Shawn

for tobacco use only....

That's one that I don't have, sounds like I need to remedy that situation!

You know, it's truly amazing that anyone actually BOUGHT that stuff!

I'm excited to see both of those Turrentine reissues! It's about damn time they got around to reissuing Look Out! I'll definitely be picking up the Quebec as well, one of my favorite Blue Note albums.

My friend's 6 year old daughter got to pick out the fake Christmas tree this year...she chose one of the white ones. They put the all clear bulbs on it. The damn thing is so bright you almost need a welders mask to look directly at it.

According to the book I'm currently reading, humans basically taste like SPAM. I never liked SPAM though, so I don't think I'll test the theory.

That was GREAT! I remember seeing that footage of Monk in the Straight, No Chaser film.

Christopher Moore. My Mother recently turned me onto this writer and I've been laughing non-stop ever since. I've also read Bloodsucking Freaks: A Love Story. I can tell already that I'll be picking up all of his books. The next ones I'm most interested in getting are Lamb (the gospel according to Jesus' best friend Biff) and The Lust Lizard Of Melancholy Cove (surely one of the coolest titles ever).

It's a crime that Fred Taylor wasn't selected...he's had (many) pro bowl worthy seasons.

I fell asleep sometime during the 2nd quarter, woke up just in time to see Minnesota win...doubt if I missed anything significant in-between. If the Vikes make it to the playoffs will they play Seattle or Tampa Bay?

I'm definitely a huge Clark Terry fan. Is it because of his "ground breaking"? No. It's because of the joy evident in his playing, his tone, his sense of humor, the way he can elevate even an average session with his participation. Sure, there's plenty of mediocre stuff in his discography, but there are some REAL gems as well and nobody else on the planet sounds quite like him. I hope he lives to be 120.

It must really suck to go on the road and lose...and then get stuck in the town you just lost in.

Down here in VA beach they play all the Redskins games, but luckily I didn't have to sit through the Baltimore game...they showed the Steelers/Jags game instead.

Mal Waldron, I've always been impressed with his use of space during his solos.

Happy Birthday to the Sangrinator!

That Melvin Sparks album (Sparkling) is incredible, a great date.

Thanks for sharing that, powerful story.

I actually do the majority of my reading in the bathroom, in fact I'm thinking about putting a bookshelf in there right beside the throne.

I would want to be Kolchak (The Night Stalker).

I guess my household was a little different than most. My mother was a "rocker", when I was very young (early 70's) the music playing around the house was Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, CSN&Y, Pink Floyd, etc. I LOVED it and thought she was quite hip for liking it as well. Our tastes didn't diverge until I started listening to KISS in 1976 and she hated them...probably because she could tell that it was completely pre-packaged product masquerading as a serious rock band. Fast forward to around 1980 and I was listening to alot of Queen, AC/DC, Rush, etc. She liked all that stuff as well and was instantly hip again in my eyes. Our paths started to diverge again around 1983 when I got heavily into NWOBHM bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Venom...and also the infant thrash scene in the states: Slayer, Exodus, Anthrax, Metallica. She mostly hated these bands...but Metallica ended up finally growing on her to the point where she'd at least tolerate it...and she actually really liked Judas Priest. Then we got on the same page again when I became a rabid King's X fan, she absolutely loved them and went with me to a couple of their concerts. We also went and saw Faith No More together around the same time. The last band I remember us both liking was Soundgarden. Then I started listening to jazz...we haven't been on the same page...hell, even the same BOOK since then! She thinks I'm horribly "un-hip" for listening to jazz.

Everyone should be plugging their computers, modems, etc into surge protectors. Surge protectors have a handy on/off switch that enables you to completely cut off the power supply to all devices plugged into them with one click. Just make sure the surge protector is somewhere you can reach it and problem solved. Also, something else to keep in mind. CRT monitors (cathode ray tube) use less energy than LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors. So that old bulky desktop monitor that you threw away was actually saving you money. In addition... This also applies to modern TV Sets. A CRT based HDTV uses less power than an LCD HDTV....Plasma HDTV's use even more energy.

Well, I'm listening to it right now and it's NICE! Lockjaw is his normal impeccable self and Edison sounds inspired. Not to mention that's a helluva rhythm section they got there. Major Holley is the shit.

The best parties I've ever been to are the ones I only vaguely remember through a haze.

Thanks for the info Chuck, I didn't know that "At Ease" was part of that disc, guess I'll have to pick it up.