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  3. Richard Hadlock - McPartland/ Conover Award

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

  5. Richie Cole RIP

    in Artists

    Posted

    Richie was a ubiquitous presence in the Bay Area when I was living, working, playing and attending several concerts a week there, late 1970s into the 80s.  His playing was one thing - sometimes worked okay for me; sometimes less-so - but his shows could be, as advertised, Madness.  I think we only talked at any length twice, but he was always quick to recognize me with a "hey, how ya doin'?"  RIP Richie Cole

  6. COVID-19

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    I was living in the People's Republic of China in January, when the coronavirus outbreak became news.  (Excuse the vague "became news".  Remember, I was getting my news from the PRC government, so I don't really know about dissemination/perception outside.)  I've been through three quarantines of varying length, to leave PRC, in Hong Kong SAR, and in the United States.  None have been a big deal to me, especially in the latter two, where some corner of the internet was available to me, some relatively unfiltered news.  There is, though, a sense of deja vu to it all.  In China, the business started closing, the parks, the libraries...then in Hong Kong, when I was there...and the Houston Rodeo is closed now, same experience, two months on. 

    As it seems PRC seems to be making progress against the virus, it has been easier to accept each subsequent isolation, loss of access to people and businesses, resources. 

  9. Tower Records

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    20 hours ago, BillF said:

    Where was Tower in Colombia? Bogotá? (I'm interested as there is a Colombian in my family.)

    My recorded GPS waypoint shows it in the Andino Shopping Center, Bogotá.  I'm pretty sure this location closed, along with the other "survivors" I visited in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and (recently) Hong Kong.  The only open locations I have seen lately have been in Japan (Kansai, Tokyo).

  10. Tower Records

    in Miscellaneous Music

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    I lived near Sacramento in my formative days, so probably started shopping at Tower around 1967.  I still shop at Tower in Kansai and Tokyo area...frankly more for music-related books and magazines than for the recorded music they sell these days.  After then closure of the US stores, I still shopped in Colombia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand,  Whatever the condition of the business and physical location, it was a small touch of "home". 

    On 2/26/2020 at 5:22 AM, bresna said:

    I was once told that all Japanese CD stores sell their wares at list price price. Is that true?

    I can't swear to it - my ability to read Japanese is almost non-existent - but Tower's prices are as high as any place I have seen.   And the selection runs absolutely mainstream.

  11. Which jazz book are you reading right now?

    in Jazz In Print - Periodicals, Books, Newspapers, etc...

    Posted · Edited by BeBop

    5 hours ago, BillF said:

    I recall Ronnie's brilliant opening: "I was born in a room over a Jewish pub in the East End of London. It was called The Kosher Horses. We were very poor. My father was always unemployed. He was a shepherd. We were so poor they had to buy my clothing at the Army and Navy Stores. There I was during the Second World War going to school in a Japanese admiral's uniform." (Quoting from memory) :lol:

    But for the real Ronnie story I recommend John Fordham's Jazz Man: The Amazing Story of Ronnie Scott and His Club.

    Ah, but who wants the real story.  ;-)

    (From memory, not exact quotes)  "We weren't Jewish, but we were Jew-ish..."

    "The landlady used to do the cooking and pygmies came all the way from Africa to dip their arrows in the soup." 

    "We used to mix LSD and chopped liver and take trips to Israel."

    It's pretty much like that throughout, if you haven't read.  Maybe that'll save you a few quid.

    The Japanese military uniform reminds me of Red Rodney in his (non-Japanese) military uniform and related shtick.  (OT)

  15. Sax players, how often do you change your reeds?

    in Musician's Forum

    Posted · Edited by BeBop

    For me, a good reed is hard to find.  A really good reed.  As Jsngry notes, the product has declined since the seventies.  I tend to play reeds out-of-the-box to determine if they are even worth breaking in (or trying to cut and salvage).  Many hit the trash can right away.  Maybe I toss a few with potential, but, hell, they are cheap and life is short.  Playing time even shorter, and I cam feel mine waning, unlike Wayne.  I usually practice on "okay" reeds and keep the good ones for special times.  (I don't gig, ain't no gigs in Africa; but for jamming and playing with others.)

    Dry reeds suck - may squeak, hard to blow -  so most players try to keep them wet.  

  16. RiP Bob Houlehan - Bay Area Jazz Radio

    in Jazz Radio & Podcasts

    Posted · Edited by BeBop

    Bob was a KJAZ deejay, host of the "only Lester Young program in the history of the universe" (or some such thing), co-host with Dr. Herb Wong of other programs.  He also taught jazz appreciation at Piedmont Adult School.  And God knows what else.  A character and a nice guy.  I mostly knew personally him through the education bit.

    Sorry I can't make the link look right.

    https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/01/22/remembering-robert-vernon-houlehan-beloved-kindergarten-teacher-radio-host-wine-lover?utm_source=Berkeleyside+and+Oakland+email+newsletters&utm_campaign=ac99029051-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_BRIEFING&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_aad4b5ee64-ac99029051-333265469&goal=0_aad4b5ee64-ac99029051-333265469

     

     

  21. Record Stores in Philadelphia?

    in Recommendations

    Posted

    I agree that Repo is worth a visit, though I haven't been to the new location.

    Long in the Tooth is near where I work and stay.  2027 Sansom Street.  I have enjoyed this place and the people who work there.

    Hideaway, 8612 Germantown Ave. is not so close.  If you have a car...

    Wild Mutation, 2223 Frankford may be gone.  It's website is gone.  If it's still around, I'd pay a visit.  It's small and not really jazz-focused.  So depending on your taste for punk...   Actually, there are a bunch of punk places.

    Sorry, not really helpful.  I'm limited to where I can walk.

  24. Controversial Food Opinions

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted · Edited by BeBop

    Putting anything in coffee makes it not-coffee.  The same goes for salad with dressing, perhaps excusing some minimal amount of oil and vinegar or some such.

    I'm against cooking any vegetable that doesn't require it to be edible.  (Potato, brussels sprout...)

    8 minutes ago, ghost of miles said:

    Not even on a hot dog?!

    Ketchup on a hot dog?  Am I misreading this? 

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