Shawn

Well Canaan is within driving distance....of course the one time I went there I lost control skiing down this hill and ran face first into an electrical pole!!! Don't think I'll be repeating that anytime soon! As for landing...I'm here now, but who knows where the wind will blow me next.

Great CD! I have Stand as well and really love it. He's one of the few guitarists out there right now that really catches my interest...he's got his own thing going and he's much more interested in what he's saying than how many chops he can throw in at any given moment. Gotta love the backing band on this one! Well hell, if it worked for George Benson....

Don't get me started on this topic!!!! Instead of going by films I'll just list directors & stuff for now.... Stanley Kubrick - ANYTHING!!!!! But particularly The Killing, Paths Of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Barry Lyndon & The Shining. Alfred Hitchcock - My all time favorite of course, check out Stage Fright - a very underrated film from one of his supposed "off periods". Also very high marks to Frenzy, his last brilliant film. William Wyler - For some reason his name isn't familiar to alot of movie buffs but this guy was a master in just about any genre. Howard Hawks - LOVE THIS MAN!!! One of the best directors of comedy & action films ever, can't pick a favorite but His Girl Friday would be way up there... Preston Sturges - BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT!!!! Miracle Of Morgans Creek is one of the funniest films of all time.... Val Lewton - Anything from the entire series of 40's films he produced, I Walked With A Zombie is a masterpiece of mood...never quite duplicated. Jacques Tourneur - Great suspence/noir/horror director. Fave films include I Walked (listed above), Out Of The Past (one of the best noir films ever) and Curse Of The Demon (one seriosly creepy horror flick). W.S. Van Dyke II - Ah...The Thin Man & numerous other 30's screwball comedies give this guy a big thumbs up in my book. Robert Wise - Just take a look at this guys filmography on IMDB, plus he's still alive and kicking!!!!! Too many others to mention.... Here's one fave film though that not a whole lot of people know about....

I'm back as well...watch out, I'll be posting endless Johnny Griffin threads again....

As another attendee of Jim's wonderful barbecue/jazz party I respond with a hearty HALLELUJAH to his reviews of this concert. You could literally feel the electricity flowing through the room while this sucker played. Amazing. P. S. Chuck, thanks for sharing all the amazing music & stories, it was a great pleasure to meet you.