Brad

I listened to the Joe Pass cuts. They’re passable jazz fare but as jazz versions of the Stones’ songs, simply awful. If I want to listen to Paint it Black, I will stick with the originals. Bud Shank’s Michelle reminds me of elevator or dentist music. Mind you, I’ve never been a big fan of Michelle. Overplayed in 1965-66 and a little schmaltzy. It’s the weakest song on Rubber Soul, my favorite Beatles album next to Revolver. If you want to hear a fine jazz interpretation of the Beatles, check out Organissimo’s album, A Soulful Tribute to the Fab Four. Grant Green’s too.

Seven Days is a great one. Seen all three movies several times. However, I think Fail Safe is or seems a bit more realistic than Seven Days.

I’ll take the Spoonful any day.

“Jazz isn’t dead. It just smells funny.”

Nice! Dave’s Picks 34 Bonus Disc.

By the way, back in the 60s when I was a kid, I was listening to John Sebastian, Beatles, Stones, etc. Jazz? No. What did Zappa say?

Do you think today’s generation really wants to listen to the Lovin’ Spoonful. 50 years ago? For sure. Today? Don’t think so. Was there a typo there maybe? Just sayin’.

Terrific disc. Looks like the DP 34 is sold out already.

RIP.

This movie is such a hoot.

Those four countries are ones that didn’t get on top of things promptly and they paid and are paying the price. The US and Spain are examples of countries with fractured political systems that impeded their responses.

So is death.

It’s good to see that it’s still remembered in Europe. It may resonate more in Europe at the present time than the US because Europe was impacted more than the US.

Jersey City = the Gates of Hell. Abandon all hope, ye packages who enter here.

I think the Out for Delivery must have been an error because it takes about half an hour to drive from Chatham to Chester. There is no way it could have been received in Chatham at 820 and then be out for delivery in Chester at 831. I have alerted the seller.

The path of this package is unbelievable. A total fiasco. This package earns the award for “the USPS Sucks.” Never will I use media mail again, if I can help it. By the way, Chatham is only a half hour from Chester, where I live. Tracking History May 8, 2020 8:54 am Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility, QUEENS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER May 7, 2020 9:37 am Arrived at USPS Facility, CHATHAM, NJ 07928 May 7, 2020 8:31 am Out for Delivery, CHESTER, NJ 07930 May 7, 2020 8:20 am Arrived at Post Office, CHATHAM, NJ 07928 May 6, 2020 In Transit to Next Facility, May 4, 2020 10:25 am Departed USPS Regional Facility, JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 13, 2020 9:57 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility, JERSEY CITY NJ NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 13, 2020 8:42 am Accepted at USPS Origin Facility, NEW YORK, NY 10128 April 9, 2020 9:27 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item, NEW YORK, NY 10128 April 9, 2020 Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item,

Today is a blessed day for on May 8, 1945 WW II ended in Europe. For some of you that’s just a date in history but probably for some born in the aftermath of WWII it may have some significance. I was born in 1950 and my father had been stationed in London as a civilian worker with SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) and my mother worked for OPA (Office of Price Administration) so WWII always seemed more than a date, not to mention some distant members of our family in Poland never emerged from the concentration camps. Here’s a look at how the World celebrated VE Day. How VE Day Echoed Around the World Perhaps one day soon we will celebrate the end of the Coronavirus.

The way this country is handling it is, to use the question in the poll, a shit show. For comparison, see Germany and Canada.

It depends. I purchased some cds from CD Japan and they shipped it DHL; I don’t think they’re using regular mail nowadays. On the other hand, I purchased a few weeks ago on eBay a couple of cds from a seller who is very reliable. He warned me that it could take a long time for the post office to ship them and he wasn’t kidding; they haven’t left Japan yet.

Times two.

Just received mine yesterday. Looking forward to listening later.

The people at Hoffman aren’t very happy with the choices. They hate the concert and they think the vinyl looks cheesy. Sounds like some Deadheads are going to pass on them. For me it’s Workingman’s Dead.

I neglected to mention that the night before the game there was a downpour; the game has been labeled the Mud Bowl. It slowed the Jets because they had an excellent running game and Shula purposely didn’t put the tarp on the field. It was far different from what groundskeepers do. See https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/ex-jets-recall-mud-bowl-one-that-slipped-away-1.1719636 As a result of this game, the NFL did change the rules. Either the rule was changed to require the home team to protect the field from weather conditions or the league took it over to make sure the visiting team wasn’t at a disadvantage.