Shawn

Hey chewy - check out the home-made covers thread. You'll love it. Yeah Aric...check out the thread and make yourself a SAMMICH.

I really like the XRCD edition of Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue. Sounds spectacular!

Wow. Allen, thanks so much for posting the self-interview, fascinating and heart-wrenching in equal degrees.

Griff & Lock

Syd Barrett was the leader of a group that happened to record one of the best psychedelic albums of the 60's. They also happened to be called (the)Pink Floyd. But for me (and I assume many others) it didn't really "Become" Pink Floyd until Gilmour took the stage. To me, Gilmour IS Floyd. It's his voice and his guitar playing that are the signature sound of the band. Of course I'm not dis-crediting Waters, Mason or Wright for their input...it's just that Gilmour is the pulse (no pun intended). When the group started going downhill (Animals, The Wall, The Final Cut) it was due to Waters taking too much control and not letting the rest of the group contribute. Not surprisingly, it's the Gilmour written tunes on Animals and The Wall that still sound good to me. Roger Waters - Just Another Prick In The Wall

Really bad coffee...attempting to stay awake on this long-ass night shift...

It's an N word...definitely an N word...

One of my co-workers has a part-time job at a limousine scheduling service, Paris called a couple nights ago requesting a car...my co-worker said she was tempted to ask..."Aren't you supposed to be in jail?".

I LOVE this album. I discovered it when I was on a Wilbur Ware kick quite a few years ago, I remember being pleasantly surprised that it wasn't another "formless" jam session like many of the Prestige dates of the period. I'm going to have to dig my copy out of storage so I can spin it again....

At the moment I'm working a night-shift job by myself, I'm the only one in the building... Right now I have Wayne Shorter's ETC. cranked up loud enough to drown out all the white noise from hundreds of servers. It's a blissful thing compared to my last job where I couldn't play music at all.

Interesting tidbit of info on Seattle Seahawk's quarterback Matt Hasselbeck... His Mother was on NFL Total Access the other night and was asked if she could tell something about Matt that nobody knows. She said that he was very hard of hearing, to the point where he really can't hear communications from his teamates in the huddle. Maybe that's one reason he goes to the line with a multitude of plays he can audible to (of course it could also be he's one smart QB)? Maybe it's an advantage when playing in noisy opposing stadiums? However, his eye site is better than normal (20-10)...which should also be a major advantage for a quarterback looking 70 yards down the field for an open receiver. Gotta love Nature's way of compensating the other senses when one is weak.

Oh Geez...I had to read this damn thread...now there goes my lunch money for the next month or so...

I was going to post something about this series...but Aric's "Made Sexy-Time" remark just derailed all thought processes....

Thanks for the recommendations! I downloaded Foobar and I'm really digging it.

Okay, I'm sick to death of the bloat of most media players (WMP). Any recommendations for a lightweight media player for MP3's, etc.?

Destination: Bonus Tracks!

I can appreciate her chops, but I've never been a fan of her music. I don't "hate" her, I also don't get overly excited about her. My gut reaction is...BLAH.

I just gave disc one a spin earlier today (to refresh my memory) and was summarily blown away by Trane's playing. The solo on the first version of So What is almost frightening, there was something ferocious brewing that day! Great stuff.

I think the league has already given him plenty of opportunities to clean up his act, after all, this is his 5th(!) failed test. In an interview with Terrell Davis a month ago he stated plainly that he "No longer needed to smoke". Guess something came up... Anyway, with all the tougher rules around player conduct I don't believe Ricky will play in the NFL again.

That's hilarious! I've worked in help desk situations before and known people (nearly) as bad as "George".

I bought a "pop" tune from Napster (not my normal cup o' tea). It's a cover of that Simply Red song "Mad World" from the movie Donnie Darko (also heard it on tv commercials and C.S.I.). It CREEPS ME OUT...but that's why I had to buy it.

My recommendation would be to go to their website and download the most recent version of the software (they may have a newer build that will be compatible with your Vista drivers). Installing a fresh version is often the key to resolving these problems. I've used Zone Alarm in the past with few problems, it's a pretty solid home firewall.

I have most of the boxes...and I find that I've listened to much less Miles since I parted with the single discs. But that's kind of normal with me...I just tend to not grab box sets off the shelf as often. Another reason why I've stopped purchasing box sets for the most part.

Thanks...I should've guessed that. I'm assuming that Ken Hensley from Uriah Heep used a similar setup.

Thanks Jim. Any idea how Lord got his sound? I've always loved that overdriven sound he has (example: Lazy).