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It goes back to reasons mentioned earlier. Some people have been stalked by loonies. That put an end to me using my name out in the open.. Jazz and music is not a profession for many of us. Hence spending time here is seen as goofing off. Some clients might think Organissimo is a sex site. Though such idiots may not be worth having as clients, the money spends the same. And so on. I do agree that thinking twice is a good thing.

Have a great one!

I still haven't seen whatever season recently came out on DVD, though there was no way to ignore the recent spoiler. I first read about it in a baseball article! Bumped into to it a couple of more times since though at least they were in TV-related articles. Ed Begley Jr. was a boyfriend of the mother for a few episodes. I think it was the 1st season, but it may have been the 2nd. It was quite the pleasant surprise as other than appearing in Christopher Guest movies it's rare that I've seen him in much since St. Elsewhere.

That's a beautiful thought (and comparison too.) Not everyone can pull off such a style, but for me he sure as heck does.

In cowboy parlance "ya done right by yer ma" near the difficult end time by letting her be at home. I wish you well during this time of grief and my heartfelt condolences.

Yet another illuminating listen. I thoroughly enjoy how you dance your way around different eras & artists. Erm...probably shouldn't say "dance" as you're on the radio, but it was an attempt at a compliment.

I've heard it a couple of times but don't own it, though I have another show featuring the 2. It has its moments in some of the jams but it's not something I go to very often.

If you have Live Dead you've heard a wee bit. St. Stephen, Dark Star - April 27 (also The Other One from the box is this night.) Death Don't, Feedback & We Bid You Goodnight - March 2 If this is your favorite period it is a must. It's rare to meet someone who loves '69 who hasn't heard the run though I know you're a well-rounded individual musically who hasn't spent every waking minute of your life looking for extra crispy tapes of this run and that show. Although every night has a Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven segment there is enough of a difference in the playing over the 4 nights to make it a recommended purchase. Well heck, look at how each night begins and how that effects the vibe: 2-27 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2-28 - Morning Dew 3-01 - Crytical Envelopment > The Other One 3-02 - Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Lovelight Like the kids say, that's just sick!

Don't get me started on The Andrew Sisters!

Have a good one x 2!

Love 'em, though not as pets. When I was a wee lad Marlin Perkins of Wild Kingdom fame was the curator of the St. Louis Zoo. His specialty was reptiles. So perhaps he was a positive influence on me. That and not reading Genesis until a very late age. From about age 9 until my teens we'd run around in the woods and meadows and sometimes catch snakes for fun, though often as not just enjoy watching them. Garters and racers didn't like to be handled anyway, though hog-nosed snakes were always fun to come across. The latter are great at bluffing, either by puffing up with air & hissing or playing dead. Once in a great while we'd come across a king snake which was always a treat. As a constrictor it felt like you were holding a muscle. Unlike garters they seem to know that biting a big human probably isn't going to achieve a desired result so they tend not to do so. I've always been proud of the fact that as teens we were aware that a pet store in town would have given us $15 (in the late '70s mind you) for one but we always let them go where we found them. I've always been kinda disappointed that in all my desert hikes I have yet to see a rattlesnake. Though last year in Canyonlands I saw a number of good sized gopher snakes which were cool to see slither around the slickrock.

It will be nice to be buying something new during the big reissue week/month! I've been looking foward to this too. I hadn't bothered to check the tracklisting. So we're getting something(s) old with the something new.

I find it hilarious too (and love it!) I finally talked myself out of the idea that it was Patrick, thinking he must have a twin who made a psychedelic album. But wait...it is him! Thanks for the explanation akanalog. As far as drummer - who jazzbo said. Almost more for all of the kids in junior high who went on & on about him rather than the actual playing. Well, almost...

Me too. Some great playing, and it's not overly long either. Those would work too. And Hot Rats would also be a good one to get early if you're more interested in the playing as opposed to the humor.

The "bam" just happens out of nowhere doesn't it? I've had 3 bam moments, each leading to greater interest. The last one sent me over the edge. As you seem to flitting between all of the eras and enjoying them, it's easy to recommend things for you to investigate. I like the choices you made, especially "Blues For Allah" & "Reckoning." And while I don't have it you probably did right by grabbing the Arista years, as it grabs the good ones from the later era. And going the route of "Skull & Roses" & "Europe '72" is very old school. That's the way all of us from the LP era did it! Probably my favorite Dick's Pick is #12 (6/26-28/74.) The long intro to the China > Rider is one of the most beautiful things ever recorded. The jam out of the "Let It Grow" is pretty amazing too. A great "Eyes," and "Beer Barrel Polka" is the sort of thing to make ya love 'em even more. I also really enjoy DP 18 (Feb '78) for the 2 second set discs (2 & 3). The 1st disc is a cobbled together 1st set from 3 nights (even though the notes say 2) which includes a tremendous "Music Never Stopped" and "Passenger." Any of the '77s is worth a shot. Perhaps DP 29 (5/19 & 5/21/77) would be my 1st pick, but it's all good (might be the only time I've used that saying but it works here.) From The Vault: Great American Music Hall, S.F., 8/17/75 is a must in my book. Aside from a powerful "Help>Slip>Frank" there are 2 beauties that they rarely if ever did live again (forgive me for not checking my Deadbase) - "Sage & Spirit" and "King Solomon's Marbles." Its price might be a little higher than a Dick's Pick but it is worth it. I'm a big fan of DP 14 (11/30 & 12/2/73), but as a 4 disc DP that perhaps could wait for further exploration. Tough call on whether to pick Dozin' over Without A Net (probably so.) You might want to consider the Nightfall of Diamonds (10/10/89) over both. Other Brent era considerations are DP 13 (5/6/81) and DP 5 (12/26/79.) I like DP 6 (10/14/83) but seem to be in the minority. Oh yes, the '71 set Ladies & Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead: Fillmore East 4/25-29/71 is pretty durn good too. They were really on for that run. I'll stop there. But there are other delights. OK, one more. The So Many Roads box might be a natural for you. Very nice selections from across the eras. The "Whiskey In The Jar" rehearsal from near the end is such a delight. Loads of good stuff. You mentioned Blair Jackson earlier. You probably know of his website, but if not here's the link. His review of DPs and releases ends sometime around 2002. Here's a list of Dick's Picks that might be of use as well. Enjoy the exploration!

