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Yes, but he was very self deprecating about it.

Not that I know of. It was re- link in post 173.

No Hugh Grant pot shots yet

I read alcohol contributed to his death at such a young age. Or that was the insinuation anyway. I liked his blues singing. Lovano couldn't have gotten away with it.

Well sport also makes a lot of money for a lot of people. It ticks all the boxes for a consumer and celebrity driven culture. The arguments going on in Australia, that seem to mirror the discourse in the UK, claim more money poured into the different disciplines results in the best coaches, which then translates to the best results. Some Australian sporting insiders were saying that the Chinese results reflect them basically 'buying' the best coaches available. Other insiders suggested that the Chinese attitude to training and respect for the coaches and opportunity also has a lot to do with it. I think sport will always reflect the mainstream values, and once kids get to puberty, they pretty much begin to see where they want to be (or where they're going to be ostracised), peer group wise or individually. I knew at a certain age, the values and mindset of sporty people wasn't a very interesting one. That's an Australian perspective though. And I was surrounded by a Working Class culture. It might have been different for Middle Class kids. It also seemed to me the kids that went on to a life more informed by the Humanities, weren't overly blessed with a sporty peer group.

And another article claiming self-deprecating humour as particularly English. And very sexy apparently. As I have claimed self deprecation as a particularly Australian cultural trait, I guess it's an English one as well. Interesting that the article states that self-deprecation does not translate well across some cultures. My link

The two Phalanx albums with Blood Ulmer, Sirone and Rashied Ali are deep. I've got this one. It used to give me a real buzz as a younger listener to hear an avant-garde player like Adams do straight ahead bar-room blues forms (with vocals) like the title track. It kinda bought my two listening domains together. and this is another live one with Scofield,

Actually, I noticed this article first appeared in a contemporary film journal around April. So perhaps it may have been the spark for the Haaretz piece.

And no comments either. This is pretty opaque stuff. Even for cult-talk Cult-talk concrete. Harmolodic cult-talk.

Must be payola.

Does your dog bite?

Here's a scholarly article on Jerry Lewis that talks about Jewish humour and self deprecation. Must be in the air. My link

Sonny Greenwich Earl of Sandwich Lou Donaldson

That's kind of a variation on the theme actually. a close up intimate perspective. A shallow space. Kind of like a Bryan Ferry opus.

He looks a bit like Rupert Murdoch.

I watched this live as it unfolded in the early hours in Australia. The commentators could not hide their joy at the performance. They said the same thing as Cram. It took me right away from the hype. The walking is on now. Another event that always seems plagued with controversy and authenticity. India did it first.

Nah. I still think they're opportunists with deep pockets. I wouldn't lose any sleep over employing 'killerjoe's' method (post#7). This thread - on another board - has an interesting argument about the Vaults. Admittedly it was 2007ish...probably before a lot of 'fine tuning' went on. My link

I didn't think Stephen Fry grew up in a Jewish family culture. By far to me he is a continuum of the English Public/University culture. My link Ben Elton on the other hand I took for Jewish culturally. But it appears some opinions differ. My link

He's got a more engaging personality that's for sure. And a Jamaican accent. He just comes across as a great guy who's simply the best in the world.

Is that YOU, Freelancer, or something from the hype on the site? MG It was the usual hype from the site. Larry Young 'changed everything with one elegant stroke' but still ended up dying of medical neglect. That truth wouldn't suit their marketing campaign now would it.

The cheek of Wolfgangs Vault - which is just a glorified bootleg organisation - in claiming a concern for ethics. It just seems like a place where 'someone' has got it together to round up as many circulating grey area recordings as possible and begin to strike some 'deals' to make it all legit. I doubt much of anything would be getting back to the estates once they add up all their time and expenses.