In the past, there were excellent boots of the trio with Lovano and Frisell up on Dimeadozen. On one from Sweden (10 May, 1996) they open with music from Coltrane's Meditations and Lonnie's Lament. Another from the Barbican (1998) is still up and running. Dimeadozen was my introduction to this trio's music.
I've added Pakistani Pomade to my list.
Monoceros is not covered in the Penguin guides I mentioned. They awarded a crown to The Snake Decides, but that soprano solo album is currently impossible to find second hand on CD. I was able to download FLACs of Monoceros, so I might track down an affordable CD copy of that album instead.
I'm really enjoying my first Evan Parker CD (50th Birthday Concert). Next month I'll try to pick up Topography of the Lungs and the Mad Dogs box.
There are a lot of four star reviews in the Penguin Guide (4th and 8th editions). Some titles probably a little hard to get by now.
The night of the game against Argentina (the game finished after midnight here) I listened till four in the morning to Bobby Hutcherson records drinking tea.
(I've never heard the RVG of Oblique on CD, but the SHM is very nice.)
It's just that watching these knock-out games is so stressful. When I was younger I could handle it better. Afterwards I always promise myself this tournament was the last I invested in emotionally.
Yes, Costa Rica showed real class in the knock out stage. They created their first chance in the 117th minute. They had real drive throughout the game, having the guts to play for a victory by attempting to score in real time. Not cowardly putting everything on a penalty shoot out. They should be crowned champions as Greece were at Euro 2004.
Krul said nothing more than that he knew where they were going to put the ball. Football is war and psychological games are very much a part of tournaments like the world cup. It's just that unexpectedly bringing on a fully prepared two meter tall goalie for the penalty shoot out is unprecedented. As Euro 1988 keeper Hans van Breukelen said on Dutch television last night it's all about getting the other player to start thinking. A penalty shoot out is not a lottery and it was about time the Dutch started behaving accordingly.
The Costa Ricans were keen on the match ending in a penalty shoot out from the kick off, and they grossly miscalculated. Van Gaal had anticipated their attitude and for the first time devised a plan instead of attacking blindly and hoping one will go in sooner or later.
Nice photo and sporting sentiments but it's just a shame their team didn't treat him better during the match rather than trry and kick him out of it
Yes, I wonder if they would have done the same thing if Columbia had won?
Am I the only one here who thinks David Luiz did that to satisfy his own giant ego and bask in all the attention? Dutch analyst Jan Mulder on Flemish television had a similar reaction.