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Randy, Those Jesus figurines are WILD!

Way to go! Congrats!

I agree sal. Great film.

I remember the first time I listened to Capaldi on the last two minutes of Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave on Mason's Alone Together. I thought he was the best damned rock drummer I'd ever heard. Sad news.

Cool Mike. I'd be there in a heartbeat too.

Hang tough. It'll all be worth it when the baby arrives. Ain't nothin' in the world like it, dude. B-)

Great news, Johnny. Get some sleep while you can.

SHIT HAPPENS Taoism: Shit happens. Buddhism: If shit happens, it¹s not really shit. Zen Buddhism: Shit is, and isn¹t. Zen Buddhism #2: What is the sound of shit happening? Confucianism: Confucius says, "Shit must happen." Hinduism: This shit has happened before. Islam: Shit is the will of Allah. Catholicism: When shit happens, you deserved it. Protestantism: If it¹s shit, it¹s the Catholics. Presbyterian: This shit was bound to happen. Episcopalian: It's not so bad when shit happens, so long as you serve the right wine with it. Methodist: It's not so bad when shit happens--you¹re going to hell anyway. Baptist: You better believe it¹s shit! Congregationalist: Shit that happens to one person is just as good as shit that happens to another. Unitarian: Shit that happens to one person is just as lousy as shit that happens to another. Lutheran: If shit happens, shut up. Fundamentalism: If you¹re born-again, it can¹t be your shit happening. Fundamentalism #2: Shit can only be born again. Judaism: Why does this shit always happen to us? Calvinism: Shit happens because you don't work enough. Seventh-Day Adventism: No shit shall happen until Saturday. Mormonism: Shit is God¹s gift happening. Christian Science: If shit happens, it¹s all in your mind. Quakers: We didn¹t start this shit. Scientology: When shit happens, re-read "Dianetics" Jehovah's Witnesses: >Knock< >Knock< Shit happens. Jehovah's Witnesses #2: Shit has been prophesied and is imminent; only the righteous shall survive its happening. Moonies: Only super happy shit happens. Hare Krishna: Shit shit happens happens rama rama. Secular Humanism: Tomorrow it won¹t be shit. Utopianism: When it happens, shit does not stink. Creationism: God begat shit. Darwinism: This shit was once food. Stoicism: Shit is good for me. Idolism: This shit should be bronzed. Hedonism: There oughtta be more shit happening. Wiccan: Let shit happen. Satanism: SNEPPAH TIHS. Capitalism: That's MY shit. Communism: It's everybody's shit. Feminism: Men are shit. Chauvinism: The ladies love my shit... Commercialism: Let's package this shit. Impressionism: From a distance, shit looks like a garden. Existentialism: What is shit, anyway? Rastafarianism: Smoke that shit! Zoroastrianism: Shit happens half the time. Recovery program: Deal with shit one day at a time. Agnostic: Did someone shit? Atheism: I can't believe this shit! Nihilism: No shit.

Phil's arranging on Convergence Zone has been nominated for a Grammy. Go Phil! B-)

sheldonm, Antonioni's? Is it on DVD? I have to have it.

Toots, Yes, the poli-nuts hang out there most of the time but I suggest you double your security, buy firewalls, anti-poli software and anything else you can think of because: We Are Everywhere! (winking smilie)

There's a very nice new group on Nagel Heyer, Paradigm Shift, Shifting Times with Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Printup, Joe Locke and Melvin Henderson among others. Great straight ahead.

Yeeeehaaa!

Boy, I'll bet those folks are making at least 75 cents a day. Well, maybe that's a little high. I wonder about the wages in Egypt, too. The whole picture stinks.

I looked on the inside tags at a local shop last week. I saw Levis that were made in Egypt, Mexico and Losotho?(sp)? Where the hell is that?

Can't seem to get a straight story on Levis. About 3 years ago, I thought I read that Levis were no longer being made in the United States. Now I have friends who say, Don't Buy Levis! They outsourced their entire company. What's the truth? Anyone know?

You're right about the smoke, sal. It's hot....all the way through. I heard Mulgrew at the VV about 4 years ago with a Lewis Nash Septet (including Regina Carter and Steve Nelson) Mulgrew is damn good. I know what Moose is saying, he's everywhere...even this year! But all understandable.

Indeed! Happy Birthday, Dianne!

Some of my very favorite Charlie Haden music is on his Quartet West recordings. Beautiful stuff.

Lucky duck!

The album is the music of three Mexican composers: Eight songs by Jose Sabre Marroquin, who wrote Nocturnal, and one each by Augustin Lara and Armando Manzanero. To me, it's not more of the same because of the extraordinarily beautiful compositions and the wonderful arrangements and playing of Gonzalo Rubalcaba. He's terrific. Joe Lovano also plays beautifully but the MVP might be Michael Rodriquez on trumpet and flugelhorn. I've been seeing his name a lot recently. No wonder. Ignacio Berroa is the drummer. Larry Koonse is the guitarist. Miguel Zenon on alto. I think Land Of The Sun is very special.

Yep. I've tried to listen. Thumbdown.

Pilc's new CD on Dreyfus, Follow Me, is a delightful solo piano mix of originals and standards: St Louis Blues, My Favorite Things, If I Should Lose You, One For My Baby, Autumn Leaves....to name a few. Brilliant is the appropriate word for Jean-Michel Pilc. I'd go hear him in a heartbeat.

David Hazeltine, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash. This is a terrific CD. Mark's a terrific player.

Larry was Guest of Honor at the Telluride Jazz Celebration a couple of weeks ago. He was also there the year before. Definitely active, recording and at the top of his game. This year with a killer trio, Lenny White and Mark Egan (of Pat Metheny bands). His new CD is TriCycles on In and Out Records with Egan and Paul Wertico. I agree about Cedars. Good stuff.