It's hard for me to separate being 18 when it came out and their almost heavy metal sound in concert they had at the time as far as being objective about the album. Most of the album is hard rocking, and "Destroyer" references "Lola" in a manner that bothered some fans (though not me.) The 2 songs before "Better Things" are classic bits of writing that may disturb some. In "Art Lover" the narrator professes his interest in little girls but "he's not a dirty old man." Such a song would cause a lot more trouble in this day and age. "A Little Bit Of Abuse" - a song about a woman who stays with her abusive boyfriend or husband contains the line "Oh, so uncouth, Excuse me, is that your tooth?" that is so very Ray. It's my favorite post-Muswells album and even without the emotional attachment I think it is at least "very good," though if someone likes Misfits or Low Budget more I won't argue. Btw, Face To Face was mentioned earlier...

Pffft. That guy couldn't sing either. From Miles autobiography: "So it was through Bill (Graham) that I met the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia, their guitar player, and I hit off great, talking about music - what they liked and what I liked - and I think we all learned something, grew some. Jerry Garcia loved jazz, and I found out that he loved my music and had been listening to it for a long time. He loved other jazz musicians, too, like Ornette Coleman and Bill Evans. Laura Nyro was a very quiet person offstage and I think I kind of frightened her." I love that last sentence so much I couldn't leave it out. Now as far as what Miles thought Steve Miller, see page 301. I would reprint it here, but kids are out of school for summer and all.

Most Deadheads can insult the band more wickedly than people who profess not to like them. The band had such a long run with a change in the cast and inclinations that it's easy to like some years more than others and some not at all. Key buzzwords to start trouble are "Donna," "Vince," "Samba," "the '80s," "Drumz/Space," "Brent songs," and "MIDI" for starters. And they didn't always have 2 drummers. Personally my favorite years are when they just had one. Check out the years from '72 to '74 if indeed that is one of your qualms. Though there's no getting around "the problem" of Jerry's guitar style. Flaccid? Not in a fall '72 "Playin'," or the end of a hot "Deal." Not ever in the '60s. I mean some of their biggest fans were the Hells Angels. You wanna say their taste runs towards flaccid? I've heard "noodley," and a wet noodle is flaccid, so if that's what your friend is trying to explain then I can see it (at least some of the time.) When I hear flaccid I think of something like Billy Joel or Christopher Cross ballad myself. Elvis Costello has gone on record as appreciating the vulnerability in Jerry's voice. Of course Elvis can't sing either can he? Usually fans of power pop are less likely to like the Grateful Dead, since their attention span runs out after 3:30. Not that I'm interested in converting everyone to the band, but I've found that the live acoustic album "Reckoning" usually plays better for those who say they don't like the Dead more than anything else. But there's no guarantee. But be careful, liking the Grateful Dead can happen to anyone, even those who never imagined it. I recently assisted a young British friend with some Dead recommendations from archive.org. He was grabbing Billy Bragg recordings and most of his collection consists of indie bands and folk singers. His curiosity got the better of him.

As CJ noted the last single disc issue of 'Round About Midnight (CK 85201) is also a "24-bit super bit mapping by Mark Wilder." Some of the single disc reissues had their bit rates bumped up from how they are presented on the boxes. As it appears everything Miles on Columbia ends up at Yourmusic.com, I'm going to wait this one out.

Have a Grate one.

A recent interview with Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux is available here. He comments on possible future releases, along with the recently released such as Truckin' Up To Buffalo. The interview is part one with part two coming later. (Edited to add an Up.)

You betcha. I have yet to decide if Something Else or Village Green is my favorite, so I'll happily keep on listening to the evidence and make up my mind one of these days. Arthur, Face To Face and Muswell are pretty high on the list too, and I like Give The People What They Want maybe more than I should. Ray is supposed to have a solo album out in September I believe. It's been delayed a few times, but this time it's supposed to happen.

I'm very sorry J.A.W. I'm out of here too.

From the Pink Floyd thread: What else would you call this? ← You beat me to it. ← Rather than hitting up a pimp here to supply a whore, he's asking which whore to spend time with at someone else's bordello. Oh wait, we were talking ponies...

Not horse trading. But I guess all of us non-lawyers read the letter of the law differently. But see, if you had asked around, you would have been pointed towards some that sounded great. A few of them were mentioned in the thread.