Christiern

This sad news was already posted a week ago.

When we flush the Bush garbage down the drain at the end of the year, I assume the FCC commissioners he appointed will go with the rest of his crap. I hope so. In destroying our country, these crooks seem not to have left a single stone unturned. So, either Obama will face a near-impossible cleanup task or the old man will wallow in it and make it worse--if that's possible.

It occurs to me that I have the wrong year, I was doing my disco thing well into the Seventies, Don't recall when Studio54 opened, but I was there that night and many nights thereafter. Xenon was also fun, but it was always more of an alternative spot. The original Electric Circus was more lowdown, but they had good music and a good light show--remember light shows? (Joshua?). I took my niece to the EC one night, when she was visiting from Denmark. When we left there (it was on St. Mark's Place), we wandered west, into the heart of the Village. Enormous crowds who seemed quite agitated and were chanting something. A big guy stood next to us, with his arm around his girl and when I asked what was going on, he turned to me and said: "It's the gays, man....they're revolting!" It was the infamous Stonewall night. Quite an experience for my teenage niece!

I gave up smoking later that year (1973). Also hung up my platform shoes, love beads and tasseled vests, threw away my 1974 Rod McKuen calendar gave my slim volume of Kahlil Gilbran to a friend, removed my Studio54, Xenon and Electric Circus membership cards from my wallet, burned my last stick of "Soul Nirvana" incense, etc.

He wears expensive clothes, because he can afford it, but I am not impressed with his taste and I guess we have different takes on what is a "dignified" look. I am not saying that because I think he is a highly over-rated performer and an atrocious composer--people who really now how to look sharp can often do so with off-the-rack, reasonably priced clothes. I have on more than one occasion seen a friend of mine take a few dollars worth of clothing from a Salvation Army type of place and make his wife look ready to face Vogue's cameras. Of course, she is a strikingly beautiful woman, but I'm talking about esthetics and creativity. Wynton, IMO, does not have those qualities when it comes to clothes. Not trying to go the contrarian route with you, Jim (though it might appear otherwise), just find it interesting how people have contrasting esthetic sense. That's a good thing for people who like card-playing dogs on black velvet, great for manufacturers of lava lamps, faux leopard skin bras, plastic furniture coverings, bejeweled eyeglass frames, and such things....including my own tasteless disco-thumping attire of the Seventies. And, here, from 1973, is embarrassing proof that I have no right to criticize Wynton's or anyone else's esthetic sense.

Same thing, different case--like I said, there are apparently several instances of ultimate failure. It does not surprise me. If they could do this with moderation, they could help more people and I bet there would be fewer disappointments. Of course, this is really more about producing a feel-good tear-jerker and promoting a lot of products.

I haven't heard the album, but they performed one number on the Jay Leno show--a week, or so, ago--and it was awful.

I have seen a few of those shows and the clearly go overboard. Sometimes they do pay the mortgage in full, but not always. I don't know how well those houses are built--5 days seems like a very short time, but they seem to spare no expense when it comes to furnishing them, lots of flat-screen TVs, the latest in kitchen appliances, etc. they will also throw in a car or truck, sometimes. The kids' rooms tend to be horrid, tasteless and--often-impractical creations made to reflect the kid's current fancy. If he/she likes guitars, they often throw in several, where one would suffice. I have always wanted to see what these homes look like a year or two later.

I always considered Ayers to be a lightweight, musically.

Look...up in the air...it's a bottle of vodka, it's a drunken Brit, it's returning tourists...it's...

Even ABC's Extreme Makeover - Home Edition beneficiaries are facing foreclosure. There are several cases pending.

...and I think she has a touch of the flu.

Well, you see.........oh, never mind!

"Difficult, when I am posting on the board, usually my partner is with her gay friend...well, at least she introduced him as 'gay'." Oh, that old trick---even in Rome, who would have thought!

Did you mean a 80 minutes cd? Whew! I spent years to convince my partner that 7 inches records are the best for sex. The hole is big enough?????? Nah! In that sense I am fine with CDs. You might want to try Viagra™ and then hop into bed with a good Edison cylinder.

Did you mean a 80 minutes cd? Whew! I spent years to convince my partner that 7 inches records are the best for sex. The hole is big enough??????

Yeah, he complained to me...but I pay him no mind when he is on his Lowe down.

Yeah, yeah, "Elvis Lives," we've all heard that one.....but for nearly 2000 years?

Thanks, Marcello, for reminding me that one should always proofread!

I took these of Griffin, Lockjaw and Curtis Lundy at the Umbria '84 Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy - August 1984

Well, guess I had that one wrong. I was almost convinced that it was an early portrait of Vladimir Horowitz during his experimental period, when he used to drop in on the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows at Harlem's Hamilton Lodge. Goes to show how wrong I can be. Now, about Liz Scott. I met her in my WNEW days and could tell you stories, Allen, but she threatened to slap me with an imported dildo if I didn't keep my mouth shut.

Aren't the machines and the software expensive because of frequent upgrades in OS specs that quickly make the machines and software obsolete? What's up with that? I don't know what you mean. A;though I have a much newer Mac, my main machine is a 5-year-old G4. It runs Leopard (OS X) and works perfectly well. The newer machine, an iMac, will run Windows, but that would be a little bit like having Beluga caviar or a good foie gras on a slice of Wonder bread.

A few years back, I was asked to teach the staff of a small office (20 people) how to use the company's new Macs. It was an interesting experience, because it soon became apparent that the slowest learners were people who had used PCs for some length of time. Macs are, in many ways, easier to use* and PC people always wanted to make it more complicated. So, Chris, it may not be the Mac's sophistication that makes it difficult for you, it may--in fact--be that it is too intuitive! * Some businesses switched to or chose Macs because the training curve was shorter and, thus, the cost lower.

I took this photo in Perugia, August 1984 He was 80 and still working. Scheduled to appear at Saint-Georges-sur-Cher this evening, w. Rhoda Scott. I knew him fairly well and will miss his presence on the scene.