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Interesting! I didn't know about this. Only $1,000! Dennis Hopper photographs 1961-1967 Related YouTube link

Happy Bartonday!

A great actor and a very interesting person. Sad to hear this.

And you are a better person for having "ridden the dinosaur". Regarding the chops- one thing that starts to happen (to most, not all) with age is some "unpredictability" comes into play, usually in the mechanical areas of flexibility, range & endurance (the physical aspects of playing a brass instrument). Regardless, Curtis is still Curtis. The SOUND is still there & the message is still strong- the years of experience have resulted in a vast (bop & blues) vocabulary. Curtis is one of the major trombone cats, and he still has a lot to say. I haven't met him, but if I did I would thank him (I got to meet J.J. for about 5 minutes. I avoided the thousand questions I had for him- it was after the set and he was relaxing. But I did thank him (that was important to me). I hope I get to cross paths with Curtis. I hope *if and when* I make it to 75 I can still play. In general the larger trombone mouthpiece is more forgiving than the much smaller trumpet mouthpiece, so the effects of age (chops getting stiff) tend to hit the trumpet players harder than the low brass guys, I'll pick this recording up for sure.

Holy crap, is that for real? Not a photoshop thing?

FWIW, both of those are available as downloads at Amazon.

I was looking at the Broadway Rhythm dvd on amazon and came across this still. May have to pick it up!

And somehow they managed to get it all onto one disc.

That's just freaky. And shame on me for some of the thoughts I had.

I think the "genius" is in the promotion. Take a set of so-called limited edition box collections that have been taken out of circulation for a number of years and re-package/re-release them in a faux instrument case with assorted additional do-dads and then charge an arm and a leg for it. Brilliant!

Great news! Very happy for you. And welcome back.

I remember House Party a little, but I definitely remember People Are Funny.

Great stuff! Thanks!

He was 97- I admit I didn't realize he was still around. I grew up watching his show and his interviews w/kids. Art Linkletter

Thanks for posting those- very interesting. Too bad they all had to disguise their voices, it would have been nice to hear them talk more. Yeah, even Louis' grunts give him away!

I'll bet they elope. Can't elope.

Happy Birthday Jim! Glad you get to be home for a while.

I sense schtick.

A few 12 tone jazz compositions that come to mind are Trane's Miles' Mode, Bill Evans Twelve Tone Tune and Bob Brookmeyer's ABC Blues.

I don't think I could handle a cruise ship gig. I think I'd jump.