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Moe & Joe Amos & Andy Ricky & Lucy

Sad.

Shirley Booth Hazel Mister B

Saw Arugula's latest video on MVTH1, and if it's off of this new album, hey - ho fukkin' hum. Full of sound and fury, etc.... In this case, the men do know. It's the little girls that don't understand. Will wonders never cease?

39 years later, cats are still trying to "catch up" Ain't gonna happen. Don't need to happen. Trane opened so many doors, but most people seem to be afraid to walk through them. Seem to be more concerned with figuring out how he opened them rather than accepting the fact that they got opened and that it's ok to walk on through. That ain't right. An open door unentered ain't worth a damn. Go the fuck on through and see what's there for you. Just be responsible about it. 39 years later, and we're still trying to catch up. Why?

Not getting rid of anything, and not really "sick of" anything, but in all honesty, I'm in no hurry to hear any "regular" jazz for a while. It's gotta be really special to get to me these days. Been there for so long. Know all the drill(s), etc. It's good and all that, always will be good, but I need something else right now. Too much of a good thing is still too much, and I've had over 30 years of this one good thing. Good things, actually... Probably just a phase I'm going through, but I'm beginning to understand why Miles felt the need to shake things up by going electric like he did. Complacency sucks, and so does pretending that the way to prevent being harmed by the present is by living in the past. Not in the mood for alienation either, so the angst and emo scene, no matter what the genre, ain't gonna get it. What I'm in the mood for right now is dance music. Just good, propulsive, contemporary-ish dance music that doesn't insult my intellegence by treating me like some kind of Pavlovian plug-in. They're doing some pretty interesting things in the dance music scene right now , and I need to check that shit out for a while. How much of it is going to meet my needs is probably going to disappoint me, but hey... Art Blakey I know. Masters At Work I just sorta kinda know. Time to remedy that. If it really is "all good" (after a fashion), why not?

Kevin Spacey Major Tom Big Tom

Actually, at this point, I could handle that.

All of 'em.

50 Cent 100 Proof 10,000 Maniacs

Quite plausible, actually. You'd be amazed at the difference it can make to have a peer, especially one you hold in high esteem, "egging you on" from somewhere.

Oh good! More 60s rock!

There's going to be a community of people who take music "seriously". Of course there will be. There always has been. But it's always been a minority of varying size. And I see the size of that community shrinking today, and have no reason to believe that it won't continue to shrink into the forseeable future. You gotta remember that tking music "seriously" ahs always been a function of devoting time to serious, thoughtful, dedicated listening. Today's lifestyle(s) and fromats of preference are not aimed towards that type of activity. I would indeed be an "old fart" if I bemoaned this as a sign of societal decay or some such. But I don't know that it is. A part of me thinks that it's actually healthy to use music as a lifestyle enhancement tool w/o getting too caught up in the specifics of it all. But I'd be a fool not to recognize a change when I see it and pretend that any day now things are going to be the way they once were. They're not. Look - what do most "serious" music fans these days in these parts look forward to? Reissues. And that boom is all but over. The European PD labels might be hastening the end, but they're also positioning themselves to be repositors by default. If you're able to find a Lucky Thompson side on any other type of label in 15-20 years, it'll be a miracle. Read the article above - how are the stores profiled staying afloat? Older music for older customers. How is David's friend's store getting over? Selling vinyl. When the time comes for today's digital youth to get nostalgic, do you really think they're going to be interested in comprehensive, well-annotated collections? I don't think so. They'll do what they've been doing - looking for digital files to play on the device of their choice. Some changes are temporary, some are permanent. This one is permanent, brought about by fundamental changes in lifestyle and technology. That might seem like the musings of an "old fart", but I prefer to think that I'm merely seeing things as they are. It's a helluva lot easier not to get crushed by the avalance if you see the rocks coming at you.

Not gonna happen, not by "the industry" anyway. Think about it - when was the last time that any business looked at the marketplace and said, "Here's a demographic that is shrinking, has been shrinking, and in all likelihood will continue to shrink. Let's put an emphasis on them"?

This whole discussion is predicated on the notion that music "matters" to most people. I say that, right now, it doesn't. For most people, it's little, if anything more, than a disposable lifestyle accessory. Simple as that. The number of people who really "care" continues to shrink. Yes, it's always been that way, but not to the extent that it is now. Disposability and portabilty are the order of the day, and those are qualities which do not engender attachment at any level beyond the superficial. The culture has changed, and irrevocably so, I think. The handwriting's not just on the wall anymore. It's everydamnwhere you look. Maybe things will change, but I'm not holding my breath.

ZZ Top Tom Zé Zasu Pitts

Depressingly easy to do, isn't it...

The Cat In The Hat Harry "The Hat" Walker Cap Anson

No, it's because Jim hasn't played the tune in years, was almost ready for bed when he read the original question, half-assed remembered the tune when he went to the piano, and played the song in the wrong key.

LuAnn Platter Pat Luby The Doobie Brothers

I've paid "more than ususal" for some Japanese Monday Michiru items. Paid close to $50.00 for one. Worth every penny (and them some), but I gotta confess, that was the most thoughtful click I've ever made.

Wolf Bliter Jack the Bear Willie "The Lion" Smith

Do I ever not have any, that's the question!

Imagining Will Farrell pulling off is something I would want to avoid at all costs.

The King Sisters Queen Prince