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I think this is being disingenuous to Baraka's identity. So what if he 'emerged' at a certain point in a Dashiki and shades. Does that make him less an authentic African American than himself?

Yes, I found that really fascinating, coming from a background that knew nothing of 'The Arts' - helped explain and create a bit of curiosity about painting that was well outside my comfort zone. 'The Fatal Shore' is one of those books I keep meaning to read. R.I.P. Hughes was at his best when he stuck to International Visual Art, not Australian tyranny. Everyone looking to explore the history of the fatal shore, would be better off reading a contemporary book by Alexis Wright or Kim Scott for a deeper perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euPx2QWVl3E&feature=relmfu

I wish he wouldn't. If Eartha Kitt and William S. Burroughs did an album together, I'd buy it. But I'd probably rather hear Eartha singing Lonely Woman. I'd prefer my Eartha without Burroughs. But then again, I prefer my everything without Burroughs. as for Blood and the Blues, with regard to the album in question - the song 'Cheering' is shit hot. Especially with Charles Burnham's violin. This was Blood 'singing the blues', before he was actually 'singing 'The Blues" - if you know what I mean

is there anything about the humor in this clip that is particularly "Jewish" in content/style? aside from the fact that Mel Brooks is Jewish? by the way - she is of course insanely hot... Perhaps not in this small snippet And maybe not even self-deprecating. But we are back on the topic of humour. What were you saying?

Even if it wasn't, kudos for working the word into the conversation! Well I kinda think it was/is. About a music moving towards it's inevitable point of Afro-centric self determination. It's a big grown up word that cuts through a lot of crap. It's a big word that neatly encapsulates a lot of crap. Teleological perfectly sums up what I believe Baraka and self determination was/is about and why he may have wanted to look beyond hard bop even if he loved the music. Argue against it if you feel it is a misguided assertion on my behalf.

and in the spirit of Robert Hughes - I would just like to say - he was a pompous, overprivileged wanker, who showed his true colours when his back was against the wall

Thanks KH1958. That paints a great picture for someone who only knew of it from afar as principally a record label. So it was begun through philanthropic support in a way. I guess the wholistic approach couldn't be sustained over the long haul. What an amazing run of music though! Did the record label wind down a lot earlier than the club, or did they also change direction. I'll never forget walking into the big city record store I used to frequent and going to the Jazz new releases section in 1987, and right at the front was the bizarro cover of the Blood Ulmer album. WOW...what is this...and it said Blood was 'singing the Blues' as well

Fantastic. It seems from this 'even though it doesn't say', maybe we can look forward to getting a dvd or bluray release soon enough. I remember seeing this film when I was a young 'harmolodician' And have been wanting to see it again ever since. Even tried a few 'dark corners of cyberspace' when I first learned the internet was my friend. Alas, no joy. This thread may be a good opportunity to ask 'kh1958 and any others', what was the Caravan Of Dreams story about. The appearance of the label (and the Ornette film), roughly corresponded to the beginning of my awareness of improv music, and it seemed that for a while there, a new Caravan Of Dreams record popped up in the new release section of my city record stores on a regular basis. Then nothing. It almost seemed to signal the end of a movement. I remember reading somewhere (though I cannot remember where), that most of the musical activity surrounding the centre was filmed as well as recorded, so there may be a treasure of what is now really historical footage.

Number one indeed! On with the 200m. In his trackside after race interview, Usain announced to Australia on National TV that he will be visiting downunder in September for a 'holiday'. He's obviously not interested in slipping into the country 'incognito' and getting away from it all for a few days

Oh dear. My link Day 8 Gold. US 26, China 25, France 8, GB 14, Aust. 1 Go China

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Day 4 Gold - US 9, France 4, Germany 2, Australia 1, GB 0 Well done France! Bragging rights still belong to China. C'mon Great Britain

Yes. I can't believe it, she wrote 'September' and 'Boogie Wonderland' for EW&F and 'I'm so Excited' for the Pointer Sisters. Pretty funky lady George never stooped that low.

Phil Spector. What a low down prick. 'Be My Baby' is grand though. And the rest.

I've got lots of albums with stamps. One I really like is my Blue Note/Liberty pressing of Idle Moments. It is stamped with the name 'Jack Winter', who I believe was a Jazz DJ. Next to the Duke Pearson track Nomad he has written in pen - "(and some of Jeanine) This is like a piece of history owning this, and probably the closest I will get to a near mint NY/ear mono or stereo.

he did these surgeries while he was still a "young man". Yes, I didn't realise. He must have been only in his late 40's early 50's when he started having work done. This is from 1998ish. Compared to this from the late seventies/earlyeighties I guess. BTW anyone know who is in the photo with George. It sure surprised me

There are plenty of Scottish Jews. I knew a guy whose ancestry was Scottish Jewish, and he said, "I'm doubly cheap." Which reminds me of a Scottish condom joke... Can we have a rubber stamp made of that? No, the way it was relayed to me, by my bemused cousin, was that he was a regular garden variety Scot of the Billy Connolly ilk. If you had known the family, the fact that a Scottish convert oversaw the Jewish funeral would be the case for great mirth.

Early days. Overtaking the Aussies ie scheduled for around mid-week. I think our Olympic talking heads are expecting it. They are already rehearsing our excuses. Along the lines of 'Great Britain has modelled their preparation for these games on the Australian model. They have sunk lots of money into ensuring success, they have stolen our intellectual property...etc.etc.etc." The excuses will be just like The Ashes, when the ball starts swinging and our middle order collapses There is already a national outrage under way because our 4×100 relay team missed out on Gold.

GB is a Jehovah's Witness. Are Jehovah's Witnesses permitted to have plastic surgery? I know there is something in their faith about not having blood transfusions. Wonder if that extends to cosmetic surgery?

I went to a Jewish funeral and the Rabbi (if that's the right term), was actually a convert. He was from a Scottish background - and had embraced the Jewish faith. Is he actually a Jew more so than someone with a Jewish socialisation and cultural heritage who is a non-believer? I don't think so. Many people from non Jewish backgrounds embrace Judaism - but I wouldn't consider them Jewish as such, and I doubt Jews would either.

Yes it is. He lets George borrow it when he does his impromptu straight ahead gigs.

I suppose he just wanted to keep up with the Jones's, and not loose his 'marketability'. Maybe he thinks an old looking white haired pop/soulman isn't going to keep packing them in the aisles. More of a reflection on the world as it is - as much as it is on GB unfortunately.