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Yeah, what became of him?

Where did you find that site, anyway? Looks like it's full of good reads about unconventional (at least, to me) subjects.

This is my year to not respond to any "Happy Birthday" threads, so please don't take any offense by my not doing so.

I would hope it wasn't headed here: http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/a-conspiracy-of-hogs-the-mcrib-as-arbitrage Fascinating article...

Instrument-playing bird:

OTOH, who's paying to view it?

Denim jacketness!

#Armageddon

You didn't miss much. It was leftovers.

I'm pretty sure that that's not what he's accused of and that that's not why he was fired.

Yeah, download for me, please!

Happened to Yorvit Torrealba's kids. Fortunately they were returned unharmed.

Joseph Bowie, too.

Yeah, but they're shrinking (in physical size) as it is...digital allows for that, digital encourages that, digital damn near mandates that, eventually. So if all I'm getting is a needledrop or a digital xerox of somebody else's work...I don't feel much need to have a "physical copy" of that, especially not one that I pay for. Not now. If, otoh, I can get value added to something I want by there being original, improved remastering, original detailed annotation, somthing that's not just a copy of a copy, then I got no problem springing for that. As I long as I have disposable income, it will be disposed! We have options as end-users (note that I didn't say "consumers") now that we didn't have in the past. I think it behooves us to exercise them in the interest of raising the bar, not lowering it.

I also traced the George Russell. which was a total rip of legitimately released product. If you allow for a needle drop of a clean OJC vinyl, you can otherwise find "legit" digital precursors for the Red Rodney release. The George Handy thing has that weird "RCA" logo on it, which is said to be legit, so maybe it is. Point being, though - so very much of what they release can be traced back to somebody else's work. Which leads to the question (again) - why should we the consumer pay for needledrops and CD burns with no real value added? I know you do a lot of PD work, Allen, but you always add value, clean up the sound yourself, add a lot of historical perspective in your notes. You do PD the way it should be done. But Fresh Sound, etc. all they can justify charging you for is "convenience". And hell, there's a lot more convenient ways to get needledrops and burns of other peoples' CDs than paying some Shady Grady outfit. I'm less concerned with who they pay than I am with who I pay, and for what I get in return.

You think they called me because they know where I am?

Up! For this happiest afternoon of all the says to be happy! Come! Be a dentist!

I got a phone call that I let my machine get. Anybody else get that call?

Bangs-able!