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My exact thoughts too. Would have been nice to at least have some kind of sleeve to hold it all together. Oh well, still great to have all that music!

What is it with young people and the need to be destructive? I hear students complain about tuition and education costs, and then I see a bunch of vandalism on campus (usually after a weekend). I don't get it. Yes, I too was young once and did some stupid shit, but I never saw a need for destroying other people's property.

The story about that Jim Hall record cover was that when Larsen was asked to do the cover he said his price was one million dollars.....or one guitar lesson from Jim Hall. I'm assuming he got the latter. He did: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-06/entertainment/ca-462_1_gary-larson Well, I was close. It was Herb Ellis (and the Doggin' Around record) and the amount was 5 million.

I'm going to give Netflix and Hulu Plus a try and get rid of the cable later this week. My impression of the two thus far is favorable, but I agree with others that the Netflix streaming choices need to improve. We'll see if they can get their shit together- right now the company seems to be scrambling to accommodate the new system that they created. I'm just looking forward to giving Comcast a lot less of my money.

Congrats to you and your family, Chuck. She's a cutie.

The story about that Jim Hall record cover was that when Larsen was asked to do the cover he said his price was one million dollars.....or one guitar lesson from Jim Hall. I'm assuming he got the latter.

Shipped...it'll be at my door tomorrow!

No "apparently" about the Chiefs. Andrew Luck could have played for Carolina this year, now he will be with the Chiefs next season. Apparently the mantra of the KC fans this year is "Suck for Luck"!

Some good new things popping up on on eMusic (like the Fresh Sound sides), but also some very odd compilations. This one caught my eye. I didn't realize how much alike Ray Brown and Ron Carter look!

Total guess- Paul Weston?

I've really enjoyed the Prime service, well worth the annual fee IMO, but then I do order a lot (of various stuff besides music) from Amazon. The streaming video is nice too.

Actually it will be out next Tuesday, Sept. 20th. If you pre-ordered from Amazon it should be at your door that day. But Jazz Thrash seems to live in Spain.......... Ah.....I didn't notice that. OK, nevermind. FFA gets an F in Reading Comprehension today.

I'm on Amazon Prime, free shipping and Tuesday delivery date....yes, it might be later if you aren't in Prime. I guess my main point was that the official release date is the 20th, not the 26th, at least according to what I see on Amazon.

Actually it will be out next Tuesday, Sept. 20th. If you pre-ordered from Amazon it should be at your door that day.

It's weird, it seems to be suddenly fussy with Firefox. I used Safari and got in fine. Never had this problem before.....

More $$ to spend on tunes!!

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So after doing some investigating looks like I can do the following: Get rid of my cable and HD box and switch to a basic cable & internet plan. Cable bill goes from $130 to $70. It's actually cheaper to keep the basic cable than to get rid of it entirely. There are cheaper internet options, but the speed suffers and I'm not interested in that. I've got Netflix and Hulu+ to try out, we'll see how they look. I will miss some of my cable shows, but most of them I can watch online. Get rid of smart phone & internet charge. I can reactivate an older phone I still have and change my plan without any penalties. When my "contract" expires next July I can then get a new non-smart phone if I want. Cell bill goes from $100 to $60. So about $100 less on those two bills. I can live with that.

Is anyone else having trouble getting onto the eMusic site? I haven't been able to get on since yesterday.

Dick Oatts is a tremendous altoist! Dick Oatts is a monster. He has some great recordings out on Steeplechase, some with Rich Perry (under Harold Danko's name) and a great one w/Jerry Bergonzi called Saxology that evokes some Tristano nostalgia. Highly recommended!

just curious, Peter, but do you think it's more difficult, for trumpet players especially, to play in Vail due to the altitude? As a brass player I will throw in my two cents and say YES. I used to play at the Aspen festival each summer for a few years, and it always took a little time to adjust to the altitude (and attitude ). You take in the usual deep breath and feel like you aren't getting ANY air. Eventually you get used to it, and the bonus is when you go back to lower altitudes you suddenly have TONS of air! I still play a lot in Colorado (Denver area, not quite a high altitude) and the same problem exists to a lesser degree. When I was on the road w/Woody Herman we played a gig in Aspen (around '87) and Woody got very sick from the altitude (he was not in good health at that point).

HB DAN!

He's playing great. I love his Strayhorn record and also the new Clayton Bros. band record "The New Song & Dance". I'd recommend going to hear him. If you get a chance to talk to him, he's a great guy.