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I like "Prarie Dog." Vick can also be found on Grant Green's "His Majesty King Funk." He acquits himself very nicely on the first track. Forgot the thame of it--"Marching to Selma?"

I like Nat's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" under his own name not the session under his brother's name. I can't remember, but I think Gary Bartz plays on it. Nat was a very good composer. Many of Cannonball's best songs were written by his younger brother. Don't forget that aspect of the man.

My team is the New England Patriots. Real excited about the year ahead. We picked up some bigtime defensive players. Really addressed some of the weakness of last year. Browns will have a long season. They have a tough schedule. That's what happens when you squeak into the playoffs like they did last year. You don't go far then get slapped with a killer schedule the following year. Still, they picked the right quarterback. That's a start. They need another year or two to correct some of their weaknesses. I live in Toledo, so I get all the Browns games. I know a little about them. Pittsburgh too. Steelers won't be as dominating as they usually are. Picks for the Super Bowl? Too early. Will defer on that one till the season actuallyb begins. I am high on the Pats this year, yet they may not even be the best team in the division. Miami is tough. Trying to be objective, I believe we did more to improve our football team this offseason than they did. I would give us the slight nod there. Oakland will probably be tough in the AFC. Denver, Tennessee, and perhaps Baltimore. Watch out for KC as well. NFC? I like Philly too. Tough team for sure. St. Louis will come back and Tampa Bay are the champs. Green Bay will be there as usual, and New Orleans and Atlanta may surprise. People say the Vikings are loaded. It will be a great year.

Sorry to hear about your Mom's health woes, Beri. I wish her well. Can't offer any advice on this as both of my parents suffer from diabetes but no cancer...yet. I know a lot about diabetes! Your Mom's story sounds like the story of one of my clients at work who was diagnosed with a tumor behind the ear. She couldn't get any doctors to agree on anything, and everything is still up in the air. Don't know what to say. Given the exorbitant costs of healthcare one would assume that one can go into medical facilities and get good treatment. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be the case. Let's just nationalize the entire industry, just like Mexico did with its railroads!

I have no idea about the backlog number for me, but it's probably pretty big. I try to listen to a new purchase several times before dropping it for something else; well that is after the first introductory quick spin which all get. My wife plays the piano and I cannot put on the stereo while she's thumping away. Well I could but I wouldn't hear anything if I did. I listen mostly in my car and down in the basement. My purchases have slowed down, but these new BN reissues do not help. I keep telling myself that I'm close to the end of the buying road, but I never quite reach it. My collection of 500-600 is modest by probably everyone's standards on this board, but it is already enough I think. Well, maybe 50 more!

Will have to postpone my report on this Rooster, as I gave it only one spin then got onto other things. That Swainson w/ Woody Shaw you gave me via trade is spinning all the time. "Luscious" is the word that comes to mind whenever I listen to it. Will get to that "Blue Hour" soon.

Jim, you were discussing Gino Vanelli with Brian and I in Ann Arbor. Brian mentioned that we had attended a Gino Vanelli concert in 1978 or so, although we didn't know each other back then. I particularly liked "Brother to Brother" and "Gist of the Gemini." Haven't heard these albums in years. Wouldn't mind listening to them again to see if they still kick. Okay my secret weakness is....Michael Franks. Oh the shame!! I'm a sucker for quiet sambas and he's made a career out of them. I even don't mind his singing. I generally like the themes of his lyrics and identify with much of them given my much-travelled and wayward life.

Woody Shaw is darn near my favorite all-time trumpet player. I might rank Clifford Brown just a shade higher, but Woody had greater output. Don't know about obscure, but probably my favorite Woody Shaw session might be amongst the many excellent 32 jazz reissues. I love "Last of the Line," and "Little Red's Fantasy." He scorches as a sideman on the Louis Hayes and Roy Brooks sessions. I just love Woody Shaw. Seems to me his death was a result of diabetes. That's probably why the kidney failed. He may have allowed his blood sugar level to rise uncontrolled. That's just a guess on my part. Woody is also special for carrying the torch of jazz with tremendous integrity through some difficult years for jazz. For that reason alone he will rank high in my book. God Bless Woody Shaw!

Irony, my friend, irony.

Billy Harper, "Somalia" And Larry Willis' heartbreaking "Ethiopia" expressing the sorrow of hunger and poverty. Both are outstanding tunes, btw.

