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Loretta Young Ray Noble making Doris' Day is a stretch....

Sorry to hear about that Bebop! Should I ask how'd it happen??? Did you type all that with one hand, commas and all??? Or do you have some voice recognition system???

Was testing out the FM on my new MP3 player, and for the first time this season, I am just now hearing Santa Baby. If she had to check out, what a day to go!

Yowza!!!

And MG, I really like that Sig you got now!

I got a Philips MP3(and video) Player...I must have been the only person in the gym still lugging a cd player around. Got a 10 cd set of Benny Goodman for me, and a 10 cd set of Artie Shaw for my Dad. Since they were only $15.99 originally, then 7.88, then half off that at an FYE closing, It didn't break the bank!!! Got a Teddy Powell HEP cd for $2.00 used, A Don Redman in 1957 Drive cd for around the same price, a rip off Count Basie Complete Columbia 1939-42 4 cd set(Hey, I only got it cuz it was used, and about $9)And a few cds that did not arrive in time for Christmas. Got my Dad some gifts I will enjoy, or have to watch with him eventually. The final set of the Fox Charlie Chan films, The Alec Guinness Box set from Anchor Bay(I think it was $90 originally, got it from Deepdiscount for under $17 !!! )The Complete Fred and Ginger Box set for around $42- Paid that for just part one several years back. Bogie and Bacall set for about $20. A Fish Called Wanda for $5.50 at target, and it's a 2 disc set! If you have a biglots around, check out the dvd dump, I found Dames, Gold Diggers of 1935, and The Band Wagon for $3 bucks each! Yes, I admit it, I'm cheap! But, damn there were deals out there this year if you looked around!

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081225/D95A1BH00.html

"What we have here is a failure to communicate" Your link sent me to "It's the Girl", by Freddie Rich, recorded for Hit of the Week, an orchestra with whom Bunny recorded many sides. However, it appears that the track with the trumpet solo you are discussing is "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere" by Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers, a long running ARC studio outfit with whom Bunny also recorded many sides. I just listened to the latter, and I agree, I don't think it's Bunny, even though the CD credits him in the notes. One should take information provided by record labels with a grain of salt anyway, and go to more reliable sources (discographies), although the details on this type of studio date aren't always solid, and one must go with one's ears. I checked Rust and he says Berigan or Klein - I agree it's probably Klein. Bunny tends to be more forceful and dynamic. As for Chick Bullock, some purists tend to dismiss him and his ilk, but I agree with Jazztrain. I've developed quite a fondness for him over the years, and I think he's among the better vocalists of that era. Oh good gravy, I had copied the link to the other clip earlier, thought I had gotten the link to the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qy381Ax3xwin there, but clearly not! Will fix that...sigh...I did do it very late last night/this morning.... And I agree, I like more than dislike Chick. He can't save a bad song.

I think if Allen likes someone, well, they are therefore a commie! I read Bunny's Bio years ago, and I don't recall much if any talk of his politics...just his massive drinking.

Strangely enough, even with all the signings, I don't think the Yankees have improved all that much from last year. Well, IF CC and Burnett are healthy, their starting pitching must be better. Tex is a much better fielder than anyone they had there last year. Has more power than Abreu. And now they have tons of outfielders to trade off for relief pitching.

Downloads for me please!!!

Clearly, you never dated Lisa Lipschitz

Another name I didn't know before today...just found a sample....has a voice that would go far in rap today.

Allen, it was worse than that, Bunny didn't vote for Roosevelt! So, Bunny is your favorite Trumpeter of that era as well? See, I knew you couldn't be completely evil. Hitler liked dogs as well. Those are great solos. 4 drunks on the same date, is it any wonder they only recorded 2 sides that day?? Such a shame they couldn't cut 4....

Stereojack, Carnivore, you trying to pulll my leg??? Trying to gaslight me or somethin'? Stereojack, the Bullock track is #8 on disc two. Perhaps you have a different Crooners cd?? Heres the link to the one I am talking about. Can't believe someone has a used copy for only $7, I sold one I found back when B&N got cool bargain cds, for about $50! Elmer Feldkamp ??? Never heard of the guy, so therefore, he cannot exist!!! Well, seems there was someone with that goofy name...sounds a bit like Chick, but I really don't think it's him on the youtube clip You're getting to be a habit with me The mental giant that I am, I just remembered I have a Chick Bullock cd from Retrieval!(Only $11 for all those many, many fans of Chick! ) It's track 4 there. And Manny Klein is given credit, but there is no discussion as to why they say that. Probably why I thought it wasn't Berigan in the first place!!! Interesting fact mentioned in the booklet, Lee Wiley co-wrote Anytime, Anyplace, Anywere, and Chick Bullock himself said how appropiate that it was her theme song!

