Jazzmoose

I'll have to pass on this discussion. I have enough trouble with the "is it jazz?" question on music; "is it fusion?" leaves me totally clueless. For the life of me, I can't understand why a lot of free jazz isn't considered fusion, as it seems to be an extension of a lot of rock work (in the Syd Barret sense, not the Jimi Hendrix sense). The more I get into this music, the less sense the labels seem to make. Which is just fine with me!

I'll go along with that, Jacknife...maybe we'll have a bit of "plastic recuperation time"...

The Incredible Shrinking Man was so full of itself that I wanted to hate it, but must admit I like it...

So...now the question is: what's next to hit the "running low" list?

Malcolm Addey. What instrument does he play?

If I'd been in your shoes, doubleM, I'd have skipped it as well, but since I had none of it, I was kind of forced to...yeah, that's it, I had to do it! I'm sure my wife, Morgan Fairchild, will understand completely! Yeah!

I've learned that there's more to jazz than hard bop, and contrary to what I thought, and Ken Burns still thinks, jazz didn't stop evolving in 1970...

Damn...that's been on my list for a while...

Heretic!

Oops...what I meant to say is, what a disappointment! This one sucks so badly I can't pry the discs out of the player. I'd sell mine to you in a heartbeat, but I'm using the box to level out the dining room table with the short leg...

Jeez, are you people falling down on the job around here? I mean, just because the Woody Allen caricature isn't in his avatar anymore... Happy Birthday, dude!

It's been a long time since I saw this (yeah, I know; it's probably on cable every night, but I don't get cable, so...) and grabbed it the other day. I must admit, this is one series that is just as good as I remember it, although it doesn't seem as "edgy" as it did the first time around. Remember how shocked people were by the concept of "fly girls"? I dunno, it gave the show some weird 60's feel to me, which contrasted nicely with the 90's feel of the rest of it. Anyway, just curious; anyone else have fond memories of this show?

Say it ain't so! You know all homeowners vote Republican!!! Okay, I'm proof that they don't, so congratulations!

As far as the Atkins diet goes, I won't really knock it, for two reasons. First, my wife was diabetic, and as Tony mentions, the diet she shifted to several years ago was quite similar to the Atkins diet, and I'm sure it saved her life. She dropped over 100 pounds and no longer even has to take medication. She still monitors her blood sugar on a weekly basis, but it is always close to normal now. Secondly, out of boredom, I actually did a casual read on a book on the Atkins diet and found out that it wasn't the deepfried steak and cheese, banish the veggies diet that the comedians make it out to be. It, as I said, is much more like the recommended diet my wife received when she was diagnosed with diabetes. Of course, the first thing that occurs to me when someone says they are going on a diet is that they're wasting their time, as the word "on" implies that at some point they are going "off" the diet. That tells me they just don't get it yet...

This is a major issue and very different than adults who choose to eat crap 24/7. Kids don't have the same choices, they don't know any better (or maybe they do but obviously they have less impulse control)... Well, that's the point of the advertising complaint, Tony. Ronald McDonald and the Hamburgler aren't aimed at adults, they're aimed at kids. McDonald's markets themselves as the ideal place for kids, and kids grow up thinking it's wonderful. Unlike the consumers they affect, large companies in America today can be quite patient as they "grow" their customers. By the time they're adults, these customers don't even remember the ads directly, they only know that eating at McDonald's feels good, even though the food has all the taste and nutrition of wet cardboard. Sure, we as adults can overcome our childhood programming, but it takes serious effort. I'm not saying any adult is blameless for sucking down fast food, only that this is the way we've been programmed to eat, by advertising (and an assist from school lunches...), and this is the path of least resistance.

Holy Shit!!!! I thought these things were going OOP at the end of the year? I described my early purchase of them last month as an overreaction; I need to find that post and edit it, changing that to "a stroke of brilliance". You know, I always knew I was going to get the Morgan/Shorter set; I've been avoiding picking up the VeeJay discs because of this set. But the Chambers/Kelly set is an amazingly pleasant surprise! Thank goodness for panic. I mean astute purchase decisions...

48. The wife hasn't caught one coming in since the Anita O'Day set; I really should give her another chance...

In my carefree, bohemian days (you know, back when I wore one pair of tennis shoes for a year with no socks...), I had a cat that used to pass out with her face in my shoes. I mean, anyone would pass out, but she'd put her face in there on purpose! Who can figure cats?

I had hopes that no one else remembered this silliness...

So that would be the band with less cowbell...?

Shit. I'm always late to these things...

As if she would believe that one -- you and I both know where that $100 went!! That and $4 more, if I remember the shipping right...

6. The boxes on the shelf keep falling over; I really think the next one will give them more stability...

Right , so she can order the next set for you You *have* to talk to her at least once a day so you can carefully plan for the arrival of your next Mosaic shipment.... Exactly. Practice these phrases, and remember, pronunciation is the key... "What was that noise in the backyard, dear?" "Did you see that $100 I dropped in the bedroom?" "Honey? I think the cat is stuck in something in the basement!" Whatever it takes to get her out of view of the porch when you hear that Airborne truck pulling up...

Yeah, that or a toaster oven...