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It may be one of the earliest examples of heavy metal. Mingus? How? That R&Bish riffing over a fast 6/8 rhythm reminds me a lot of "Better Git It in Your Soul", though once it moves to the solo section it's more Trane+Elvin. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I should have phrased it as "an unusual case of Mingus directly influencing a rock song". Guy At least it's a tune I'm familiar with. Hm...I never made the connection. Interesting thought though.

I didn't know Davy Graham played acoustic guitar in King Crimson.

Wow. Could you detail my car? No; you've got the same muck behind your ear as I have. MG But it's not magnificent.

It may be one of the earliest examples of heavy metal. Mingus? How?

We're all drifting...

Wow. Could you detail my car?

Yeah, I heard about this on another list. RIP.

Eugene's great. I like his playing and writing and sense of humor. That bathroom incident could've been worse. When I used to manage a band, he was the opening "band" one night. He was going to stay at my place, but when I found out that it was to include his wife and children, we made other arrangements. At the concert that night, he was using our speakers and promptly blew them out - big delay until new speakers could be found... I went for a walk and when I came back I REALLY had to use the bathroom. I was polite and didn't knock or anything, he didn't know I was waiting. No fault of of his, an early example of my chronic spastic colon (great name for a band of middle aged folks).

Have fun! I did all my hunting and gathering earlier today...I shouldn't have to leave my apt. for a few days.

A fun guy to hang with too. I was staying at a friends studio in Hollywood and a few hours before I left Chadbourne showed up for his stay. Great sense of humor, although I wish he didn't hog the bathroom by taking a long bath.

Maybe I'm in a minority but I really don't like Carter's cello playing, at least in the 60s. Guy I'm serious about those 1/4 tones.

I know you're not, but it looks like folks like Dan Gould are going to carry this shit to their graves. As opposed to carrying shit like "she's spreading her legs" to the end of time. Like I said... BTW Dan, there's nothing pornographic about a woman in underware.

Makes me wonder if Ron Carter did any live dates on the cello with Dolphy. Love them 1/4 tones.

It's good to find out that I'm not the only one bugged by this guy.

I know you're not, but it looks like folks like Dan Gould are going to carry this shit to their graves.

I would think I stopped doing that a long time ago, unless I did it as a joke.

Now they're talkin' 'bout 3-6 inches on Monday night. WTF. I thought this was going to be a warm winter. Although I do remember cold Decembers followed by a mild Jan-Feb-March. I hope this is one of them.

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Can't say I'm familar with his work. I did however drop by Amazon's website and read some reviews and this one made me chuckle most: A friend of mine enthusiastically touted this book and lent it to me. It was my first Bukowski book. It is also my last. The only thing going for this book is that it's brutally honest and translates his frustration well. That's it. The book is a sad attempt to be clever. It's not an engaging story, it's not well written, and the protagonist, loosely based on Charles Bukowski, is a vile little man. Funny? If you consider reading about underwear skid marks hilarious. This book is about an ugly (in every way) human being who hates his job. He's not even likeable: A slovenly, shiftless, lascivious, alcoholic bum who happens to have a job he hates at the post office, curses like a sailor and chases women in his spare time. How he ever gets any women flabbergasts me. And he doesn't even attempt to leave his job! The only lesson I learned from reading this book? I learned what NOT to aspire to be. I also learned to avoid Bukowski's vile written crap like the Plague. Interspering the word F*^k every other sentence does not make good, enjoyable or witty reading. I read a bit about Bukowski's life and...honestly, the author should have just written this as personal therapy, keeping his entries under lock and key. DISGUSTING, mindless and a total waste of time. So vile, wretched, idiotic and crude I had to take a hot shower after reading it. Lame review, I wouldn't take their word for it. Did I mention I'm in the magazine business and I'm responsible for a bit of that junk mail you're carring around?

We're all a bunch of overgrown kids.

Ever read Post Office by Charles Bukowski?

So....uh...this feature really took off.

I was ready before the snow. The forecast was for a cooler 44 by the end of the week and Friday it was 34 and very windy. And then there's the snow... No s***! My job requires to me work outside(mailman) and I already have a negative attitude. Well another 11 years and maybe I can retire. I appreciate the job you're doing. It ain't easy.

12/04/2005 http://wkcr.org 2-7pm, est. He's 75!