BruceH

"Nutty" I thought that one was good enought as-is.

This is one of the reasons why other industrial nations take a look at the U.S. and think we're a bunch of idiots.

Been re-reading Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics" (in short snippets) lately, after having gone to it to look up what he said about Lynd Ward. I've been a big fan of this book ever since it came out, over ten years ago. Nice to see it's still as entertaining as ever.

Great photos! (But where's Ray Nance?)

I agree.

I've seen a few Hep titles here and there...don't know if I own any though. Never thought of ordering from them direct. Wow, another thing to go broke on!

All my sympathies and best wishes go with you.

I went to a local store, got a CD, no discount. When I asked, the clerk didn't seem to know anything about it, but he twiddled some buttons and (bing!) 25% off. From now on perhaps you should always ask if there's a sale when you buy something there.

I've got a couple of these on VHS (and have borrowed a couple more from the library)....I think they're great. Would love to get them all. Amazing to think that shows like this existed back in the 60's.

Thanks!!

Wow. Can anyone send some of those my way?

I hate the packaging on the VME's (not to mention the prices).

Just picked up a CD of this a week or two ago, and am very pleased with it. I've always liked Jordan as a pianist, but never noticed this 1960 Blue Note before. It features Dizzy Reece and Stanley Turrentine, and strikes me as one of those many, many, unheralded Blue Notes that failed to make a splash at the time but are just incredibly SOLID. I particulary like the uptempo tracks---"Squawkin'," "Split Quick," the title track. All compositions are by Jordan, and there are two bonus tracks, both of them good. (My copy has a white tray, so it may be a conn I didn't know about.) Reactions? Thoughts? What say you all?

Got this album a few days ago. Good stuff! My favorite so far is probably the last track----"Calcutta Blues" I think. What a nice piece of work that is. Thanks for the recommendation, J.

Without a doubt, one of the truly great Velvet Underground songs.... Oh. Never mind.

I wouldn't say Tati is a "belly-laugh" type of artist. Much of his humor elicits appreciative smiles and occasional chuckles more than the hearty "loud" laugh. (Though I have to say there are more "laugh-out-loud" moments in Hulot's Holiday than in any of his other films.) Another thing I've got to say is if you've only seen Tati on video you may be missing half the laughs. I've seen Hulot's Holiday on the big screen and on video, and was amazed at how LESS funny it was on the TV screen. I strongly suspect that all his films play better (and funnier) on the big (i.e., theater) screen. Then again, some people don't like Wodehouse, either. To each his own.

George Crumb, perhaps? Carl Ruggles?

Anyone interested in Lynd Ward's work should go to their friendly local library and check out Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, by Abrams. (It's out of print, of course, but I found it at a library.) It's got all of his woodcut novels, as well as various odd & ends (greeting cards, endpapers, etc) that he did. Also text by the artist himself. Quite a book! He had amazing technique. It's almost too much to take in at once.

One of the few French films actually worth seeing! ( ) Seriously, you should see this ASAP, Moose. A unique pleasure. And I could swear that's either Sidney Bechet or a Bechet imitator on the soundtrack.

I'll have to go there and get...something.

Personally, I thought ALL of the Marvin the Martian shorts should have been included in the new 4-disc Warner Brothers compilation. (AND "The Three Little Bops"---can't have everything though.)

I became a big fan of Fountains of Wayne last year, even going so far as attending a concert. Not sure if you'd really consider them a "new" band, but compared to the Ramones...

"Fly the obnoxious skies..." You'd think they would throw in a switch that would kill the "From the Cockpit" crap. It's only common sense to think that some people don't want to hear those interruptions. ...Oh, wait a minute: "Common sense" and "airlines"---an oxymoron, right?

Just bought a CD of Flight To Jordan----damn good album, but...40 bucks???

Indeed, I had much the same reaction, both to the news of Bob Keeshan's passing and of Jack Paar's. No reflection on them as individuals, you understand, I'd just subconsciously assumed that they'd shuffled off this mortal coil some years ago.