Joe G

Accident holdups are bad, but just remember that it's much better than being in the accident yourself! And Paul - you should hug a Communist today!

"Authority is the weakest source of proof." - Thomas Aquinas. 'Nuff said.

That shot of the Hammond is beautiful!

Was I being silly just then? Silly me.

That's Zora, not Zoron!

I want to let it go. That is, I'm striving to get to the point with my beliefs where I am comfortable and secure enough in them that I don't feel the need to defend myself or attack another (even mildly) when they express contrary beliefs. That just seems opposed to the whole concept and purpose of philosophy/spirituality/religion. Sharing is one thing, trying to win an argument is another. I'm getting closer to that point, I think. People who, in my view, go to one extreme or the other can still get my dander up. I guess that just goes to show I still have a ways to go.

I said my piece on this subject here, if anyone's interested.

Any experience of the beauty of nature The creation and appreciation of music Deep and lasting bonds with friends and family Those are the biggies; I could list about a million little things that make life worth living...

Thanks, Herb!

Well, of course the CD with Arno wouldn't be covered under the patent, as we didn't sell it the night of the show. Pretty lame overall, though, that they seem to be trying to get royalties for the invention of a process that they didn't invent.

I've got a NAD C520 that has problems with playback on certain discs. I was listening to a CD-R in the computer, and on my cheap little Memorex portable, and it was fine. Put it in the NAD, and there's all this weird helicopter-like noise. Same thing happened with the cd from CRASH that I recently got. I don't know what the problem is, but I don't like it.

You can't join the throng until you sing your own song.

I saw him in a quartet a few years ago. Irwin, Yuron Israel, and Kenny Werner. I'm with you John; it was one of the best performances I've seen. Seeing Joe with Scofield's quartet in '92 was fun, too.

Mallet instruments like marimba and vibes are so much fun, even if you don't know what the hell you're doing. Enjoy!

This record is growing on me, too. I hear more to like with each listen.

Just got back from the concert, at Joe Louis Arena. The good: great energy, tight-ass band, plenty of solo time for Maceo (including a workout on Pass the Peas (HA!), and believe it or not, a duet version of What a Wonderful World w/ the keyboard player), and generally a good dose of all around entertainment. The bad: up in the nosebleed seats, the sound absolutely SUCKED! I could not hear any details of what what happening. The pacing of the show was a little too quick for me. When Doves Cry, probably my favorite tune of his (I'm not a huge fan, BTW, this was more for the wife than myself), received a very short and fractured treatment, as did most of the other hits. Just a taste, I guess. It's been a long time since I've been to a big rock concert like this, and I forgot how the crowds are. Prince would scream "MACEO!", and wave his hands, and the crowd would scream and totally drown out what Maceo was playing. People! Listen first and then scream! There was a synth solo that everyone just talked all the way through, checking their watches now and again. I'm sitting there thinking, what's the point? Weirdest moment: All the women's restrooms had lines about 50 deep. Meanwhile, there were no lines at any of the men's rooms (much more efficient to be able to pee into a trough I guess ). So I head into the nearest one, and just as I make the door, there's this big uproar coming from inside. Then about 15 women come stampeding out, all cursing about being chased out of the men's room. All in all, I'd say it was definitely not worth the money I shelled out, but, as I said, it wasn't for me. At least it wasn't boring.

Have a Choco Taco, Paco! B) and a Happy Birthday, too.

JOEL FASS QUARTET GOES TO MICHIGAN Guitarist/composer Joel Fass is taking a quartet to Michigan on tour July 29-Aug. 4. They will be performing Joel's recent compositions, standards, jazz favorites on a nine-gig-excursion. These guys have great depth of experience to bring to the project, a love of playing together, and audience and artists are sure to have a great time. "I really like Joel's 'Not a Bad November'. It's a really classy tune. I told him send it to Tony Bennett" COMPOSER/ARRANGER BILL FINEGAN (WINNER OF ASCAP LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD For itinerary, see www.worldclassjazz.org. PERSONNEL: JOEL FASS, GUITAR JOHN ECKERT, TRUMPET BOB WIJNEN, ORGAN RUDY PETSCHAUER, DRUMS WISH US LUCK! ~ Should be worth checking out if you can. I'm going to try to make the Monday show in Grand Haven. -- Joe

I have no complaints about Tony's playing on Captain Marvel.

I've been listening to the new cd for a couple of weeks now. When I read about all this emotion that the music was evoking in many of you, I just had to hear it for myself. Strangely, it hasn't hit me in that way very strongly. My favorite is the opening piece; I think that one does the most for me moodwise (I love music that soars in that way). I think that my interest has been primarily intellectual--I like hearing how all the pieces fit together, checking out the voicings, the melodies, and so forth. There are some elements that I don't really like (the tenor solos don't really grab me), but that doesn't bother me much. It's an excellent cd, and I would enjoy the chance to see the band live. I just thought that maybe I'd have a good cry, but perhaps I didn't need one after all.

Who is in Roy's quartet? Might be time for a road trip

He's a hard swinging fast burning staightahead kind of player from Philly. So, touches of Martino, Benson, etc. Good player.

Scofield took the groove from Grant's version of Let the Music Take Your Mind (from Alive), tweeked it a bit, gave it the title Kool, and put on his album Groove Elation. It helps that John had Idris play on it. Ya never know where you'll find a gem.

...which is why it's not such a good idea to start a beginner out on a crappy axe.