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I remember... the first time I tried shushi. I didn't know what I was doing. I had some California-roll type thing. It was all vegetables with rice. I saw the wasabi and thought it was some kind of avocado spread. I took a dip of the green stuff on it's own. I remember my head spinning around, getting sinus pressure, and feeling like I wasn't going to be breathing much longer. I'm glad I was alone when I had my first wasabi experience. I didn't know about the soy sause. I was ready to eat it dry. Never liked wasabi so I never really got the burn. -_-

We'll see about that, ha ha! I don't know about that. Other than an hour or so this afternoon and 9pm-to 1 am when I heard ....YNGVIE!!! I've been checking this board all day. I had a couple of shows of my own last week end so I'm on a bit of a late schedule this week... I'll check the news wires and call it a night.

I got back from a show 'bout an hour ago. Having a drink and checking the forums. Sleep in 15-30 mins.

There might be some Jazz at SummerStage in Central Park. It's been years since I've been there.

Conn500: Man, I'm glad you know how to drink hot tea properly. Ever since I lived in England, in the very late seventies when I was in my early teens, I've never thought hot tea was complete till a little milk was added. I remember seeing a friend, a couple of years ago, when he made himself a cup of hot tea (he even had some PG Tips imported from England ). He was about to drink the tea with only the tea and a little sugar. I made the comment, "Your not really going to drink that, are you?" He gave me a puzzled look when I mentioned he needed to add some milk to complete the hot tea experience. He replied that coffee required milk but the idea of tea with milk, he said, was disgusting. Hmmm... he'd never been to England. You put things in your tea? Yek! I add nothing but heat.

Great disc. Pharoah sounds more pasionate when he's a hired gun. He rips it up!

Me-yow!

Havn't had a chance to listen yet. I'm buried in marking coursework at present and want to sit and listen to it with full attention rather than in the background. Will report back. I'm fully expecting to be impressed. I'm listening to it now. It's OK. I should try it again at a later date to see if it's a keeper. note: at this point, I'm talking about this Paul Geremia fella, Clementine keeps going on about.

Don't hold your breath. B)

Really?

I've never seen it before.

From the Coltrane list!

Oh, but she is soooooo cute.

Kewl.

Don't say that about Berigan!

Hehe. Yez....the crowd was cheering them on. I guess it was a combination of really wanting ZZ Top and being sick of hearing Smoking in the Boys room too much on the radio.

Yea, but I don't remember any rain. This was probably in June 74.

From Pink Floyd?!? No. NY.

It's a Zapppa joke.

Exactly. NYU is siezing all sorts of property in that area for dorms. It was only a matter of time. My guess is they're waiting for Tower on 4th & Broadway to fold so they can grab that too.

It would make more sense to invest in a pair of Fender Twins.

I saw Mountain in the '80's at the recently closed Bottom Line twice. First gig: amazing. Second gig: awful. It seemed like LW had been doing drugs all day before the show. Yeah, I remember when I saw Mountain, he pretty much fumbled his way through the entire concert. By the time Mississippi Queen happened I think everyone in attendance was rather "lubricated" so it all sounded good by then. I knew the Bottom Line was having financial troubles but I didn't realize that they finally closed. That was another great place to go in NYC. Oh....it was OK. I was standing in line for a show and we had a thunder shower so we gathered under the awning to the entrance. The owner came out and gave us a bunch of crap. Yez, his customers. The interesting fusion gigs died out soon after.....and now they're closed. Venues come and go. The Knitting Factory isn't owned or run by the original folks, CBGBs survives on TShirt sales at Macys. Shrug....