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Thumbs up and good wishes all around.

For a couple of years, when I was living in Oakland, must have been late 80s, I ran into him and his wife/girlfriend a bunch of times. Nothing more than a brief "hey howya doin'" that comes with recognizing one another at another concert. I do remember he was pretty excited about being on some TV show, with or hosted by BIlly Taylor.

Happy n'other Birthday, Scott! Hope it's better than 2013.

I was going to mention my one conversation too, not long before the end. He was pleasant (despite the fact that he claimed to be living in his car) and chatty. Based on my "one-off" I was reluctant to place him in the "nice guy" category. Thiking of it another way, I wasn't sure if I just caught him in a good moment. But now we've got two votes.

I neglected to mention one of my former teachers who deserves a place on this "roll call": Chuck Israels. It's no surprise he went into education; seems like it'd be a great place for nice guys. Zoot Sims was pretty nice the twice I chatted with him. Milt Hinton too.

Drat. Ellington Small Groups now on backorder until "second half of 2014".

(I know you're referring to the caption, but...) Unfortunately, I never saw/talked to the whole Ensemble. The first time I heard them was when Joseph Jarman was on hiatus (but Bowie was still playing); the second time was after Bowie passed.

James Moody, Slam Stewart. And Cedar Walton. John Handy was nice to me too; could have been that we had something in common, but he could have just been a nice guy.

It looks like it's only on the boxes. Just go to any box listing and, if it's on sale, you'll see something like: The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton (#242) Mosaic Records Limited Edition Box Set {C}{C} "The statement in the music, beyond the music, is that the Arista years and its fruits on record amply embodied a satisfying American flowering of Braxton’s work, in the “jazz” plot of its garden...but in doing so, and moving through flower to airborne pollen, it also showed that moment to be as evanescently improvised, as idiosyncratically composed, as the music itself. " - Mike Heffley, liner notes Father's Day Promotion On Sale Thru Sunday June 15th Regulary $136 Limited Edition: 5000 copies 8 CDs - $122.00

Many sets included. "Does not include our new Louis Armstrong, Roland Kirk or Clifford Jordan releases or items that are noted as backordered on the website."

Yeah, I just finished his (auto)biography.

That's 3.39 Saturn years. Happy Birthday, Sun Ra.

I miss the guys who used to sell the "fell off a truck" electronics in my old neighborhood. But yes, I can relate to the loss of retailers too. Like so many things, people are buying so much online, that bricks and mortar is a losing business model...in addition to the "technological advances".

All the bestest for a happymost birthday.

First the turntable, now speakers. How come the British (manufacturers) always run away with the hi fi discussion?

I guess I'm missing something. Wouldn't any two-way bookshelf speaker essentially be a clone? Unique/near-unique driver specifications, cabinet and driver materials, magnet "weight", dimensions, crossover points, impedance, internal wiring type and grade, assembly method, porting, venting... made the LS3/5 what it was. The more of these you can replicate - and many did wish to replicate a successful design - the nearer your "clone". But many manufacturers didn't want to replicate, even within the two-way bookshelf space. So we have drivers made of titanium, paper, aluminum - ported and unported cabinets - side-facing and rear-facing drivers - wood, pressboard, plastic, aluminum enclosures and so forth. Some designers wanted lots of bass, for instance....which is where I derailed this thread. (Sorry Teasing...)

Ah, but I think soulpope was just doing me a favor by listing LS3/5A clones, based on my (faulty) suggestion, thus saving me from having to do research (aka "work"). I don't think those were really his/her suggestions. Besides, based on soulpope's "profile" photo, I've got to defend him/her (compare to mine).

It's funny, I just re-read the original message and noticed the word "bass". (Forehead slap) soulpope is absolutely right. LS3/5A isn't (ahem) noted for its deep, resounding bass. My mistake. Thanks soulpope.

The BBC's LS3/5A was a classic design, generally attributed with natural, yet accurate sound. A "real" LS3/5A would be out of your price range (around US$2500), but the design has been copied many times. I can't name a currentclone in the price range, but that's mainly because I haven't been paying attention. Perhaps someone else knows of one. (The Radio People, Ltd., Hong Kong, perhaps?)

See also: In my experience, it's not so much being "huge", but rather being ubiquitous. People know the song (singular), but seem unaware of its origins and creation.

Darn those expectations anyway! But, geographically speaking, it isn't that far to North Korea either. Not expecting to find many TOCJs there.

If you've spent time in China, you'll be able to relate to this. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/world/asia/china-says-goodbye-in-the-key-of-g-kenny-g.html?emc=edit_th_20140511&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=42272739&_r=0&referrer= I've no ill-will toward Kenny G, so let's not make it about "that". (See several earlier threads on my encounters with Mr. G.)

I was just reading about him in Down Beat this morning. Some current player praising him. Had to agree. Lots of nice small group stuff, to say nothing of the big bands.

Printed for next potty break. (Reading, not wiping)

Oh yeah! I loved those.