Don't even get me thinking about the Sunset Boulevard and London Picaddilly Stores. 'Natural Essence' on Japanese import for $18 at the Boulevard ! When I went out to LA in the 90's, I'd hit every store they had. There was an Outlet store as well. Not all that much cheaper, but still.... Even the one in the Valley(somewheres) had some TOM (The Old Masters) cds and the guy ringing me up said it was cool I was grabbing them, because more would come in because of it. Found all sorts of interesting imports at the Sunset store that I never saw at the Atlanta store. They are closing 3 FYE stores on the south side of Atlanta. Weirdest signs ever! 25% off Storewide clearance event! Everything must go! Guess they don't want folks to think the chain was going under. Sure that is soon to happen. Was 25% off for maybe 2 weeks, then this weekend 50% off(One mall store was as torn up as any store I have ever seen, cds and DVDs on the floor, signage down, looked like some 6 year olds on crack had been in there!) and I was told at 2 of the stores, they are closing on the 27th!!! They didn't have the all time greatest jazz selection, but it was still a music store. After they close, I don't think I will ever buy a cd in store again.

Was curious if there were any Chick Bullock recordings on youtube. Found this one. I really can think of no other singer from the 30's that could sound so good on one track, (IMHO)like this one, and then turn around and be just terrible on the next one...anyway, not the reason I started this thread. Most everyone thinks it's Bunny Berigan, but I, along with at least one other person, thinks it's Manny Klein. Usually the only time I confuse the two is when they are playing muted, fairly tame solos. But, even though the register sounds like Bunny's, the number of notes, something...just makes me think it's not him. I have the track on an old Art Deco 2 cd set from Columbia called the Crooners. They list Berigan as well...there must be one or two folks who have an opinion???? Corrected link to

Tex has signed with the evil empire....and probably makes them the favorites. Gonna go out on a limb there.

I agree, people put too much on some players to get the big hit, it's just in the roughly 1 year he was with the Braves, he just didn't do all that much, in spite of the nice RBI numbers. When Chippers on base in front of you nearly half the time, and you hit .271....well, it seems the wrong guy is considered the stud.... The beat writer was saying for months that a lot of folks in baseball didn't think he was a difference maker. But, put him on a club like the Red Sox where he couldn't be pitched around, and there were always runners on base, and yeah, he will make the team better. Right now, I just feel sorry for the Angels, and the other teams...

Chris, this may come as quite a shock to you, but did you know the top 2 selling cars this year are....trucks???? I guess Bush should have outlawed them years ago, and the "car" companies would be so very much better off.

What's so "funny" is most people don't know a dirty little secret about Tex....he doesn't hit much the first month or two of the season. Numbers don't always show it, but 4 homers in April, 3 homers in May. Batted .290 in April, .268 in May. So what you say??? Well, Chipper hit .422 in April(.471 OBP) .417 in May, (.537 OBP) Gee, .537 OBP in May??? Who was batting behind him??? Oh yeah, Tex. Granted, Chipper was crazy hot, but still, folks gladly walked Chipper to get to him, and more often than not, it worked. He's talked about how he just gets off to a slow start, thats him. Well, you can get away with that in the ATL(You have to be Andruw Jones or Jeff Francoeur bad before you get booed here) but you still read a lot of folks who knew he just wasn't much of a threat for the first 50-60 games, making an out when you really needed a hit from him. He does get better, but can you imagine if the Yankees got him and he's hitting .255 in May, after getting 200 Mil??? Holy crap! Everyone in Yankee stadium will be hoarse from booing Tex and A-Rod back to back. It really is sad to see players just go for that absolute top dollar. I mean, signing with the Red Sox , ANgels or Yankees, you have a chance of winning, sign with the Nationals or Baltimore, it will be 2-3 years easily before getting into the playoffs. Just so you can say you have the 2nd or 3rd best contract in baseball???? -_-

I know this thrills the hell out of the Red Sox fans, but I'll post this anyway.... Livid Schuerholz: Furcal dealings ‘despicable’ Braves’ president says team will never do business with player agency again

