Brad

Congrats! I love Jordu, one of my favorites

Canada was there Patty because England was there. Canada wasn't quite independent at the time. They had some degree of autonomy but not completely. Perhaps you could remind me of the details of the arrangement. I forgot the term used. Conn, Yes, Canada's constitution was held in England, by the British, although we didn't pay taxes to them. Our laws were based on English Common Law and still are. The "Speech from the Throne" was originally read by whoever the King or Queen was, but then was passed to our Attorney General, and is still read as a formality, at the opening of Paliament. Originally, our laws had to be approved by Britain, but they aren't any more. Pierre Trudeau, during his tenure, in the late 1960's, as Prime Minister, formally asked that our constitution be given to us, by England and it was. We had been independant of the British Empire for decades, for all intents and purposes. Our connection to the British is merely a cultural one, at best now. We are as independant as the U.S. is from Britain. However, during the early part of the twentieth century, we were part of the British Empire, and our army volunteered as a matter of course, as well as as a gesture of solidarity against a common enemy, Hitler. Oh, and GROPER, I don't hate Mr Bush. I simply thought, and still think that the war that Mr Bush has initiated was based on a series of deceptions and, although I don't hate him, I wonder how much of the intelligence he received was known, by him to be untrue. He may very well have been totally out of the loop. Of course, he doesn't, as far as I know, take the position that Truman took that "The Buck Stops Here" and if challenged will most likely point to underlings, who will fall on their swords, much as Reagan's underlings did, after the Iran/Contra affair. Wasn't the word Paul was looking for was "dominion"? Wasn't Canada then referred to as the Dominion of Canada or something like that?

Yes, indeed, a happy birthday, to one...and all of you

They actually seem to be at better power than before 9/11. I seem to able to get them very clearly near where I live, whereas sometimes they faded in and out a little before then. But I'm glad to have their full range of programming back.

I only know, unfortunately, of her work with Brownie. I'd agree with Lon that it might take a little getting used to but it is great stuff. Heck, there's no bad stuff on this whole box.

I just received an email from Fresh Sounds in Spain, saying they're having a special offer on a few Verve/EmArcy reissues for 5.75 Euros, which translates into about $7.35. A couple look enticing.

Received this on Saturday. Thank you John and Tom. I haven't had the chance to listen to all of it yet but love mostly what I hear. Lot of bone here.

That is surprising. But maybe Stuff's family or somebody else involved in the original recordings claimed they weren't getting their proper royalties and threatened to sue Uinversal and Mosaic and they just felt it was easier not to sell any more vis a vis a lawsuit. I never did buy the set. I don't think I would have but I guess now I'll never know.

I can't comment on the sound quality vis a vis more recent Japanese reissues of some of this material but this is one of my best pickups. The music is sensational and to have it all in one package is fantastic. It's got all the classics, plus the sensational recordings with Dinah Washington. Don't hesistate. You'll never regret it.

30 in one year. I had no idea. That's incredible. Like street singer, I was not listening to jazz at the time. Ah, for those days. Sometimes, I'm just grateful that we get anything, especially the Pacifics now coming out from Mosaic in the form of Selects.

Try posting on Deep's thread. He might see it there.

If it's sick, then I guess we all have the disease. There's no cure

I think he's still checking the Board because I got a PM from him a couple of weeks ago about some cancelled Japanese reissues.

Aftab, sent you a PM regarding Delightfulee.

Randy, Sending you an email. Count me in.

I strongly recommend the book that was the basis of the movie, Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out. Dan, Did you see the movie. I never read the book but I was wondering how faithful the movie was to the book?

Bebop Spoken Here was my first Proper set and remains my favorite. It's a great introduction to bop and there are songs on there not otherwise available on cd. The book is good and informative and it's just a great all around box. For those not that familiar with box, this is the place to start.

Junior Cook is reason enough to buy this set. Amen to that. Junior is so under recognized and underappreciated, it's pathetic.

There was a book several years ago that I thought was great. I think it was called Willie's Time by Charles Einstein, one hell of a baseball writer. Another good one was Lawrence Ritter's The Glory of Their Times. Fantastic book. A must for any good baseball library. I'd like to read Teammates. Heard it's really good. Usually anything Halberstam writes is top notch.

Get this set. Blue Mitchell - Junior Cook. One of the great, underrated front lines. This is a great set.

I know that some present members had their foibles or problems but to go back and start picking this one or that one for what they did is not only a road you don't want to go down but one unlikely to happen. Who decides what the appropriate standards are. Anyway, there's an extreme difference between a person having a problem that in reality only affects themselves (alcoholism, drugs) and one that can affect the game itself. When you're betting on baseball, it's not that far away to taking actions that will affect a particular game you're playing that day. The BlackSox scandal almost ruined the sport. That is why gambling is the one thing you cannot do in the sport or any sport and why it's prominently posted in each clubhouse. It can affect the very essence, the fabric of the game, the public's belief that every game is played fairly and that every player is doing his utmost to help his team and not others. And that is why Pete Rose should not be allowed. He broke the one rule you're not supposed to break. He broke that rule and continued to lie about it. He shouldn't be allowed back into the game, let alone it's shrine, the Hall of Fame.

Wasn't it b-3er who said a while ago "We don't no stinkin' BNBB!" Amen to that brother. This place beats it by a blue note

His accomplishments are overshadowed by violating the one rule you're not supposed to break: don't bet. Don't let him in. From what I read in the last couple of days, his attempts to come clean are motivated by the 20 year rule. You're eligible to be voted in by the sportswriters for 20 years after you last played. Since he stopped playing in '86, that anniversary is not that far away. After that, it's up to the veterans committee, who are not known for their speed. After all, Gil Hodges still isn't in. Talk about an injustice

I'm a no like Dan and Lon. Don't like 'em. Anti-NRA.

I'd have to agree with Chuck on Swiss Nights. I prefer these somewhat more than the Nights at the Keystone. There's probably more interest in these, however, just because they've been so hard to get.