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But they're nice, no? I'll do good and replace them with smaller ones... but got to have dinner now, first. The whole first page of this thread is now 20MB ! Resized and comments added. Hope the images are ok now, as far as size is concerned. ubu

But they're nice, no? I'll do good and replace them with smaller ones... but got to have dinner now, first.

all resized now - should be ok (?) Zurich Mainstation, and the corny, pseudo-old "Landesmuseum", sort of an official museum displaying historical stuff, mostly too stupid to deal with, but not always. An ugly building, only 100 years old. The hall of the station, though is great. Maybe I can find an photo to show how it looks inside.

Gotta have some swiss banking institutes, of course... head offices of UBS and CS. The Paradeplatz - as the saying goes, you'd only have to dig through some meters of probably beton, and then you'd find tons of gold... some from Nazis, some from Jews, some from Swiss, some from other famous clients...

A view of the old town of Zurich, along the river "Limmat". The building right behind the tower of the church is the University of Zurich, right left of it is the Technical University (ETH), built by Gottfried Semper.

You can see the Uetliberg in the background - every tourist goes there, I haven't made it up there so far (though there's some sort of a train, no need to walk up there for me, and no urge to do so, either...)

The Grossmünster - one of the largest churches of Zurich - part of the reformation took place in its whereabouts (Zwingli was a preacher here, I think).

A view from the Quaibrücke, the bridge right at the lakeshore, though this view goes to the other side. Left the old town, left (in front) the "Bauschänzli" (mikeweil: that was the place your bass player had in mind, the "Biergarten" - the swimming baths is right behind it). The river comes out of the lake, it's called the "Limmat".

From the Jazztimes website: Listened to disc one of the Mosaic last night (instead of catching enough sleep), and hell, some of it is frantic and over the top, but then dig what he does with "Memories of You" and "Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance"! Beautiful stuff! ubu

Same here. Except I wasn't always tall. When I was born I was rather short, growing up I became taller, but never what I would consider tall. Today I'm tall by some standards, but less than 6 feet tall, so I'm really not tall at all. Okay, I would be considered tall in places like Chiapas Mexico. (they are very short there) Does any of this apply to me, If I'm not Dutch? Do I have anything to look forward to? Somebody please help me, please! You know, that's different with me! I was five feet at birth, at least I have no memory of ever being smaller than that ... now I'm not dutch and not fat (ok, belly could be... well, forget about that!), can I hope for anything? Will I grow some more? Should I emigrate to Mexico to boost my ego?

Same here. I've been drinking wines that are not sweet so I drink less. edited because I've been drinking... do you have poop on your face yet? Now that's disgusting, my friend! You Europeans always are so over the top! Btw, I decided to go the Leffe-road tonight, but only had one so far, so no poop here... ubu downed that wine already then, eh? Hell NO, when I say! Will have another Leffe and then I'll drop dead (till six a.m. tomorrow, that is...) ubu

Same here. I've been drinking wines that are not sweet so I drink less. edited because I've been drinking... do you have poop on your face yet? Now that's disgusting, my friend! You Europeans always are so over the top! Btw, I decided to go the Leffe-road tonight, but only had one so far, so no poop here... ubu

Hey wazzup? Where are my fellow rats? Feels like I'm talking to myself

Hey, I've got a bottle of wine open, too, but what the feck does that have to with shit?

This is a GREAT album! Everybody better pick it up as long as it's around! Some of the best Wilen of that period, and great Lewis, too!

Very sad news! Wow, Distel and Jacquet, and we notice at almost the same minute

Very sad news Gotta give a spin to the Mosaic soon again!

same for me! although I guess one fine day I'll finally start living...

Ditto Same here!

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There's so much in the music of the Zentralquartett! Abdullah Ibrahim, african horns styled playing by Petrowsky, great blues playing, free eruptive stuff, polka-like eastern-infused things... they beat me everytime I listen to them! Anyone else has any of their albums? ubu

Oh, I didn't get the song-titles' allusions - of course "Azure" came to mind, but somehow I didn't associate anything with it... Also I didn't know there really are connection of Anderson's to the music of Ellington, only felt like it when I listened. "Cheer Up" is as good as "Azurety", and Anderson himself never fails to astonish! His sound is so beautiful, and he's got a huge range on the trombone! Now onto something else: "Plié" (Intakt 037) by the Zentralquartett: Conrad Bauer, Uli Gumpert, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Günter Sommer. Great stuff, for sure! I think I still prefer the other of their Intakts I have, the self-titled one (Intakt 069). Got to get the other someday (Intakt 050, "Careless Love"). ubu

Nate, check "Full Metal Jacket" and "Live In Berlin" for recent Wallace goodies! It seem that other one, not on Enja, that came out a year ago, or a year and a half, something like "Moodsville", is a good one, too, but I don't have it. The latest has indeed an awful cover, as has the Gershwin, but don't let it fool you: I've got the Gershwin, and there's some great playing on it! You really ought to check the self titled album on AudioQuest, though! A marvellous disc with Tommy Flanagan aboard. And one of the most beautiful sounding recordings I own. Thanks for the info on Lüscher - I only occasionally get The Wire, but I'll check if I have it somewhere. ubu