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I think the Tricky Dick lookalike Pres is either in on the "plot" - or he's a dupe. (hmmmmm- sound familiar ?) Kim is supposed to be back this season. Think there'll be a romance between this new kid and her ?

Anybody into this ? Palmer dead, Michelle dead, Tony barely hanging on, Jack Framed !! ......GEEZ ! ...WHAT AN OPENER !! Lots of action to pack into two hours..and two hours just flew by ! I'm diggin' it !

The JFK Assaination thread prompted me to start reading this - I've had it in the house for a couple of years. It's the first DeLillo I'm reading and I'm about 8o pages in and so far so good. It's an interesting novel.

I like it a lot. this one and the exteded "Sermon" with all the extra material. They both get a a lot of play on my office pc.

Happy Birthday Patricia !

A really good bio of Teagarden would be most welcome - It's long over due in fact.

Crazy Baby is the first Jimmy Smith I ever heard. I love the whole album. It's probably still one of my favorite albums. The track that comes to mind first when I think of this album is When Johnny Comes Marching Home.

Overall, I think the media coverage of Lou's death has been pretty revealing of how square the media really is. It happens everytime somebody hip dies...and I guess it shows by negative example the true meaning of hip.

Yeah..I agree with that too. Also, in the context of the 50s. Jazz guys still had the hope and possiblilty of becoming stars, so if they were going to try to pick a winner or "latch onto a trend" or "ride a coat tail" (no negative conotation intended - it would have been a smart thing to do) RC was a palatable choice.

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Kind of similar to the one time I saw Dexter live. It was sometime in the late 70s or early 80s at the Vanguard. I caught the last set (mistake) on a weekday night. Dexter with Eddie Gladden, Kirl Lightsey, and Dave Eubanks. Dexter looked wasted and just played the heads (well enough) and let the sidemen blow. I dig Dexter on record. I was disapointed that I didn't reallyget to hear him play, but at least I did get to see him and I'm glad of that.

No reply from WKCR yet . Rosco..Thanks, but I don't think that's it - there was no piano audible on the track I heard. Guitar was the only chordal instrument.

Doug and Jean Carn fit the bill.

Good idea. I just did so. Here's hoping for a reply.

...while driving to the day gig. It was on WKCR about 8:15 AM, the last tune before "Bird Flight" started. It was a live recording by John McClaughlin. Guitar, Tenor, Acoustic Bass, Drums. I tuned in during the guitar solo - had no idea who it was and McClaughlin wasn't in super chops mode, just playing nice and tasty. After the guitar solo the guitar and tenor played the head in unison and it was over. Phil Schaap was just coming on to do "Bird Flight" and announced "A little bebop by John McClaughlin" and went into the "Bird Flight" segment. I checked AMG for that title "A Little Bebop" , but nada. Anybody have any ideas what it was ?

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There's a neat link to that fight on the thread that Alexander points to in his post. (Sorry Alexander - I had forgotten about that original thread. )

Seems to apply to any book by Goldman I've ever read.

Must be.

.........although Fay Wray's performance stands the test of time. Maybe Robert Armstrong (Carl Denham) does too. Naomi Watts is just as terrific in the Ann Darrow role as Fay was and a comparison here is futile. Jack Black in the Carl Denham role plays it like Denham is Orson Welles. Nice touch. He came off to me as a less likeable character than in the original, which is odd since I like and admire Orson Welles. Somehow Robert Armstrong was just as ambitious and a publicity seeking showman archetype, but for some reason he brought it off and was more likeable. Maybe he played it lighter. That Jack Black is less likeable is intentional............. I think. KONG is the real star though. For once he looks pretty realistic. That and other great special effects and three hours went by really quickly. BTW - The 1930s Manhattan look seemed very credible. Anachronisms really bug me and I didn't catch any here. And that applies to the music as well..it all fit the time very nicely. At least my understanding of it from a MUCH later date of course. Seems to be a positive trend in some movies...I thought ROAD TO PERDITION did a good job in this regard also. Again, both visually and audibly.

SYRIANA QUESTION. (IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT YET DON'T READ THIS.) Saw it this afternoon and enjoyed it. There's lots of cuts from one subplot to another. Just let it flow and it the plot unfolds................. BUT one thing I didn't understand. What was George Clooney trying to do at the end when he stopped the procession of cars ?

Same here. A couple of books moved into the cue ahead of this, but I might squeeze it in after I finish the sleazy crime novel I'm currently reading.

Too bad. It's great material. I don't think I'd be alone in saying I'd accept this material with a caveat as to the source material and the knowledge that Mosaic did their best with what they had available.

Also with Dave Burns on Vanguard. The liner notes on that say that it's KB 's first recording. Also Herbie Morgan's first.

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