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Hey, let's go buy a bunch of vinyl!

Time to revisit this one!

And then come to Arlington. We're supposedly air-conditioned now.

Started playing it this morning, totally enjoying it and also totally agreeing that it sounds like a working band with compelling original material. My service was really exemplary, got here in a matter of days after ordering, so if they're really only pressing 300, now seems like a good time to carpe diem.

you're talking about the drivers as well as the rides, correct? I am...

Not one I had ever paid attention to in the past, or expect to in the future, but I LOL that it's a five-piece band and all but one of the players has their name on the cover. The fifth is Mark Soskin, which in a weird (or not) kind of way does....something to connect it to late-70s Sonny Milestone records, something, somehow, ouch (but not entirely?)?

Yes, Maurice Robertson. Heard him in DC once ca. 1981, then again years later on a demo tape of somebody's that had gotten passed on. Excellent player, really spoke the language, native tongue type player.

Alto player named Maurice, last name I forget. A TRUE bebopper, serious player.

McLain?

There's "hot", and then there's HOT. I've had enough HOT to last this lifetime, hopefully the next one will be better?

It was gray fabric seats. Seat temperature was not the issue. Air temperature was. A/C with the top down in Texas heat is useless. The only time it was worth a damn was after dark, and then only WAAAAAY after dark. Rode back froim a few Rangers game that way and it was ok in spring and fall. Otherwise...

Something else that would not happen at a Denny's!

Not a convertible guy (had one, and oh, you think that's it's going to be cooler in the summer with the top down when it's 100+ outside? WRONG!!!!!), but would love to find out if Chester is still alive, and if so, what's he driving now?

Been there, done that.

Hey, you just need to find Chester. Problems solved.

FTW!!!

https://scottgrundfor.com/for-sale-the-ella-fitzgerald-1959-mercedes-benz-300-d-cabriolet/?fbclid=IwAR2XC2nZ9scczRt9LXL3jyE1mXGG8brAxXosSliZBm5nLGLSC8I4coMInSw Looks like that's all been taken care of: The Ella Fitzgerald 300 D was acquired in 2016 by the current owner, an internationally based collector with a taste for history and historical relevance in his stable of exceptional cars spanning many marques. Since purchasing the car, the current owner has seen fit to treat it to dutiful preservation care while in the collection and, equally important, it has been given the very best in expert mechanical maintenance attention, affording this incredibly significant historical artifact continued life as an at-the-ready driver when it is called to use. A comprehensive, “bow-to-stern” mechanical sorting of the car was undertaken by Mercedes-Benz expert mechanic Rene Luteraan of Van Nuys Sports Cars, with receipts totaling a robust $40,000, resulting in a precise “as original” driving experience to match the cosmetic beauty, powerful presence and historical gravitas possessed by the car.

Drive it? Like out on the highway? Why? Drive it to a party or some special occasion, period. A wedding maybe. Drive it in the parade on International Ella Day.

60+ years old and only 90K miles....wow...

Still, nothing like Denny's.

Mickey Lynne on a vocal...had to do a check to see who the lady was who was on that Milt Trenier record with Von Freeman and Joe Diorio...that was Micki Lynn...close call there for a quick minute!

Mileage?

Have a sitter ready so you can have the family vacation during family hours, and then the adult vacation on Saturday night/Sunday morning., unless you're doing rural, in which case you can bring the kids, just tell them to look but don't touch.

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