JSngry

Now that Dick Clark's gone...

Well, see, that's what is kind of lost by some, that you can be on top of the beat and behind the beat, anywhere, really, as long as you stay in the beat and stay connected, it'll all be good. Ride it where best suits you, but by god, ride that motherfucker somewhere, don't be letting it get away, lest of all in such a way that you're just standing there letting it turn the corner while you keep heading straight ahead into the wall! And not just "the beat", either. The pulse, and not just of music! And yes, Roland Hanna was superb in his contributions. Saul Goode, he was. Gotta wonder waht Chick Corea sounded like subbing in the band, as mentioned in the liners. Wonder if he took the chances offered or just role-played.

OOPS! and DOWN goes the Titanic!

Yeah, got an "ok" price too. There was some very minor cosmetic damage to the photo on the box, everything else was/is perfect. I guess the investors didn't want that. Oh well, don't bother me any. I'm even liking "Central Park West" (the chart) now, never really cared for ti that much in the past. Still don't, not as a piece itself (a lot of little ideas that never really make a big one, imo, although I know people with whose taste I otherwise concur who think it's Thad's masterpiece, so go figure...), but the recording is so damn clear now that it's hard not to appreciate the band's colors and their collective bite. Snooky Young, wow... That bite, that's what I find myself enjoying about revisiting big bands lately. Nothing "moves air" quite like a great big band full of seasoned vets hitting on all cylinders (especially live). It's an option I'd kind of discarded for years, and it's fun to come back for a new taste.

Finally got a copy of the set, don't notice too much of a difference with the reverb on the first three albums, but those last two...yeah, this is so much better. I like the original's sond, but this is nice and clear, sounds like a big band instead of a "big band record", if you know what I mean. And no matter what else, Richard Davis is Mr. Smile Inducer all over this thing, and Mel is his ginning co-conspirator. God bless 'em both for being there and doing that.

As fine as their respective talents were, I think I'd pay the better money for recordings of any conversations between Anita O'Day and Benny Goodman that occurred on and/or regarding this gig.

4 out of 5 rats on cocaine dig miles. the other one digs don shirley

So long, Pudge: http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7830099/ivan-rodriguez-retire-texas-ranger-monday-source-says

Dig that shoulder drop at the end of the lead-in. The guy was uber-swarmy, always was, but he pulled it off. Not just anybody can do that.

If I ever come across Pyramid reruns on GSN, I stay put and call LTB to watch if she likes, which she always does.

Heart attack following surgery, apparently.

I'm only 56...it's mathematically possible that I could live to see it, although travel might be problematic by then.

If they wanted an accurate result, they should have used Pangea. Stoopid scientists!

Yeah, but it will mean more when it's a division series.

And this, the Oliver Nelson album:

I'm looking forward to at least one day trip to Minute Maid with the family.

Come back, space. All is forgiven.

Maybe now we can get that Oliver Nelson gem!

My daughter says to get the SAL option for shipping, much less expensive, takes 1-3 weeks, tops, usually like a week to ten days.

R.I.P.