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Ubu looks to be safe from snipers.

Fair enough.

Ah yes, the Mulva thread.......

Yes, I had to "supervise" the transaction with both coupons. Good luck! EDIT: BTW, nice choices TF! If you haven't heard the Miles yet, let us know what you think. I've been listening to it repeatedly and I think it's outstanding!

Now THAT'S sayin' some shit!

Trust you, Jim? I don't know, man. Your eccentric tastes, erratic behavior and rambling pointless posts make me more than a little leery......

"Nothin' like some Monday on a Tuesday."

So much for the grieving period!

I used my 40% coupon today to get some of the new RVGs, about 7 bucks a pop. I stopped by after work to pick them up, and as usual (from my experience with pretty much every Borders I've been to across the country) the new releases weren't filed yet. I just go and find the new release cart and dig around until I find what I'm searching for- that takes a lot less time than trying to explain what you want to an employee ("Oh yes, we have Midnight Special in stock...." "Is it the new RVG reissue?" "Huh?") Also, starting tomorrow they're offering the 25% educator discount. That goes on for a week or so. Although I think I've done enough damage for awhile.......some very good deals this week.

I'm just hoping that it's good (even with the Wayne factor in its favor).

Huh, her touching it must have created a "cold" spot, some sorta vacuum, causing it to go boom. Boy, I bet she's got egg on her face. I thought it was a guy.

That wouldn't be such a bad thing.......

Puh-leeze! I'm TRYING to RELAX!!!

I used the $9.99 coupon today and bought 3 discs that are always priced in the $17-$19 range. I spent about $30 (before tax) and saved $23. Not bad at all. I've never had a problem with the "void if transferred" issue- has anyone? Be sure to notice on both coupons that you can get up to three discs with the discount! BTW, having the dreaded Rewards card doesn't seem to have led to additional spam as far as I can tell- just a Borders ad from time to time that often has a usable coupon. But ejp626, I respect you for sticking to your principles!

Up, because these expire after tomorrow and they're both pretty sweet deals.

"This guy has dropped more balls than puberty!" I wish someone would say that.

Best chicken soup: boil the bird (I usually remove most of the skin, but I leave the "giblets"), then remove the meat from the bones and strain the broth (you can also let it cool and strain the fat, but eliminating the skin before cooking makes this step less critical), toss in the veggies (celery, carrot, onion and whatever else you like) and some noodles (I like those homemade egg noodles) return the meat to the pot, season, simmer and kiss that cold goodbye. Good eatin'! My other favorite chicken recipe is to cook it in the crockpot. I usually put in a little chicken broth and some onion soup mix, plus some other seasonings, sometimes some wine. When it's done I'll strain the broth, make a flour & butter roux, add some of the broth and some milk and create some kick-ass gravy. If you like, you can also use the giblets in the gravy- I usually chop 'em up and saute 'em a bit. Best with mashed potatoes and green beans IMHO. Sometimes I'll start it before going to bed, and I wake up when it starts smelling good.

...or perhaps THIS one? Any single disc CD $9.99 (limit three per customer) 9/24-9/25

Not that it's any less sad, but one of Frank's sons survived (but with some permanent damage including blindness). Frank's wife Diane was not home at the time. Speaking of films, Frank was also in "I Want To Live" (in the band w/Mulligan).

To answer my own question, I did see a copy of this, and there are indeed only the 10 cuts from the original soundtrack. No alternates or extra anything at the end. Which comes to under 30 minutes of music on this CD. Seems like a big waste to not even include the extras at all. I guess we should be glad to see these titles get re-released, but I'm very disappointed in Verve. Again.

Anyone actually pick this up yet? I've heard that there are just the original 10 tracks, no alternates. The listing at Amazon shows all 26 tracks, but a couple of reviews said there were only 10. So what's the deal?

OK, my take on this whole "darkly funny" business is this: I think of the quintessential version of Stella as being the '58 version w/Trane. They do the first chorus in a two feel and then "walk four" on the second chorus (and I've said before, the transition from the first chorus to the second is one of my favorite moments in jazz). I think the Monterey version emulates the '58 version inasmuch as they do the two feel (and Herbie even cops some of Bill Evans' comping), then walk like the '58 version but there's a palatable sense of "respectful sarcasm" in their rendition. Plus Tony's backbeat later on adds to that. So I guess I'm saying they're paying "homage" to the earlier version while totally screwing with it. ...but not at all in a disrespectful way. :rsmile: I'm curious too. I just listened to my copy last night for the first time and would agree with what others have said about the sound and the content. Both are very good. There are a couple of places where the audience is clapping after some of the solos and the sound of the clapping seems real loud to me, a bit jarring to my ears. It's a tiny complaint of mine because otherwise it's excellent. I need to relisten to Stella for this darkly funny business. I think I get what Jim was getting at and I agree with him. Compare this version of STella with the celebrated version on My Funny Valentine in 1964. IT seems to me that Miles decided at Monterey not to play this as a beautiful ballad and that he takes many opportunities to confound listener's expectations of what a Miles ballad should be on this tune. I hear some real off-hand sort of I don't care almost hostility towards the tune. But it works and I like it and I like the whole cd.

PM sent to Stereojack. Thanks for the info.

I don't use ebay, but I would like to find that one. Is it available anywhere else?