Wow! All this substantive discussion I've been missing out on over the last couple days while I've been having login problems! Rooster is a terrific guy and I am sympathetic to his concerns. Still, I am totally against any kind of censorship or topic segregation or anthing like that. People are just themselves. Greg is Greg; Johnny is Johnny, Chris is Chris, Mark is a Moose, and Catesta is gay! No just kidding. BTW, Jacknife is a HUGE Dodo Greene fan. Really, these guys are just expressing their personalities. Why chain Johnny down? I like him the way he is, even if he is off his rocker! I've actually grown to like him very much (maybe I'm the gay ). Anyway, I grew up in an Italian family where we all yelled at each other. I don't happen to like that very much as my personality is more emotionally moderate, but we've got to let people act as they are. Truth is more important on this board than peace. In my house, however, I'll take peace. Rooster, you've a cool guy and you can still communicate your moderate views to people like myself or to others in the middle of all the ranting from the diehards. That's okay. Your quiet voice is still heard, believe it or not; and you will get some responses. Don't change anything Jim. As usual, you are employing good sense in leaving things alone.

Yeah, Pete, they are poring in hot and heavy! Tried to email you back but the system shows error. Just wanted to say that I'm glad you like the cd and everything.

Goodnight, Big Al. Sleep tight!

Man, JK! You've cornered the market on Dodos. Spreadin that evil stuff all around, huh? Don't worry, one day you'll be free of Dodo. Must say, "Bottom's Up" is--shall we say--SUPERIOR session?

Although I've never ordered from Hiroshi, we emailed each other a few times. He seems a good guy and extremely helpful. One thing which should be mentioned, however, is that the method of payment can prove costly if one can't use paypal. Those international money orders are very expensive. Total it all up and I'm not so sure it's a good deal. That's why I have never ordered from him.

Okay, I switch to white now: 3. Nf3 This avoids most book lines.

Thanks for the info, Dmitry. Nice to hear your personal side. Great story so far, Chris! Now what we need is some bigtime gossip about some of the musicians and producers you worked with!

Yes, I think you are right. We have both kinds of bacon but the stuff in restaurants and most grocers is the ordinary thin stuff. The smoked might come in larger strips.

I've never been enamored with bebop. I think Rooster's explanation here typifies the reason. I was never able to quite put it into words, but the overall lack of tension probably describes it best. I'll still listen to Charlie Parker though.

That is cool. I used to play over at KC when I found that it was ruining my chess. Used to watch the GM games over their live as well. It's great because you've got people commentating on them live. I would throw in these wisecracks and so on. Not very helpful. B) Maybe I should join ICC in order to watch GM games live. As it stands, I simply follow the games from the tournament websites and that seems good enough. I mean I've got to put in some time at work! Saw one of the Polgar-Anand rapid games live yesterday. It was the one where she won in a Sicilian Najdorf. Found it very interesting. That Nd5 move with her bishop hanging and all that. Those openings are ultrasharp. What if Anand had just traded his knight for the knight on d5 and then bishop taking the d5 pawn? He probably would have been better, but perhaps this was home prep for Judit.

As someone who is a dual US/UK citizen, perhaps I can explain. In Britain, they use slices of ham. In America, the bacon is sliced in thinner strips. That's all. BTW, I've never lived in Britain, but have travelled there several times, so perhaps I can't claim "expert" status on this subject!!

Seems to me this thread started in an honest fashion allowing people to reveal personal information. Didn't take long for the flames to start. Will you people leave Greg alone? For crying out loud. He reveals some personal info and people obviously bearing some kind of animus feel compelled to get his goat. Yes, I am aware that Greg fights back with some invective, but as far as I can discern, he did not start this. Save the mudslinging for politics. I've personally stayed from politics a bit in order to catch my breath! :rsmile: Let's allow ourselves to get to know each other in this thread.

Except, by having it the way it is now - that encourages people to take advantage of "buy it now" options right then and now!! - cuz if you wait and somebody even so much as make a silly $1 opening bid - then you won't get it. The way the system is now encourages quick decision-making when the "buy it now" option is available. Another way to look at it is that ebay has always had the interests of the sellers in mind. They do little to enable or encourage buyers picking up stuff cheap. BTW, I believe that Hubbard/Shaw sessions went cheaper than the buy-it-now. Why? Does everyone hate paypal or something?

Toledo had it pretty mild. Our power went out for only 45 minutes. Power was out for as long as 5-6 hours throughout different parts of the city, and Southern Michigan (Temperance, Lambertville) lost power for 10-12 hours.

As long as the world doesn't run out of pretty women, Sangrey is a lock for top poster!