Bright Moments

Aw, I'm just messin' with ya! (just couldn't resist )

That Gretchen Wilson's got me stompin' my foot and yellin' hee haw with that song "Redneck Woman" that she's a-singun! Perhaps I should have posted this in the "true confessions" thread!

this is what i use: http://www.casedirect.com/product_detail.a...+PF+200&menu=00 lots of them

happy birthday!!!!!

couw, you are THE MAN!!!!! B)

my gosh! surely someone will come to their defense! this is an all out massacre!

can somebody update these lists please

got mine today! thanks Daniel! B) (and thanks jim for helping with the distribution!!)

can anyone find any other pics of pee wee marquette?

this is an early one: Rafael Mendez. B)

how about Melton Mustafa! B)

Kenny Dorham is not only a sorely underrated trumpet player but jazz composer as well. Very expressive and identifiable and the hero of many a young trumpet player that I've met throughout the years. Check out these compositions on a variety of Blue Note and other label CDs: Tahitian Suite La Villa Sao Paulo Lotus Blossom Sunrise in Mexico El Matador Escapade Speculate The Prophet Short Story Minor's Holiday Horn Salute Great stuff.

man- you guys are harsh!

from the AP: Rock Band Creed Breaks Up After 3 Albums 20 minutes ago By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK - The spiritually inclined band Creed, whose anthemic hits "Higher" and "With Arms Wide Open" helped them become one of the top-selling rock acts of the past decade, has called it quits. AP Photo Related Links • Creed web sites Three former Creed members immediately announced they were forming a new band — minus singer Scott Stapp (news) — but were quick to say it was not "just Creed with a different singer." Creed's three albums sold a combined 24 million copies in the United States. While many critics dismissed them as pale Pearl Jam imitators, Creed members used that as creative fuel and laughed all the way to the bank. Lyricist Stapp grew up with a strict religious upbringing and often explored those topics in song. At one point five of the first eight queries on the "frequently asked questions" section of the Florida-based band's Web site dealt with Christianity, including "Is Creed a Christian band?" The band always said no. Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti (news) were longtime friends and songwriting partners whose relationship soured in the past couple of years, as Tremonti explained in a recent interview with MTV.com. That caused tension in the band. "There was a lot more drama," drummer Scott Phillips (news) told The Associated Press on Friday. "It wasn't necessarily created by anyone in particular. It just stopped being fun." Stapp was not available for comment, said a spokesman for Wind-up Records. Creed took most of last year off, and reconvened in the winter to come up with new material. "The vibe just wasn't the same," Phillips said. Still, they weren't about to casually disband such a successful unit. The band had initially figured on taking a hiatus, but a side project was working out so well they decided not to turn back, Phillips said. The new band, Alter Bridge, features Tremonti, Phillips and former Creed bassist Brian Marshall. Singer-songwriter Myles Kennedy, formerly of the band Mayfield Four, was recruited as the fourth member. Their first album is due out in August. Phillips described the music as edgier than Creed, with the musicians given more space to show off their chops. "We don't want to make it seem like it's just Creed with a different singer," he said. Stapp's first solo recording will be on a soundtrack of music inspired by the film "The Passion of the Christ." He's working on a solo album with the Canadian band the Tea Party. ___________________________________________

from: http://home.achilles.net/~howardm/tsmonk/hentoff.php Memories of Thelonious Monk from "Listen to the Stories" by Nat Hentoff When Monk's music was played, there was never any doubt as to its source. Pee Wee Marquette, the small, round, vinegary man who used to act as the town crier at Birdland, would introduce Thelonious as "the onliest Monk." B)

jon faddis!!!!! B)

sorry, but you are just plain wrong about kenny dorham. check out "una mas" and get back to us!

just picked up the rvg of this and it is excellent! highly recommended!!! B)

just learned he was 3 feet 9 inches and born "william clayton marquette."

kenny dorham B)

from: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/ftis0802.htm Lullaby of Birdland By Rob Mariani You descended another flight of stairs and the light became a kind of midnight blue. A hand lettered sign overhead read: "Welcome to The Jazz Corner of the World. Through these doors pass the most." There were shadows moving around inside, and a silvery white glow coming off the tablecloths. You were greeted ­ if that's the word for it by the strident and irascible Mr. Pee Wee Marquette, the tuxedoed midget who also worked as the MC. (I can't tell you the number of times I was summarily turned away by Mr. Marquette because I could not produce proof that I was 18 years old. And even after I had my draft card, he still insisted I show it to him every time I came.) curiouser and curiouser!!!

see! i'm learning already he was a SHE!!!!!

any pics or bio info? how did he get his job?

What is known about Pee Wee Marquette, the famous Birdland Announcer? B)