chris olivarez

Shawn have a good one.!!!!

Happy Belated!!!

64 degrees right now. Not too bad.

Even though I didn't like his dissing of the Dodgers I respected his analysis overall. Hopefully the reasons for canning him wont prevent him from getting another gig soon.

On the negative side I used to have dreams about having the bomb dropped on me and dreams of more recent vintage have me getting fired. On the more plus side I used to have dreams of enjoying the company of Faye Dunaway but the strange thing about that is I really never gave her much conscious thought . That tricky woman must have snuck into my subconscious.

I popped for the Evans box at that price how could I not.

My sanity or what's left of it wouldn't allow me to listen to a massive box set all at once it would be something I would try to accomplish over a period of time. Take 6 billion of anything might be ok for scholars and music critics but for the average listener it really doesn't cut it. Besides there's a lot of listening to be done.

To quote Jimi Hendrix "Hey Man It's Raining".

Happy Birthday.!!!!

Better hurry or you'll have some splaining to do.

Good luck to you man. I'm sure things will work out the way they're supposed to.

You're shitting me!!!

My first thought was to let the kids move back to Arizona but after thinking about it I would say no. One of life's lessons is that it isn't always fair and it's not always going to go your way. I was fortunate enough to stay in one place when I was growing up but if it came down to it I would have moved because I wasn't paying the cost of being the boss. This may sound harsh and it may not be right but if you let them be in charge like that they're just going to up the ante and it will just get worse. Sangrey nailed it again-you don't have to be an insensitive prick but those kids need direction probably more than they need counseling. Since I'm hitchiking on Ron's post I'm also in large part agreeing with him.Once they're paying the freight they can go anywhere they please.

Got up to 93 the other day which for here is hot. At 7000 feet above sea level you seem to feel that sun a bit more.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Actually, considering the growing amounts of country music I'm listin' to, it's not such a weird suggestion. And there's one NZ/Oz dude - Tex Morton - that I'd happily bend an ear to. He's highly regarded by those who dig the Wilf Carter/Montana Slim sort of thing. But Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Australian country in general - blech! I'm an ardent supporter and lover of Australian jazz, and much of the reason for that, I think, is that jazz - just about right from the get go - has always been pretty much international and adaptable. Australian jazz has its own integrity and thing going while still being part of the bigger deal. Country don't travel so well. There's something soulful that goes missing in the translation. Oz country makes me cringe. So do Oz blues. There's cool music, sometimes, in both. But they've invariably got fuck all to do with Muddy Waters or Hank Williams. Whereas, with alto saxophone master Bernie McGann (for instance) it's totally righteous to say he's all Australian and pure jazz. Well, Dusty is blech, for sure, I fully agree! Sounds like there'd some nice Australian jazz... not much known about that here! Probably not easy to lay hands on any! I like Dave Hole who is a good slide guitarist from your country. I didn't know if you were familiar with him or not. As for this Slim Dusty dude-I dunno-he looks like he just got bonked by a boomerang or something. Anyway I hope you had a Happy Birthday!!!!

Is this still going on and is it through Concord?

Soinds like a helluva man. My condolences.

Jazzmoose,Jazzmoose.

Happy Birthday Kiddo and no we're not going to buy you any beer!!!!

You're doing better than I am.

And justice for all.

Oh Ron that was mean!!! . Hey Randissimo hope you have a Happy Birthday!!!

Catesta if you know-let us know-you know.

Happy B Day Barak!!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!