robviti

now i've seen it all. the hello kitty vibrator.

have you tried calling some of the clubs to see if you can attend a show accompanied by an adult? i know i've seen younger people at some of the shows i've attended in the city. that's also true of clubs in my area and some that i've visited in chicago.

as a highly regarded record producer, musical director, and the head of many jazz reissue programs for blue note, impulse!, and other labels, i regard michael's opinion as more than merely personal.

I just saw this great listing for next month at the Jazz Standard. It looks like an impressive group of musicians featured in a number of interesting ensembles that you don't often get to see, including The Herbie Nichols Project, Ben Allison's Medicine Wheel, and The Lucky Thompson Project. Tuesday-Sunday April 12-17 FIFTH ANNUAL JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE FESTIVAL TUE APRIL 12 Frank Kimbrough / Joe Locke Duo (7:30 pm) Frank Kimbrough – piano Joe Locke – vibraphone Ron Horton Septet (9:30 pm) Ron Horton – trumpet Tony Malaby – saxophone John O'Gallagher – saxophones Frank Kimbrough – piano John Hebert – bass Masa Kamaguchi – bass Michael Sarin – drums WED APRIL 13 Ted Nash Double Quartet (7:30 & 9:30 pm) Ted Nash – saxophones Frank Kimbrough – piano Ben Allison – bass Tim Horner – drums Joyce Hammann – violin Paul Woodiel – violin Ron Lawrence – viola Tomas Ulrich – cello Erik Charlston – vibraphone THU APRIL 14 Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel (7:30 pm) Ben Allison – bass Michael Blake – saxophones Joel Frahm – saxophones Frank Kimbrough – piano Michael Sarin – drums Ron Horton Quartet (9:30 pm) Ron Horton – trumpet Tom Beckham – vibraphone Michael Blake – saxophones Ben Allison – bass FRI APRIL 15 Frank Kimbrough Trio (7:30 & 9:30 pm) Frank Kimbrough - piano Ben Allison - bass Jeff Hirshfield – drums The Herbie Nichols Project (11:30 pm) Frank Kimbrough – piano Ben Allison – bass Michael Blake – saxophones Ted Nash – saxophones Ron Horton – trumpet Jeff Hirshfield– drums SAT APRIL 16 Ben Allison New Quartet (7:30 & 9:30 pm) Ben Allison – bass John Sneider – trumpet Steve Cardenas – guitar Michael Sarin – drums The Lucky Thompson Project (11:30 pm) Michael Blake – saxophones Ted Nash – saxophones Ron Horton – trumpet Frank Kimbrough – piano Ben Allison – bass Michael Sarin – drums SUN APRIL 17 Michael Blake Quartet (7:30 & 9:30 pm) Michael Blake – saxophones Jay Rodriguez – baritone saxophone Gary Versace – Hammond B3 organ Michael Sarin – drums

He'll be 34 on April 10th.

Actually, that is the correct term. From lawinfo.com: A living will, also known as an advanced health care directive, "is a document that sets out guidelines for dealing with life-sustaining medical procedures in the eventuality of the signatory's sudden debilitation." In some states, a living will allows you to appoint a person to act as a patient advocate to enforce your wishes. Perhaps that's where the confusion lies, since a "health care proxy" is a document that delegates to a specific person the authority to make health care decisions. For those who are interested, you can download a living will form that's legal in your state for only 6.99 from this site: living wills Btw, I've been informed by my family that I don't need a living will. They've assured me that they're going to pull the plug at the first opportunity!

AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

i just want to say that i hate dan gould. hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em! in the past few days i haven't been able to get "seasons in the sun' out of my mind. i catch my self humming this piece o' crap from time to time and it's driving me nutz! thanks a lot, you bastard!

here's one of my least-favorites that's not been mentioned. my apologies in advance to anyone who might suffer audio trauma after being reminded of this piece of crap. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia He was on his way home from Candletop, Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop At Webb's and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her Andy Wollo said hello And he said, "Hi, what's doin', Wo?" "Seth, sit down. I got some bad news; it's gonna hurt." He said, "I'm your best friend and you know that's right. But your young bride ain't home tonight. Since you been gone, she's been seein' that Amos boy, Seth." Well, he got mad 'n' he saw red And Andy said, "Boy, don'tcha lose your head 'Cause to tell ya the truth, I been with her myself." CHORUS: That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia That's the night that they hung an innocent man Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer 'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands Well, Andy got scared and left the bar, Walkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far See, Andy didn't have many friends and he'd just lost him one Brother thought his wife musta left town So, he went home and finally found The only thing Papa had left him, that was a gun And he went off to Andy's house A-skippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse, Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make He looked through the screen at the back-porch door And he saw Andy lyin' on the floor In a puddle of blood and he started to shake Well, the Georgia Patrol was a-makin' their rounds So, he fired a shot just to flag 'em down, And a big-bellied sheriff got his gun and said, "Why d'ya do it?" And the judge said, "Guilty" in a make-believe trial And slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile, Said, "Supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it" CHORUS Well, they hung my brother before I could say The tracks he saw while on his way To Andy's house and back that night were mine And his cheatin' wife had never left town And that's one body that'll never be found See, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun CHORUS

