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  1. It's a Wonderful Organissimo Board

    in Forums Discussion

    Posted

    Jim,

    Is there any way--without spending a ton of your own valuable time or hiring an accountant--to determine how much of your own $$ you've sunk into this operation in 2007? Perhaps some portion of the current surplus, or some of the still incoming end of the year donations (...maybe that are specified to apply to 2007), could be used to pay you back for (at least some of) your past dollar investments. When 2009 approaches, we can have another shout out for shekels.

    I echo Lazaro's point that running a BBS should not be taking $ away from pursuing your art. That's tough enough already.

    I second that. I was about to ask the same thing.

  2. It's a Wonderful Organissimo Board

    in Forums Discussion

    Posted

    e-mail : joe@futurshock.com (notice no 'e' in futurshock-- I was never good at spelling.)

    Wow. I'm stunned . Like to thank Jim a lot. Like to help set up a new forum but right now I have no time-- starting a new film which means 16 hour days and now no Organissimo to look forward to when I get home. Can still send money if needed.

    And if nothing comes of attempts to revive or replace the board I''m going to miss all you guys. I've come to regard this board as my facebook page. I may have to get a real one.

  4. Concord Music Group Sale

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by medjuck

    Just got their printed catalogue in the mail. So did my wife! What list were they using? Is there one of women who's husbands buy

    too many cds?

    Anyway: I'm thinking of buying the 2 Shelly Mannes at the Blackhawk i don't have and then might as well get $50 worth. Soooo..

    I like what the catalogue says about the Monk at the 5 Spot twofer. Any one recommend it? Or anything else? Especially the OOPs.

  5. "The Sound of Jazz" restoration sample on YouTube

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I hope this means that there will be a DVD releaseof it. I tried to get a legitimate release of it through CBS who own it but they claimed that the Musicians Union wanted way too much money. (The musicians were hired for a tv show only.) I wanted to add Milt Hinton's photos from that day and to interview Nat Hentoff. I'd still like to hear what Hentoff has to say: I know he's very proud of it but I'd like to know more about the tv show and the Lp that came out: eg: why aren't Monk and Gerry Mulligan on the record?

    I think I read somewhere that Mulligan wanted double scale. I presume they just thought Monk was too far out.

  7. THE WHO

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Is Who's Next considered late Who? I like it better than anything before or after. Saw them at their first gig after the death of Moon. In a small bull ring (is that possible?) outside Cannes. Loved it but was with a friend who'd seen them before and said it could never be the same without Moon.

  9. No Country for Old Men-The Coen Brothers film

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    I love Coen Brothers films and was eager to see this one which I did this past weekend. For over an hour and a half, it was riveting and I agree with all the reviews that praise the Coens and their collaborators for their filmmaking prowess. Acting, especially that of Javier Barden whom I've enjoyed in several of his Spanish language films, was great. The fault AFAIAC lies I guess with Cormac McCarthy's novel to which the Coens, I understand, adhered to completely.

    I didn't at all appreciate much of the philosophical ramblings particularly during the last 20 minutes or so of the film especially in light (NO SPOILERS INTENDED) of this viewer's terribly thwarted expectations. Most of the attendees left the theater muttering to one another and more than a few opined to complete strangers the equivalent of WTF???? The ending IMO is enough to kill the commercial appeal of this film by word of mouth.

    I felt pretty much the same way the first time I saw it, but seeing it a second time with no expectations to be thwarted I wasn't as unhappy about the ending.

  11. From the Economist: The Case for Death Duties

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    Re: Warren Buffet - I think this is bullshit. I'd like to see his tax returns. He says that he does no special tax planning and just follows the tax code. That can't be true. My accountant must be reading the wrong code when tax time comes.

    Buffett must be taking advantage of multiple trusts, deferred bonuses and income and the like to claim such little tax burden. He's showboating.

    Probably makes most of his money from capital gains or dividends both of which are taxed at 15% in the US.

  13. From the Economist: The Case for Death Duties

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    It hurts when the tax starts biting into farmer's assets. They are often asset-rich, cash-modest.

    As I recall this was an argument made by Bush but there is not one documented case of anyone having to sell a farm because of estate taxes. (Actually as I write this it seems to me unlikely that there aren't some small farmers with $4M in assests-- maybe they get special depreciation allowances or something. )

  18. When did Stereo take over?

    in Audio Talk

    Posted · Edited by medjuck

    Fantasy recorded a number of Cal Tjader tracks in genuine stereo as early as 1954! But as there was no playback equipment available for the public there was not yet a market, and they weren't released in stereo until 1960. I can post details if someone's interested.

    I also have some experimental Ellington recordings in the complete RCA Victor box that could be called stereo - would have to look up details

    "Duke Ellington and His Orchestra made some accidental stereo recordings on February 3, 1932 for RCA Victor. It was a fairly standard practice in that era to record using more than one microphone and disc cutter. The various versions could be compared, to see which had the best microphone positioning. It also allowed for safety masters in case something happened to the original. Although the records are fairly rare, a collector had both versions and noticed that while they appeared to be the same performance, the sound mix was different on each. When the two recordings were synchronized, it became stereo."

    Various sources claim these recordings were meant to be in stereo. They were part of an experimental series (mainly classical recordings I believe) that were recorded at 33 1/3 rpm. However I think (with no real knowlege) that it was just a question of using 2 microphones-- though they were

    very well placed if they had wanted stereo.

    And the answer to my original question is: I had it very wrong.

  19. When did Stereo take over?

    in Audio Talk

    Posted

    I noticed in the 2 new Trane box sets from Concord that some Prestige records from as late as 1958 were Mono only. I've alwasy thought of '57 as the transition year. (ie very few stereo recordings from '55, some in '56, lots by the end of '57 and almost everything in stereo by '58. Do I just have it wrong?

  21. Miles - On the Corner and Beyond

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    Got mine from CDU today, but there's a decent-sized dent in the lower right corner. It doesn't seem to have any effect on anything, but it's a little bit of a drag.

    Should I ask for a replacement, or would that be too picky? It costs over $100, after all.

    Mine's got a dent on the upper left even though CDU packed it in that styrofoam popcorn stuff. I noticed that as with the only other metal box (the Miles/Trane) it's slightly difficult to get the "book" in and out. But great looking package.

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