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But you can do both, narrative and detail.

Oh, I knew Chris fairly well. He was the guy who took off the dedicated weeknight jazz programming off of KERA in favor of more "eclectic" programming. He's a poster boy for knowing a little bit about a lot of things, and has turned it into a pretty lucrative career. Because, let's face it, there's a market for not having to know too much to think you know a lot. But what it comes down to, from my experience and observations, is that he's a big fan of narrative. Specifics, not so much. But that's the reality. He's not the only one, either, but you called him by name.

I think you need to reach out to Jim Alfredson directly? I don't have his email hady right now, but I'm sure it's here somewhere.

Anybody - ANYBODY - I meet who's even halfway curious about Ellington, I make sure they hear that monologue. It's one of the essential statements of the 20th Century, imo. I've also made sure that both of my kids got exposure to it. It's our moral obligation as caring citizens of love to fight back against the "narrative". It's a basic question of cultural literacy, imo. That the culture has failed to produce masses of people who are not literate about their own life is hardly shocking, but let's not make excuses for the illiterates. It's not mostly their fault, but they are not blameless, I mean, they're on cool radio saying cool things, apparently they don't take that as too much of a responsibility. thank god, one of them "found" it, and more than one of them has a radio show where, I guess, they're supposed to be taken seriously about "music". And now they're all hip, right?

Don't have them, probably won't ever have them, but what's the draw here for you Lon? Airshots?

Seriously, in a world dedicated to truth (or reality, at least) instead of narrative, that monologue would be taught at at least a high school level, as would a basic awareness of Marshall McLuhan. But, you know, narrative doesn't want people to understand what is happening in their world, much less why.

Yeah, I'd have to tell her why don't you stay glued to YOUR smartphone screen like a "normal person" and that way you don't have to see any of my records.

No, they've only had 50 or so years to learn about it...and one of them did. So for the others to wonder where did you find that, it's easy, really. Just be curious, pay attention, and keep looking. Block out the noise and follow the music. With Ellington, especially, disregard the typical "narrative" and just look at all of it. There's marvels everywhere! I had a college buddy who bought AEE because he thought it was a takeoff on the phonebooks of the time, the ones that had all kinds of faces, if you're old enough, you remember. But he heard that monologue and GOT it, made him LOL, actually, because, yeah, phone book only UBER so.

Ok, I meant the other one, not the one with Johnny Pate. My bad.

How come Grand Canyon is not at Dusty Groove? If I was going to get one of these two, that would be it. Or is it?

Uh, maybe by not letting the MegaEvil SoulSuck Of PopCulture into your brainblood and instead just simply being curious, paying attention, and searching the universe for lifes other than your own Narcissistic Mirror Self? That seems to work in damn near everybody, at least that I've known.

My "man cave" is internal, meaning I always have it with me. That's pretty convenient, and at times essential. Hell is not necessarily other people, but it is definitely not being able to block them out. As for the records/etc. They're all over the house, in several rooms, on all kinds of shelves, some sorted nicely, some just put together because that's when they got there. There's a central city of items, but a lot of sprawling outgrowths that are not really interested in being incorporated into the city right now. My wife is...understanding. not always "happy", but understanding. What peeves her, to the point of verbal expression is when there are too many piles on top of too many shelves. So I try to be conscious of that, or at least of not letting it get too much. She lets me know when it's time to trim the skyline... There will be more regimented organization once the collection stops growing. When that will be, hell if I know, but there's a lot of shit I look at and think that I don't really want this, never really liked it anyway, or...heard it a few times, know what it is, never going to want to hear it again, that type of thing. So at some point, clarity of space will take care of itself as the marginal citizens are parsed. Out with the old, in with the new. There's a project! But "man cave"....never understood the concept myself, seriously. Between roommates (early on), girlfriends, wife, kids...I long ago made my piece with having my "personal space" be inside me head. A physical room...it's not big enough!. Closest I get is when I stay up later than anybody else, and the older I get, the less that happens. But when I retire, I imagine it will be every night! Is it being done by "people who do not look like me"?

When the walls spin, do the vinyls also spin?

You're old enough to make your own decisions.

Dee Dee Ramone Ramona Quimby Quincy, M.E.

Ok, now I don't know whether or not to go for a CD or insist on a LP. Pretty much everybody's Digital was thin sounding in those days...clean but thin...but if Pablo put an analog layer in it for the LP that they did not for the CD, then the LP would be my choice.

Is that Audrey Meadows?

Kim Kamera Orchestra & Sticktet - SNAP! SNAP!! SNAP!!!

You've been playing this a fair amount it seems. Must be REALLY good? Might need to go get one, then.

No trial, I jumped right in. The Comedy Central catalog alone got it done for me! $4.99/mo and the commercials (where they are) are strategically placed.

Ann Landers Bo Pilgrim Neal Armstrong

Just signed up for the lo-budget version of Paramount + in which I was gobsmacked to find a significant archive of Comedy Central programs, as well as some other stuff, so, I am beginning to take on this, and episode or two a day, usually in the evening, before be, when the new has become redundant and/or stiflingly depressing.

And if you back up to externals or thumbs, the only think you're parting with is packaging!

Yeah, if anybody needs a nudge to do the Debut duo, please accept my most joyous nudgisms here!