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Don't know if it's a "big deal" or not, but I know lots of players who are less than true to themselves, assuming that they even have a self to be true to, which is far from a guaranteed quantity... I think the main issue is integrity, does somebody have it or not. With a popular figure like Brubeck, there's always an element that will say/shout/refuse to believe anything other than that they've sold out or some such, because how else could they become so well-liked. Well hey, some people just got it like that. They do what they do and people dig it. And some don't gt it like that. Not everybody who is popular has integrity, and not everybody who has integrity is popular. There's really no immediate/direct correlation. Given all the hype invested in convincing the marketplace otherwise (both ways), it don't hurt anything to sort out who's who for those who might care.

Hab not yet heard about that book,,,just ordered it. Thanks!

Somebody's offering Lee 7 (went to bed earlylast night & am just now waking up, this is the first I've heard of this)? Geez...gotta be the Nationals, no? Those guys are going nuts! Then again, maybe it's just a lie?

Leslie Neilsen?

A true folk hero. That he settled in NM rather than TX says a lot to & for those who know what to listen for. God bless ya', Don. You done good.

Now that their Frank Howard is gone and the Nationals no longer have to pay tribute to the 60s Senators, can somebody put a bug in their ear to get away from that swirl-W that conjures visions of perpetual last place?

Hey - we're all consumers. Some can afford it better than others, but... I'm down with books & teddy bears and creativity-inspiring software for the iMac. Failing that, a puppy. Everybody loves a puppy.

Not sure where the idea comes from that Dorham didn't have the skills to be a section player. Did he ever get fired for not cutting the parts? In most big bands, the "jazz chair" usually plays the lower section parts, mainly to keep the chops fresh for soloing, and also to recognize that a good jazz player is usually not going to be a good lead or backup lead player. Dorham's tone was never lead-player bright, but in the days we're talking about, he certainly had nimble enough fingers, sure phrasing, and I'm pretty sure he could read ok. He sure doesn't sound like a "street" player, that's for sure. I think he could have adequately (at least) played a 4th trumpet part in any "normal" big band had he wanted to. But I don't think he wanted to.

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Mad Max Happy Rockefeller Gloomy Gus

Indeed. The comedic value of your foreskin remains the subject of much controversy, but the rest of you will keep us laughing for ages to come.

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You have my respect. I'm just a whore.

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The credits don't give me too much hope. But maybe? Anybody ever actually heard this?

Can't wait to hear the acceptance speech if Cee Lo wins Best Song!

Was it because he stepped on Leslie Nielsen's foreskin?

This one's nice too:

Well, let's see what you can do without the Leslie Nielsen's foreskin bits to fall back on.

Yeah, when was the last time Leslie Neilsen's foreskin got a big laugh?