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Ralph S. Baker House (1915) Wilmette, Illinois J.B. Franke House (1914) Fort Wayne, Indiana Schlesinger & Mayer Department Store (1899 & 1903) (now known as Carson Pirie Scott & Co.) Chicago, Illinois

http://www.decopix.com I wasn't looking for it specifically. Just a general "Art Deco Architecture" site, with a bunch of cool pictures. I liked the picture of Bloom High School, and that's the only reason I posted it here (and thanks for mentioning where it is, in Chicago Heights, as the sit didn't give a specific city).

This is the official Organissimo "Historic-Architecture" thread. There's a ton of cool stuff out there on the web, and in real life too (especially!!!) -- and I'm betting I'm not the only historic architecture buff in this crowd. I'll post some of my favorites in the coming hours and days, but here are a few random ones that I just stumbled on today... Merchant's Bank of Winona (1911) Winona, Minnesota Woodbury County Courthouse (the largest 'Prairie Style' building in the world) Sioux City, Iowa Bloom High School, Illinois Hecht Company warehouse, Washington D.C. Apartment building, Havana, Cuba OK, enough for now. I'll post more later. What are your favorite works of Architecture??? Particularly those that are really unique in some aesthetic way.

Airport screeners perform sea cow scan Tuesday, July 29, 2003 Posted: 2:33 PM EDT (1833 GMT) SARASOTA, Florida (AP) -- Airport security workers went underwater to perform a sea cow security scan. When a manatee failed to pass a metal capsule it swallowed for a study, security workers from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport hauled a metal detector and drove to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Wearing wet suits and wrapping the detector in a plastic bag, they scanned Buffett's 1,800-pound body for a metal device about the size of a penny -- and found it. "It's the last thing I ever, ever dreamed of doing in this job," security screener Chris Kelleher said. The 16-year-old sea cow was the subject of a study to discover how manatees regulate their body heat. On July 1, Buffett swallowed a metal capsule that contained a microchip designed to measure the temperature in his gut. Researchers expected Buffett to pass the capsule in six to 11 days. When the manatee failed to deliver after 10 days, Mote researchers started to worry. Deborah Colbert, a manatee expert at the lab, contacted the Transportation Security Administration at the airport. The TSA agreed to help. Initially, workers tried to wave the metal detector over Buffett from the side of his tank. But the wand kept picking up signals from the metal in the concrete walls, so they donned wet suits, put the wand in a plastic bag and slid into the tank with the manatee. When they scanned the manatee's body, they discovered that the metal capsule was still inside. "As usual," said Frank Capello, the airport's federal security director, "we always get our man."

"Playing" is my favorite of the four "Old and New Dreams" releases. (At least I think there were four, last time I checked.)

I see "The Kicker" quite often - and to my mind, it was just released 'yesterday', meaning it's still quite a new title. "Solid" is quite a bit older, but I still see it in the bins too, quite often.

Hey couw, I'm gonna let you take up trading directly with "rockefeller center", since he's in Austria, and you're in Germany (and I'm in the U.S.). Or, if you guys can't work something out, maybe I could send something to him from the U.S. (to "rockefeller center"), and then he could send you "The Kicker" directly from Austria, and then that could count as credit towards our other trade. Ouch - my brain hurts just thinking about how complicated THAT starts to make all of this... Although, as long as all parties are happy - I'm all for it. I did a three-way trade (wanna be clear about that - it was a CD trade!!) only once before. One of the parties was in Hong Kong, and they never mentioned that I was going to get the CD they were trading to me, from some guy in Columbia, MO (which is like 2 hours east of Kansas City). I had no idea it was really a three-way trade until after I had already sent the discs to Honk Kong. It all worked out OK in the end - but it was pretty weird, not knowing the whole deal up-front.

