BERIGAN

wonder how many will read the last paragraph on the 2nd link?

I have to say, I am shocked by what some of you all don't have!!!!!

Wow!!! Never a sick day??? :eye: Wonder how an 80 year old will react to a 100 year old helping out a guy young enough to be his son?

Isn't is sad when bad things happen to good people???? L.A. judge to take control of Suge Knight's assets Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:47 AM ET By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge said on Thursday he would take control of Marion "Suge" Knight's assets, including his Death Row Records label, after finding the rap mogul had avoided paying a $107 million civil court judgment. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald Sohigian said Knight, who co-founded Death Row with rapper Dr. Dre in the early 1990s and helped launch the careers of performers Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur, could stave off the order if he fully disclosed his assets in a debtor's exam set for April 1. Sohigian said he would appoint a court officer to take over Knight's finances because he had failed to make good on a $107 million judgment won last March by Lydia Harris, who claimed he cheated her out of a 50 percent stake in the rap label. "Because he had a long history of deceiving the court and avoiding payment, I asked the court to appoint a receiver to take over," Harris' attorney, Rex Julian Beaber, said. "If Knight cooperates in providing the information, he can ask the court to remove the receiver. But I don't think there's a chance in hell Knight is going to cooperate." Beaber said Knight, 40, who saw his rap empire wither while he served two stints in prison since 1996, had spent the past year "playing games" in court to avoid paying the judgment. "There has been a very, very protracted history of difficulty in the case," Sohigian said in issuing his ruling. A lawyer for Knight, Dermot Givens, said later the judge had not formally signed an order taking control of the rap mogul's assets, and Givens expected to have it overturned by proving Knight and Harris had reached a settlement in the case. "In May of 2005, she received a million dollars and rights to various music, and she signed a settlement agreement," Givens told Reuters. He said Harris was trying to back out of that settlement under pressure from her ex-husband, Michael, who would be entitled to share in the original $107 million judgment. The judge has not signed off on any settlement between Knight and Harris. Beaber and a lawyer for Michael Harris, Steven Goldberg, said there was no such agreement and Goldberg predicted Knight would ultimately lose control of his record label. "I think it's a death knell for Death Row," Goldberg told reporters outside court. http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle....C-KNIGHT-DC.XML

Yep! I always wondered why the Yankees, and Rangers were so quick to trade this young player who hit so many homers, and drove in so many runs...Make him your catcher Frank! Well, I see he finally gave in.....for his money, I'd play all 9 positions!

Yep! I always wondered why the Yankees, and Rangers were so quick to trade this young player who hit so many homers, and drove in so many runs...Make him your catcher Frank!

