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Thanks. I just noticed this on the Falcon website. Was going to post it, but found your thread.

Will strongly consider this. I enjoyed the recent reissue on Luaka Bop (iir the label c). Disclosure: I've taken up yoga in my advancing years, and have gotten more comfortable with the "woo-woo" spiritual material than some listeners may be.

Thanks. Big fan of DuNann's work. The article seemed strangely familiar...on review I realized that I had read the original article in Stereophile!

No direct knowledge, but the NY Times ran a favorable story.

Balkan political/ethnic history is incredibly complex, with many ugly elements (e.g. Chetniks, Ustashe, various episodes of "ethnic cleansing")...I don't pretend to know enough to comment or pass judgment, and am happy to stay far removed.

The 9th.

Had to make a work trip near a rare semi-local (Kingston, NY) brick/mortar shop. Was pleasantly surprised to find the following CDs (used, very good condition):

Is Academy Records (W. 18th St., Manhattan) still worth visiting? I often shopped for classical CDs there around 20 years ago. I found a website, and Academy appears to still be in business, which surprises me considering Manhattan rents. Website claims that they buy collections, fwiw.

Latest in one of my favorite thriller series. Unfortunately, Kerr recently passed away, so it's also likely the last. Guilty pleasure, I suppose, but I've long been a major fan of Estleman. Detroit-themed material, that is; never tried the Westerns and others.

That's the eternal dilemma I wrestle with re. Wagner... Glad you enjoyed it.

Teddy Kotick is the "Unknown Jazz Musician" of Hod O'Brien's tune and album Fanfare (for the Unknown Jazz Musician). Japanese release, worth a listen if you like O'Brien.

Good luck. I agree that a staged version would be preferable, but that's probably a rare event in your area. I've attended two complete live Ring cycles. Probably too late, but it might be useful to acquire a libretto and read it before going (could also bring it to the event).

Not sure if this is "classical", so will post it here.

Best regards (a little late)...

Yes. BTW, the drug (furosemide) is a diuretic and known masking agent. According to this story, furosemide per se is not banned by MLB, but an "independent program administrator" must have concluded that it was being used as a masking agent. Quoting the story: MLB classifies the drug as a “diuretic or masking agent.” Since it’s not considered a PED by Major League Baseball, there is no automatic ban. Section 3.F of the joint drug agreement says that if a diuretic or masking agent is present in a player’s specimen, it’s re-tested. If the drug is still present, an independent program administrator (who has no association with the commissioner’s office, any MLB team, or the MLB Players Association) is responsible for determining if the player intended to mask another substance by taking a diuretic. If the IPA determines that the player did intend to mask, that’s when the suspension kicks in.

I once purchased a 5-CD set on Amazon for what seemed like a crazy low price, under $17, free shipping from UK when other sellers were well over $40 (current low price is $60). The set had been on my wish list, so I jumped on the offer, but I had a feeling I was taking advantage of a pricing error. The UK shipper claimed to have shipped, but did not provide a tracking number and the item never arrived. He (extremely) promptly issued a refund, but I suspect that he realized the pricing error and never actually shipped.

Generally agreed. I don't own that many Granz/Verve recordings due to lack of enthusiasm for NG's format and production approach. But I do own Sonny Side Up and consider it outstanding.

Mets trade Matt Harvey to Reds. Don't know enough about the respective contracts (and who's paying what) to comment.

+1. I didn't expect too much from the CD, being packaged with a book purchased at a discounted price, but was (pleasantly) shocked by how good it is.

Richly deserved and no surprise. I'm mostly a hockey fan...back in the old days, when an NHL team had a chronic malcontent the club would endeavor to trade the player to Winnipeg, as the most undesirable destination. Pity there's no comparable franchise location in MLB (as far as I can tell).

+1. Lowballed a bid on eBay a couple of weeks ago and missed; the set sold well under list. It's something I'd kind of like to hear, but way too big a $ investment and I seriously question how many times I'd listen to most of the discs. I also recall a thread in which some posters whose judgment I respect expressed reservations about the box.

+1 on all counts. In the mid 20-oughts, all the US auto mfrs did the same thing, only to go bankrupt in the economic downturn. Anecdote: when I started in the finance business in 1983, I learned that Wall St. considered all the US automakers so stupid that their stocks traded at puny multiples of book value, and the investment community preferred that the car companies pay out the largest dividends possible rather than reinvesting the profits and pissing the money away. (This was a shocking letdown, as I grew up in the Midwest and had high respect for those industrial titans.) I don't think a heck of a lot has changed.

Earlier today: NEXUS Percussion - April 22, 2018 3:00 PM at the Redeemer Lutheran Church [Kingston, NY] NEXUS is made up of four master percussionists internationally revered for virtuosity, innovation and extraordinary music out of the broadest array of percussion instruments imaginable. PROGRAM: Prelude: Pauline Oliveros (1932 - 2016) The Greeting Meditation (1972) (performed before the beginning of the concert) Program: Lou Harrison (1917 - 2003) Solo (To Anthony Anthony Cirone) (1972) NEXUS Echoes of Spirit (2018) Traditional Zimbabwe (arr. NEXUS) Tongues (late 1970s) Steve Reich (b. 1936) Drumming Part I Drumming Part I (1970-1971) *** INTERMISSION *** Traditional (arr. NEXUS) Ancient Military Aires (Ancient) The Long Roll Three Camps The Downfall of Paris Hell on the Wabash Steve Reich (arr. Garry Kvistad) Mallet Phase (2012) Ragtime Xylophone Music Selections George Hamilton Green (1893 - 1970) (arr. Bob Becker) Caprice Valsant (1927) Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) (arr.Ford T. Dabney and Yurika Kimura) Castle Valse Classique (originally titled Humoresque)(1894) George Hamilton Green (arr. Bob Becker) Just A Kiss From You (1921) George Hamilton Green and Victor Arden (arr. Bill Cahn) Dotty Dimples (1921)