Yep, there should be a special place in hell for agents like these.... By Mark Bowman / MLB.com ATLANTA — Once again, the Braves are forced to feel like they’ve been left at the altar. But the frustration that surrounded their unsuccessful attempts to land Jake Peavy and A.J. Burnett pales in comparison to the anger created after they felt they’d reached an agreement with Rafael Furcal. “Those two cases [of Peavy and Burnett] were very understandable,” Braves general manager Frank Wren said. “This one was not.” With Peavy, the Braves found a Padres organization that seemed indecisive and reluctant in its attempts to trade the ace. With Burnett, they faced the reality that New York was much closer than Atlanta to the coveted pitcher’s Baltimore-area home. With Furcal, Wren found an agent who seemingly didn’t believe in the binding element of a verbal agreement. Early Wednesday evening, a baseball official told MLB.com that Furcal had reached agreement with the Dodgers on a three-year contract that includes a vesting option for the 2012 season. In other words, the Dodgers essentially find themselves exactly where the Braves were on Tuesday morning, when Atlanta felt Furcal’s agent, Paul Kinzer, had verbally agreed to accept Wren’s offer, which also included three guaranteed years and a vesting option for 2012. At Kinzer’s request, Wren faxed a signed term sheet that outlined the offer. This was the action that gave the Braves every reason to believe a verbal agreement was, indeed, in place. A Major League general manager who wasn’t involved in these negotiations confirmed on Tuesday that term sheets aren’t sent to the agent until a verbal agreement has been made. But once the Braves sent this signed term sheet, Kinzer began altering his stance. It’s believed that he began feeling some heat from his partner, Arn Tellem, who was upset that the Dodgers hadn’t been given the opportunity to counter the Braves’ offer. “In this business, you have to have confidence in the people you’re dealing with,” Wren said. “The worst thing that can happen to you is to lose the confidence of the people that you have to deal with.” Wren’s words primarily were directed toward Kinzer, who drew the ire of the Braves in December 2005, when he didn’t provide them the chance to counter the three-year, $39 million offer that Furcal ultimately accepted from the Dodgers. This time around, in a strange turn of events, Kinzer and Tellem allowed the Dodgers the opportunity to counter the offer the Braves felt already had been agreed upon. After attending a news conference that officially introduced Francisco Rodriguez as a Mets player on Wednesday morning, Kinzer spoke to reporters about how things had changed so dramatically over the course of the previous 24 hours. Wren read those comments with great interest and was incensed when he came across Kinzer saying, “I’m embarrassed and I’m sure Frank is embarrassed.” “We’re not embarrassed,” Wren said. “We’re mad a deal wasn’t honored. I can understand why he’s embarrassed.” Wren’s take was that you can only feel embarrassed if you do something wrong. From his perspective, he felt he handled everything professionally from the time he and Kinzer began attempting to hammer out a deal on Monday night. Between 8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET on Monday, Wren and Kinzer had numerous phone conversations that centered on the terms of the deal. Around 9:30 p.m., Kinzer was pleased enough to call the A’s to tell them they were out of the picture. Kinzer and Wren spoke once more around midnight, with the agent indicating that he still hadn’t had the chance to speak with Furcal. But at the same time, he said, “Everything looked good.” “I went to bed feeling we were in good shape,” said Wren, who awoke on Tuesday morning to find a voice-mail message from Kinzer, who had since talked to Furcal. Within this message, Wren remembers Kinzer saying, “I talked to Raffy. We’re good with everything. Go ahead and send over a term sheet.” With that, Wren felt the negotiations were complete and began planning for Furcal to undergo a physical in Atlanta on Wednesday. As for Braves fans, they began anticipating the return of the exciting shortstop who spent his first six Major League seasons (2000-05) with Atlanta. But early Tuesday afternoon, Kinzer once again started to answer his phone to tell reporters that nothing had been signed or agreed upon. His message came at least three hours after various media outlets had reported an agreement was in place. Kinzer didn’t return multiple calls placed by MLB.com on Wednesday. He did talk to Wren during the afternoon hours, and instead of negotiating, he found himself attempting to explain what happened. There’s a chance Furcal chose to stick with the Dodgers because he’s enjoyed his time in Los Angeles and wanted to play for manager Joe Torre again. There’s also a chance he wasn’t thrilled with the possibility of having to move to second base if he signed with the Braves. But for now, the Braves really don’t know why the tide shifted so dramatically after it appeared they’d acquired one of the game’s top leadoff hitters. Nor can they really do anything about it. “There’s no recourse,” Wren said. “You learn who you can do business with and who you can’t.” http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article...sp&c_id=atl

Are you a free agent, or just a player wanting out of town??? Why not get those suckers with the Braves to show interest in you, so you or your team can get more out of the team you really want to play for. Peavy seemed like a done deal then you heard rumblings that Peavy was worried if Yunel Escobar was in the package, who'd be at short??? As the beat writer said, he sure didn't seem to want to put a team on his back, neither did Burnett. Speaking of that fuck, AJ Burnett was quoted via Chipper Jones saying the only NL team he'd play for was the Braves, but how he really liked being in the AL not having to swing a bat, or run the bases, the poor dear, you can get winded doing that! He was almost a brave. Now, you may have heard we had "signed" Rafael Furcal, all that was pending was a physical...wait, not so fast! The Dodgers might just pony up the 4th vesting year after all! FUCK!!! For the first time in 5-6 years, the Braves actually had lots of money(Not Yankees or Red Sox money, but still 40 Mil + used to be decent moola) this off season, and if San Diego had not kept trying to change the names of prospects(most of the fault for the trade falling thru was really the Pads GM Towers) he was cheap, and we could have (in theory) gotten Burnett or Lowe as well since he had a fairly cheap contract and a left fielder. Instead, we had to trade for Javy Vasquez, who no one seems to think much of, and gave up the guy Kenny Williams drooled over, Tyler Flowers who hit something like 13 homers in the Arizona fall league, and is a catcher to boot. It's just frustrating that players and agents do this. I know, it happens a fair bit during the off season, but to have it happen so many times to have the rug pulled out, it pisses one off. May go into the season with money in the coffers and no one to spend it on. No number one, or #2 starter(Jair Jurrjens was a rookie last year, can't make him a #1 , can you?) We need a right handed bat, and they seem to be afraid of Pat Burrell, and who can blame them??? He is very streaky. Everyone else seems to be a left handed bat...

I don't know why the Sox are waiting to contact him ? Well, if this is true(And that would be pretty smarmy to make this up) he's going to want to start, isn't he???