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Cool!

There was this one:

I remember a snippet from the notes to Art Pepper's Hollywood Sessions box in which Laurie said simply, "Art loved Jack!" It seems he was one of those universally beloved characters. RIP. gregmo

No problem. We have a lot of possibilities for "those things" here in Oregon!

"Kent" Records?? Where on earth did that come from? Was it a sub-label of some kind?

Sold this one years ago because I thought I had it on cd. I didn't. Took me several years to rectify that error!

Ah, Lon, remember what Sinatra liked to say about people who don't drink: He felt sorry for them, because, when they got up in the morning, that was as good as they were going to feel ALL day!

Desert island disc.

Me too. Did get a shipping notice on this one, but it takes them a while to get it across the country to the Left Coast. gregmo

A bit more sobering to think about the fact that WE'RE ten years older!! gregmo

I retired several years and enjoy every single second of it. I travel a good deal and have plenty of time to listen to and read about the music, see movies, hang with friends, and sometimes do nothing at all. I do volunteer on several boards, but they don't require too much time. BIG fan of retirement! gregmo

I agree that Rogue One is the best of the recent ones I've seen. Have yet to go see this one. If you really want some scathing reviews (some of which are pretty funny), have a look at what reviewers are saying about "Cats"! gregmo

I took a long look, and I think you're right, Steve. It looks more like Max than Bobby.

Oh yeah. There are a lot of great snappy lines like that. Condon was a witty guy. And he really loved Pee Wee.

Ah, Steve, great minds.... I have that one beside my bed right now and am indeed reading through it as I read "We Called it Music"! Also listening to the very fine Davies-mastered 4-cd Condon set on JSP! gregmo

I also enjoyed the Mars material a lot, along with the Deccas. The MGM stuff...not so much. gregmo

+2

I'm not sure Mosaic has ever actually sold all of its assigned sets before the time limits on its contracts with the labels ran out or before they simply decided they didn't want or couldn't afford to sell them anymore. gregmo

Enjoying this one:

Disc X

Interesting. Thanks for the quick reply! gregmo

The booklets are all shelved right next to my recliner! But they are separate from the cds, which are shelved with all my other cds in alphabetical order. The boxes, on the other hand, are in my storage shed! So the three components are in different places--only slightly different for cds and booklets. As Danny Kaye used to say, "Get it? Got it? Good!" gregmo

My, my--I did listen to all three of the tunes Jim posted from the Kenton/Ritter album. Those are nine minutes I'll never get back! Was the National Anthems album ever issued by Capitol, or was that strictly a Creative World release? Don't plan to put that one on my list either! It did occur to me that having only Kenton doing some country songs (without Tex moaning away through them!) might have been at least interesting! gregmo

Yeah, I've actually written a letter for my heirs as part of my will pointing to the need to put them all together!! gregmo

A true pioneer. NPR also had a nice story on her: NPR tribute to D.C. Fontana gregmo