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Wow! Great news, Jim. I probably felt all those contradictory emotions myself when I first heard my wife was pregnant 11 years ago. First thought was: "well the ol shooter is working." Second thought was: "now what am I going to do?" Gotta get a baby B-3 now.

Three Sounds, "Out of this World" Lou Donaldson, "Lou +3 Charles Lloyd, "Acoustic Masters" Roy Ayers, "Stoned Soul Picnic" Brad Mehldau, "Places" Duke Pearson, "Bag's Groove" Clifford Jordan, "Glass Bead Game"

I'm too damned lazy to miss out on such a wonderful thread as this. Been away for some time, but too damned lazy to fully stay offline. Too damned lazy to say "Hi" to you guys again. Too damned lazy to keep my $$$ when these suckers come out in October. Wow! can't wait. Won't be lazy anymore.

I dunno. None of that pisses me off. I don't have the money for that stuff, but it doesn't bother me that others do. I'm just happy that people appreciate this stuff and are willing to be big $$$ for it.

I think you're making a lot of assumptions about what makes "collectors" as a whole tick. I also think these assumptions don't necessarily agree with what I've observed. I've never personally known a serious jazz collector, but I have known serious collectors of other genres and I think they'd be depressed if they ever knew they had everything, because it's the hunt that they get their kicks from. (I'll admit I've known one exception who fits your profile very well, but he is very wealthy and very poorly socially adjusted.) Also, your theory clearly doesn't apply to other types of collectors, such as collectors of paintings. It is obviously impractical to collect ALL the paintings of a particular artist, but people seem quite content to collect the few that they can find, afford and enjoy. I've suffered from the illness known as "collecting" throughout most of my life. If I ever happened to encounter that hell known as a complete collection then I would try to sell it off and move on to some other thing to collect. JL is totally correct in my book: the joy of collecting is in the hunt not the consummation of the endeavor.

Looks like you've been told already, SS, but since you and I seemingly have similar tastes, I tell you: "Mode For Joe" is ESSENTIAL!!! Simple as that. I'll be upgrading my copy.

Latest greaazze I been spinning: Lonnie Smith, "Think." Whooooo Baby! Sizzle, sizzle, snap, crackle, and pop!

OK, Mnytime.

Both Kirks are good. Typical wild Roland Kirk live sessions. Does a lot of jawing throughout. Another idea: I've got some other things too if you've got something to add in on your side we can have a blockbuster trade! best just email or pm me on that. Thanks, Paul

Um...Guess who! It just came in the mail today! Great Disc! Aw Shucks, Steve, I'm happy for ya! (GRRRRRR )

Okay, who jumped on the "Lou Donaldson + three Sounds?" I had been eyeballing that one for a week but just couldn't pull the trigger. Now I'll have to go back to being outbid on ebay. Man this is nihilistic!

Just pm'd you.

Final preseason games are on tap over the next few days. New England just completed their 4-0 preseason, but didn't look good in the final game. I suspect they overlooked Chicago and had their eyes on the season opener with Buffalo. I'm feeling real good about their chances this year.

Me Too! Can't wait! JK, Did you happen to check for any Dodo Greens? How can you waste your money on the fine virtuosity of Gene Harris, when the unknown, underappreciated Dodo Green waits to be bought??

I wonder if I'm addicted to either sweet stuff or salty snacks. What I'm really addicted to is stuff which comes in convenient ready-to-eat packages. Guess what? Sweet and salty stuff comes in those kinds of packages. If they packaged mud in those kinds of packages, I'd be gobbling it down nevertheless.

No small achievement! English sweets and sweet buscuits...mmmmmm!

I personally would not buy the set missing a disk. I can buy sets missing booklets or cover artwork or whatever, but not missing a disk. Save the $$$ for something else. Don't care too much for those Woody Shaw titles, though "Two More Pieces of the Puzzle" isn't bad. Didn't care for "Bemsha Swing"for some odd reason, though I love Woody Shaw.

For Three Sounds fans out there: Dusty Groove has just listed a couple of Three Sounds JRVGs for the usual $24.99 price. I just ordered "Out of this World." Been looking for that one for some time. Forgot the title of the other one, but I've got it in TOJC already. Not exactly cheap stuff, but these things are hard to get.

Let me guess - it's "Beverly", isn't it? I just played it 2x and it's one of those albums that signify me not only as a music lover, but also as a completist/collector... The super track for me is "Up Over and Out." Killer song and as good as anything he's done. "Beverly" is also outstanding. I'm spinning this disk again. It is a superb session really.

Yes, it is indeed zornication. I thought the extra syllable made it look better, but it is inaccurate. Perhaps I wll be ex-zornerated after I listen to "Boogaloo" about a dozen times in the next few days?

I just thought of something: It would suck if Soul Stream and I decided to walk into a cd shop together. Our musical tastes seem so closely aligned that we'd end up on the floor wrestling over the same titles!! That's okay, man. I'd give you first choice since I'm all spent out here!

Beautifully said, and accurate in the highest degree!

"zorny" as in horny or as in corny? Just listen to this record during zornification and it might help.

What this--a poll to find fat fucks? I came out normal but on the high side.

I'm another one who prefers to sleep alone. My comfort conditions vary greatly than my wife's. I like the room cooler than she does, but more importantly, I like to stick some JAZZ on!! She doesn't like to sleep with music on. We probably sleep half of the week in the same bed and the other half in separate rooms. Then I crank the JAZZ!!!