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....have you ever seen a photograph of Jo Jones when he wasn't smilin'? Man, everytime I see him in print or video, he has that big smile on his face!!! Mark

He has searched for the "real" killer....... on every golf course in America! I also voted "guilty" and I do partially blame the jury! Mark

...now that's a little cold coming from a fellow human being .

No Oliver Nelson charts performed at Town Hall, Philharmonic Hall or the Chicago reunion. Thank God for that. I do have a tape of the reunion. Not a fan of Oliver's???

Very sad news . Rest in Peace! Think I'll spin the Charles/Fathead disc as I have it here in my office.

...it may not be weird Al, but it's weird somebody!

....and many more!!!!!

Jeff, Sorry to see you go but completely understandable; a noble cause indeed! I'll keep in touch via e-mail as I have in the past and you have my new address. Best of luck in your new digs B) ! Mark

Billy actually played on a few of Grant's recordings. He spent many years gigging around Indianapolis in the 60's and is still playing (vibes). I've met him several times and he's a very interesting guy. I talked to him for a couple hours one night after a show about the music biz, race relations and other social issues; as I said, very interesting. He doesn't play many club dates anymore, mostly private events. He e-mails me occasionally about upcoming gig, I hope to see him again soon. The Wooden Glass LP you show was his claim to fame! Mark

Brad, Nothing wrong with appearing overly patriotic

Happy Birthday, Ray! Have a good one!

Willie's a great piano player, I've seen him many times. He has several cd's as a leader but I don't have them in front of me to give you the names. He is usually the pianist of choice at the Jazz Showcase along with Larry Gray and Robert Shy; even has a Christmas CD!!! Always a great touch!

Have a good one!

Yeah, like a piece of cheese or something. I often walk into a piece of cheese .

In the 70's and very sunny today, but many tornados over the weekend with much damage .

At this moment a big bottle of Fiji water, last night a big bottler of Sterling Merlot !

I picked this one up from a board member a couple months ago. Sounds pretty good, no listing in the liners of who plays on it though (I hate that). Mark

I saw Frank several weeks ago in Chicago.....still playing, still sounds good! Mark

You've got mail!

It may be a "true collectors item" but $500.00??? How about $20.00???

or sell it to someone on the board .....or ebay . There's no way to get stuck with a Mosaic!

I see them all the time at Dusty Groove (those bastards ) for $49.00. I'm sure they just order them from Mosaic when first released and toss them on the shelf. I'm amazed at how many fans of jazz haven't heard of Mosaic and don't know they can get them cheaper in many cases. But then again, there were 30 Mosaic sets OOP before I knew about them Mark

...add me to the list!