'couw' is eluding to the fact that he's in Germany, and I'm gonna buy the Organissimo disc for him (along with the other Kansas City folks), along with three Conns that are OOP (but still easy to find in the U.S.) - and send them to him all at one time, plus who knows what else. And then he's gonna buy some stuff for me from the Ensemble Modern site (the kick-ass chamber orchestra from Frankfurt, that specializes in 20th Century composers), plus throw in some CDR's for me, and who knows what else. I've long wanted some stuff from the EM site (particularly their recording of Charles Ives' 4th Symphony), but I've never wanted to deal with the currency issues enough to try to buy from them directly, and their site (at least the last time I looked) never made purchasing from the U.S. very easy. Anyway, yes - this is a rather crazy deal.

Well, then, unless somebody pops up here with some duplicates to offer in trade (within the next 12 hours - by 11pm tonight, Central Daylight Time, U.S.), I guess I'll go ahead and pull the trigger on them from half.com. Two are from the same seller, so there's even a little to be saved in combined shipping. Thanks!! -- Rooster T.

I'm workin' on a deal to send several discs (including a brand new Organissimo disc!!! - from the multiple-disc order I'm planning to make for Kansas City folks) to one of our fellow board members in Germany... ...our own beloved 'couw', i.e. ). And while I'm at it, I asked him if there was anything in particular he was looking for that would be easier to find here in the U.S., than over there. He said these three Conns -- Grant Green's "Solid", Bobby Hutcherson's "The Kicker", & Art Blakey's "Africaine" -- were all OOP over there, and could I perhaps track them down here in the U.S. - which he'd be most appreciative of. I immediately checked several on-line sources, and the cheapest I've found (so far) is half.com, where I can pretty much get all three of these discs for about $12 each (which includes postage to me in Kansas City). (Specifically: $12 each for "Solid" and "Kicker", and $13 for "Africaine" - all prices include postage) 1. Anybody know of any on-line sources that have any better deals on any of these three titles?? (Total price, domestic postage included.) 2. Anybody here personally have any extra copies of any of these three titles??? (I've got a couple dozen discs to offer in trade.) Thanks!!!

yuo9plpook?? exactly my sentiments yuo9plpook?? ywr8knroot!!!!!!!!!!!!

That would be my expectation too. I just wondered if, by chance, there was maybe one or two tunes that would make you go...

What, you don't talk good or somethin??

When is this due out, and does anybody have a track listing??? Anything stand out (tune-wise) as being unique in the Joe Hendrson cannon?? (Like do they cover any Ornette tunes?? - or maybe a pianoless trio version of "Power To The People", you know - something 'weird' like that??)

So, is this you???

Well, although I think Haden is a top-notch player and leader, I must admit that I'm not always as excited about everything he's ever done. For instance, his "Quartet West" albums (or at least the two I've heard), never did all that much for me. I could definitely hear the quality in the playing and arrangements, and the "lushness" of it all, but I just couldn't get very excited about them, personally. So I guess I'd go on record as saying that I think Haden is an excellent player, who I don't get all fired up about - except in certain contexts. And I guess that just comes down to a matter of personal taste, and preference. His work with Ornette, and in "Ornette"-ish contexts (i.e. "Old and New Dreams", etc...) are probably my favorite ways to hear Haden. I also like the very first "Liberation Music Orchestra" album quite a bit. Other than that, I really haven't heard all that much. I've sampled some tracks, here and there, of several of his other albums - but wasn't moved enough to drop a dime for them. I'm sure they were good, but just not my cup of tea.

