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I will also be at that show. Do you think Joe and John will primarily play separately with their own ensembles?

For me, it is about 1700 jazz titles on CD. Probably about 200 more CDs (rock, classical, etc), and 50 or 60 LPs (mostly rock) that haven't been played for 25 years. This past year I decided to track how much I spent on jazz CDs. For 2010, I purchased 147 titles for about $1370, or about $9 an album. Not bad given that the list includes a number of the BS/SN compilations, Bill Evans boxes from Amazon/Newbury, etc. Great majority still came from ebay, though organissimo posters were my second most used source. Nice to see that as a collector, I am a rank amateur compared to so many ...

Up for any updates about upcoming releases. David Ayers reported the possibility of Anthony Braxton and Dave Douglas (on 24 Mar 2010), and Niko cited an Italian article that mentions Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Max Roach, and Don Moye (on 31 May 2010). Anyone have confirmations of forthcoming sets? Thanks for any additional info.

Same here. At a Rose Records in suburban Chicago with my roommate who had a player. 4 or 5 BN cutouts which largely served as my intro to the label and the genre. Midnight Blue, The Real McCoy, Rollins at the Vanguard, maybe Adams Apple. Still among my absolute favorites, picked based on name recognition of players and/or how cool the cover looked.

Me too. Going to a couple of theater performances with college friends, and generally chilling out (so to speak).

Discs arrived in great shape. Thanks David!

PM sent on Ingrid Jensen Project O Now as Then (Promo) Ingrid Jensen At Sea

Absolutely. RIP Rapid Robert. A couple of months ago I saw an interview with Costas on MLBTV. Obviously taped, but not that long ago. Amazed at how coherent he was, his memory (he knew Ted Williams' BA against him, etc), his life force on full display. I have a signed copy of the windup photo that JS posted at the top of the thread.

...with plenty of tasty pork and beef products...

That would be fierce. Just think of the intra-staff competition to be the alpha dog between Cliff and Roy. Until this past regular season I would have said Lee had a decent chance at being the better ace. But not after what RH accomplished this year. Rumors that the Indians considering Punto or Crede (represented by Boras) for third base. ...now back to our regular hysteria, already in progress...

As someone who suffered the LeBron crap, yes there is no comparison. On so many levels. You've only been going at this for what, six weeks? Last big name free agent the Tribe signed was future HOF-er Robbie Alomar (already in the Canadian HOF). At the time, I felt that one took forever, but the deal was signed November 24, 1998. And there wasn't an urgent bidding war like the current situation. So good luck to retaining sanity. Anyone think the decision won't be made before Christmas?

Was thinking of this thread while watching part of the "30 for 30" documentary on $MU football last night.

Just to clarify, my "nuclear winter" statement has a lot more to do with the Yankees' overall situation than it does with the possibility of not signing Cliff Lee. And I certainly understand that being a Yankee fan on their worst day is probably better than being a fan of KC, Pittsburg, Houston etc. on their best. Nonetheless, having become accustomed to New York inserting themselves deep into the playoff on a regular basis, I fear that those days are coming to an end. Sure, signing Lee would probably make me feel better about our immediate prospects, but the Yank's troubles go much deeper than that. Understood. It will be interesting as a non-Yankee fan to see how they go about replenishing a farm system, and whether it takes them as long as other organizations.

Exactly!

With a tear in the eye, and a big smile thinking of the great listening past and present (saw only two fairly recent shows, but enjoy several recordings), just gotta proclaim ......... MOODY!!!

Nicely stated. It's a bit rich [pun intended] to hear any Yankee fan complaining about a "nuclear winter" coming soon because they couldn't get the best free agent available. Move to KC, or Pittsburgh, or Houston, or Milwaukee, or Oakland, or ... Cleveland. (to name a few) An extremely successful and long run, 1995 - 2010. Isn't it reasonable that it might end sometime soon? Or is there some big market (or NY) birth right? I think I've witnessed the Indians golden era of the past 60 years and the next 10 years or more. It was 1995-2001. They lost two World Series, one in ultra heartbreaking fashion. Has there been recent Yankee trauma more severe than the '97 Series for Tribe fans? Indians got lucky by having a ton of young players blossom at exactly the same time, but that's the only way for small mkt teams. Stars mostly aligned again in 2007, ...but they didn't have Cliff Lee in good health, so they had only a little fun with Joba and then the Sawx. All the stars need to align. If Manny, Thome, and Lofton arrived as young Yankees, I somehow think their first (and second for Thome) free agent contracts would have been with the Yankees. Such is life for a tightwad owner in a small or mid-market. Vent over. Who are the Indians pursuing in free agency you ask? Anyone familiar with catcher Paul Phillips? Yes, the fellow who batted .217 in 12 games for the Rockies last season (and .238 at AAA Colorado Springs). Phillips would get an invitation to big league camp and compete against Luke Carlin and Lou Marson for the backup spot behind Carlos Santana. I'm so excited.

Happiness!! Stay warm by whatever means necessary!

Bertrand, How was the music?

I'm nearby (end of the Orange Line in Fairfax VA)--in the suburbs, in an affordable home, with a spouse, 2 cars, and no cats. Real estate is fairly expensive, and at the time we weren't too excited about plowing nearly all of our modest wealth into a home (or relying on Marion Barry for any city services), so we invested less of it, and I get a seat on the metro. Will have to miss the house party that Bertrand mentions--will be visiting folks in Cleveland and seeing the winningest home team in town, ie the Cleveland Orchestra.

It depends on what you buy. For example, if you bought titles at the $8.98 price point, got the discount, free shipping and the free 6th disc, the average disc price would be just under $6.00 per disc. Agreed. I did do a cursory check and saw very little at $8.98, so it doesn't look too compelling. But if the custom here continues of folks posting their orders, perhaps I will place a late one if enough interesting cheap items can be found.

Come on. Toughen up. It's only 20%. Does that even get Concord into the reasonable pricing zone? [...I'm not going to check...] If/when Action Jackson (or successor) steps up for a major final clearance/warehouse cleaning thang, I'll get interested.

I believe the SI version was actually Avalon Hill's Statis Pro Baseball. Played in a couple leagues of this in high school. The beast pitcher in the year we played was JR Richard. He was "2-9" so most plays appeared on his card. If I recall correctly, on his card any batter had a 1/8 chance of single, 3/8 striking out, 1/8 walking, and 3/8 retired some other way. My rotation also had Nolan Ryan, who did throw a no hitter! Ahh, memories. This definitely a better use of the term fantasy baseball.

I guess he is (at least) as good as Cliff Lee after all.

I haven't kept track of the seller, but one (or more) sellers have been trying to move the set for about $150. Perhaps the price is too high?

Happy Birthday. Enjoy the extra hour of it!