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Jazzmoose, there is something clearly wrong with you, not one other person in the world would have a sick thought like that!!!!!!! George Plimpton to Write Book on Death (2003-09-26) -- George Plimpton, the American author who became famous by literally putting himself into the story, is said to be working on a book about death. The 76-year-old scribe died Thursday night in New York. Mr. Plimpton became an NFL quarterback to write the book "Paper Lion." He also boxed with Archie Moore, pitched to Willie Mays and performed on the trapeze with a circus. "This is my biggest challenge to date," said Mr. Plimpton through his publicist. "Lots of authors write about death, but they don't know first-hand what they're talking about. I've always found my prose was sharper when I had lived the experience first...so to speak." Mr. Plimpton's literary agent said he already has several six-figure offers from publishers and is waiting for his client to return his phone call. http://www.scrappleface.com/

Hey Mr. Catesta, I don't see your Avatar, does anyone else see it???

U.S. Issues Recall for Segway Scooters By JONATHAN D. SALANT Associated Press Writer Giles says a low-running battery on Segway scooters has caused some riders to fall, but the company is offering a fix. (Audio) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Segway scooters, touted as almost untippable when unveiled two years ago, are being recalled. It turns out they don't work so well when the batteries get low - riders have fallen off and been injured. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Friday of all 6,000 scooters that have been sold, saying three people had been hurt. One suffered a head wound and needed stitches. Commission spokesman Ken Giles said Segway told the agency about the problem. Segway is offering to install for free new software that will warn when battery power is running down and then will automatically shut down the scooters. Newly built scooters contain the upgraded software. "We have very high confidence in the safety of the Segway HT and this software upgrade further enhances the safety margins of the machine," Segway said in a statement. The single-rider, two-wheeled Segway Human Transporters can travel up to 12 mph. Costing $4,950 each, they use gyroscopes to keep upright, making them less likely to fall or be knocked over. But scooters being operated with low battery power may not have enough juice to remain upright when the rider suddenly speeds up or tries to drive over a bump or up an incline. The Segway was unveiled in December 2001 to much fanfare by Dean Kamen, an inventor who holds some 100 patents, including a wheelchair that climbs stairs and the first portable kidney dialysis machine. The U.S. Postal Service has bought 40 of the scooters to test. For weeks after the Segways were introduced, TV personalities were showing them off on nearly every channel and network. They got another splash of publicity last summer when President Bush tried one and went flying off at his dad's oceanside compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. The Segway went down on the president's first attempt, but he stayed on his feet with a leap over the machine. Undeterred, he got on again. His father climbed on a second Segway and they cruised around the driveway at the estate. The Manchester, N.H.-based company has lobbied states to allow the electric-powered scooters on sidewalks, promoting them as a way to relieve congestion; more than half the states have gone along. But Jonathan Adkins, spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety programs, said there still are safety questions. Segway "completely rushed these products into cities without adequate consideration as to the impact on public safety," he said. Adkins said there have been no studies on how to safely operate the scooters when they have to share sidewalks with pedestrians and streets with other vehicles. Commercial and consumer models on the recall list include the Segway HT i167 (i series), the e167 (e series) and p133 (p series). While Segway plans to contact owners, consumers also may call the company toll free at 1-877-889-9020 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. weekdays to obtain the free upgrade. Details also will be posted on the company's Web site at http://www.segway.com . ---

How sad....he seemed kinda hip to me....I feel old....R.I.P. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid...mer_8&printer=1

Strange message I got when I clicked on the link... We are currently updating our music catalog to better serve you. Please try again soon. Thank you. Do they mean soon, as in tomorrow, or soon as in a few weeks??? Time will tell, eh?