Forgive me if I am missing the mention somewheres....but I saw this on Mosaic's site....Is this really old news? April 2006 MOSAIC SINGLES At Mosaic, we've been pretty good at conjuring concepts for box sets in order to rescue material that might not otherwise see the light of day. The Columbia Small Group Swing Session (MD8-228) and The Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions (MD8-206) are good examples. But there are great records that are difficult to find that just don't fit into any box set concept. As the major labels do fewer and fewer straight reissues, the chances of a lot of excellent music falling into obscurity increases. So we decided that it was time to add another series to Mosaic Records, one that would be a home for wayward record dates. Our initial six titles, drawn from the Columbia and RCA Victor Vaults, cover the full spectrum of jazz style and each one has greatly improved sound and between two and four bonus tracks. In fact, Duke Ellington's The Cosmic Scene and Art Blakey's Hard Bop are issued in stereo for the first time. This new series of Mosaic products will feature original artwork and liner notes, new remastering and many of these classic albums will feature bonus tracks. Although it is subject to change, we are expecting to release the titles from this series to retail distribution within nine to twelve months of release. With this lineup, we have every hope that this will prove as interesting and worthwhile a project as Mosaic Select has been over the last few years. The first six titles are: (MCD-1001) Duke Ellington's Spacemen: The Cosmic Scene What makes this small group session unique is that it has a big sound to it. It features three soloists: Clark Terry on fluegelhorn, Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax and Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet. The rhythm section is Ellington, Jimmy Woode and Sam Woodyard. The larger ensemble feel is derived from adding Ellington’s three trombonists in a strictly supportive, arranged role. For this long overdue reissue, we returned to the three-track masters, beautifully recorded at Columbia’s legendary 30th Street Studio by Fred Plaut to construct a stereo master of the album. (MCD-1002) Bud Freeman: Chicago/Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi The performances contained herein of three sessions led by Bud Freeman on RCA Victor in 1957 are further proof that even the age of some of the participants hadn't diminished any individualistic fire or creative thought process. When initially released, four titles had been omitted due to time restraints and found their way onto Bread, Butter and Jam In Hi-Fi. This is the first time all fifteen tracks have been gathered together on one release. (MCD-1003) Al Cohn/Bill Perkins/Richie Kamuca: The Brothers Tenormen like Cohn, Perkins and Kamuca generated their intensity with a low flame and high heat. Their improvisations are meticulously driven by a rhythm section headed by Hank Jones. Material for this project was selected from Nat Pierce, Bill Potts and Bob Brookmeyer as well as the three saxophonists. The choice of these three outside writers was rather inspired since you’ll also get a hell of an arrangement delivered with a great tune. It is pleasure for us to restore this all-but-forgotten album to print and in the process, we found four previously unissued tracks that complete the sessions. (MCD-1004) J.J. Johnson: J.J.! In 1964, after leading his own small group and a quintet co-led by Kai Winding for more than a decade, J.J. Johnson marked his move from Columbia to RCA Victor with a dazzling album, brimming with beauty and growth. From the progressive swing of Swing Spring and So What to the lyricism of Stolen Moments to the pure modernity of Bemsha Swing and Stratusphunk, Johnson and company often break the rules of section writing and conventional voicings with marvelous results. While J.J. is the prime soloist through the sessions, Thad Jones, Clark Terry, Jerome Richardson, Oliver Nelson and Hank Jones are also heard from to great advantage.This CD is remixed from the original three-track master tapes with wonderful sonic results. (MCD-1005) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Hard Bop After the dissolution of the original Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey formed a new edition with Jackie McLean, Bill Hardman, Sam Dockery and Spanky De Brest.The material from the December 12-13, 1956 session was more than enough for one album so five tunes were selected for Hard Bop, another three comprised side two of Blakey’s Drum Suite and Gershwin medley sat in the can until 1980. In addition to finally gathering this band’s December 12-13, 1956 output in one place at last, we also discovered that these sessions were recorded in an early (and successful from a sonic point of view) form of stereo and we have asembled the CD from those tapes. (MCD-1006) Charles Lloyd: Of Course, Of Course This album was recorded in May 1964 and March 1965, after Charles had left the Chico Hamilton fold, so these sessions were a welcome reunion for Gabor Szabo and him. The recording group was completed by another extraordinarily empathetic team, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Bringing two of the most creative pairings in jazz together makes for a hell of a quartet. The album is as cohesive as it is varied. For this disc, the album was newly remixed from the original four-track tapes and includes three bonus tracks approved by the artist. Each title is priced at $15.00

Opera......OPERA???????????? And what is an Lp, anyway???? OPERA STARS MAKE UK CHART HISTORY Tenors ANDREA BOCELLI, VITTORIO GRIGOLO and RUSSELL WATSON have made UK chart history by each having an opera album in the top ten. Watson's ULTIMATE COLLECTION enters at number two, Bocelli's AMORE slips to five, and Grigolo's IN THE HANDS OF LOVE is a new entry at number six - the first time three operatic LPs have made the top ten simultaneously. CORINNE BAILEY RAE's massive selling eponymous disc reclaims top spot from PINK FLOYD legend DAVE GILMOUR, who slips to number four with ON AN ISLAND. JACK JOHNSON's IN BETWEEN DREAMS is a non-mover at number four. US pop-rockers ORSON leap-frog THE X FACTOR star CHICO to claim top spot on the UK singles chart with NO TOMORROW. THE BLACK EYED PEAS climb 13 places to claim third position with PUMP IT, and rapper WILL.I.AM is also number four with his guest spot on THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS' BEEP. CORINNE BAILEY RAE is non-mover at five with PUT YOUR RECORDS ON. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.ns...tory_20_03_2006

Please bug Michael & Scott with many e-mails to release an Ethel Waters Columbia set, well, at least a Select along the lines of the Bechet. An Ethel Waters Columbia Set???? That's a great idea!!!! :tup The only reason I don't have the Bailey set is that it is so expensive! If I can sell a car before this set goes OOP, I'll grab it for sure... And those here so quick to brush off Ms. Bailey do so at their own peril! Especially if you only have heard one or 2 songs by her! Now, if you are one of those freaks here who doesn't like singin', then there is no hope for you, and you will go to hell anyway! It's been mentioned before, but a good example of her maturation is on this wonderful cd(Not that Decca sides would be on the Mosaic set) She wasn't as consistant as Billie, but at her best she was as every bit as good, IMO. Check out the 2nd reviewer on amazon, he says it better than I can... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000003N4...v=glance&n=5174

And that would be bad how????

