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Yes BW, I'm afraid that's it. I'd say it's pretty ugly (it looks more like 70s Blue Note than 1962 BN), but I'm sure there are those here with a sentimental attachment who like it. What is that, some kind of Santa Fe gee-tar? It sure looks like everything on the cover is goin' east.......... Music-wise I've not heard this one and am looking forward to checking it out. It looks to be a little lightweight as far as the "western thematic concept", but how bad can it be w/Higgins, Hancock and Workman on board? If anyone can polish a turd, they certainly can! B)

Just out of curiosity, are there 24 hours worth of Bix recordings available?

Congratulations to you and your wife, Jim! Sounds like he was a big'un. Yowsah! ("Don't you EVER touch me again, Jim!!") It's good to be the man...we have it so easy......

..........that's HEADLEY!

I feel your pain, bro. I was gone this weekend too and my poor 8 month pregnant wife and her sister had to share shifts all night long to keep the rain from getting into my music studio in the basement. Our house is old (1909) but the biggest problem is that the dumb-ass previous owners had new eaves put on... but only on the east and west sides! No eaves on the north or south sides!! So the rain has nowhere to go but straight into the ground and through the basement walls. Needless to say, we're getting eaves this week put up and that should solve 90% of the problem. For the other 10%, I'm going to use this sealer, which promises to be very very cool. I've emailed them and talked about my situation and they guarantee that if I apply the stuff right, no water will come through my walls ever again. It's a tad expensive, but consider the no-brand shit at Home Depot costs $74 per 5 gallons and this doesn't seem so bad. Yeah, we need to get our drainage thing straightened out. In addition to the eaves we need to get some additional dirt around the foundation, which we were planning to do, we just didn't get it done in time. Everyone tells me that if you can get the drainage happening, it solves 95% of the problems. I'll check out that sealant, though. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread, already in progress..........

It is a good read, but..........I'm not totally sure what the fact-to-fiction ratio is with that book. Not sure I'd take everything said as the absolute truth. I think Miles' memory was often fairly selective, and he certainly enjoyed being dramatic....... B) EDITED for spelling lameness......

I just got home after a weekend of traveling (and making money playing jazz!). Unfortunately I came home to a very wet basement (heavy rain in KC last week) and spent the day tearing out wet stinking carpet. My jazz cave has been compromised! It will rise again, however, like the phoenix. No damage to the music collection, thank goodness. So I'm very late to the party- all I see is bottles strewn about, decorations half-destroyed, an abused blow-up doll and a cake with a hoofprint in it. Looks like it was a good hang. A couple bums got tossed, but they were asking for it. Happy Birthday, Organissimo Forum. And Jim, Joe and Randy- thanks for making this a great hangout. And thanks to all the board members for the same. Looking forward to more wAcKy Hi-JiNx in the future. Cheers, boys! (and ladies!)

Me too O2L! I asked on another thread if anyone if anyone remembered the Metal Men. That was one of my first comics. I was also a Justice League and Flash junkie. I also loved those special issues where two superheros teamed up. Later I became more of a Marvel fan- FF, Silver Surfer and especially the X Men. ......and I gave all my comics away! (as well as my Hot Wheels- good karmic gesture, poor financial move!)

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Hey, I'm reading it! I agree with what you say, I like the fact that they're stretching more on this one. You're as eloquent as any of the knuckleheads around here! I just thought of a Joe title that I like that doesn't get much press- JoeHen in Japan.Some great playing. OK, Sangrey- did you get your copy of the Montreal session yet? I think we're all (OK, "both") waiting with breathless anticipation for your contribution.

There were quite a few notable players in Synanon- I think Frank Rehak was a participant, wasn't he?

Who'da thunk?

I knew you'd show up, couw!

Well, skeith, perhaps you could give us some of your detailed observations about this recording, or any other Joe recordings for that matter. Which are your favorites? I believe (from past experience) the thread starter must often also function as the thread sustainer- throw some topics out here, like "why I hate JoeHen"........just kidding. Maybe that would help re-align the planets.

I don't believe there were any additional details (like a specific date or time) on that thread, Al. I'd just PM or email Johnny, or maybe he'll reply when he sees this.

Doesn't this belong in the political forum? Happy Birthday, Johnny! Let us know how your Austin gig at the Elephant Club in April works out.

I too would be interested to see interiors or any home photos anyone might want to share. I'm always looking for ideas to steal! Our house was built in the 50s too- it's very nice and spacious and functional, just not as "artsy" as some of y'alls. All the older neat looking places we checked out needed tons of work. There are a lot of homes in the KC area with some great stone walls and stone porches. Most of them go for mucho dinero, though, and we're not quite financially well-off enough to take on a mega-fixer-upper. BTW, Rooster's place is pretty cool I must say. You should post a pic, bro!

I'd be fine with that , Paul, but my main concern is what they'd be putting down and would it hurt the dog. Sometimes they say "Oh, it won't hurt 'em" without really knowing what they're talking about. Sounds like I need to do some research. .........and Jim, thanks for the advice, but I don't realistically see weeding the lawn by hand in my future. I must find other ways to nurture my Mother Earth side, if I even have such a thing. .........and Paul- FYI, I reserve the bulk of my trombone spittle for distribution on the sax section at big band gigs. The remainder goes into my world famous chili recipe.

I've only been a home owner (and yard proprietor) for a few months, so forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is "verticutting"? I haven't put ANY fertilizer on the grass yet (not sure what to use that's pet friendly). I realize it's early in the season, but I'm just wondering what to do this spring. As far as what my neighbor is using, I'm going to ask him- maybe it's not fertilizer, but whatever it is, there's a pretty hefty chemical "waft" to our house. Thanks guys....

Wow! How's the music on that Russell/Nelson?

In light of Jim and Dan's recent threads regarding new home topics, I thought I'd start a new thread regarding related issues. I'll start with a question for my knowledgable brethren. I've got a fairly BROWN backyard, which from what I've seen is fairly common here in KC. What I'm wondering is, is there something I can put on the grass that isn't TOTALLY TOXIC and IS pet-friendly (I'd rather have a brown yard than a sick dog)? And don't ask me what kind of grass it is, I don't know. And it's not that it's just dry- I do water it in season. I'm not interested in competing in the neighborhood vanity scene, I just would like a reasonably green yard. My neighbor puts some hard-core smelly crap on his grass, and there is a definite abrupt change of color (from GREEN to b r o w n ) where his yard ends and mine begins. I just don't want to use some carcinogenic chemical shit. Help! Educate me! BTW, I've got some more DIY projects coming up this spring and summer, so I'll be getting some use from this thread.

Great stuff, guys! Is there a good source to order prints of these? I need to brighten up my "jazz cave" a bit...............

Yes! That's the name! Thanks couw!

Just a staggeringly bad movie. Absolutely putrid. Worse than Ishtar. Speaking of LOTR, I enjoyed the 3 movies from the entertainment standpoint, but it's hard to be impressed by a movie battle when the bad guys NEVER CAN FIGHT WORTH A DAMN!!!! Their bullets/arrows/spears rarely hit a target and none of them can fight. And they die when you blow on them. Remember Star Wars? And every time Frodo gets "hurt" and we go into "crisis slow motion" there's always some mitigating circumstance that allows him to survive. That shit works when you're a 16 year old at the movies, but I guess I've become less able to achieve total "suspension of belief" or whatever you call it. I still enjoyed the trilogy, though. Even I could kick ass in that world!

Congratulations, Dan! I hope you have better luck keeping your grass alive than I do!