Jazzmoose

Couldn't stand MacGyver. I once had to jury-rig a remote control out of an old soda can and a Hartz flea collar to avoid it...

...works as well, but I think you're only supposed to use that in a run to 10,000!

Of course, the patented JSngry method...

Quiet everybody; I'm taking notes on how to "bump up" your post totals!

Well...I suppose it's about time I finally completed that Atlantic run of his anyway. Don't know how I missed this one when I was deep in the throes of "Coltrane Fever"!

Ah, NOW I remember the show; it WAS a good one!

I'm dyin' here!!

I've never heard of the Nameless Detective; maybe I should give it a try. I love the Mason books; great stuff! (Of course this is coming from someone who thinks Hammett is the king of American letters, so....)

Well, if we're gonna bring up that damned British stuff, I've gotta throw in a mention of the absolutely side-splitting "A Bit of Fry & Laurie". Talk about "rolling on the floor laughing"; this one killed me!

Come on Pee Wee! You can do it!!

Okay, I finally listened to Miles' On the Corner, loaned to me by a friend at work. I am most definitely NOT impressed. Does this take time to grow on you, or should I just give it back and pretend it never happened? Any opinions on this disc?

Thanks for bringing up F-Troop, Jim! I assumed this was another of the long list of shows I enjoyed as a kid that didn't hold up, but I saw a few episodes a few years ago, and they're funnier now than they were then. I was rolling on the floor! How could I forget the original Perry Mason? Great stuff, once you figured out it was a detective show, not a courtroom show. The guy that played Paul Drake was the best television detective ever. Talk about a poker face! Africa-Brass, any Dragnet that involves drugs automatically makes my list of great sitcom moments! The "I drowned my baby because I was high on pot" episode stands out in particular, along with the painted-face acid show. And the one where he debates the Timothy Leary stand-in (but of course gets to write both sides!); amazing!! You know, if it wasn't for Jack Webb, I probably wouldn't have wasted all that time and money with drugs in my younger days. He just made them seem so exotic and cool...

I dunno. I've just never thought of Bob Hope as funny. Maybe I just had a blind spot with him.

Is this stuff still available?

"Just as his anti-snake belt prevents the snakes from pulling Jim underwater and devouring him, Mutual of Omaha's....Jim? Jim?" Never has any commercial been parodied so often by so many... My wife's with you (and you two had better knock that shit off! I mean, hang on...) on the sitcom thing, Joe. She can't stand any of them. Thing is, she loves the Three Stooges. (Hey, find a woman who loves the Three Stooges, and you've figured out how to be happy in life!)

Aw, make 'em buy one! Tell 'em it's "rent" for the use of the board or something...

It seemed like Harper's range was extremely limited, as if he could almost hit three different notes on a good night. I admit his phrasing on Ain't too Proud to Beg was top notch. I agree with Joan Osborn. I'm sorry to hear that her own stuff disappoints; I was ready to try some of her stuff on the basis of her work on this movie. Fantastic! Anything of hers you'd recommend? Yeah, Bootsy was fun, but of course I knew who he was! (That reminds me, what the hell ever happened to PFunk from the BNBB???) Berigan, if I ever find myself watching two Bob Hope movies, I'll know I've died and was wrong: there is a hell...

Yeah, "the Mighty Hawk" might have worked better...

Wow; talk about bringing back memories... In 1975 after graduating from high school in a little town of 1000 people in Georgia, I finally made it back to the big city. In this case, San Francisco where my father was living. I walked into a comic book store (Comics & Comix when it was at the old location, closer to Broadway) and What do You Want from Life was playing. That was when I realized that I'd never have to deal with "Podunkville" again! What a culture shock...

Oh my god...I'm thick as a brick! I just realized who "randissimo" was...duh!

Wow. To be honest, the one thing we both agreed on as far as the singers what that he (neither of us knew who he was) was way over his head and basically sucked...

Gleason's character was a loud-mouthed jerk; that was the point. I love the show myself, but not as much as The Phil Silvers Show (aka Sgt. Bilko); a true primer on military life! Childhood favorites were Batman (of course), Gilligan's Island, and such that I couldn't bear to watch these days, plus "serious" shows (yeah, right!) like Time Tunnel and Wild, Wild West. High School brought my choice for all-time underrated classic, Barney Miller. Later favorites: Call to Glory, Twin Peaks, and the first couple of seasons of L.A. Law. Recent faves: The Practice (although worn VERY thin by now; kill it already!!) and Miracles (which isn't really getting a chance; don't bother-it won't be around long!) Of all the shows I've enjoyed, I think the one that holds up the best is The Twilight Zone. Isn't it amazing that those still look "live", while stuff from the seventies looks as dated as old new footage shown at the wrong speed? Weird...

Whoa! Interesting article, and I wish them luck, but you might want to edit that post a little...

I had to go with Andrew Hill, but keep in mind that I have never heard Mother Ship. (Gasp! No! Who let this ignorant heathen in here???) I guess I should. As for the others, I highly recommend the Earland disc. Like Grassroots, I bought it just because Lee was on it, but like Grassroots, I discovered a fine artist I was unfamiliar with. I enjoy Love Bug as well, but I think it pales in comparison to Intensity. But then no one here really listens to organ music anyway, do they?

Wow! My last two DVD purchases are mentioned already. The Day the Earth Stood Still has always been a favorite, and the documentary is pretty cool, until they get to the collector nerds. (Hey, I have the disease myself, but we simply DON'T film well, okay? ) Picked up Standing in the Shadows of Motown the day it came out on disc, and the wife and I both love it! Absolutely fantastic. (One disagreement between us: I thought Chaka Khan's version of What's Goin' On was the highlight of the movie, music-wise; she kept muttering something about Marvin spinning in his grave...) Has anyone seen The Man without a Past? It's at the top of my "wanna see" list, but not around here yet...