Not that you asked, but this was the first film Benny Carter did composing and arranging on. Perhaps Hawkins and Jo Jones were both in the Fox studio orchestra???

It's been awhile since I have seen this film(Did buy Cabin in the Sky though) but I am sure you are right about Coleman Hawkins not being in the film.... Here are the Allmovie.com reviews, and cast index....with Coleman listed(Perhaps he was on the soundtrack only?) Built around the premise of a Big Stage Show, Stormy Weather affords rare "mainstream" leading roles to some of the era's greatest African-American entertainers Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Dooley Wilson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, and the Nicholas Brothers. The thinnish plotline—dancer Robinson has an on-again-off-again romance with Horne—is simply an excuse for fourteen lively, well-stage performances that include Horne's memorable rendition of the title song, artfully staged by director Stone. Of the fourteen musical numbers, the most memorable is Lena Horne's rendition of the title song, artfully staged by director Andrew L. Stone. Keep an eye out for uncredited contributions by jazz greats Zutty Hamilton, Coleman Hawkins and Taps Miller. — Hal Erickson Stormy Weather is one of those '40s musical films that make the viewer wish the powers that be had just junked the supposed story line and filmed a straight revue instead. The screenplay is not really worse than many other such efforts, but it reeks of contrivance from the word go. The rise-and-fall romance between Lena Horne and Bill Robinson forms the core of the story, and it's slashed out in such broad strokes that there's no credibility to it. Fortunately, Stormy Weather spends a great deal more time singing and dancing than it does talking, and the talent on hand more than makes up for the shortcomings of the script. While some of the comedy is forced, there are no complaints about the musical numbers, with Robinson dancing across an assortment of drums in the "African Dance" and displaying his signature infectiousness throughout, and wonderful Ada Brown tearing up "That Ain't Right." The Nicholas Brothers employ enough splits and recoveries to make every viewer's eyes widen in wonder (and their thighs ache in compassion), Fats Waller delivers an insinuating "Ain't Misbehavin'" and Cab Calloway displays plenty of "hi-de-ho" magic. But it's Horne that one remembers most, from her delectable "There's No Two Ways About Love" through her lively "Diga Diga Do," and culminating in a torrid "Stormy Weather" that, even at this young age, she handles with an intimate understanding. The talents on display deserved a better script than they received, but they shine nonetheless. — Craig Butler Lena Horne - Selina Rogers Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - Bill Williamson Fats Waller - Himself Dooley Wilson - Gabe Tucker Cab Calloway - Himself The Nicholas Brothers - Themselves Katherine Dunham - Herself Ada Brown - Herself The Tramp Band - Themselves Babe Wallace - Chick Bailey Ernest Whitman - Jim Europe Zuttie Singleton - Zuttie Mae Johnson - Herself Johnny Lee - Lyles Robert Felder - Cab Calloway, Jr. Nick Stewart [Nicodemus] - Chauffeur Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Harold Nicholas - Himself Flournoy E. Miller - Miller Coleman Hawkins - Saxophonist

