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My daughter came home from the mall this afternoon with a button that says "I Loves Me Some Waffles". The phrase sounded "familiar" so I asked her where it was from. Well, she didn't know, and neither did my son nor his girlfriend. A Google search reveals that this phrase is maybe beginning to circulate amongst "the kids", but nobody seems to know its origin. Another Pop Culture Mini-Craze Phrase ala "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" seems to be brewing. Anybody who can provide a source for the origin of this phrase shall be my hero!

Found today - MILES DAVIS & GIL EVANS: THE HISTORIC COLLABORATION IN WORDS AND MUSIC (CSK 8751), excerpts from the Miles/Gil box and some pretty lengthy interview segments w/Miles, Gil, Mulligan, Jarrett, Walter Bishop, Jr., Bob Belden, Phill Schapp, Roberta Flack, Frances Davis, etc. Haven't listened to it yet, and am expecting nothing at all revelatory, just radio-ready soundbites aimed at furthering the Miles Mystique And Resultant Sales, but it seemed like a neat thing for a geek like me to have, so I bought it at regular used prices. I'm just wondering if these promo items were widely (as far as this sort of thing goes) distributed by Sony, or if it's a true rarity (which does not mean it's valuable, I know). Anybody seen one of these things?

Yep!

Yeah, how that Hines band seemingly remained COMPLETELY undocumented is on of the biggest mysteries in the history of the world as far as I'm concerned. Something's just wrong with that picture. RE: Wes/Trane, I'm pretty sure one of the hardest of the hardcore collectors on one of these boards, and a reliable source at that, mentioned having heard the tape. So I myself am in the "convinced it exists" camp.

Well, some do, but most of us just want to be able to play music that is pleasurable at some level for an income that is adequate at some level. When the only way to approach the latter is to forsake the former, damn right frustration and bitterness sets in. "But aren't MOST jobs like that? Doesn't EVERYBODY have to suck it up and do stupid shit just to make their nut?", you say. Well, yeah, that would seem to be the case, if the increasing popularity of cynicism in all/most levels of popular culture is any indication. So Menza's rant is right in line with mainstream society, even if his musical ambitions aren't, an irony that probably just pours another can or three of gasoline on his internal fire. I've never met Menza or worked with or around him, but stories of his ultra-"Type A" personality are legion, so this kind of a Farewell Fuck You seems right in line with his character. I don't know that I'd go public with it either, but the points that he makes are one that most every working musician feels from time to time, with the feelings coming more frequently and stronger the deeper into the world of high-profile "commercial" music (shows, revues, etc.) you go. It's not a world I've aspired to myself, having had the good sense (mental, not financial) to avoid it like the plague after getting a taste of it early on. But I've got plenty of friends who either go back and forth between that world and the world of "real music", and a few who either want or need the financial security it brings, and who have gone into it 100%. I tell you this, and you can believe it or not - there is a BIG world of difference between Don Menza ranting about playing shows, pit gigs, whatever, at the expense of playing jazz in order to make a living wage and Joni Mitchell (god bless her, though) ranting about the decrepit state of The Music Industry Today. "Selling Your Soul" is a melodramatic concept to be sure, but it is also a reality we all face when we need some bucks and the options at hand are few. Most of us adjust and set about getting the biggest payment for the least merchandise, and we tell ourselves, true or not, that we have enough of our soul in reserve that selling a little bit of it here and there won't hurt TOO much. But the level of work that Menza is talking about is an entirely different world than that of local wedding bands and Top 40 gigs. He's talking about a level of work that presents its own dynamic, music and professionally, and believe me, the clowns are running the circus (again, not too much dofferent than any other field these days, but there you go). My personal feeling is that Menza could probably live OK doing club, concert, and festival work when he wanted too, but perhaps his aforemenetioned personality won't let him. His drive is fierce, from what I hear, and his standards are incredibly high, both musically and professionally. I haven't heard about him being "difficult" business-wise, but I have heard that he suffers neither fools nor non-perfection gladly musically. Good for him, but it ain't that kind of business, and it damn sure ain't that kind of world. And it's a fact that a lot of players who get bruised enough end up in management, so..... Nevertheless, his points are good ones, all of them, so pull out a copy of "Groovin' Hard" @ your next rehearsal band rehearsal, and have a sweat and a smile. Especially if you're a sax player.

BGP is a British company, I think, that has been issuing some of the Fantasy holdings.

Where's the Funkadelic scan?

I've not heard the Trane/Wes thing, but I seem to remember somebody posting here (or somewhere) that they had, and that the sound quality was extremely poor, but that the holder of the tape still wanted an exhorbitant fee to let it out. Ayler/Taylor was part of the Ayler tree material that circulated last year, and might be slated for inclusion in the upcoming(?) set that Revenant(?) has planned. But it does exist, and has been circulated.

Better start the washing machine, because Wes/Trane & Ayler/Taylor exist.

Dude, you rule!

Buttermilk Spam! For all the possibilities that phrase suggests, a hearty EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Is this the same Pete Edelman who did a year or two at NTSU in the mid-70s? If it is, ask him if he remembers me (50/50 chance of that, at best...), and say "hi" for me if he does.

Dude - "near-disaster" or not, that was one hell of an experience, and it was REAL. Not all blessings are of the smooth variety. You were blessed.

Yeah, they should all just shut up and play.

Understand the aversion to vocalists, but I tell you - it's wrong. Just my opinion, but I'm right.

Let's see, axe in one hand, some kind of bag in another ... what exactly was this guy doing? Making sure that they WILL understand their Swede.

Hey, don't knock Swamp Dogg. The guy's been around for decades, and is a REAL trip. Witness this cover: Read about him here: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Bw3se4j670wae The guy is worth knowing about!

That UA AT THE MOVIES thing that Dusty Groove keeps selling on bootleg(?) vinyl is a smoker, a hidden gem, a lost treasure, etc. Highly recommended.

I don't know what Bobby Womack is doing on a jazz list (even if he did write "Breezin'"), but if you've never heard of him, you might want to consider fixing that. A great Soul singer is he.

Deep's thread on BNBBE seems to have been deleted already. Is he repatrating or was he expelled by the natives?