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Yup. There's the infamous Cannibal Corpse LP that played backwards repeats over and over "clean your room". Absolutely chilling! Really? Which one? I have a few of them... B)

According to the Music Resource page, my order shipped last night. That's roughly two and a half weeks after I placed the order. I'll have to remember to place my next order from them a few weeks before i actually want the music.

I got my copy a couple weeks ago and was finally able to listen to it this morning. Great CD! I'm very much looking forward to future listens and to the next CD. Great job, guys!

I'm actually going to the show at Purdue University. I didn't know he was going to be playing in Chicago until after the tickets were purchased for the Purdue show. To be honest, I don't even know who Herbie is playing with. The tickets were a Christmas present from my wife. Thanks for the additional recs. The lounge does sound nice, except for one thing - we don't drink. I'll have to find some other way to get lucky.

Thanks again for all the recommendations. We'll for sure go to the Art Institute, the aquarium and at least one other place. I went to Gino's East for pizza when I visited 15 years ago, and I think we'll go there for dinner one night. We'll be seeing Herbie Hancock one night, too. Keep the recommendations coming!

See Wrigley!!! I saw it about 20 years ago, and it is well worth seeing, besides, some day they will tear it down. Who cares about a new baseball stadium anyway? I checked into seeing a game, and neither the White Sox nor the Cubs will be in town on the weekend we're going to be there. So, we're going to see a Bulls game instead. I was really hoping to go to Wrigley - the only other time I went to Chicago, about 15 years ago, the Cubs were away then, too. Either way, we're not really sports fans, but we like to go for the experience. Bulls it is.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Keep 'em coming!

Mrs. vibes and I are planning a long weekend in Chicago in April. I know there are a lot of you out there who either live in Chicago or have spent considerable time there. I'd like recommendations on: - Places to see jazz - Restaurants - Music shops - Interesting things to do/see Thanks in advance.

I've gotten used to it, but when I first moved to Minneapolis I thought our water tasted like a garden hose. Having said that, it would seem that I really enjoy the taste of a garden hose. I've had water out of the tap in many different places, and the worst-tasting I've ever had was in Jackson, Tennessee. Pretty sad, considering the fact that I've had tap water in places like Hong Kong and stuff.

Spring, 2003 - Someone posts a link for a cheap buy-it-now auction for Tyrone Washington's "Natural Essence" on eBay. Vibes, so excited that he's going to pee his pants, clicks on the link and wins the auction. A few days later, a god damned LP shows up. I don't have a turntable and don't plan buying one. Anyone want to buy a sealed Japanese pressing of this album?

As a punishment when I was in high school, my father used to make me listen to an Ellis Marsalis CD he had gotten by mistake from Columbia House. At the time, I listened primarily to death metal, so listening to this Marsalis stuff was torture. He'd make me listen to the whole CD before I could go back to my own music. The way I got into jazz is a little unusual. My interest started with some tracks on Atheist's (a death metal band) last album which were somewhat jazzy. I decided to try looking for some vibraphone music, because for some reason it reminded me of music I liked in the "Tom & Jerry" cartoons I liked as a kid. A local CD store had a computer that would allow you to search by instrument, so I searched for vibraphone music and settled on a Verve Lionel Hampton/Oscar Peterson comp. That was about seven years ago, and today, I primarily listen to jazz. My jazz collection is several times larger than my metal collection ever was. Amazing how that happens.

I haven't really had good luck with themusicresource...Twice I've had a long wait for things listed as "in stock". I ordered a Criss Cross (Wycliffe Gordon) from them 12 days ago. It was supposedly 'in stock' but the order is still in progress. And no replies to my queries. I'll never order from them again. Anybody have a good experience with The Music Resource? I placed an order on December 27 and my order is still listed as "incomplete." I emailed customer service a few days ago and never got a reply.

I wrote a 1-star review in which I criticized other people for rating the album before they'd even heard it. My review was deleted from the page within a few days of posting it. There are now only positive comments about the album, regardless of the fact that none of the reviewers have even heard it. The spirit of the BNBB lives on.

A pedantic aside... is there any difference between a "price point" and a "price"? But pedantry aside... how does this thing work? You plug it into your computer and download huge quantities of MP3s onto it, then listen to it like any portable audio device? To do this you need software that is sold with it (for Apple) or a free download (for Windows)? "Price point" and "price" are basically the same thing. I rarely hear anyone who isn't involved with retail refer to a price as a "price point." I work in retail, and we never call refer to it as anything but "price point." As for your next question, yes, you plug it into your computer and download mp3's from your computer to the device, using the software that comes with it. If I remember correctly, recent versions of the iPod actually came with both Mac and Windows software. The Windows software was not iTunes, but in the future it may be. It's just like any other portable audio device, except that it records the music onto a hard drive instead of another type of media. I've had a 20GB Creative Nomad for a while and have always loved it. I take it everywhere I go. I've considered upgrading to a 40GB iPod but find the cost rather prohibitive. I believe Creative now makes a 60GB player that's cheaper than the 40GB iPod. Hope this information helps.

Ron, thanks for posting that info. The wiring to the new speakers follows the same path as it did to the old Infinity speakers. It's possible that the wires got moved around a little bit when I was messing with my father's system. In setting up the speakers, I looked at the back of the receiver and the preamp and discovered there were a number of cables that did nothing, so I pulled a bunch of stuff out. The speaker wire is definitely close to the AC outlet and runs over several AC power cords. The speaker wire is heavier than 16 gauge, but I'm not sure exactly what it is. All I can say is that I was very surprised at how cheap the interconnects and speaker wire appeared, considered the quality of the components in his system (all Sony ES). I tried convincing him to upgrade to at least Acoustic Research or Monster Cable (I get a huge discount at Best Buy), but he didn't believe that he'd get better sound quality. I did convince him to get a Monster clean power surge protector, and that seemed to help a little bit, but the buzz is still there. I'll have to pass along some more recommendations so that he can try and figure it out. Thanks again!

Tom, I couldn't find those CD's in the AMG. If you could give the track listings for each, I might be able to help.

Tony, thanks for providing that information. I tried to get Sony to give me a free pair to demo, but as they're pretty costly headphones, they didn't go for it.

Finally got the Meade Lux Lewis and the Bellson. Any help on the Teagarden and Washington?

Came home from LA last night and found the "One Night With Blue Note" DVD and Dizzy Gillespie's "Have Trumpet, Will Excite" waiting for me from a relative. My wife always steers my relatives into buying things I want.

Michel, AMG shows that there are seven tracks on this album. All seven tracks are in the Mosaic set, which I purchased about a year ago and have been enjoying ever since. Here's the track listing, per AMG: 1. Blues for Yna Yna 2. Jeri 3. Moody Blue 4. Straight up and Down 5. The Wailer 6. You Better Believe It 7. Yvette Hope this helps!

Hey, you people go get your own thread!

Sure, why not? I bought myself those sets, along with the Mulligan set, a couple weeks ago. You're in for a real treat. I've been having a lot of fun with these Selects.

Anyone get any music or anything music-related for Christmas? My wife and are spending Christmas with my parents in LA this year. We didn't want to take our gifts for each other with us, so we opened them last Friday. Mrs. vibes got me the 2004 Blue Note calendar and tickets to my choice of Herbie Hancock concerts in either Missouri or Indiana (I guess he'll be on tour in the spring). I like road trips and have never seen Herbie in concert, so I'm pretty excited about going to see him. So, what did you get?

Happy Holidays, John. Hope the holidays are good to you.

Los Angeles. Got here on Saturday afternoon. It's nice to have a bit of warmer weather.