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Well, I've just ordered a whole bunch of Roland Kirk--the Mercury box set, some Atlantic stuff, "Bright Moments." We'll see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestions everyone, and keep them coming.

My uncle Alberto died of prostate cancer and he died a horrible death. He had hairy palms too. Just doesn't make any sense!

"Grooooovin.....on a Sunday afternoon"

Glad you like it, Rooster. Now I'll have to go out and buy it again

Congrats!!! I've got a 10 year old boy. Sons are great!!! :rsmile:

"Black Narcissus" is a beautiful tune as are many other Joe Henderson compositions. I also like "Step Lightly" and "Shade of Jade." "I Can't Get Started" is an alltime favorite as well, though I can't get past Clifford Brown's version. My vote goes for Clifford's version of the tune. Does anyone else have this tune on his "West Coast Jazz?" Awesome!

Well of course Webster would be harmless. Now, rename her FANG... That's ONE scary creature! My sister owns a veritable zoo. It's almost comical to see the iguana chasing the cat around the house! Webster looks like this tarantula. This must be a rose-haired.

J Larsen, I'll save you one of those hardened empty skins if you like. Perhaps you'll switch over to biology after that.

What kind is that, Use3D?

One of the neighbor's kids got scared as Webster was crawling on her hand and she dropped her. I wasn't there at the time; otherwise, I might have strangled the little girl! But I was told by my son that she only fell about a foot and landed on thick carpet. Boy that was close! I have since banished that little girl from handling the spider. I mean if you're scared, why did you insist on holding the tarantula?

Tell us about your spider friends down under, Kenny. Collect any funnel-webs?

Very helpful, Use3D. Funny how these spiders grow on you. She's a beautiful creature. How deep should the substrate be? I'll take out those pesky surplus crickets. I've never seen her adopt an aggressive stance. What other species do you collect. And how do they compare as far as mildness and aggressiveness?

Big Al: I'm tired o' all that greaze. From now on it's cholesterol-free music for me!

Also, Use3D, a brief description of the main tarantula species would be interesting.

Ah, a fellow arachnophile. Knew they would reveal themselves soon enough. Don't know what to ask right now, but offer some tips here if you can. I guess the main question for me and probably for everyone else is: are there any circumstances which will lead her to bite anyone? And if so, would it be painful or dangerous? I doubt the latter as I don't think they are poisonous. Also, wouldn't there be some kind of warning sign before she would do that?

Actually, it's a "she." Males apparently don't survive as long and will starve themselves if they can't get the opportunity to mate. ( ) I throw a few crickets in there, but haven't seen her eat one yet. They go for weeks and months without eating. The big event will occur when she molts. Then I'll have to take out that empty skin when she's done with it. Am rapidly introducing her to the wonderful sounds of Roland Kirk's "We Free Kings," and Clifford Jordan, "Cliffcraft." I believe she feels these sounds are a significant upgrade over the sounds of gurgling water from the nearby fishtanks in the pet shop, but this is mere speculation on my part. She doesn't appear to be the dancing type, but prefers to strike a statuesque and stiff pose on her log in the tank. The general look of contentment, however, does indicate that she particularly likes the pungent trumpet work of Art Farmer on that Clifford Jordan session.

My first impression exactly! Webster appears to be completely harmless.

rose haired tarantula. I've always been scared of spiders, but I was in the pet shop the other day and the lady lifted this tarantula from its cage and put it in her hand. She said it wouldn't bite and I allowed her to put it in my hand. I haven't fully overcome my nervousness, but I now have her crawl on my hand every couple days or so. I simply had to buy the pet. It's been a big hit with the neighborhood kids as they all come by to pick her up. I feel like i've seen a new aspect of the world. What a great pet!

You have to go back to his post where he described the bots. It's somewhere in the politics section.

I recently bought Kirk's "We Free Kings," and it blows me away. What a superb session! I've owned Kirk compilations in the past and this was my first purchase of a single session. Outstanding in every way. Do I hear Trane's influence bigtime here? Could those of you who know Kirk's stuff very well name your top three or top five Kirk sessions? I want to know where to go from here. Thanks

Excellent!

What do you guys thing of Lonnnie Smith generally? I just picked up "Think!" but haven't heard it yet.

Man, this board and its members LOVE Andrew Hill!!

My opinion is that Blue Note can't really hurt us over here at Organissimo. We shouldn't care what they do. People will eventually find us over here and join whenver they want. No big deal. Let's have a steady but sustainable growth rather than a tidal wave of greenbies who might disturb the chemistry.