Man with the Golden Arm

I don't think glaucoma is a problem in the Netherlands.

I'm very much with DrJ here as well. When Zorn's Naked City started up he struck me as the ultimate geetar god. I started buying his work when 'Look Out For Hope' came about... a fine album there. Then all the fx and tronix started with Horvitz and wound it's way into this Americana thing that everyone was all over. Just don't see that Ive's and Sousa march music doing anything for me especially with Don Byron holding his highest of all intellect and rights to swing (?) over it all. (Thank goodness for Joey Baron keeping all this stuff remotely interesting.) Frisell now leaves me very cold despite the utter beauty in most of his playing. I culled through much of his musics a ways back and took the lot to the second hand store leaving me with one hellova cdr of this guys works. (I'll now put Ribot up 'gainst him any day and even handicap Bill by adding Cooder to the bill. More "rhump" shaking in the Cubanos Postisos than the singular Buena Vista Club.) The clincher for me was hearing the out and out chop job they did to Patton's "The Way I Feel" on the recently released Naked City 'Live at the Knit '89'. Frisell's headlong solo might best be used in an endless loop to drive extremist clerics out from under their mosques. Having said that I will say the best and most interesting work of his must be found by all on the "News For LuLu" sets. Crown worthy stuff that transcends all he's ever done IMO.

I wondered about the Karma before posting in this thread and lo and behold my car got broken into last nite! A few Hondas in the neighborhood were the recipients. Nothing taken and I'd like to think they were scared off when my wife got dropped of late from a meeting. Certainly only out for the car as my neighborhood is filled with lots of nicer ones but the '94 Accord is the quick turnaround for parts I guess. Didn't notice til this AM when my girls wondered what I had done to my window. Thing is, the buggers used the kids' Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots throw blanket that they hefted out of the front seat of my wifes van to muffle the hit and protect their arms while crashing in my window! So that's what I get for secretly wanting it to be a Cheifs / Packers match-up.

Anyone brave this yet????

...and from the looks of that frock i'm wondering if the seller ain't our former Commander in Chief!

don't ge me goin'. you lucky guys in the far west of the east get to play golf and stuff till 9:30 at least. here in the far east of the east the sun goes down at 8:15 - 8:30 at the peak.

In my mind's eye I'm using BERIGAN's avatar and the tree.

That room used to look so familiar. Great freeegin' job!

Al, You do have the "My Conception" Conn.? I remember buying that one when it first arrived a few years back. Having just 'been used to' the Burrell / Jordan version of "Minor Meeting", etc... and never even knowing at the time of a Mobley side of it I was completely blown away and bouncing in my studio chair throughout that whole romp. Then the other take of "Royal Flush" ... Oh man!!! That is one Essential Connoisseur!

hey Use3d time seems to be last week's? no? i'm an hour ahead but your two behind now. please don't master hit me. you may delete at your disgression.

Whoo boy this is the first riser to that 12 step thread... someone just needs to come out and be honest about it! Well, I try not to dip into anything but PayPal for my CD buying. And to do that one needs to cull out the collection every now and then. Help a brother out?

Didn't expect to see this name here. Saw Pere Ubu a couple of times ('78?) when I was living in Akron - yes home of Devo and smelly rubber. Never really flipped my wig as I was waaaay too young to appreciate them. I "hazily" recall that The Pretenders opened for them before they were...

I did not mean 'hit' so literally. I was just curious as I have paid Yen lately and this time I had a credit so we did it in dollars. When I first ordered a couple years back it was dollars and it seems recently he has asked for the payments in Yen. The difference is something I would like to see. But now you really got me wondering who suffers on the deal and to what extent.

Sorry to hear about this Chris. Time to get that brush chipper back in action. RRRZZZZZZZZ!

I've had Hiroshi send things via "Surface" the last two times. Like Brad, they arrived in 'quicker than AIR' time (?). What methods do others prefer and as well do you pay via Yen or US Dollars thru PayPal? I think it worked out better for me last time when I paid Dollars and let him take the conversion hit. PayPal seems a bit like cashing a travelers cheque at The Ritz.

...oh, and "Something for Sophia" is the coolest! it's like lush spy bongo fondue

Some great SHAG art work on this site. pinkpanther.com click the paw for party

Too late ... or too early?

I was curious about the "Tubbs" album... a mixed bag I surmise? Any tips here?? Here is another BFT with a couple of Ellingtonians weighing in on Tubby.

Might have posted this previously on another thread but...a freind's web service concept site is: greatnameforaband.com check it out... he likes the pennies from each hit!

I too am a cell phone-o-philiac. I always want to do that Belushi / Blutarsky thing whenever I hear one chiming "Ode to Freekin Joy!".

That is a happy song alright. I even put it on a compilation of tunes for the kids that was all kid type music except for that one! "SunDog" is pretty happy too!

Can't comment DrJ as I have the older single second re-issue re-master but go buy little J an ice-cream instead. He keeps getting cuter!

I saw this clip and have heard that the kid is to be on Letterman tonight! Man it was excruciating to watch. It seemed to go on and on. I believe he posts in the political forums here, or maybe not.