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Sounds like you need to vent a bit, Scott. Have at it! Was someone wearing sandals?

....and future celebrity politicians. Don't forget Fred "Gopher" Grandy's foray into the political arena. He had some title in Iowa I don't recall- is he still active in politics?

I'm with you on this one, EKE BBB. I participate in some decidedly non-jazz discussions here, but I have little interest in the political threads. I come here to escape that bombardment. I am, however, sometimes inclined to reference the political threads because of some poster's comment in a non-political thread, or to better understand the opinions of various posters, so I guess I would like to at least have access to the political stuff, even if I don't spend much time there. I'm interested in learning about the non-jazz interests of many here who share a love of the music; I am one who believes that if you don't like like it, don't read it, but to someone else it apparently needs to be said or responded to, and I'm OK with that. But you won't see me tangling with too many online, I'm just here to hang out and have fun. Which is not to say I'm not passionate about certain things, I just don't want to drag all my own baggage in here. Your mileage may vary.

Happy Turkey Day, folks! Travel safely, forgive your friends/relatives their political beliefs/religious beliefs/flatulence etc. , enjoy "gobbling" your feasts of choice (just SAY NO TO TURDUCKEN!), keep an eye on the "kids table", enjoy Dallas trouncing Miami/Miami trouncing Dallas, don't feed turkey/chocolate to the dogs (they shouldn't eat it), be alert for the moment when you can say "Welp.......we better hit the road so we can beat the traffic...", and bring some good turkey tales back to the board. And be thankful for our little jazz clubhouse here. Thanks, Jim, Joe and Randy!

The Paris Hilton...........after you check in, you better get checked out........... OR...... The Paris Hilton...........you're gettin' checked out while you check in.............

Turduckin'-A!

Agreed. A great side, and a dream band for sure! Check out his recording "Color Changes"- some of my favorite Clark.

Chocolate-covered roasted espresso beans. Very tasty. And they give you a serious buzz. :rsmile:

That's an interesting idea. Kind of like "Double Clutching" on Coltrane Time. I didn't mean to be critical of those who like to play Blue Monk, Sundog, I just think it's important to continue to delve into the more obscure and less frequently played tunes. There are also those who play Shorter's "Footprints" (usually with the wrong turnaround) and end their exploration of Shorter tunes there. Both are great tunes, fun to play, but neither is particularly representative of the most innovative work of the composer, IMHO. Both Shorter and Monk tunes are so unique unto themselves that you can't apply the usual analytical yardstick (such as traditional functional harmony and phrase lengths, for example). Each player is at a specific point in his/her development and they should proceed only as is comfortable for them, I just think it's important to sample a larger portion of each writer's work. It took me a while to "grow into" appreciating certain artists (like Monk, Mingus, Andrew Hill, Dolphy for example) and tunes (Shorter, Monk, Golson) and I'm still learning. That's what's so great about this music- once you reach one peak, you see another higher one off in the distance, and this goes on forever!

Good title for a tune.

Another vote for Rahsaan. We need to start a new thread on him. He's one I listen to obsessively for a while, then put aside. But I keep coming back to him, maybe as much as anyone I listen to.

My question to you, Jim, is was there a point where this seemed like a good idea?

I think I'll just use "turducken" as a substitute for the popular rhyming expletive, and respell it- turduckin'. "Hey Paul, you stayin' home for Thanksgiving?" "Turduckin'-A I am!" or "Have you heard Rod Stewart's Standards Volume 2? It rocks!" "Gimme a turduckin' break! That turduckin' turducker can't turduckin' sing!"

Sometimes Blue Monk is what people call when they want to be hip and call a Monk tune, but haven't bothered to learn any more challenging Monk tunes (like Epistrophe, for example, or Well You Needn't with the right bridge). "Hey look, I know a Monk tune!" Gimme a turduckin' break!

They also could have called it Ch-uck-ey. Chuckey! First you eatey, then you chuckey.

OK, this is the first time I've heard about this exercise in excess. A stuffed chicken is put in a duck which is put inside a turkey. Sort of the culinary version of those Russian nesting dolls. Why not put an egg inside a baby bird and put that inside the chicken, and then put the turkey inside an ostrich? And then eat it on a plane? Plus, I'm a little leery of any food that has the letters T-U-R-D in its title. OK, who's tried this? Fess up!

My first CD was "Sketches of Spain". I was addicted after that. One thing that got me started on CDs in the eighties was finding a huge number of Blue Note cutout CDs being sold for 3 or 4 bucks each at Camelot- a typical lame mall-type chain which I never bothered checking out much, until of course I heard about the Blue Note sale. I must've picked up 20-30 CDs, and then I was hooked. They were actual cutouts, with a big cut in the the jewel case. I've since replaced most of them w/RVGs and given the old copies to students, etc. This was when I was living in Austin- was this just a local phenomenon or did anyone else get in on this?

I'm not usually obsessive with language skills, but when newscasters and politicians do it, it starts to get my attention. When did the word "transition" become a verb? You know, like "Iraq is transitioning to a new government". Everyone's using it that way- I thought it was a noun. I gave up on "new-q-lar". Dubya's just gonna say it that way. I didn't know "ironical" was a word, but on another thread someone looked it up, and so it is! Another favorite- "irregardless". Not a word. One thing I notice everywhere is "apostrophe abuse". "Open Sunday's", "Used Car's", etc. The word "its" (or "it's") seems to create a lot of confusion. It's really not a big deal I guess, but it just seems like people don't care anymore.

My wife has explicit instructions not to ask me any vital questions 'til I've had my coffee in the morning. I'm brain dead until then. As must as I try to avoid Starbuck's, I'm addicted to their Sumatra. Pure heaven.

On my last birthday I was hinting that I wanted myself to buy me the Turrentine set, but it seemed like I wasn't getting the hint. Sometimes I am so dense! Well, lo and behold, a few days (actually, weeks) before my b-day what should show up at my door but the Turrentine Mosaic I had just ordered a week earlier! I was so surprised! Needless to say, my gratitude for my own generosity didn't go unrewarded- that night I had some of the best sex with myself EVER! I can't wait to see what I'm getting myself this Christmas! I keep leaving the Mosaic catalog on my desk opened to the Eldridge page, but I'm not sure if I've seen it yet.

Eldridge. From me, to me.

Sorry to go off topic, but did Chuck just use a smilie???? When did that start? Did hell freeze over? Are pigs now flying?

That it?

Wow, good luck Peter! I hope you have a great time- let us know how it turns out. Maybe you should reward yourself afterwards with a big ol' Pat's cheesesteak. One with, of course.

What was the name of that recording? Sounds interesting!