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If a wild bear is frightened by Justin Bieber, does he shit in the woods? http://nypost.com/2014/08/05/justin-bieber-saves-man-from-bear-attack/http://nypost.com/2014/08/05/justin-bieber-saves-man-from-bear-attack/

Wow...that makes sense, though. Even then, we subscribed to both, the Times for news, and the Tribune for...I don't know why we subscribed to the Trib, to be honest. Maybe the comics?

To be honest, I just want to spend the money so Henry gets his little piece of the action. And Mosaic too, of course, but mainly Henry. Can't buy it all at once though, so...2015, if we make it! Until then,The Jick! Like the man said, Air.

I lived in Tampa from 1990-91...what happened to the Tampa Tribune & The St. Pete Times? Did they merge?

Did not know that about Odyssey...makes sense that RCA would offer a counterpart, I suppose. Any idea what the current CD disposition is of that "The New Music" series?

That's all I need as far as content goes..but I would really like to have a legit CD packaging of Open Air Suit...hell, I'd really like to buy the Mosaic, just because. Hope it comes back in 2015 as planned!

Yankee Doodle John Gnagy Quick Draw McGraw

Searched in vain for a YouTube clip of it, and if I knew the repertoire better (or at all..) I'd probably be able find this information myself, but anyway... On Season 2 of Mission Impossible, there's a part in the "dossier" scene (right when the "selections" have been made and the IMF folder tossed on to of the stack) where the bassoon plays a theme that involves two (?) notes that sound like they're the result of overblowing to get a harmonic. The effect is, to me that of a "choking" sound...not unpleasant at all, just very ear-catching and impactful. My questions are: Is there a specific name for this technique? If so, what is it called? How is it scored, i.e. - indicated on the part? What are some examples of this technique being put to use in non-soundtrack music? I was thinking there was something like it on Sketches Of Spain, on "Saeta", but no...although on the intro to "Solea" Miles plays something that produces a similar effect. Anyway, thanks in advance for any light to be shed.

Available in full online here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/raised-voice

Have a nice day, Scott.

"polite", yes. Fairly often. "Meaningful", no, not really. They always (and this is not just with me, this is with anybody you feel is not seeing things your way, the"right" way, the DOLAN way) lead off with a barrage of HEY BROTHERs rapidly followed by the DEMANDS to justify myself, and dammit, then, no broader possibilities are considered, the beginning and end of the game is the Defending The Dolan Point, THE Point, End Of Game. In this case, even though over the length of this interview, sonny rollins went on at length about how sensitive and irked he was at the general vibe/attitude of the New Yorker piece in the context of how he has experienced the media in his life, and even though, yes, there's a few general statements about, well, of course you can be humorous in and about jazz, the simple math adds up to but not like this. Any fool (well, almost any fool) should be able to see this, it's not "reading between the lines", or "confirmation bias", it's basic looking at something in context and being sensitive to the speaker's history and inclinations. I myself didn't find the piece funny, but I didn't really find it offensive, either, except in the sense that not being funny with something like this is the biggest offense of all! But this is not about what I thought about any of it, it's about gauging Sonny's reaction. If you can weigh a few general, polite "acceptances" against a lot of long (perhaps even rambling, gee, the guy even goes to great pains to point out that he's not in favor of kicking dogs) irritation/agitation and not get an accurate weight of the overall tone and feeling...I've known drug dealers who measured like that... ...very easy to see what's going on, reliving/projecting previous unpleasant and no doubt intense persecutorial experiences you've experienced on to others, refusing to admit anything but, at best, "well you might have a point, BUT I'M STILL RIGHT, always with a "Brother" thrown in, and at worst, there's all these projected images of your haunted past about abusive authority figures, which, hey, that is what it is, and that's your burden to bear, Good luck, brother, I guess. Please understand - I don't want or need, much less crave the respect of people who play the game of Argue With Me Long Enough And I'll Begrudge You Some Respect, I mean, really, that's just Angry Clown bullshit right there. Amusing for a moment, but finally, disposable. I laugh at your "attacks" until I yawn. And then I go to bed, or to the piano, or someplace where there's a real imagination to play with instead of some...repeater pencil. You sir, are a repeater pencil. So tell yourself that this is all about your "defense" of the New Yorker piece. It's not.

Ulysses S. Grant Tomb Raider Fred Biletnikoff

Word, Paul. I was just about to ask him to give me more than one and less than three samples of anything he's posted here that should give me pause to take him seriously about anything I care about. Otherwise, the schtick is always the same - he's right, and either you agree with him or else you're wrong - it's DOLAN, DAMMIT! Defend yourself - you are guilty until proven guilty, and then you are guilty! There's just nothing this guy has ever said that lets me take him seriously as anything besides an Angry Clown with Audio Stats in hand, I think it's kind of cute, really, although as with all things cute, there is not enough substance for it to ever become beautiful. And now I wait to again be accused of the usual charges of ego-driven pseudo-intellectual slight-of-hand, perhaps even of being a danger to humanity. Again. Like I said, cute is cute, but it's sooo one-dimensional. I know the dude was scarred for life as a child, I read his memoirettes on Jazztalk, so, really, I do understand. I just don't care.

Thanks, David. It's good to know that that series is available today. The original LPs tend to be kinda expensive if/when they can be found.

And they could use Keith's own words, most likely!

Just got a copy of the Time album (on Mainstream)...from an Amazon seller in Georgia...and my copy has that same Roulette sticker on it..how 'bout that! Not exactly cheap, but it's for items like this that letting those other $20 deal-breakers actually break the deal The pressing is fairly clean as far as those things go/went, and I'm trying to imagine the impact his had amongst whoever was listening to it at the time in terms of hardcore flute playing. Even today, damn. I have to think that this is important music, on several levels. Has ANY of the Time Series 200 material seen an reissue outside of those Mainstream LPs, legit or otherwise?

Is this the proper place for me to ask for help in "getting" latter-day Duke Jordan? It's never really resonated with me.

Please don't feed my ego, especially when I'm on the 'roids.

Let me go out on a limb and throw in the two Prestige albums with Eric Kloss..at least some of them might be heard as "boppish", if one is willing be stretchy about what the means. Same thing for the Bill Evans Montreux album on Verve...one of the relatively few "later" Verve albums that I embrace with gusto, and DeJohnette's contributions to the trio ethos are a big part of that. A lot of variable mileage in all of that, though, because if the object is to find a JD appearance where he sounds like Art Taylor or somebody...such a thing probably doesn't exist.

BTW - WTF is that at 1:47, hitting/pounding the last bar of the modulation? The combination of YouTube Sucksational Audio and my punkass PC speakers has it sounding like a toy piano!

Yeah, but you know how long "now" lasts - just long enough to suck you the soul out of you.

Sorry David, you are not the future of America. I don't know if you're a good investment. I'm not really good with such things. Maybe Lowe can front you some money? That cat always seems to have a budget for something! Then again, he's always seeking funding, so maybe he's not such a good investment either, that he doesn't have investors seeking him out. You know what they say, money attracts money. True! Me, I'd ask Scott Dolan - that's a man who knows. Everything! All the time! Hell, I'd ask him for some money myself, but I know what he thinks about me.

I hope to someday be worthy of your favor. Of course, you're still wrong, but you're diligent about it, and diligence is a mark of character. You, sir, are the future of America. May I send you some money? It would be an honor.