-less gap in the calendar, between July 4th and Labor Day. So, at the last second, I went with Pops with his birthday in early August. Also, why the hell isn't June 30th one of the choices??

SOURCE Can't really explain why, but I love stories like this...

Don't know whether to laugh or cry at this.

By the way, another reason for being cautious about thinking any or all of the previously unreleased Andrew Hill might see the light of day, is this: From talking to M.C. (I'm getting this secondhand, from someone who only posts here very, very occasionally anymore), Andrew doesn't like "Dance With Death" very much, and is very cool about releasing it on CD. Now maybe he is, and maybe he isn't. Maybe he really wants to see "Compulsion!" and some other titles out there first, as 'singles' - before digging down to DWD. Maybe he’s really “sorta OK” about DWD, but wants most or all of his more important dates out there first (meaning stuff from the Mosaic). Or, maybe he really doesn't like DWD – and if so, then the odds aren't necessarily good that he'll like any or all of the previously unreleased material enough to want to see it released to the public. (Nor would I think he’d be all that excited about those extra two half-sessions from the 1st “One for One” LP.) Lord knows I'm as excited as anybody about seeing this material make it out, but I also don't want to get my hopes up for nothing. Wait and see, wait and see...

I read a post somewhere (probably on AAJ, but it could have been here - probably a month or two ago), that the word on the street was that "Where Is Brooklyn" is slated to be a Conn this year. Now I don't know if it's true or not, but the post was from someone who was sure enough that they sold their Don Cherry Mosaic set on eBay, on that basis alone. (Michael didn't mention it specifically, so I'm inclined to say that the rumor is just that, a rumor. But who knows.)

Anoushka and Norah are sisters??

Weirdo! OK, now you can REALLY call me weird -- but the station wagons I like best are IMPORT wagons from the 60's and 70's. Not the big, boxy Volvos -- but smaller wagons, like this... I hate the colors of these two (both yucky yello), but in a dark blue, or green - these are lots of fun!!!!! These two images (the yellow wagons) are both VW's from the late 60's, or very early 70's (like 1970 or maybe 1971). There are some other small-ish import wagons I've seen too, like Saabs and such, maybe Datsun too. Actually, here's a couple Datsuns... And here's a weird 2-door Datsun wagon from 1975 (the orange one). Cool. B) And the B&W one is from 1967 (I think). Also: B) Yeah, I'm weird.