Quincy

Here's the times & dates for the upcoming release: 1. Izabella (4:23) 11-7-69 2. Ezy Ryder/MLK [aka Captain Coconut] (19:59) 1-23-70 3. Cheokee Mist/Astro Man (4:53) 1-7-70 4. Record Plant 2X (11:03) 1-23-70 5. Villanova Junction Blues (4:56) 1-23-70 6. Burning Desire (9:48) 1-23-70 7. Stepping Stone/Villanova Junction Blues (6:38) 11-7-69 8. Slow Time Blues (3:49) 1-23-70 Here's hoping Jan. 23rd was a very good day in the studio!

Another Dagger release coming out Dec 12. Burning Desire Studio work with Cox & Miles at the Record Plant from '69 to early '70. I still have to catch up on some of the earlier recs here.

He went through a nasty divorce. And he also has or had an outrageous mansion, the kind that's too big for most CEOs. It was pictured once in Sports Illustrated a few years ago. The mansion isn't an easy-as-pie Google as there's a Frank Lloyd Wright house that goes by the Frank Thomas name as well but as far as I know has nothing to do with baseball. It's not easy being a multi-millionaire baseball player!

Galbraith is still around at about 100, and still writing beautiful, truculent, prose. MG Sorry to break the news, but John Kenneth Galbraith died last April 29. I was once just a dozen feet away from him but being about 9 years old I didn't know what an economist was.

Just last night I put on the octect part of the "Intimate Ellington" dvd (Copenhagen '67) where Carney is featured on a song and thought how damn terrific it is to have him along with Hodges and Gonsalves. I've been doing data entry lately and perhaps it's because his name is close in spelling to a drunken thick lensed late (baseball) Cub announcer's name is why I first noticed it when reading credits years ago, but once I started listening him went well beyond that. I don't know what to say without blabbing on or spouting cliches, but the talent in Ellington's bands combined with the writing...man we are such lucky bums to have that in our lives. Awed by Carney, Ellington, and a wee bit over the line on the scotch.

Heads up. They now have a buttload of concerts that you can stream. Registration is required. Wolfgang's Concert Vault

I was wondering if like Piazza Sheff hits a lot of HRs to right. I've certainly seen him pull it at Yankee though, and last year's hit chart shows him to mainly be a pull hitter. Of course he didn't play much last year. Sheff @ Yankee in '06 Mainly posting this in case some of us are missing the game too much and want to look at other hitter's charts. *edit - Oh well, the link will show you Comamerica 1st, but you can pick any park you want from the pull-down menu.

You must get Burnt Weenie Sandwich. After that I'd say somewhere between JSngry & Rooster's advice.

Park factor or Comerica (Detroit) was 27th for HR, 18th for R in 2006. It is an easier park to homer in now compared to when it opened though. If I remember right it made Petco (SD for those who like me have difficulty with modern corporate names!) look like a sandbox. *edited to note that Petco was 16th (in the majors) in HR this year. However it was last in R.

Since it's done to ARod all the time here's Sheff's postseason record: 19 rbi in 44 games. .248 AVG, .398 SLG Looks like they might not have much to fear here. (I'm being sarcastic about the weight put on playoff stats btw.) ARod's is: 16 rbi in 35 games. .280 AVG, .485 SLG Pitching is going to be costly this year.

According to last spring's Baseball Prospectus Whelan throws a 95-96 fastball and a good splitter. He started his Texas A&M career as a catcher but tore up the Cape Cod League as a reliever, putting him on the map. Oddly enough the other 2 weren't even mentioned in BP '06. Sheffield was high priced poison. I think the Yanks done good enough given how badly they need pitching. For Detroit Granderson is the only starter under 30 now (Monroe & Inge just turned 30), so adding Sheffield means they want it now. At least Detroit fans now don't have to worry about Bonds signing on.

Ah, that's sad. He was on the CBS News sometime in the past 2 weeks and I thought he looked ashen. Damn.

OUCH! It's an aquired taste I suppose so I understand. It might help if you A-Haaaaa right back with him. Oh yeah, a third or fourth it for the Tiffanys.

See what happens when you kick the Republicans out! Woo hoo!

Had the afternoon off so went to see Borat. Left after 15 minutes. The power went off at the theater. Argh! Now I'll never know if he got his chickens back. We were given rainchecks. Guess we'll try again this weekend. At least we can be causually late and miss the 20 minutes of 100 decibel ads & trailers.

