BruceH

Sad news indeed. I always liked her. RIP

You're a consumer good?

Really? Perhaps in the far, far future humanity has genetically modified itself so that eating fried dough isn't harmful. Reminds me of some of Asimov's novels, where in the far future people are still smoking cigarettes. But then, what the hell else are you gonna do with dough? BAKE it?????

Hefner is very easy to make fun of, but I must admit that every time I've read an interview with him he seemed like a reasonable, intelligent guy.

I find some of the string arrangements on this album to be a bit of a drag, though Hawk's playing sounds fine. I'll probably get it someday, as I seem to be buying every damn Coleman Hawkins album lately.

Same here. I thought it didn't really get the recognition it deserved when it was first published. Though it seems to be one of those that slowly gain in stature over the years and decades. (Though I have to admit, I haven't reread the novel since, oh, about 1977 or so, and perhaps have been a little afraid to. Don't want to tarnish those fond memories.)

Damn you, Allen!!!

Happy Birthday!!! :party:

I'm digging it too. In this episode I actually felt a little bad for Roger. That doesn't happen too often.

Bring on the scotch---please!

Damn that Letterman! If only it weren't for him, jazz would be as popular as rap.

...Or that multiple concussions can shorten your life span. Oh, wait, I guess they still haven't figured that out. Or maybe they just don't care.

I thought the dialog always had an artificial feel to it. Isn't it one of the earmarks of the show?

Going outside here is often not going to get you much sun (which may be a good thing for me, as I have the skin of an Irishman crossed with a Norwegian.) I started taking a Vitamin D supplement once a day, not because my doctor said to, just for the hell of it.

My wife actually likes some jazz, the rest she simple tunes out. She doesn't give a damn what I play, as long as I don't play it too loud, and frankly that's eminently reasonable.

I can't deny, the prostitute slapping Don during sex was a real "WTF?" moment for me. I guess Don has some serious self-loathing issues; perhaps even dislikes himself almost as much as Jazzbo dislikes him.

Loads of character-actors appeared on that show. Harry Carey, Jr. was on it, and June Lockhart (of Lassie and Lost In Space fame) played a woman doctor in a couple episodes, sort of an early Dr. Quinn I guess.

Well, what did you think? Personally, I thought the opening line couldn't have been better: "Who is Don Draper?"

I've watched that clip and I think I get around half the film references too, but I usually think for a second "Oh, THAT movie!" but can't think of the title before the next one comes along. As far as I'm concerned, that still counts.

The best of birthdays, to you (and many more!)--- :party: :party:

Indeed. What is this world coming to? To think that men will lie to women in order to have sex...I'm stunned. No--Shocked! Shocked, that there is lying going on, lying for sex!!

A couple of CD's I ordered online just came over the transom---Southern Scene/The Riddle (Brubeck) and the aforementioned Adderley Sextet in New York. About that last, when somebody mentioned it recently on the board I thought surely I must have the album, but a look through my collection proved that I did not, strangely enough. Newbury Comics soon cured THAT.

Cannonball Adderley Quintet In New York

Belated Happy Birthday!!

Triple-HA!