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Go read this thread: (seriously) Suicide Bomber Kills 20 on Israeli Bus, Let's blame Bush here as well! And then let's discuss what having Political threads here does to the character of the board. I'm NOT suggesting a ban on the discussion of politics. But I do think we need to discuss this. Personally, I love to be able to have a place for some reasonable discussion of world issues, but lots of times a number of the Political threads spin out of control, and it makes it impossible for any of us "middle-of-the-roaders" to participate in any kind of meaningful way. And usually this is the result of just a few posters, perhaps as few as 2 or 3 or 4. And also, I really do think this has some kind of impact on the board, not all of which is positive. Again, I'm not suggesting we suddenly axe the Politics thread, but I do wonder how many good jazz-interested folk have come here on a day when the political rhetoric is high, and said "fuck that", and then they never come back. Or people that have joined, participated at a moderate level, and then just got tired of all the bullshit. Or lurkers who just drift away and never join. Some days are worse than others (we all know that), so I'm not suggesting this problem is always something that's critical. But sometimes it is pretty bad (and in more than just a couple threads), and I think it does have a cumulative effect on the nature of the board, over time. I don't have a solution, but it deserves to be talked about. Discuss...

Don't know if this error is related to the recent board upgrade or not. Thought I'd post it here, and see if Use3D or b3-er could take a look at it. He's probably registered under the same name here - "PFunkJazz". Thanks in advance for looking into it!! I gots PFunk's e-mail address now, and I'm about t' send it to b3-er and Use3D, so theys can break down the walls that's keepin' our poor funky friend trapped outside, in the cold and most decidedly unfunky realms of the world. He don't deserve that!!!! - Don't none of us do. Please help. The funky-ness of this very board may hang in the balance!!!

I haven't (nor do I own a DVD player, at least not yet). I've heard on-line that there are some interesting and/or cool "bonus" features/material on the DVD. Anyone care to share what that might be???

There's a cool classical store with some jazz (as I recall) right in the downtown area, not terribly far from the conservatory (or at least that's where they get half or more of their business from, I gather). Was there once for a wedding. Picked up some seriously cool used 20th Century classical CD's, as I recall, including a couple titles I later found out were normally really hard to find. Somebody from Baltimore can surely provide the details. Did/do they have any jazz - or am I just remembering wrong???

Wow, I never new until your post that this was about a contemporary ship wreck. I've heard the song before, but never paid to much attention to it. I was born in '69, so it was never on my radar in '75. (I just found this link: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Online.) I had always assumed that it was about the tragic sinking of a ship from one or two hundred years ago. Seriously!!

You're killin' me, Jim... Keep 'em comin'!!!

Oh.... THAT'S why I'm so confused. ( ) I knew it was a studio recording, so I never thought to look for it on an album titled "Live at....". Thanks!!!

Cool new feature, you can include a picture (or a link to a picture) with your profile. Click on the button just below this post, to see mine!!

Oh my.

If I'm not wrong, the original album is what is on Disc #1, and all the bonus tracks make up Disc #2.

Frankly, I liked the bonus material better than much of the original session. Traded it to Conn500 a month ago. What say you Conn500 - any reactions?? - since you're on a Three Sounds kick these days.

You can turn off signatures in your personal settings, meaning that "Christiern" won't see anyone's signatures if you turn this feature off. Go into your personal settings, and under "options" click on "board settings". Then look for this question, and set it to "no" in the appropriate drop-down list: Do you wish to view members signatures when reading topics? POOF!!! - no more signatures... ===== Also looking forward to when things aren't all peachy, though I realize there are probably other priorities (like getting PFunkJazz in here). Keep up the GREAT work guys!!! We luv ya for it!!!

Well, I gots PFunkJazz waiting in the wings, all ready to join in. But via an 'AAJ' PM he just said to me.... Don't know if this error is related to the recent board upgrade or not. Thought I'd post it here, and see if Use3D or b3-er could take a look at it. He's probably registered under the same name here - "PFunkJazz". Thanks in advance for looking into it!!

Just saw that PFunkJazz is posting on AAJ, as of about a week ago (registered under the same name, "PFunkJazz"). :rsmile:

Saw Spike Lee's "4 Little Girls" last night (for the first time) - an excellent documentary about the bombing of an all-Black church in Birmingham in 1963, in which four girls, ages 11 through 14, were killed. I had fully expected to hear John Coltrane's "Alabama" used in the soundtrack, and was not surprised when I did. And that got me thinking about other music written specifically in response to world-events (and in some cases, released to the public shortly after those events occured). The few that came to mind were... "Alabama" - written by John Coltrane - in response to the Birmingham church bombing of 1963. "Birmingham Sunday" - written by Richard Fariña, recorded by Joan Baez and first released in 1964. (It was also included in the Spike Lee documentary, and I had never heard it before tonight.) The lyrics are... "Ohio" - written by Neil Young, recorded with CSN&Y - in response to the Kent State killings of 1970. Lyrics... and maybe this one sort of qualifies too, kinda, though not entirely... "Kadish (Symphony No. 3)" - Leonard Bernstein - dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy, though the work was substantially written before the Kennedy assassination (or at least much of it was). If I remember right, this work was really in homage to Bernstein's father (who I believe had recently passed away), or at least that is how the work was begun. I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting - including probably several classical works in response to the Holocaust. I'm particularly interested in any other jazz-related recordings that somehow relate to world events, although any works (including non-jazz) would be interesting to hear about too. PS: What album did the studio version of Coltrane's "Alabama" first come out on??? I can't seem to find this on-line, and I'm ashamed to admit that my copy of "Alabama" is from the 3-CD retrospective of Trane's Impulse albums.

I own (and still enjoy) nearly 80% of the recorded output of the 80's band "The Fixx".

In case you missed it the first time, I said: HELP!!!! (mp3)

HELP!!!! (mp3)

If only they had met!!!!