That might be the worst thing ever by Pete (including Iron Man), at least through 2 listens so far. Though it wasn't quite as bad the 2nd time around. However I had intended not to listen to it again. I debated on whether to get this or not, but Best Buy had it for $10 and dagnabbit, I was curious. Their edition throws in a short live disc along with a short dvd. Doubt I'll watch the dvd again, but surprisingly the live disc (which is from the same show as the dvd) had a very good version of "The Seeker" on it. It helps that they very rarely did that one live in the glory days so it means you don't have many versions to compare it to. (Actually just an Old Grey Whistle Test version is all I can think of.) Also "The Relay" and Pete Empty Glass era b-side "Greyhound Girl" are on it, so it makes for a pretty nice bonus. I lowered my expectations but I still couldn't help feeling anxious and a bit queasy listening to it for the first time, so afraid it'd stink. It's actually the 4th song "In The Ether" where Pete growls like Waits. Fortunately there are some better moments! "We've Got A Hit" is one of the catchiest things they've ever done. The regular version is only 1:18 (an extended 3:03 is tacked on) as part of the Wire & Glass mini-opera, so you can probably whistle the whole thing while taking a whiz. It's hard to separate how good or bad the album is right now, as it is a goofy good feeling to have new Who, Who 2 or whatever you want to call it to listen to. Even though I'm a cynical Who snob I still can't help but be a little giddy over this and that feeling surprised me. Imperfect, hell yes. Pete does the drumming on 1 song and programs them for several more. (Zach Starkey was unavailable for all but 1 song as he was touring with Oasis during recording. Pete Huntington drums on 7 tracks.) He also plays bass on some, even a wee bit of mandolin, banjo and violin. So some things do sound more like a Pete solo project, though more often than not something from the Who playbook comes out to make it sound more Who-like. There are some hackneyed lyrics, questionable arrangements and a few songs are duds or filler at best. But there are some pretty good songs too. It is amazing how that Who DNA is still present all these years later. So if you're a Who fan who kept listening to the band after Moon died and say, still find a few songs on the last 2 albums to be good ("Daily Records"!) or can take a few Pete miscues to get the rest that's tolerable to differing degrees of good, go ahead and give it a shot. If you need the windmills, Thunderfingers & pounding drums you already know this isn't for you.

Don't want to jinx you 1 year away from 100.... Happy Birthday!

Brownie can see into the future! Have a great birthday!

And he was so wrong! Happy Birthday, hope it's a great one!

Another DGM deal. Order $75 worth of stuff and enter "ship" in the coupon box and get 10% off your order. Good thru the end of November.

They're also one of those bands that can take awhile to click. I was in college when Discipline came out and only knew their first album. Hardly the same band! When I tried Lark's and Red (different yet again) I couldn't stand Wetton's voice, probably because I detested his latest band Asia. Years later I took the plunge on the live '73-'74 Great Deceiver set. Loved the improv but it took a long time for me to tolerate and finally like the vocals (and hell, lyrics too.) So we're talking a lot of years passing before I could get into one important phase of their career. And did I ever! They're similar to Zappa in that I'm not always in the mood but when I am little else will do. Also I think you're best off hearing the live recordings.

I was afraid I would read that here ..... Guess I'll have to add it to my order when the Ellington box comes out. Seems to be the sensible thing to do, yesiree.

I feel the same way. Gawd, those Stooges albums still have power today. I love I.R.S. era jangly mumbly R.E.M. All the other respectable acts mentioned have something to offer. And as for Van Halen, it was what it was, and they paid some dues playing high schools & bars and such for almost 8 years before they broke out. As you say, Eddie could play and they sure had the classic cartoonish pothead womanizing lead singer that one would expect for that kind of band out of LA. It's rock 'n' roll, and that sort thing should be represented.

Not at all! It's a point I've brought up in another thread too. When we didn't have CD burners and you wanted a CD, you were limited to buying new or used. With certain titles you'd try to wait out a used copy appearing in the racks, but if you lost patience you opened up the wallet and paid for the new one. Now that perfect copies can be made on CDRs the above purchasing behavior happens less frequently.

Oh certainly the Verves. I'm glad there isn't a death match competition between the prime cuts of the Verve vs. the Blue Notes as I'm not sure which I'd pick or which label I'd want to win. I haven't heard the RCAs. So much for these ears yet to hear. (Makes another note in the hunting list.)