an excerpt from an article written by Yoshi Kato, published on April 1, 1997 in the Mercury News: "As for the persistent comparisons to Billie Holiday, Peyroux says, ''I'm very flattered, and I couldn't ask for anything better. Who would I rather be compared to?'' She adds, ''I probably seem more nonchalant about it than I should be at this point, because it is basically what attracts people to (my music). But I want to develop my own (style) as much as possible. ''I think that we're always growing as artists. . . . I'm a young person, and I have to grow and live a little longer before I have assimilated all these things that I've been experiencing and taking in. So no, I'm not innovative yet. I should be doing that maybe in 10 years.'' she's got two more years. haven't heard much innovation yet.

who wants this? when you can have this! "Taco. Burito. What's comin' outa your speedo?"

anybody going to see the buster williams quartet at the showcase in two weeks? i'll be in town april 1-3 and plan to be there one of those nights.

can i assume from these posts that sonny left his dreaded varitone attachment home for this recording date?

Birdland: Saxophone Summit with Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, and Joe Lovano Village Vanguard: Tom Harrell Quartet Smoke: Russell Malone Quartet Iridium: Joey Defrancesco Trio personally, i wouldn't miss the schneider gig. B-)

archie better watch his ass 'cause these guys might crash the party!

actually, he played the cornet: from the kyser website: Everyone's heard the name, but from where? Ish (Merwyn Bogue) got it from his comedy version of an old Yiddish song, "Isch Ga Bibble" (loosely translated, it means "I should worry?"), which he performed after joining Kay in 1931. The public (and band) began calling HIM Ish and the name stuck. Raised in Erie, Penn., the fine cornetist developed the rural "Ish" character with pudding bowl hair, who constantly interrupted the show to recite nonsensical poems to a frustrated Kay, becoming his onstage comedy foil. But he was no dummy offstage- he handled the payroll! btw, take a quick look at ish's picture above and you begin to wonder if he might have played some small role in the evolution of bebop, no?

i believe you're correct. this is an excerpt from doug ramsey's liner notes: "they have played clubs and concerts from new york to baltimore, and the enthusiasm of jazz resurgence would seem to indicate an active future for the group."

oh frank! some other great lines from the major: Margaret: They love you, Frank. Frank: It was their hatred that fooled me. Frank: I'm here to relieve you. Hawkeye: You do resemble an enema. Frank: I'm a pretty fair doctor myself. Ask any of my patients! Hawkeye: We can't dig people up just for that. Frank: What I don't understand is why do people take an instant dislike to me? Trapper: It saves time, Frank.

i can't agree with you there. first off, a poster might choose to delete their thread after it has served it's limited purpose (i.e., offering and looking for, announcement of a specific show, etc.). in the matter before us now, i believe someone who originates a thread has the right to end it when things get terribly out of hand. i liken it to a situation in which a person that starts a discussion may end the resulting argument before it erupts into a fistfight. mind you, this is a power or responsibility that shouldn't be taken lightly. i'm not a fan of censorship and wouldn't like to see this feature used whenever someone wants to avoid or disregard opposing views. freedom of speech is not absolute, and this ain't no public street corner. we're guests of organissimo and should act accordingly with honesty, integrity, and mutual respect. now get out of here, damn it!

You know, there's another old pie-related saying: It's as easy as pie! Personally, this adage never made a great deal of sense to me, since I have never made a pie and I don't believe it to be an extremely simple and utterly stress-free endeavor. Recently, I discovered that the actual maxim is It's as easy as eating pie! Now there's a motto I can wrap my lips around, as I have never encountered any real difficulty in filling my pie-hole with said fruit and pastry. It's nice to know you're never too old to realize one of the fundamental truths of the universe. Long live Pie Man!

"Sir" Miles Davis was inducted into the Knights of Malta in November 1988.

i said it earlier, and i'll say it again: his biggest hit, and a good place to rest after the journey.