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Can't remember the last time I could say that to a BM of mine...all the more proof that I should heed these advisories, perhaps!

Court Jester Judge Judy Judd (for the Defense)

Bought this a loooong time ago and am just getting around to playing it. Bigard must've not felt like tuning up or something, but his fingers are still limber, so maybe he wanted to put it there. Who knows? And Hodes + Deems is gonna work. It just is. However...the back cover is autographed (or appears to be autographed) by (top-to-bottom) Hillard Brown(!), Art Hodes(!!), Franz Jackson(!!!!!!), and Jim Johnson(???). Not the band on this record, but still...I thought maybe the autographs were why the Half-Price was getting $9.99 for the LP, and it probably was, but the vinyl is minty-fresh-clean, so, hey, cake and icing and eat it too!

Les McCann has never been known for his diplomacy, I'll put it that way. Jazzanova is part of a genre that used to be called "nu-jazz". Don't know if it still is or not, but I've found there to be a decent amount of music under that general umbrella that I like for several reasons, not least of which is that the people involved have no hangups about what it means to "be" any one genre, like this one. It's a "spiritual jazz" groove in every way, but it's presented with the vibe of pop/dance music, and it works as an either/or/both type thing. I find the notion that people would think like that refreshing, and that they can actually pull it off invigorating. Of course, there's a lot of fluff in that field, a lot of silly/superficial nothingness, but that's true of all musics, really. And Jazzanova in particular has been one of the groups who for my tastes hits more than they miss. Just a ...different flavor to add to the pallate, ya' know? Anyway, sorry about Les McCann. I get the impression that sometimes he's like Lou Donaldson only without the filters.

Lamberto Alvarez Reid Lamberty Dr. Elizabeth Lambird

Crusty Mel Crossty http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=477406&cat=boxer Mel Cooley

Mamita Mamacita People who drink Mama Juana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_Juana (and I must confess to being intrigued!)

Check your PM, a hook-up for a brother should be a-waitin' therein.

So...what does it do? Smoke real cigarettes? Exude smelly steam? Just sit there and look cool?

Any idea what this thing is supposed to be/do?

It's starting to look like a Biggest Dick Contest...but the biggest dick don't necessarily make the most babies, much less the healthiest and/or smartest ones, if you know what I mean. But it does make for good prono!

If we have any compulsive sleuths out there, here's a few things to consider tackling - The connection between Tracks 11 & 12. The nature of the connection itself is a pretty basic one, although how it plays out is more than a little..."unexpected". I know I said No Holiday Songs on this mix, and I meant it, but I recently uncovered something on one track, one thing fairly deep in the mix on one song that could be used to attempt to prosecute the case that I did not keep my word after all. Entirely accidental, and not even explicitly "Holiday", but seldom found in any other context. The ID of Track Four...everybody's been going in one direction, maybe the answer can be found by going the other way, So - if you have waaaayyy too much time on your hands (or not enough motivation to do actual work at this time of year), allow me to provide you with a viable distraction. And if you've not yet placed you comments, c'mon in, the door's still wide open!

Cunnie Williams Cootie Williams Cullie Williamson http://www.waynecountynews.com/obit%20archives/07July2011/WilliamsonCullie.html

How are things in your town?

Just what is the CBA minimum payroll right now? I think the minimum individual player salary = $485K.(?) That means a minimum ML team salary is $12,125,000. What's really wild is that their team payroll at this moment (i.e. - deals that are actually signed) is only $850,000.00. They'll be signing more players, obviously, but right now they've only got one player actually on the payroll, Phillip Humber. http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/houston-astros/ Other than that, nobody's signed for 2013. Nobody!

And, as I understand it, the Astros' 2013 payroll is looking like it's going to be right around $30,000,000.00. So, for one Dodgers team, you can have eight Astros teams. Not that anybody would want to do that...

On a front-loaded six year deal which provides him with an opt-out after three. Uh... yeah, ok.

Tweety Bird Charlie Byrd Phillie Bahrd http://weheartit.com/PhillieBahrd

Diana Ross Mia Farrow Raquel Welch

Is this another one?

It Takes A Thief on Antenna TV, an episode with Suzy Parker as the babe interest.