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All day if I"m in the office, playing Jack Wilson's "Easterly Winds" right now, just finished up with Tyrone Washington's "Natural Essence"!!!

Claud, I think you meant to say his responses on negative feedback are in-coherent! Thanks for the tip, I have left a second reply. Mark

I have noticed that when feedback is left and after the seller responds, it is possible to leave additional feedback. How can I do this? Thanks, Mark

It was paid by credit card, I'll give them a call also. Thanks for the advise guys! Mark

Thanks Dan, I'll fire off e-mails to Paypal daily until I hear something. The thought of this asshole getting away with this is irritating to say the least! He lives in Watertown, NY. I think I may need to take a vacation out East . Mark

His name is Piasano00, I know his actual name as it appears on my Paypal statement. I sent a note to Ebay towards the end of last week but have not heard a reply yet and my note to Paypal went out this morning. My first ten e-mails to the guys were polite but I notice I'm getting a little "nastier" now. I may never get the items or a refund but will stick with it for awhile longer. Everytime someone leaves a negative remark for this guy, he replies back with something like a bogus UPS tracking number or some other lie. I feel like bidding on some of his other items and then refusing to pay but I don't want negative feedback either! Bastard!!! Thanks, Mark

Any help would be appreciated. I purchased four items on Ebay from one seller. It has been a month and I haven't heard anything from him despite about a dozen e-mails on my part. I made the payment immediately after the auction via Paypal. I waited to give any feedback until I had given this guys plenty of time to respond, as he may have been out of town or had computer issues. After my 12 e-mails, I told the guy I would leave negative feedback if I didn't hear from him, so I did. Amazingly, he was quick to respond to the feedback, something to the effect the Paypal was on his side, whatever that means; he still has never contacted me. I also filed a claim with Paypal. I have filed negative feedback on the second item and have two to go. I'm not really a veteran of Ebay, having won about 30 items or so. I've also never been burned on Ebay/Paypal until now. If any of you have any experience in this area, I would appreciate any advise. It's not a bunch of money ($40.00) but the idea that this asshole has it just pisses me off. The seller is located in NY so it's not a matter of international shipping of something of this nature. Since the time I paid for these items, this guy has has several other negative feedback. Thanks in advance for all replies! Mark

I've seen the Basie band a few times and couldn't believe how good they were. Prior to the first time, I thought they would be ok, but they were great. I would see them anytime I got the chance! Mark

I did ours at the end of January and have already received my small refund. We like to keep the refunds to a minimum and have the extra money on each pay check. No sense in giving the government an interest loan every year! Mark

That's a strange photo of Herbie on the cover !

...and the good doctor!

Have you seen her, she would have me whipped also !

I was going to go to the show at Purdue but too many things going on. I know Ghost went to see the show a few days ago in Bloomington and thought it was very good. The last time I say Shorter and Hancock together was about 4-5 years ago and I thought they were very good but the last time I saw Shorter with his current band, I also was underwhelmed.

SS1, I have seen LD and Dr. Smith several times since I made the photograph. I gave each of them a photo I made of them and they each signed copies for me; very friendly guys! Mark

I also saw this band a year or so ago and I agree with DTMX, I didn't recognize several of the tunes either and wasn't really that impressed. Although I've always been a fan of Shorter's, I certainly didn't think this was close to being the best show I had seen. It appeared that Wayne played little "snippets" of tunes but never really got down to playing. I have also seen all of the musicians in other bands and thought their prior performances were much better. Fellow board member Ghost was also at the show with me. I think he posted his opinion on this show elsewhere and I don't recall him being over impressed. Ghost, if you're reading this, correct me if I'm wrong! Mark

Thanks guys, I appreciate it! All in a days work .

Thanks Ubu, made at Jazz at the Bistro in St.Louis.

I, on the other hand thought the McGwire/Sosa battle brought thousands of fans back to the game. Front page headlines, top story on many nightly news programs through out the season. I've been a big baseball fan for 40 years and thought it was great. I was never a fan of Aaron's while a kid, probably because my best friend was (you know how kids are). I also remember watching him tie and break the record and have always been amazed at how little he is mentioned in regards to this feat! I went to a Braves vs. Reds game in juniior high and caught one of his foul balls during batting practice, still have it! Ghost, you're right about the Indianapolis Clown. I met several of the former players at the NCAA Hall of Champions a couple years ago, they had a great exhibit of Clowns memorabilia, very nice. Mark

Well....I guess I figured it out; this is officially the first photograph I have ever managed to post myself!!! This is a photograph I made of Sweet Papa Lou a few years ago!!! Mark

I've always had problems posting photographs, that's because I have no idea what I'm doing!

I have no doubt that Wynton can play, he's just not playing what I want to hear. I don't think you can really deny that he has the ability but he just doesn't light a fire under me, creatively! I'm no trumpet player or musician as far as that goes, so it's just an opinion! Mark

Will do ! Mark

As far as the performances go, the Hampton Sisters were great; they performed many classics such as "Route 66", "Kansas City" and "Summertime" (my personal favorite). There's still a lot of fire left in these women!!! Aletra Hampton is 88 years old and Virtue is 82 or 83, but still wonderful to see and hear. Just last November, they released their first recording after about 60 or so years of performing. Slide was excellent as usual, playing with a local rhythm section of Steve Allee on Piano, Rob Dixon on Tenor, Kenny Phelps on Drums and Frank Smith on Bass. Slide played several classics/standards plus an extended verion of Miles/Evan's "Someday My Prince Will Come" which was a real crown favorite. The Jazz Kitchen is not a huge club by any means but it was packed for both shows. This was my first time meeting Rachel in person and was much fun talking about jazz and other topics, hope to do it again soon! Thanks to Rachel for posting my photographs !!! Mark

I'll be hanging out around the house this Saturday and celebrating Easter and my Mother's 77th B-Day on Sunday. I actually had plans to go see Joey DeFrancesco on Sunday but I don't think my Mom would understand (and I'm sure she wouldn't want to go see him). I'll be headin' to the Jazz Kitchen Friday night for their 10th Anniversary Party and I'm sure I'll go out to dinner Saturday evening (Italian), so a laid-back weekend for sure. Mark

....the whole "ass licking" thing creeps me out !