Guy Berger

I disagree about being obligated to buy a used copy on ebay if the thing is OOP. At that point the legit owner of the music isn't being compensated anymore -- all you're doing is possibly lining the pockets of the guy selling it used. You're better off downloading the thing and sending a check to the artist/label owner. Guy

It was kind of exciting, the Wizards could have made it really close but they made a few bonehead plays down the stretch. Guy

If the material is OOP, I think it's more or less legit to download. Guy

Wow... that looks like a great group of reissues. Especially psyched about the Hill and Cherry! Guy

I kinda get what Allen was talking about. I don't think it's a "rock tone" vs. "jazz tone" thing. A lot of people brought up McLaughlin in the 60s/70s vs. McLaughlin in the 90s. Another example that comes to mind is John Abercrombie. You listen to his playing on Gateway and Timeless, that's a beautiful, beautiful sound and it doesn't matter whether he's playing with a jazz sound or whether he's doing that crunchy rock thing. And then compare it to say, Homecoming, and both his "jazz" and "rock" sounds aren't nearly as good. Guy

I can't see Dallas winning this series but they'll bounce back -- they're a great team and they're not going to get swept. Still, when you're playing the 2nd best team in the NBA, being 3rd or 4th best won't cut it. I also think Indiana will take one or two games. Guy

Oregon as well... Guy

Personally the guy might be a little short in the humor department, but his music isn't lacking in it. (Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with humorless music -- I mean, we all love our post-1963 Coltrane, right?) Blaming him for the stuff that came after him but never matched his creativity is unfair. Are we going to blame Weather Report for smooth jazz, John Coltrane for cookie-cutter disciples, or Horace Silver for the less interesting soul jazz pianists? At the very least I don't think this characterizes Facing You. (Perhaps you can elaborate on "pseudo-soulful"?) Are McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock peripheral to the main thrust of the music? Look, if you say that Keith Jarrett's recorded too much, or that some of his music is pretentious wank, or that he's overrated in certain (not necessarily jazz) circles, or that some of his fanatic followers are annoying, then I won't disagree with you. But I think your criticisms go beyond that, and I disagree. Furthermore, my superficial understanding is that John's book also goes beyond that. If someone could summarize the passages that deal with Jarrett and post their notes here that would be great... Guy

That's what happens when you only have 2 good teams in your conference... Guy

Frankly, neither do you. Aren't you the guy who said that Sonny Rollins only played "lame crap" or something like that a while back? My apologies if I have the wrong guy. Yup, that's him. Guy

I dunno. Most probably Filles de Kilimanjaro (Miles Davis), though I don't know whether I'd put "Mademoiselle Mabry" on repeat the whole time or listen to the entire album. Guy

Nice choice for an AOTW. I borrowed a copy from the "library" yesterday. I've never really gotten into the PMG stuff I've heard -- the 1st album is a little too "smooth-sounding" for me (obviously it isn't really smooth jazz, but for me it gives off that vibe), and "As Falls Wichita..." a bit too progrockish. Nevertheless after listening to it once or twice, it was better than I expected. Reminded me a little of Weather Report c. 1980. Guy

I'd put some money down on the Sonics.... ...not getting blown out in every game in this series. Guy

Truly something to aspire to... being a professional soft drink reviewer, I mean, not being overweight. Guy

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Yeah, it was great... Guy

I think you'll have to get a pretty good Father's Day gift this year...

I am uploading a bunch of torrents using Azureus and a bunch of them have the message "Scrape Error: Hash Missing". What does this mean? Are the FLAC files corrupted? Guy

My predictions were more or less right -- some teams took less games than I expected. Bulls were the only team that failed to win. So just replace my Bulls-Heat prediction with Wizards-Heat and nothing changes. Guy

You wish you lost them by "only" 50-60 points... Guy

Soul Station, I think it's time to start predicting a Pistons win in the EC Finals. Guy

Disagree about the Wiz being the more talented team -- once you get past the big 3 they are pretty thin. Bulls with Curry and Deng healthy are more talented. Guy

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Yup. Move them out west and they'd be lottery bound. Guy

This Mavs-Rockets game is gonna be a good one. Tradesports favors Mavs 65-35. Guy