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mine arrived today

Nice strategy, but 5$ would be more like it... I would not be willing to pay 10$ for crappy (check the sizes, these ARE crappy) MP3s with no artwerk and all, even if it wasn't a boot.

Happy huppy, Jim! Keep the good vibes up!

I have to wait for them, too... missed the CDUniverse pre-order But hey, it's in stores, finally, so let's open a bottle of your favourite beverage and celebrate!

huh what? sorry, I was sleeping... you, ahem... peed on Slime, but I can't seem to find that thread right now

My package was sent yesterday, so I hope to have it by the end of the week!

looks quite real to me...

That Isle of Wight set is totally absolutely *freakin* mesmerizing!!! Edit: no matter what couw says...

I've heard the 16 tracks (but not the date with Terry) - fun stuff! Circulates among collectors of live recordings, it seems...

So do I!

Happy Birthday, David! All the best!

Played the first half of this last night, before I fell asleep (the music's not to blame for that!) - enjoyed it very much! Thanks for the recommendation, David! I think your assessment of Romus, after the bits I've heard, is quite fair. A young guy with chops and some good ideas. Also you're right about his alto sound - I'm pretty much in the same boat as far as sounds/tones of alto players are concerned... Cannonball is an exception, in that respect, with that huge sound he got, but there are relatively few others, Handy, yes, but otherwise no names come to mind right now.

obviously "Jesus" is on the rise...

Well, Jeremiah has finally beaten Jeremy by now! The names I was making fun of above are ones such as "Charity" (c'mon!!!), "Serenity" (well yes, sure...), "Faith" (sure, sure), "Hope" (well, why not... even if the world should have ended in the year 1000...). "Grace" is interesting. Very popular early, then dropping down quite some, and getting very popular again nowadays... sure sure, I believe in the flying spaghetti monster, too! Mary, on the contrary (shoot them catholics!) was #1 until the 50s, #2 in the 60s, but then dropped to #15 in the 70s and then to #63 today... Samson and Delilah are gaining prominence, too

Not Lonson, but Lon was #318 in the 1890s, dropped to #845 in the 1920s and peaked again in the 40s at #522, in the 70s it's #918 and then disappears. Edit: Lonnie did better, all round, and only disappeared after the 90s...

I also like the rise of current #53, #13, #181. I really wonder how long it will take for 1910's #920 to raise to prominence again! Oh, and today's #191 is cool too!

#3 in 2004 (crazy, them 'mericans!): #572 is cool too (speaking 2004)...

I enjoyed "Alfie" a whole lot, I have to say! Caine's just terrific in it!

Great acting by Deneuve in that film! One of her most impressive roles, in my opinion! And the soundtrack fits in perfectly well! But then, speaking Polanski soundtracks, his yurpean films with music by Komeda are still his best ones, from the early shorts to "Knife in the Water" - dig Ballad for Bernt! - and "Cul de sac"... great ones! I just caught "Alfie", starring Michael Caine, with a very nice soundtrack courtesy of Sonny Rollins. Another perfect match, I shall say!

Got that with the order confirmation mail? Or separately? I didn't get any such message!

Huh? But I do have Universal (not Yurpean, as far as I know there's no geographic twist to it, it's just Universal's own part of the run) versions of the Basie and the Mulligan...

Very sad news indeed My thoughts are with Sam. Let's hope he'll be able to handle this in some way (I guess "getting over" it is not really an option).

Thanks! So I won't need it since I have all the others (with a couple of exceptions - things I have in other form, like the Pres, Ascenseur...). I really hope the Django comes through, then!