Got as an email, did some checking and the storys are true!!!! STORY NUMBER ONE: Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time. To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him. Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had the best of everything: clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; that he couldn't pass on a good name and a good example. One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scar face" Capone, clean up his tarnished name and offer his son some> semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified. Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he would ever pay. *********************************************************************** STORY NUMBER TWO: World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet. As he was returning to the mother ship he saw something that turned his blood cold. A squadron of Japanese aircraft were speeding their way toward the American fleet. The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet. Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault.. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible and rendering them unfit to fly. Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction. Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier. Upon arrival he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had in fact destroyed five enemy aircraft. This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His hometown would not allow the memory of this WWII hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man. So the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2. SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER? Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie's son A link to Butch O'Hare.... http://www.acepilots.com/usn_ohare.html

Which only attests to the format of many of your avatars Oh, if you only knew the kind of Avatars I would like to use!!!!

Hmm...maybe I just got lucky but the only thing the clerk said to me is "that's a darn good savings on this". This seems like one of those situations where we might require the assistance of some former Borders employees (Ghost? Berigan? etc.?) to throw a few clues our way B) Yeah, don't be so Fucking cheap!!!!!!! mgraham333 makes a good point, something is rotten with the coupon......I haven't worked for Borders since 1999, and I am quite sure they wouldn't let a coupon out like that.....Look at it from the harried Assistant manager's viewpoint,( I was a trainer AM)....you are trying to get some work done upstairs, in-between helping out at the info desk, checking out books for employees(Who are leaving now and have to catch the bus), getting a check for a part-timer out of the safe, changing the schedule to figure out a way to cover the Music dept. since the new guy there is calling in sick on the night Jane's Addiction is in town-and he didn't get that night off,(Oh, then you see the post-it to make the next day's schedule) getting some ones for the cafe, keeping an eye on that suspisious looking guy with the big back pack, hearing that it looks like the Fecalphiliac(SP?) has left his calling card agaian, answer a few emails, now....Thurston Howell lll is down at the register with a bogus coupon , and demanding that YOU give him 40% the Duke Ellington Centennial box set with a computer book coupon!!!! Gimmie a volume of Books in Print to throw at the guy!!! Wonder why I don't work there any more????

Glad to hear some positive comments for Mr. Ventura!!!! In the past, folks have pointed out that he was , gasp a tenor player who was a show-off and pandered to his audience!!! I have read the words vulgar next to his name more than once. I just go for the music, and it sounds like that is the way most feel here on the board! Another enthusiastic comment for the Proper set! And if you like that enough, don't forget the Krupa Proper with many Ventura solos as well.... Oh, and the Live at the Three Deuces volumes 1 and 2 are kick ass!!! Bill Harris and Charlie Ventura were excellent together, since both were quite vulgar!!!!

Or paint over the patch jobs you did! Pretty cool!

I got a one.....3 is the high score so far, eh???

What women??? Everyone knows that anyone using a woman's name on this board is just kidding around...... :rsmile:

and yet it is fully functioning!!!!!

Oh, he's got quite the healthy ego, no doubt!!! When he is bitching about playing for military brass a lot in WW2, I understood his gripe, but damn it does seem to be all about how it stressed him out,(I think he left the service early because of the stress) and I kept thinking how the regular soldier overseas had it much harder than ol' Artie..... Harold's post is interesting about Charlie Barnet...I don't know why Shaw would pick on Charlie's playing...I have always dug the "Barnet" sound...perhaps Artie was just jealous since Charlie might have been the one man to marry more times than Shaw! Artie Shaw is very smart, there can be no doubt of that fact, but sometimes someone can be too smart....if you know what I mean.....

EKE BBB, cool photos!!! I thought at first I had not seen the second photo, but then as I scrolled right, it looks familiar...was Bix slightly toasted???? Do you have the Mosaic set of Bix ,Tram and Tea???

So I come across this cd on ebay of Harry Reser music(What?? You are not familiar with him??? )And I go to allmusic to see what they think of the Yazoo cd, and the first lines of the review say.....When one thinks of pre-bop banjoists, it is of purely rhythmic players whose chordal solos differ little from what they play during ensembles. Harry Reser however was quite a bit different, an outstanding virtuoso who was arguably the finest banjoist of the 1920's. So I give, there really were some bop banjoists??? Who?? What's it like????? Avant Garde Banjoists as well???? EDIT...I meant to say his Biography starts this way, not the review of the cd....

