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Over the years, I've seen many stories about Elway's lack of business acumen. Here's a summary I dug up: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_16330251

Hard to believe that Cardale Jones of OSU was a third-stringer! Some pundits are now saying he should go pro. No opinion here, but the big precedent among Urban Meyer QBs (the Caucasian Tim Tebow) was not a hit in the NFL.

PM sent on Coltrane : the complete 1961 village vanguard recordings VG++ $25 shipped in USA

I preordered from Barnes & Noble last week (with a gift card I got for Christmas). No word of shipping yet.

Very much agreed. The two solo piano albums are outstanding IMO. I listen to this set far more often than to the Pullen Select, because of the "forward leaning" aspect.

15:15. Many were absurdly easy, but two or three required some serious thought. [Disclosure: For a couple of years, my job required extensive technical writing, and my stuff had to pass muster with serious hard-ass professional editors.]

Believe it or not, Arnold Schoenberg wrote a very nice Christmas piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR94CiqtFLs

Finishing up with the Jazz Crusaders. Will soon start on Hank Mobley.

Kmart's owned by Sears Holdings. Both Kmart and Sears appear doomed, and are the subjects of much debate in the financial press. The holding company is owned by Edward Lampert, a hedge fund type. My best guess is that Lampert doesn't really give a s**t about retail, and owns the company as some kind of real estate play.

Calgary, 65 pts

Bill Moody's jazz mystery novels seem pretty good: http://billmoodyjazz.com/books.html I've read a couple, including the Chet Baker. Wardell Gray and Clifford Brown are featured in ones I haven't read.

Steve Buscemi? Christopher Walken? Gary Busey (if he's still around)?

Just a wee bit...

I've heard Gergiev conduct live several times, orchestral and opera. Not a large sample size, but I was never very impressed (this was in NYC, Gergiev got huge profiles in the N Y Times, and I recall thinking that he had a great press agent). I have a couple of recordings, but based on my live experiences I didn't pursue more. At that time, I found that he had a lot of passion, but the performances were sloppy, and I speculated he might have been spreading himself a bit thin, as he was doing an exceptional amount of globe-trotting. Disclaimer: My experiences were on the order of 20 years ago, so I have no idea how Gergiev's career has evolved.

Interesting thread. I've only heard a little of Curran (on compilations), have heard lots of Rzewski (including live) and a little Teitelbaum live. I don't want to nitpick, but was Elliott Carter really involved in the founding of MEV? I find that very hard to believe!

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday to the guy who always remembers others' b'days! :party:

Interesting! I do a lot of crossword puzzles, but only the "British cryptic" type, viz. the ones in the Guardian and London Times newspapers and Private Eye magazine. These puzzles occupy their own little world, and it takes a while to "learn the rules", but they can be a lot of fun. A good summary of cryptic composing/solving devices is at http://www.ukpuzzle.com/crypticxwordguide.htm

+1 in spades. As often happens, I agree with Moms's general drift, with some reservations about her (?) particular wording ( on "turd", though ). Years ago, I bought Dyer's But Beautiful on the basis of some enthusiastic Internet reviews. I couldn't stand it (a "catastrophic" purchase subsequently donated to the local library), which may go to say that Dyer is capable of offending when writing about straight-ahead as well as avant-garde jazz!

Pretty wild, isn't it? I have the Boulez recording, also saw a live (J. Levine) performance. Haven't listened in a long time, but passages like Du hast eine halbe Million geheiratet stick in my mind. If you're not familiar with Wozzeck, I strongly recommend it too. Not quite as bizarre as Lulu, but definitely out there. Weirdly, that was the first opera I ever attended!

Thanks, GA! Much appreciated. I'm a lurker these days, but visit the site pretty often.

I don't know enough about cycling to comment on all the team/TdF issues, etc. But I saw this interesting Wiggins interview today: http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/metamorphosis-interview-bradley-wiggins_347224