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My first 2 were Banana Splits 45s from Kellogg's. Actually they're EPs as there are 2 songs on each side. I'm guessing my Mom sent in some box tops and a buck or two for the 45s and posters. By the way, "Doin' The Banana Split" was written by Barry White. Many of my first 45s were '70s crapola. Jim Stafford - Spiders & Snakes Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling Ray Stevens - The Streak C.W. McColl - Convoy Breaker breaker good buddy, I think I had a thing for novelty songs. My 1st 45 bought at Grants for 67 cents was a bit better - Paul McCartney's "Jet." After graduating to LPs (and buying some more crap before finding my way) I did pick up some (what I think are) better 45s later on. Had to get those Who import B sides that weren't available elsewhere at the time, and I have a few nice punk picture sleeves and the like from The Jam, Sex Pistols, X, MDC and other melodic memorable bands of the time. Oh yeah, a "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" arm band that came with the Dead Kennedys' 45. Perfect for formal evening wear or just strolling around town!

Congrats! And thanks for the background on the name. Hats off to you for getting the tub ready, as she deserves it!

Growing up in Illinois near the Missouri border I avoided using any of the above and would usually call the drink by the brand or flavor. I know, I'm a coward. The more rural kids would call it "so-dee" or "so-dee pop" which used to drive my Mom nuts. Ever see the Pop vs. Soda map?

My desktop PC collects dust now too. About the only thing I use it for is burning discs and as I've been doing less trading and buying more music it just doesn't get as much use. I used it for doing taxes as the software is cheaper for it than my iBook and as I have CoolEdit on it I'll use it when I have to do some editing, but otherwise it sits there. Yeah, I guess in my case I have operating system factors as well as computer form. But that said, more than anything I like being able to use the laptop in the same room as the "real" stereo. And it is a very rare thing when the fan kicks in. I love how quiet the laptop is. Sometimes using the desktop feels like being in the seat next to the jet engine on an airliner. As someone who can use a 10 key pad I thought I'd miss not having that on my laptop keyboard but I adapted. I even like the feel of the keyboard, which on an iBook looks a little funny if all you've ever used is a standard keyboard. Like you I bought the laptop for fun (I was curious about OS X) and it ended up becoming my main computer.

I should have quit while I was ahead, but here's a few more. The soundtrack to Fame is similar/related to The Beatles 1967-1970 which in turn is similar to Blood Sweat & Tears 3. The Crucifucks Wisconsin is similar to Britny Fox. R.E.M. Murmur to Rita Coolidge's Greatest Hits. There's a sick sense of humor involving The Clash. The Clash (UK debut) is similar to Jimmy Buffett's Havana Daydreamin'. Sandanista! is similar to Blue Oyster Cult's Burnin' for You. and finally... The Doors Strange Days is similar to The Clash (US).

Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks is similar to Cream's Wheels of Fire. Did I miss out on hearing the Sex Pistols try a 20 minute "Spoonful?"

Some of the songs from '65/VI/Beatles For Sale are my favorites as they didn't get the radio exposure that the hits did. Or maybe it's that I played darn near all the other albums more... I love the singing on "No Reply," "I'm A Loser" and "Yes It Is." (The different takes on the 1st two are especially fun.) Always like the way they played the Carl Perkins' songs, and "What You're Doing" is another great John & Paul together song. The thing that always blew my mind was that of all the songs they chose to play, for some reason they picked "Baby's In Black" for those '65 live shows.

Some 20 odd years ago I recall a poll of Beatles' fans listing "Mr. Moonlight" after "Revolution 9" as the worst. I think that'd be my pick too, though at times it's so bad it's almost good - to sing along to at least when doing dishes. Least favorite #1s would be "Yesterday" & "Let It Be." Just a combination of heard 'em too many times, the mention "Mother Mary" and other songwriting sins.

Oh yeah. I grew up on the Cardinal-Cub Mason-Dixon line. When I was 11 I was listening to a game that was still going when I had to go to bed. Ended up going 25 innings and lasting 7 hours. Oof! Bake scored the winning run. I cut out the box score and I'm pretty sure I still have it somewhere around here. The trade probably worked out best for Bake as he got a World Series out of it. And you know why they had to trade Templeton. It's not nice to flip the birdie to the fans.

He broke a toe in 1980, otherwise he would have played more. But like PhillyQ noted, he was a great platoon player, but less great as a full time guy. Something strange: If you go to oscargamble.com the only thing you see is that painted-on-hat Yankee traded card. I've got a few of those too.

I own an 800 Mhz G3 12" iBook and love it. I maxed out the RAM (got it elsewhere) and find it most responsive for my needs, though other than messing with some medium sized photos I'm not exactly doing stuff that needs lots of speed. You of course will be buying an even faster computer. The one nice thing about a slower processor is that the G3 runs very cool so the hand rests (namely the left) never gets too hot. Sounds like you've talked yourself into the 12" iBook. I think you'll be very happy with it. It's a nice size and a dandy machine.

I couldn't agree more. For such a relatively small city, what a delight. I can't wait to see (and hear) what next year's series brings. I have a ticket for Dave Douglas in May, and will probably have to pick up a ticket for Dave Liebman very soon. Aye! I got tickets for Douglas back in September too. They have a deal where you get 15% off if you buy 6 tickets to 1 show or 1 ticket to 4 shows. So back in Sept. I picked out tickets for Moran, Zorn, Shorter & Douglas (along with buying tickets for other friends, but not 6 tickets to any one show.) I wish I could see Liebman too but I'm afraid it's just a little too close to when we're taking off for vacation. Now had I bought tickets to Liebman back in September I'd know when we were leaving, but since I didn't...

