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I probably said this already on another thread, but: Pigmeat Markham is a prime example of a kind of comedy that I'm afraid has disappeared from America by now. I heard some of his sketches done by burlesque-show comedians 50-some years ago, before I heard him do them, and I'm sure stuff like "Slowly I Turned" is older than vaudeville, older than minstrel shows and commedia dell'arte, older than Moses. Chess, then I believe Malaco issued album after album of Pigmeat and his company, and I would dearly love to know more about Baby Seals and Pigmeat's two other cast members, who are always unidentified on the album covers. Peter Cook, alone or with Dudley Moore or some other, could make me laugh till I grew weak and helpless - Decca? London? issued his albums. Here's another vote for Spike Jones and for Nichols and May and for Severn Darden - while reading Larry's transcription of his speech about the universe, I can just hear his loony voice. Whatever happenedto him?

What I got from "Guerillas" was Naipaul's contempt for his characters.

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My only visit to Preservation Hall was during the 1981 Jazz and Heritage Festival. It was one of three times that week I heard Kid Thomas, Louis Nelson, and Raymond Burke play together at various places, and they were among the best, most soulful, music I ever heard in my few trips to New Orleans.

Hutchfan, don't be surprised if you have to renew your library borrow. Fascinating book.

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Jason, congratulations - I'm happy for you. Looks like a book we need.

Jim, how do you know your ears smell good?

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Jon, I'm so glad you are bringing out the Ran Blakes again. But the Delmark "Sound" CD, including original cover and liners plus terrific alternate takes and the original full-length performance also titled "Sound," this time with the drum solo restored, is still widely available - it's already a great reissue.

As much as we'd both surely like this to be... http://beachpackagingdesign.com/boxvox/donald-deskeys-odorono-jar And still to this day: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Odorono-Powder-Fresh-Antitranspirante-Y-Desodorante-2.5-fl-oz/10850105 "Armhole" - what a great word. Immediately you think of what the real holes in your body smell like .

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Scott, once on opening night I had to wait for inside people to leave before they let me in. The Angel Orensanz Center was the most beautiful place that I saw for a Vision Festival and Roulette was probably the best place to listen.

Reading that paragraph is torture just like writing it must have been.

He was with us when jazz needed him most.

and now I have tickets for Tuesday and Saturday. Will take my chances on the other nights. I suspect the schedule the festival is advertising may be incomplete, there may be some added activities. It's happened before. No doubt the change in venue results from availability and rent expenses.

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Richard Brown, who played bass in the first 8 Bold Souls, says that Aye Aton has been based in Baton Rouge and will soon move to Kentucky for health reasons. Richard says there's some hope of somehow releasing a recording of an enjoyable concert by Aye and Richard with Vandy Harris, from 30+ years ago.

have you tried the Jazz Corner for records?

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Don't know about adopted, but Braxton's students and ex-students have recorded some pieces of his.

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