BruceH

"Mugged" doesn't seem to be the right word, somehow. Perhaps...."jugged"?

I remember Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine. But that's the only one I ever read.

Love Fats Domino! Yeah! Time to get the old Fats vinyl out for tomorrow. MG What, is tomorrow his birthday?

One good thing I just heard: you will be able to play regular old DVD's on your Blu-Ray player. (Though of course not Blu-Rays on your old DVD-player.) The Blu-Ray players are "down-tech" compatible, IOW. That's nice, since there's no damn way I'm ever upgrading all my old DVD's. Not in THIS lifetime.

Early on (1st, 2nd, 3rd grade) anything with pictures of rockets, dinosaurs, galaxies, or submarines. Later on I got very hooked on science fiction, strangely enough.

Beat me to it.

Actually, seeing that years ago in Boston is what sparked my interest in her work.

I just ordered that 4-CD Fats Domino set thanks to the box-set sale at Amazon.

I still like record/CD stores. Still like physically looking at, and even touching, things. Hopelessy 20th-century of me, I know.

Wha?

This is terrible news. My best hopes and wishes go out to him.

Did you know that the first Alien film was based (loosely) on an sf story by A. E. van Vogt?

Jeeze, it looks like Lee Morgan is flipping someone off!

"THIS much to go before I'm outta here!"

Just don't shove your face into a stranger's chest. Advice to live by, regardless, I'd say.

It may have been mentioned SOMEWHERE on this thread already, but another thing I like about this series is the cover photos, which tend to be great. The one above is a perfect example. A non-musical consideration admittedly, but a nice extra in my book.

God yes!!! That's absolutely true; Brooks plays on the album and it includes two Brooks originals that aren't on any of his "leader" albums. Almost like having another Tina Brooks album.

I think you may be right!

Sounds like it's a decent package.

I was just wondering what that really means. Does that mean that it can go bad in a few years with constant regular play or it can go bad in a few years regardless? Does it "go bad" from playing? If you only played it two or three times a year, wouldn't it conceivably last decades? I'm really curious about what the difference might be between a CD-R and a regular CD issue as far as longevity is concerned. I don't know for sure either, but my instinct is that it means "regardless." That is, the CD-R shelf-life is relatively limited regardless of how much or little it is played. Expert opinion would be welcome, however.

Agreed. If you're into Anita O'Day's work at all you should NOT miss it. I'm very glad I saw it.

Not sure, but the movie companies' profit margins are enhanced.

All four Brooks albums are essential.

A Blue Note stockholder?

Yep.