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The music industry isn't dying, it's just between owners.

Worst Rock Dreamers? Nightmare's more iike it! Can't blame it on old age, either.

Scoring could become a factor for film/theater usage, etc. Could. Or if somebody wanted to compose something new for the instrument within some sort of ensemble, although the interest there would as likely be in the motivation as in the work itself. No idea about the survival of original instruments, but don't rule out the possibilities of what might be found in Middle/Far-Eastern environs, from which the Shawm might well take its ancestry. Even if nothing "old" is found, possible comparisons of "traditional" instruments still around might prove instructive or whatever.

The subject of Thad's sudden disappearance from the America scene (and the circumstance under which he return) are still one of the "unsolved mysteries" of jazz. Plenty of rumors at the time, and Mel never seemed to really find his peace about it. I can see both points about Thad/Mel vs Mel/Vanguard Orchestra. Those really were (or became) two different orchestras in terms of style and personality. Time was making that happen even before Thad left, but once he did, everything accelerated. For me, the early-ish Thad/Mel was definitive, the later Thad/Mel sweet but changed, and Mel?Vanguard something else entirely, something I enjoyed but for totally different reasons. But that early Thad/Mel, up until the "veteran" contingent had dwindled down to just a few stalwarts, that was something special.

Different keys, like a harmonica, yes. But not a transposing instrument that I know of if/when it comes to writing parts. A=440, interesting question...especially about the original, older ones. Don't know, although I'd think that any one made in modern times would at least aim towards that.

It's a cylindrical bore, so the tuning will be based on the physics of that, like a recorder, flute, etc. I assume that's what you mean. And it'll be a C-instrument. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/conecyl.html

Getting through Season 4 of the Dick Van Dyke Show, fixing to watch the episode where Laura gets her toe stuck in the tub. So ready to see Laura in the tub, SO ready. Once Carl Reiner turned over the writing reigns to other people, it changed. Still funny, still great, but just not...Reineresque. However, Laura in the tub in a few minutes, and, pretty soon, Buddy's Bar Mitzvah. And I think in Season 5, Laura gets a new do. That's what always distracted me about her in years past, that helmet head of hair. In a way, I regret the distraction, but in another way, I feel justified. So many beautiful women of that time got time-shafted by their hairspray, and Laura was one of them. I'm a hair guy, for one thing. I notice.

I love it when people wave!

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Hope she's not still rockin' that Janis Joplin look, that would be distracting, and on top of that, I don't like Janis Joplin, I think I like this more. But, still we hear with our eyes, that's what everybody says, so it must be true.

But not in a documentary like The Blacklist! Currently midway through Season 5 of Mission Impossible, the one where Lesley Warren plays Dana, It's either Doug or Willy and the battle for world domination continues to be waged with parts from Radio Shack.

But maybe the mail itself would've been less hip.

Without his invention, I might have had a normal life. So...thanks? I guess?

Well see, that's the difference between us. I had a spell put on me once that I had to go to a chango to get lifted. And I spent the night once debating with Satan after oversmoking some really good hash. But I've never seen Megan Boone run around in her drawers, except on TV. So I think my choices speak for themselves - pretend versions of real-life experiences, or cute booty in panties. Real booty, real panties. With those as the options, my mind 's made up before I even think about it!

Very familiar with Hemmingway/Braxton, somewhat familiar with his own recordings of the time you mention. I prefer him with Braxton, just because...I prefer Braxton. Not a knock at all on Hemmingway, always enjoy him. Just that Braxton, that's a whole 'nother plane, period. Not just of music, but of life-view.

This guy?

I bet it was Miles & Mel Cooley on the grassy knoll. I like this Nardis stuff though, clean lines, immaculately cut. Crisp and clean, like a Harmon mute dream.

Case in point - love The Blacklist. Hooked on that shit waaay against my better judgement, becuase it seems like if there is any such thing as "reality", then this is most likely it. So, ok, good. I'm set. But now they come along with this new show that's "from the producers of the Blacklist", and UH-oh, it looks to be a LOT like The Blacklist, and then I have to consider, is The Blacklist REALLY reality, or is it just a cleverly done combinations of plausible constructs manufactured in such a way to get me to watch both this and that? Because I'm not watching this new thing, why bother, I'm already watching The Blacklist, and that's reality, correct? So why bother duplicating reality, that's not even mathematically possible, is it? But The Blacklist, Reddington (or as his character is called, James Spader), him with the nearly always-tilted head, that's about as close to cute as that shit gets. Well, that and Megan Boone running around in her drawers, but that's done to make a point. Sorkin could take a lesson about how one nearly always-tilted head renders cuteness unnecessary when demonstrating rightness of purpose. Dude, that's the beauty of it - I don't have to watch that shit at all! I just get a 5-10 second portion of a Newsy clip on Roku news and BAM, that's all I need to know. In, out, instant expert, dick still dry. Reality, uncomplicated, Mostly Other People Do The Caring. And it's free. What is reality if not free? You gotta pay to keep reality from hitting you!

I dig smart, it's cute I can't stand, especially when it's used as a debating tactic, which anytime you're advocating for a certain "rightness of purpose" is what you're doing. As far reality goes, I use TV to engage it. Otherwise, all I'm left with is this weird shit I see in my mind, out my window, and on my streets. Ain't no way THAT'S real! Honey Boo Boo's mom putting her in the hands of a known sex offender, now THAT'S reality - and it's all over TV (Q.E.D.!!!)...but they're all cute by the minute, but not smart, so I remain indifferent, extremely, although the cute thing has me leaning towards fuquitousness about the whole thing. Nevertheless, although Sorkin makes me cringe far more often than I'm slippers-and-pipe-and-Astroglide comfortable with, I'm eagerly awaiting the new season of The Newsroom. Go figure.

Same thing happening on so many commercials these days, happyearnestsmug people saying all this intelligent/witty banter with diatonic sunshine perking about relentlessly but quietly in the background, gee, how could you not but into that lifestyle, eh? Oh, I'll tell you how... Show me some sober-ish wino with only partially healed scabs stumble-talking about how, I'm barely makin' it, but thanks to XYZ, I almost think I am, probably, at least for now, hopefully. Convince me about that product, ok, because I don't vomit on that like I do on cute, you might have a chance of gettin' me onboard here, with that.

I like the show precisely because of it politics, but Sorkin...he's a really smart guy and yes, his dialog is quite tight, but if people start talking like that to me in real life, like everything they say is supposed to elict a hug, a tear, a BRAVO, or a knowing wry chuckle and/or wink, I get the hell away from them ASAP. It's just too cute for me, like, how can you disagree with anything said that well? Not necessarily style triumphing over substance, but style offered to disguise substance, or at least distract from it, not trusting the meat, so putting sauce all on it. And this coming from somebody who damn near always agrees with the substance. But I just as damn near often get the willies whenever "cute" comes into it. Good meat don't need no sauce. Still, the show has dealt with some pretty real stuff in a very intelligent manner, so if they use often insufferably cute writing (and acting) to do that, well, hey, it's TV. I don't have to watch it, but I do, so that's on me.