Jesus!!! Child molesters sometimes get suspended sentences, and this guy gets a month in jail?? WTF??? Man, 21, jailed for having disorderly house BY LORI PILGER / Lincoln Journal Star Mike Herchenbach was sure he would get a fine. He’d pay a couple hundred dollars, like his roommates, and go on with his life, even if it wasn’t his party that got out of hand. After all, his name was on the lease. But what he didn’t expect, and hardly believed, was what Lancaster County Court Judge Gale Pokorny had in mind as his punishment for maintaining a disorderly house last Oct. 2. Herchenbach remembered his attorney from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reaching for a work-release form. He didn’t need it. It’s only a weekend, he remembered saying. But Pokorny didn’t say three days in jail. He said 30. Two weeks later, Herchenbach, who is studying business at Southeast Community College, sat at a blue plastic chair in the visiting room at the Lancaster Correctional Facility. Frustrated and changed by the experience, he talks to people serving 7- to 10-day sentences for driving drunk. He doesn’t think it’s right. “I think Pokorny wanted to make an example of someone, and I just happened to be in the courtroom on the wrong day I think, which sucks,” Herchenbach said. On Friday, he said he was at his parents’ home in Lindsay when Lincoln police went to the house he shares with Mike Ternus and Ken Jensen at 1518 S.W.15th St. and found music blaring from the garage and 170 or so people drinking beer. When the cops came, the partygoers dropped their beer cups and ran. About a month later, police pulled Herchenbach over for speeding and arrested him. He said his name was on the lease, so he pleaded no contest. One of the charges was dismissed. His roommates both got fines, and he thought he would, too. In a 21/2 page sentencing order, Pokorny went through, reason by reason, “why courts need to take a harder look at this type of case and Mr. Herchenbach.” “There are a number of reasons that a court needs to take a harder look at this type of case and Mister Herchenbach,” he wrote. “Reason #1. People can die at these parties.” Pokorny said young people who come to college in Lincoln often make bad choices when presented with unlimited beer and liquor. It’s not uncommon for police to find people passed out at parties with near-lethal blood alcohol levels, he said. “Reason #2. People can die at these parties.” Pokorny alluded to Jenna Cooper, the young woman shot and killed at a party almost two years ago. Young men cruise neighborhoods looking for college parties and walk in, uninvited, helping themselves to food and drinks and anything else lying around. Asked to leave, they often get violent, he said. Pokorny said wild parties tear at the fabric of some of Lincoln’s oldest and best neighborhoods “destroying the solid, quiet sense of community that has made our city what it is.” They’re also an expensive drain on police resources, he said. Herchenbach said he didn’t disagree with everything the judge said, like the fact that while police are going out to parties they could be doing more productive things. “I agree with that,” Herchenbach said, “but that’s also why I’m almost 22 and not having parties.” Police Chief Tom Casady agreed, too. In a press conference this week, he said officers get 1,600 calls a year about parties that are out of control. This weekend, they’ll probably get 35 to 50, he said. “We’re seeing some real significant sentences meted out,” he said, compared to what he’s seen in the past. “This is the kind of outcome we need.” Casady fully supported the sentence, which he saw as a serious incentive to make sure a party doen’t get out of control. Parties like the one Oct. 2 are factories for other crimes, like drunken driving and rape, he said. Herchenbach, on the other hand, said he doesn’t think what he did or didn’t do deserved 30 days. But he hopes other young people throwing parties take note of what happened to him. Herchenbach said he didn’t think anyone who lives at his house would have a party any time soon for fear that police would be called for sure. And he doesn’t want any more trouble with the law. “I hope I never see this place again,” Herchenbach said of the jail. He gets out the 25th. http://journalstar.com/articles/2006/03/19...bd121728534.txt

Hey Now! This is an album cover, kinda sexy...what you trying to pull? Remember, there is one woman who posts here regularly.

Judge Halts Notorious B.I.G. Album Sales NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A judge halted sales of Notorious B.I.G.'s breakthrough 1994 album "Ready to Die" after a jury decided the title song used part of an Ohio Players tune without permission. The jury Friday awarded $4.2 million in punitive and direct damages to the two music companies that own rights to Ohio Players recordings. (enlarge photo) In this March 8, 1997, file photo, Notorious B.I.G., left, gestures as he and producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs leave a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, shortly before the rapper was shot to death. (AP Photo/Venus Bernardo-Prudhomme, File) The sales ban imposed by U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell affects the album and the title song in any form, including Internet downloads and radio play. It was unclear when or how the ban would take effect. By Saturday evening, a search of BestBuy.com and Amazon.com showed "Ready to Die" was still available for purchase online. The jury decided that Bad Boy Entertainment and executive producer Sean "Diddy" Combs illegally used a part of the Ohio Players' 1992 song "Singing In The Morning." Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records, which owned the song rights, have filed hundreds of lawsuits over "sampling," the practice of lifting parts of old music for new recordings. Most were settled out of court. The companies get most of their income from song royalties by their artists, which include funk legend George Clinton, the Funkadelics and the Ohio Players. "We've just been battling this for such a long time," Armen Boladian, owner of Westbound and Bridgeport said. "So many have been settled because companies didn't want anything to do with it, and we knew we were right." The defendants, Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy LLC, Justin Combs Publishing and Universal Records, plan to appeal. "We think (the verdict) is without merit," defense lawyer Jay Bowen said. The estate of Notorious B.I.G. was originally sued but was dropped later as a defendant. The artist, born Christopher Wallace, was 24 in 1997 when he was killed in a shooting that remains unsolved. The rotund New York rapper, also known as Biggie Smalls, was one of the most influential hip-hop artists of the 1990s. His albums "Ready To Die" and the posthumously released "Life After Death" together sold nearly 8 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/...ng_Verdict.html

You're NOT insane. A tad sentimental, perhaps, but not insane. I was born in 1961 and was also a big fan of the the show. The opening sequence used to kind of hypnotize me. I can't remember any of the plot lines though, and don't know how the show would hold up now. I sold a few of the then out of print shows on VHS a few years back...not bad...a bit sitcomy, dated, but still watchable.