I was in the 2nd row center as I picked up tickets last September. I've always been the type who's just happy to be in the house, but being that close did make for an intense experience. WOW! Not much more to add other than it was a treat to see how the band members played off of each and how much they enjoy playing with each other. John Patitucci (who looks a wee bit like Christopher from The Sopranos) was straight ahead and he and Perez spent a lot of time looking over at each other with nods and smiles. Although Shorter is the legend, I couldn't keep my eyes off of the other players as they are such fantastic musicians. It was fun to watch Shorter start to play, lower the sax a little, lean slightly on the piano and look over at Perez and see a sly little smile form in reaction to where the music was going. This happened other times in reation to what Patitucci or Blade were playing too, but more often than not it seemed as if Perez's ideas were driving the show. I wouldn't trade this show for curtain #2 or 3 even if a time machine is behind one of them. They are a pretty amazing band, and I'll have to make a point of watching where the others end up in the future - hopefully years from now. While I enjoyed Mehldau (especially his take on "She's Leaving Home"), this was the brain-tingling clear-out-the-cobwebs blast that cured my aches & pains and put life back in my step. We are so lucky to be getting shows like this in Eugene!

I have the Lost Ballparks book. Got it for X-Mas a few years ago. Lots of nice pictures and some stories of highlights that happened in the parks. I love a shot of Forbes Field with the Cathedral of Learning out past left field. It looks like King Kong should be climbing it. It's the type of book you can go back to, if for nothing else to look at the pictures. Recommended.

Fek! Fek you Mr. Wesbed!

I keep mine in a file of "receipts of important stuff." I figured as it does have a serial number on it, if the Mosaic was stolen I'd be able to ID it should it pop up at a local used record store or wherever. Longshot I know, but what the heck.

A reward for finally finishing my taxes. I couldn't make up my mind whether to do a $100 variety pack from Alldirect, a Mosaic set or an order from Nessa. So I decided to play a hand of computer Yahtzee for each and let the highest score win the order. Sorry Chuck, though I'll be ordering after vacation in May! Art Ensemble of Chicago - Reese & The Smooth Ones Art Blakey - At the Cafe Bohemia V 2 (have V1) Art Blakey - Roots & Herbs Tina Brooks - Minor Move Tina Brooks - Back To The Tracks Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop Bud Powell - Scene Changes Jackie McLean - Capuchin Swing (Right Now! has me going) Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag Hank Mobley - Dippin' Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures Larry Young - Into Somethin' Steve Earle - Train A Comin' I'm glad this group "won" as I've been meaning to get many of the above for ages but other things kept jumping in front of the line. And yes, I plead guilty to being on a Blue Note jag.

Overplayed but then most anthems are: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again One that worked for me for a spell. Heck, it works even now. The Clash - Guns of Brixton The Clash were so good at that kind of thing, so I'll add: The Clash - Clampdown Like the Burning Sky mention too. Just another American looking to England for anthems!

I'm not one to defend Page's post-Zeppelin work, but it took them a long time to release live stuff from the vault. In '97 there was the BBC Sessions release, and then last year the 3 disc live CD and the 2 disc DVD. That's it. They could sell a lot more of that but supposedly Page is hyper-critical of his playing. So rather than spending time counting money, I think he spends it editing tapes.

I hated the band with a passion, but my friends & I agreed that we'd see the 1st band that came to Assembly Hall, seeing as we lived right next door. Journey in '81. Oof! Things got much better, as later that year and then the next I saw Frank Zappa & the Talking Heads. Don't stop believin'.

The tracks with J.J. Johnson have pushed me off the fence. There will be a Mosaic in my future.

Well, I guess it serves us right for the television shows we export around the world...talk about tasteless and boring! I was not trying to sound sarcastic - I'd be really interested to know! ubu Judging from the pictures of Emmentaler in Google Image Search it looks like what Americans call Swiss cheese. Cheese full of holes.

I've also used Powell's. It's also a great (and overwhelming) store to visit in person too. However, you might want to try alldirect.com. They have free shipping on orders over $99, and as you're looking to buy many titles you might cross that bar. They also have some pretty fabby prices on jazz cds, so you can mix books & music if you like. I just did a comparison on 2 of the recently mentioned jazz history books for kicks. The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia - paperback Amazon - $11.87 Alldirect - $10.51 A New History of Jazz by Alyn Shipton - hardback Amazon - $27.97 Alldirect - $24.77 I'm not affiliated with them, just another boardmember thinking about getting some books mentioned here. I also have yet to try alldirect, though I believe Morganized has. I keep meaning to do a big order of discs but I've been pleasantly sidetracked by Mosaic & Nessa. And will remain so for awhile longer too.

I picked up the Bluebird A Night In Tunisia just last month and it is a treat to hear Jackie McLean & Johnny Griffin with Blakey. The Jazz In Paris Paris Jam Session from 1959 is a real gem. Bud Powell & Barney Wilen appear on 2 tracks. The rest of the band includes Morgan, Shorter & Merritt.

I've had the same thing happen with orders from them. They mail 4th class (or the media rate) from CT I believe, so on occasion it's taken discs 8 days to arrive to the west coast. With luck you'll get them tomorrow, but it might take 2 more days. Between mostly slow service and backorders that are never filled I've given up on them. Well, maybe not the DVD site.