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I've enjoyed rijsttafel in the past. My usual "hang up" with restaurants is that I'm strict vegetarian. (My problem, not theirs.) So things like rijsttafel are do-able, but it takes a but of do-ing. Beer, of course, isn't part of strict vegetarian diet, so I miss out on that pleasure.

Thanks, page! Great stuff. Helpful.

First trip to Cairo. In fact first to Egypt. Typically not much of my kind of work there. If nothing else, this will complete my visits to all 53/54 African nations. If I have any free time, any tips?

Can I buy wooden shoes with wooden nickels? I've taken a lot of those over the years. Thanks for the tips. I'll miss ICP by a few days, but I've got an eye on Bimhuis schedule. Most others on the calendar I'm not familiar with...but that won't stop me from going, if I get the opportunity.

Four years later, let's see if the situation looks any brighter for visitors to Amsterdam. It'll be my first trip to Amsterdam in a decade. I'm really hoping to have one day or two evenings when I'm not working. Jazz-oriented stuff, cool things I might miss. I'm not one to eat in restaurants, but if you want to post that sort of thing for future visitors to the thread/Amsterdam, that's good too.

Until going to Johannesburg and, among other things, the Apartheid Museum, I didn't have a full appreciation. What he accomplished was world-changing.

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I've got a 45 with Lester Young performing "Barefootin' Time in Chinatown" It's deliberately buried DEEP in my collection with the hope I will never see - much less hear - it again

Congratulations. Night Lights has long been a Mosaic supporter...at least as far back as

Have a great one!

Again, thank you all - for posts here and for PMs. This would be a good day to wrap up the thread. Today, in addition to being Thanksgiving, would have been Lisa's 48th birthday. She always hated those years where she had to share holiday/celebration. She missed this one. Now there's a small consolation prize. I'm relaxing at a relatively peaceful hotel outside Los Angeles-proper. Reading, thinking good thoughts and listening to http://www.purojazz.com. Be well, all. And don't forget to join me and Dana in saying "I Love You".

I can't speak (much less write Hebrew), but I'd second this sentiment: happy holiday (as you choose, religious or non-religious)

All the best!

Thanks to you all. Sincerely. I'll spare the details, but there's a rift between me and my wife's family, so I'm pretty alone/isolated right now...but I knew it was coming and I'm dealing with it. I really do appreciate the thoughts posted here. All of them. Good reminders that we all experience loss and we all survive. I'll make special acknowledgement of Dana because I read the recent "Don't Forget to Say "I Love You"" thread and it really resonated with me. So go do it. Every day. I'm glad I did, 25 years worth.

Lisa, my wife of 25 years has died. Just 47 years old. Brain tumor. Fought for 12 years. Never said "why me?" I'd started this thread when I was seeking distraction, thinking that the end was near. She hung on until last night, so we had more time together, but she also suffered longer. And so it goes. I thought I'd resurrect the thread under a new Topic to say thanks to people who helped me find those much-needed distractions (even without knowing why I was asking), including kind thoughts and ideas received by PM. This group (organissimo board) is probably the only one I'll tell. I don't plan to mention to my coworkers, my social groups, distant family. But I needed to say it out loud. Tell someone. And now I have. Make a good thought for Lisa, the best thing that's happened to me.

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SecondSpin is another. Big selection, if not everything in their stock. JSngry is right about gohastings.com. And there's always a promo.

I suppose once-jazzer and occasional returnee George Benson has done pretty well.

selected offerings too from Jazz Record Center (NY) and Jazz Record Mart (Chicago). Some sellers are on GEMM, Half or eBay and list at least a portion of their merchandise.

Thanks, Mr. N. I needed a laugh!

Yes, that's the place. And the asking price. .

It's on eBay. I can't post a link, but title is "On the Beat Records - A Classic Vinyl Collectors record Store in Central London."

Back in the 70s, I brewed beer. I drank a little and gave the rest away. By 1978, I gave up alcohol entirely. Don't miss it. (Simultaneously gave up meat, fish, poultry and eggs, television and movies. Don't miss them either)

Thanks for the tibit on Wynton's JALC salary. As I read it, I found myself focusing less on the "$1 million" than on the "salary". Some of the guys who do well ultimately seem to be salaried or ar working for someone else. Gerald Wilson and Quincy Jones, for examples.