Jim Dye

It's held 25 miles right down the road from me. I know they book it way way in advance. I'll see if I can find some information for you guys.

You guys need to get out in the sun more often!

Hey, I'll be the first one in line! I'd love to be able to take a train to work. I get tired of the 40 mile schlep every day. One of the things I loved most about living in NYC was the public transportation.

Back in the Summer of 1997 and for a bit in 2000, I worked for a woman in New York City (Battery Park City) who handled the US marketing and promotion for the swiss label TCB. She also managed (and still manages) several jazz musicians, including Teri Thornton (RIP), Howard Johnson, Lynne Arrriale and Jerome Richardson (RIP). It was an awesome gig. I almost moved to NYC in 2000, but things didn't pan out. It was a blast!

I'm the Assistant Coordinator of Technical Services for The State of Tennessee's Online Degree Programs. I just started this job last year. Here is my list of prior jobs. (I put this list together for another thread on a different board.) Paperboy Grocery Bagger Arcade Employee Automotive Parts Store Clerk Record Store Clerk Record Store Assistant Manager Record Store Manager Parking Ticket Writer Disc Jockey (3 different college gigs) Transportation Company Office Clerk Grill Cook Record Label Intern Elementary School Computer Teacher Secretary Office Assistant Research Assistant Investment Assistant Operations Administrator Technical Assistant Assistant Coordinator Of Technical Services (current)

Another one I picked up today. This is one of the better pop records of the last 10-15 years. Such a shame that Buckley won't be around to make any more music. He had a lot to say. 2 discs, plus 1 DVD.

I have the Gaye - What's Goin' On Deluxe Edition and it's amazing. The 'Detroit Mix' is absolutely mind blowing. Another Motown release has caught my eye... Where Did Our Love Go (40th Anniversary Edition) It's a 2 disc set with both the Mono and Stereo versions of the album, 19 bonus tracks from the sessions, AND a live concert to boot! $40 bucks, but it looks great. Another Motown release coming soon from Hip-o-select is this: It's outside the scope of this thread, but OH BOY!!

Soul Sides is featuring a couple of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings tunes. Check it out! http://soul-sides.com/2005/01/what-comes-naturally.html

J&R has all their single disc RVG's for 7.99! The new ones are also available for pre-order. http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4020385

TURN ON, TUNE IN, FUNK OUT! TONIGHT 1/20 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings will be playing live on your TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien 11:30 PM central time, NBC

I get my second chance! Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are coming to Nashville again on Feb 3rd. http://www.grimeys.com/news.html Woot! Can't wait to hear the new record! Thanks for the link, E!

Thank you, Mike. Cool white label promo 45, Jim!

You should have driven down I-65 through Indy to Nashville, then taken I-24 south through Tennessee. You could have tuned in to 89.5 WMOT in Murfreesboro. You can hear it pretty much the whole way as you travel through the mid-state.

Oh yeah...here is the back. Are these short edits from the album Pre-Bird?

Someone just posted this 7" EP on the usenet. I've never seen this series before. Kinda cool, eh?

David Ruffin - "Each Day Is A Lifetime"

It still looks pretty damn cool!

It's the iPod Shuffle! (Not to be confused with the Icky Shuffle) Early specs (from macnn mwsf feed.) - iPod shuffle features new iTunes with auto-fill that will automatically select songs for iPod shuffle. Can also be used at flash storage device. 256MB usually cost $149. iPod shuffle in two versions: 512MB ($99) and 1GB ($149). Neon green box. Now shipping. Apple offers four accessories: Dock, Battery extender (20hours of battery life), Car adapter--each $29. Due in next four weeks. [10:56 PT] - Apple introduces iPod Shuffle..flash based player. Smaller than most packs of game. Weighs the same as 4 quarters (less than 1 ounce). Volume/Up dow. Simple LED to provide feedback. No display. Either shuffle or album-based playback. USB 2 transfer connector under connector at the bottom. 12-hour rechargeable battery. Mac/PC compatible. Ships with a laynard that connects directly to bottom connector for easy carrying. [10:52 PT]

Hmm... the link works for me. Just go to www.arstechnica.com and you'll see the article on the home page.

Ars Technica has a new Guide to Ripping and Encoding Music. Lots of good information!

Thanks! I would have guessed that they put Jasper at the beginning, not the end.

Does anyone have the original LP track listing for Spiral by Bobby Hutcherson? The connoisseur CD with Medina had all 5 tracks from the 1968 Spiral session, but didn't include 'Jasper' which was on the original record. (I know 'Jasper' is from Dialogue). I was just curious how they sequenced the LP.

Re: ADA-508 B-)

Dude, We're ADA-508 compliant!

There are several factors to consider when ripping ones collection to digital audio. First is the size of the file. If you have limited hard drive space or you have a digital audio player with a small capacity, then choose a lower bit rate. 128Kbps MP3's are compressed by a factor of about 10. You can store 9-10 albums ripped at 128 on a single CD-R. Second is sound quality. Lossless compression is great if you have unlimited storage space. There are several options. Apple recently jumped on the lossless bandwagon with its own lossless codec. There are several others, including FLAC and Monkey's Audio. Lossless codecs shrink the file size about in half. Although you have no loss in sound quality, most players do not support lossless codecs. MP3 is the most widely supported codec so I would probably use it. Especially since you are ripping your collection for the first time. You should also be aware that there are many different MP3 encoders out there. Some sound great and some sound terrible. I suggest using the LAME MP3 encoder. I rip my files at 192 or at variable bit rate using the --alt-preset standard tag. (if you don't know what that means, follow the links below... If you have a mac, use the iTunes to LAME encoder whick can be found HERE. If you use windows, use Exact Audio Copy to rip your files and the LAME encoder plugin to convert to MP3. They can be found HERE, and HERE. There is a ton of good encoding information at Hydrogen Audio.