'Redneck-A-Palooza' Features Music, Hair 'Redneck-A-Palooza' in Springfield, Ill. Features Music, Mullets The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. July 28 — Good ol' boys. Good ol' music. Bad haircuts. Springfield celebrated them all Sunday at its first "Redneck-a-palooza," a daylong music festival that takes its name from the summer rock tour Lollapalooza, which features aggressive, cutting-edge performances. "It's kind of the anti-Lollapalooza," said Glen Gardner, general manager of radio station WQLZ-FM 92.7, which sponsored the daylong festival with Budweiser. "This is about some good ol' boys (who) play good ol' music and have fun on a Sunday." For 13-year-old Sarah Sepherd, it was all about having something fun to do on a hot summer day. "We just came because of the music; it's the only thing here in Springfield to do," Sepherd said. Boaters on Lake Springfield anchored near the shore to listen to the music, and people onstage at the Oak Harbor Amphitheater periodically hosed the crowd with water to help combat the effects of the hot, muggy weather. Performers included rowdy rockers Jackyl, Bo Fudd and the Do-Rite Boyz, the Lost Boys and Hayseed Dixie, a bluegrass band that performs rock covers. In between performances, contestants competed to see who had the best mullet the short-in-front, long-in-back hairstyle associated with country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. In another contest, women competed to see who looked the most like Daisy Duke, a character from the early '80s TV show "Dukes of Hazzard" known for the shortness of her cut-off pants. The event drew roughly 1,000 people, Gardner said.

WM??

Just bumping this 'up' for anyone else from Kansas City...

Complete Sun Ra on "Horo" set. Three double-LP's that would likely fit on three CD's.

I noticed them last night too. None had "buy it now" options (drat!!!), and all of them had minimum opening bids of $49. Not that any will stay that cheap for long!!

This copy may well have been written by the owner of Euclid, but for what it's worth - this was in Downbeat in April 2003... I'd say it's at least half true. Vintage Vinyl may have been bigger, but I always had better odds of finding the really cool stuff at Euclid. That said, I used to buy a shitload of stuff from both places. Vintage Vinyl was always better at Rock and various other non-Jazz (and non-Classical) areas -- and probably will always be. Two great stores - to be sure.

I was just browsing the Euclid Records website, and noticed at they're no longer located in the Central West End. They moved to a much bigger location on Big Bend, right near Webster University. Back when I lived in St. Louis (where I grew up), Euclid Records was one of the two best record stores in St. Louis (along with Vintage Vinyl in University City, which is still there - far as I know). Anyway, it looks like Euclid combined their smaller store (mostly CD's, with some vinyl) with an all vinyl store that I never did get to - as it opened up after I left St. Louis. The website says they moved only just in April of this year. I still get back to St. Louis several times a year, since my parents still live there (over in Fairview Heights, near Belleville - on the Illinois side of the river). I was just wondering if anyone here had actually been to the new Euclid store, and if it was as good as it looked on paper??? (Pictures and descriptions taken from their website: http://www.euclidrecords.com The new Euclid Records at 601 East Lockwood Ave. in Webster Groves. The CD department. Overhead view of the Jazz department. The Vinyl department. It's probably not The Jazz Record-Mart in Chicago, but what else could be?? Still, it's a pretty good start!! (Even though Euclid was always smaller than Vintage Vinyl – I usually found just as much good stuff at Euclid, particularly import titles and greymarket jazz titles from Europe. For instance, I’ve found several great Miles bootlegs there, over the years.)

I hope it happens. The Texans on the board are some badass mammy-jammys! And you know, Kansas City is right on the way down to Texas, so just say the word - and I'll hook you up with some venues, jazz or otherwise, and some great BBQ!!! I've got connections with a couple good rooms, and my connection with the booking guy at The Blue Room (best jazz bar in town) is pretty good, or at least decent. I may have a friend of a friend with good connections in Columbia, MO too - only two hours east of here. And we've got some extra space at our house too, if you need a free place to stay here in Kansas City. My wife wouldn't jump up and down with excitement over it, but it wouldn't be the first time that wayward jazz musicians from out of town had crashed in our extra bedroom, on couches, in sleepingbags on the floor, etc... There was this 6-piece group from Minneapolis once ("The Motion Poets", formerly "The 'Little' Big Band" - lead by an alto player named Doug Little, get the pun??) that used to stay at our place all the time, a few years back.