Hmm...good question! I just looked at the paperwork from before...my eyes skipped over the paragraph that says Your Satisfaction si always guaranteed. It says... We stand behind every product we offer. If you ever receive a selection that isn't perfect quality, simply return within 10 days and a replacement will be sent, or your account credited, whichever you prefer. Below that is what I read, and followed thru with... If you need to return a selection. 2) If you've opened the package, return it within 10 days of receipt, via 3r do r 4th class mail to: P.O. Box 19904 Greenville, SC 29698-9004 Please enclose a note telling us why you are sending it back. So, when V.I.P. Ray has a problem with a 5 cd set, no problem, when poor schmuck Conrad has a problem, screw him!

Well, I placed an order with BMG for the Dizzy Gillespie 3 cd set from Savoy. When I opened it, and put the first cd on, it never played. I looked at the playing surface, and saw a small crack in it. So, I followed their instuctions, wrote a little note like they said to do, added information not on their return form . So in the mail today, I get 2 letters from them. The First says... Dear Conrad, We received the selection you returned to us. d1368214, hymns just for you. Unfortunately, we cannot give you credit for the return as we do not find this selection listed on your BMG jazz club account. I am sending an itemized statement under separate cover. Please take a few moments to review the informationi when it arrives. If you recieved the selection above in place of another selection listed on the statement, please let us know fo the title of the recording not received. If the selection was obtained on a different BMG jazz club membership, please provide us with that account number. If your records do not agree with ours, note your comments directly on this correspondence, and return it. You many retain the statement for your records. If you would prefer to reply online, follow the order/billing inqurires link on our customer service page. If you're entitled to any additional adjustments, we'll make them later. Ok, I sent them a perfect looking 3 cd set, with one cracked cd. I told them what was wrong with the set, just wanted a replacement, now what? Who knows were that set it now! Is there any way one can call them, or is there simply no way to call no matter what? I want the cds, or my money back, should I tell the credit card company to get a refund??? I never saw the other 2 cds either, but at least I wasn't charged for them.... Thank you for shopping at bmgmusic.com. The items listed below were shipped on 02/22/2006. You'll receive another email as soon as your remaining items have shipped. Order Number: 20060441597063 GILLESPIE, DIZZY ODYSSEY 1945-1952 D213616 Total items ordered: 3 Total items shipped: 1

Come on, admit it, this photo really is you! Have a great one!

Tests Show Egyptian Woman Dies of Bird Flu CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Initial tests have shown that a woman who died this week had bird flu, making her likely the first human death from the disease in Egypt, a spokesman for the World Health Organization said Saturday. A U.S. Navy lab in Cairo found that the woman, who died on Friday, had the H5N1 virus, but further tests will be conducted by the WHO to give final confirmation, WHO spokesman Hassan el-Bushra told The Associated Press. A number of people who came in contact with the woman are also being tested, said el-Bushra, who is the WHO regional adviser for emerging diseases. He would not say how many people were being tested or whether they had shown any symptoms of bird flu. The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed or forced the slaughter of tens of millions of chickens and ducks across Asia since 2003, and recently spread to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Health officials fear H5N1 could evolve into a virus that can be transmitted easily between people and become a global pandemic. That has not happened yet, but at least 97 people - excluding the Egyptian woman - have died from the disease worldwide, two-thirds of them in Indonesia and Vietnam, according to figures by the World Health Organization.

For all yer scientology needs, plus the show that is on that other site as well.... Operation Clambake

He was big in the 70's you know! That, and the fact the show is swarming with Scientologists(Is that what one calls a group of scientologists, a swarm?) Maybe my delivery was a bit dry. I remember him from the '70s. Upthread, I was the one who pointed out the Thetans on that '70s Show. You may be a bit dry, but I must be even drier!

Well, in case you haven't seen it, the film is just terrible! And the film quality isn't much better, since it is in the public domain. Still worth watching once for the music. You can buy the vhs for a song, and the DVD is not that much more... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-h...&Go.x=18&Go.y=4 Thanks Berigan. I have the vhs (You're right. I think I payed $1.99 for it.) but it's nice and convenient having a bunch of these things saved to favorites so you don't have to be rewinding tapes ,etc. Well, in place of that clip, here is just J.D. in 43! (Of course, I have no sound , so don't know what they are playing! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=30...975423&q=dorsey

Hot dog, we have a wiener! Thanks, that's the thing. Probably my favorite hand held game I had as a kid.

Well, in case you haven't seen it, the film is just terrible! And the film quality isn't much better, since it is in the public domain. Still worth watching once for the music. You can buy the vhs for a song, and the DVD is not that much more... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-h...&Go.x=18&Go.y=4