Joe G

May your heath and well-being be on the upswing from here on out, Mark. And I think that great sense of humor of yours is going to be one of your best assets in getting to the next level. Best of luck in finding a new home, as well.

Make that a double. Are you still playing guitar, jm?

He's out there again today, in the midst of a blinding snowstorm. I took a ten spot out of my wallet - just had to talk to the guy. Well... he's coherant and friendly and has a positive attitude, but something's not quite right. Told me of his dream to go to Nashville (I'm thinking yes, it's much warmer on the streets there!), and the fact that he's only had one lesson (that much is clear). Then he started talking Bible, which brought out the strangest statement: "I'm absolutely sure that I'm right where God wants me to be." Whoa. Most people in his position - strumming a guitar for change in a snowstorm - would think that God had forsaken them. Came away from that encounter with mixed emotions.

Sorry about your auntie, but I really don't think you should be judging all Acoustics in light of their criminal element. :bwallace2:

I tried to tune in last night but couldn't get the streaming to work.

That's a fake, right?

What did they ever do to you?

As did Kenny Werner, who had nothing but high praise for her in his book. Aren't people interesting?

One knock against words in music - often enough I want to leave words and their meaning behind, and go straight for a feeling beyond language. Also, there have been quite a few times where the singer and the song are powerful, but the lyrics are not nearly as elevated, which leaves me wanting. When it all comes together, it's powerful indeed.

How strange - I swear someone told me the story about the book floating in the water; except that Stan Getz was the culprit.

http://www.uglyradiorebellion.com/ These guys are playing in East Lansing tomorrow night with Ike Willis. Might go check it out.

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...st&p=720044 Gave this one another spin yesterday - some great stuff!

Now that I did not know. All favs of mine at the time, though SMDM seen now is SO bad.

Secrets of Isis... I only vaguely remember that one. Land of the Lost/Jonny Quest/Classic Warner Bros. is the mid 70's Saturday morning fare I remember the most... Ah, the mid 70's. Evil Kineval and Bruce Jenner loomed large in my personal mythology. I wished my dog could do frisbee tricks. Had the 45's of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Dream On. And a crush on a girl named Louise. :rsmile:

There's no shortage of bad guitar, trumpet, sax, drums, et al...

I am Legend... The Golden Compass... Awakenings... Jungle Fever...

The Firm... The Return of the King... Alien... Spaceballs... Balls of Fury... Trading Places... The Color of Money...

Burnin'!

fasstrack's back!

I don't have any of his albums, but the one time I saw him was enjoyable. His daughter sang, his son played drums. Both were good. Brian's thing is high octane soloing. More soul-rock than soul-jazz, but it was cool.

Amazing!!! Especially from about 6:30 on.

I think the responses were entirely appropriate, myself.

Has this been posted to the other boards? Would like to know if they responded in as friendly a manner as we did.

Or: Do you think humankind has a safe and viable future on the planet over the next 25 years? Heh. That goes one step beyond my thought, which was whether the music industry has a safe and viable future. As if its present state is "safe"!

Well, Randy gets kind of Beavis-esque when he gets his caffeine in him!