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I'm not so sure if what I'm about to talk about is what you refer to, skeith, when you talk about events being vague and too much happening that did not make sense. But one of the things I loved about the movie is that the member of the audience really gets a sense of being thrown into the middle of the madness that Theo (Clive Owen's character) finds himself in. The fact that many aspects of the events taking place in the future were NOT explained, but merely just hinted at, to me gave the film a considerable amount of tension and suspense that woult not have existed if the audience had been given a more detailed explanation of the circumstances. Theo is just a normal guy living his life in this dark, hellish future, and he's thrust into a situation that is more important than anything. I think the film gave that sense to the audience as well, and we really feel like we are riding along with Theo on his adventure. Things we see and experience come as a surprise (at least for those of us who didn't read the book). Of course, the director's techniques play a big part in this as well, but because we as the audience are just kind of placed there, and not given a long, drawn out description of why things are they way they are, I think it made the film extremely exciting.

Just checked CD Universe...has it listed for release on May 15.

I want to get this one. Ralph is one of my favorite modern trumpet players.

Is there a release date set for this one yet?

Good move!

Thad is one of my favorite trumpet players, and I was excited to hear this side as I had never heard it before. But to my ears, everyone sounds like they are on auto-pilot, and not one of the compositions stuck. edit to say that I do like Shadow Wilson on here, but that's about it

I was a HUGE moe.ron in my college days and during the couple years after I graduated (roughly 98-2002), and have seen them probably 15 times or so. I agree with you that their shows are alot of fun. Very crazy and high energy. Always enjoyed their sense of humor as well. Not really sure why, but I just lost interest in their music over the past 5 years, and haven't really re-visited it. I'd like to go to another show just for old time sake. Always had a good time. On a side note, from 2001 on, moe always had their own little music festival in Chilacotthe (sp?), which is in central Illinois, where a variety of bands would play over a couple of days, and moe would headline each night. It was a really well-run event with LOTS of excellent shaded camping, abundant facilities, and friendly people. Not sure if they still do it.

I was VERY pleased with the Jackie McLean session. Having never heard it before, I had a feeling it would be very good, but its GREAT! The Thad Jones session, on the other hand, bores me to tears. I'll probably be selling this one.

I saw this sexy blonde woman play trumpet with her quartet at this really cool venue in Amsterdam called Cafe Alto (I think that was the name). It was an excellent venue with a fun, receptive crowd. I'm sure it would be a great place for Organissimo to play.

I haven't gotten the chance to view the bonus features yet, as I only got the DVD yesterday. But here are the features listed on the box: The Possibility of Hope: a documentary by director Alfonso Cuaron about the state of today's world and how it ties into the concept of the decaying future portrayed in the film. Under Attack: a featurette about filming the movie's most dangerous moments "Children of Men" Comments by Slavoj Zizek Theo and Julian: a conversation with Clive Owen and Julianne Moore Futuristic Design: how the filmmakers came up with the futuristic look of the film from concept to execution Visual Effects: creating the baby

This fine film came out on DVD today. I took it over to a friends house this evening, and there were a couple people there seeing it for the first time, and everybody really liked it. The DVD is very nice and it was great to see the film again, but to those of us folks who saw it in the theater, we are a fortunate bunch. This is truly a "movie theater" movie.

I'm going to try to make it as well!

I'm in your same predicament, although I am dealing with significantly fewer CDs than you are. I'm planning on listing here first in the near future.

You'll be able to get the Amstel Pilsner almost everywhere. Just look for the signs! Its unbelievably tasty, as is the Heineken over there. You won't be able to drink it out the skunky bottles over here after tasting this.

Tony Williams Select - disc 3

Allow me to vent a little bit, as I think this is probably the only place that I can do so where it may fall on some receptive ears! Andrew Hill is one of my absolute favorite jazz artists, and without a doubt my favorite living jazz musician. On a scale of fanaticism, I would probably put myself right around Rooster Ties' level. I've been listening to jazz very seriously for about 8 years now, and "Point of Departure" was one of the first CDs I acquired. Right at the first listen, it instantly became a favorite and remains my favorite Hill album to this day. Since then, and particularly in the past few years with all the Hill re-issues, I've been hearing all these wonderful Hill sessions for the first time ever as they are released, and each and every session has been a blessing to my life. Something about his music really reaches deep and moves me. To me each album sounds so different from the previous one, and therefore affects me differently, yet it never fails to sound like Andrew Hill. No session is less than excellent. This music is magic. As I spun the amazing "Compulsion" for the first time yesterday, I was finding myself feeling some mixed feelings. I was getting a bid sad that this is probably going to be one of the final re-issues of Hill's BN work, as almost all of them have been re-issued at some point in the past years. It’s going to feel very strange once I have heard all the sessions, knowing that they'll be no more "first times" to hear a Hill session from the sixties. Yet, I realized that feeling sad is selfish in a way, and that all Andrew Hill fans including myself should be very grateful that this man has blessed us with so much amazing music to be treasured for the rest of our lives. I consider myself very lucky to have discovered Andrew Hill and to have gotten the chance to hear all this great music. I've even been graced with two new Hill releases since my venture into jazz (the amazing "A Beautiful Day" and "Time Lines")! I just wanted to express my appreciation for Andrew Hill and his music, and to Blue Note for making these sessions available and in print again.

I can't get enough of this one. Its one of my favorites.

I remember that alot of people complained about Zelda 2 because it incorporated the 2D element into it. I didn't mind at all....the game was excellent. But I think the unpopularity of the 2D element in the Zelda series is why they returned to the familiar overheard style based on the first Zelda for the excellent Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo. But I love those 2D scrolling games as well. The Castlevania series, particularly the second one, were among the best. Contra was awesome too! Who remembers up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start ??? :rsmile:

Unless the Horace Parlan set hits the Running Low catagory anytime soon, the Tal Farrow set is my next purchase.

My local public radio station played "Take Five" this morning on my way to work. A beautiful way to start the day.

Well, I was on amazon.com to buy a road atlas of France, and I decided to have a little fun since I just got my 2006 year end bonus at work. Picked up a couple of OJCs I fear may not be around much longer: Carmell Jones - Jay Hawk Talk Harold Land - The Fox Mal Waldron - The Quest Art Pepper - Thursday at the Village Vanguard With these, the new RVGs and my recent Mosaic order, I think its time to slow down.

The Osby sessions are really nice. I like the way they reinterpreted the standards.

I really enjoyed Zelda 2 as well. Talk about a challenge!! Took me months to beat that one. Those dungeons near the end of the game were hard as hell!

I would have to say my favorite game on the NES was the original Legend of Zelda. There was never anything like that before, and it was really incredible how a game could have such a huge scope, take so long to get through, and at the same time so challenging and fun. It was really an amazing feat. Other favorites of mine have to be Metroid, Metal Gear, Ninja Gaiden and Bases Loaded. The NES was really a great system.

Pusherman is the jam!