So I come across this cd on ebay of Harry Reser music(What?? You are not familiar with him??? )And I go to allmusic to see what they think of the Yazoo cd, and the first lines of the review say.....When one thinks of pre-bop banjoists, it is of purely rhythmic players whose chordal solos differ little from what they play during ensembles. Harry Reser however was quite a bit different, an outstanding virtuoso who was arguably the finest banjoist of the 1920's. So I give, there really were some bop banjoists??? Who?? What's it like????? Avant Garde Banjoists as well????

I've been reading War and Peace for the last 28 years in the bathroom! Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, worlds Records catalogs....all great ideas!

Not hip to the hep yet, will be soon though!!!!

RIP! Same disease that Jerry Lewis is fighting.... Dan, I read recently (Something posted on the board?) That because of he music used during the shows that it would cost millions to get the rights, so not likely in the near future to see the shows on DVD.......

Man, I was against it at first, but he really started to get on my nerves!!!!

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Ghost, it is probably a long shot, but check your blockbuster, or library for a copy of the Documentary,Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got. We taped it on Beta around 1985, and it was a bad tape from the beginning, just about unwatchable now! I am pretty sure he goes into why he left, it is mostly all interview with Artie. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll

A good choice to bring up Ghost! I to used to not think all that much of him, till strangely enough, I saw some of his cameos in silly MGM musicals! Something I have never understood, is that you would assume he would have played the sappy ballads in those films, but usually played hot.....I then got many of those early small group cds, just love them! (before Classics put out his recordings) A few other cds to check out at some time, Complete Recordings from Columbia with Frank Sinatra, and the Hindsight cd Harry James and His Orch. featuring Frank Sinatra are better than you might think, (Then again, you might have already thought they would be great!) The recordings are before Frank was a household name, and more than a fair share of jazz on the 2 cds, but with pretty good sound...not sure if the Hindsight box covers these tracks or not ( I don't have that box set yet) There are 2 Columbia cds of Benny Goodman cds The Harry James Years vol 1" and Wrappin' it up the Harry James years, volume 2. both are interesting, Volume one has several alternate takes (Orrin Keepnews isn't all bad Ghost! ) one of the versions of "Life Goes to a Party" is played much faster than the version that was released, it rocks! Grabbed a Harry James cd I don't think I played in years an el-cheapo Excelsior cd called "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" I think I made the mistake of playing it at work (Ghost should back me up on the crappy sound systems Borders has!) once, and thinking the sound quality was so bad, I didn't even get all the way thru it. Well, just cranked up the big old JBL speakers of my Dad's...and the sounds not bad at all! It has 18 tracks recorded in live 1948/49 in Hollywood, With Neal Hefti playing/arranging and Juan Tizol, Ziggy Elmer, and Willie Smith on hand as well! Very boppish! A short but interesting version of Cotton Tail, with Harry ALMOST reaching Dizzy's Stratosphere! These tracks don't seem to be on the Collector's Choice 3 cd set of V-Discs either. Cd appears to be no longer in print(No review at allmusic either) but see that it is for sale for 4-5 bucks used on Amazon. Oh, and I know some don't like them, but I enjoy listening to the Sheffield labs cds from the mid 70's! Yes, it sounds alot like Count Basie, but is that really so bad? And Harry seemed to blow like someone who sure wasn't a heavy drinkin' chain-smoking 60 year old!!!! And being Sheffield labs, it sounds like his band is playing in your living room!!! Has anyone got any recommendations for the many ww2 era live cds out there? I tend to like to avoid sappy vocals, but if some are 50/50 jazz/sap that is good enough for me!

Glad to see the board back, I didn't even know it was down! Sure it was Brazilian, not from Spain??? Lots of folks have badmouthed this label.... Just kidding!!! Most likely it was Kenny G. No one hates jazz more than he does!