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Hmm....I'll have to take another look. I thought they were the multi-disc sets. I may be wrong......

These seem to eventually end up at Borders store here. If this is the case with your Borders, wait 'til then and use a coupon which will soften the blow a bit.

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You lent it to Spontooneous?

I like all these. 1967 1969 1971

I knew Dick very well. I wish I could have studied jazz history with him! You were very fortunate. If you expressed an interest in a particular artist, without warning he would present you w/a cassette compilation of that artist, and he always knew the best stuff to include. He was one in a million. When I found out I was moving to KC I was looking forward to hanging w/Dick more often, but he passed away around that time. His favorite trombonist was Fontana, how could I not love him!

The second half of the Jazz Icons DVD featuring Dizzy features him doing a set with the band in 1970 in Belgium. They sound very tight and well-rehearsed (I think they had been on tour w/Diz). What a great band! And some timely 1970 fashion as well.

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UMKC. I picked up the fall history class at the last minute, which was very fortuitous given my situation. This will probably be my last year in KC- I am applying for full-time teaching jobs elsewhere(and hopefully will land one!).

Another sign of a good BBQ joint, a little complementary employee DNA with each and every order!

.....and then there's also Jake Edwards and their sweet potato fries. Yeah, I saw someone try to order a salad at Gates once. Rookies. Did we mention Oklahoma Joe's yet? Another joint, great barbeque. The Carolina-style pulled pork sammich (w/the slaw on top) is awesome, and their fries may be the best in town. Of course, I'm not allowed to eat at any of these places more than about once or twice a month.

I love these- I've been using several of them in my jazz history class. They're excellent, great quality. I picked up the Quincy, Basie, Chet, Dizzy and Blakey and they are all great. I'll probably end end getting the rest. Good liner notes too!

Yes, and there is also one out at the Kansas Speedway. Neither is as good (or funky) as the original.

Buddy didn't do anything "to" the band members (beyond some verbal abuse which often including firing players, sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for good), he just would occasionally "go off" and the recipients of this verbal abuse were usually the band members. I think many of the big band leaders behaved in this way from time to time, it's just that's Buddy's rants have been particularly well documented. The rants of Dorsey, Goodman and Shaw are also legendary. Woody could also be a real prick at times, but you just came to realize it wasn't (for the most part) personal and was just a tension release. I think sometimes his blow-ups were a means to get a player to be more assertive, to find their voice. A lot of guys would come on the band and feel like they were obligated to copy someone who previously played their chair, but Woody wanted players to find their own style, and being confrontational/intimidating was his way of doing that. Also I think it was a matter of the old lion proving he could still roar, and he could do that! I haven't clicked on the links to check, but I hope someone included the recording of "Cute" where all the drums breaks are Buddy's voice sampled and set to rhythm. Great shit.

I also love Rosedale BBQ. Now that's a "joint".

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Eric makes several good points. When Bryant's is "on", it's outstanding. Even though I also like Jack Stack a lot, for me a big part of the BBQ experience is eating it in a "joint", not a "restaurant". I do have a weakness for Gate's sauce, though, and give it as a gift to my out-of-town friends. All three places have their merits, but Bryant's is arguably the most authentic "Kansas City BBQ experience" for someone visiting town. Plus, you can check out the jazz museum (such as it is) and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum just down the street while you try to get the sauce out from under your fingernails. Fries cooked in lard are the best, you are correct, Eric. I mean, do you want to live forever? The guy serving 'em just grabs a bunch off a big pile and tosses 'em onto your plate. I call them "clench fries". IIRC, the Bryant's sauce recipe way back when had a significant amount of hog's blood in it. I expect they've toned that down a bit. Damn, I'm jonesin' for some 'cue now.

It's that turducken time of year!

Frog, not skunk. On Saturday night no less. I'll have you know I did in fact have a gig last night. Almost hit a skunk on the way there.

I didn't start until 1984. Funny, they displayed the title of the tune (Fanfare for the Common Man) as "Come On Man". Hehehe.

I'd like to be thinner.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..........THAT HAIR!!!!!!!

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