Dan Gould

I'm sure that's true ... but my recollection was it was the loss of a lung or a portion that really effected him? I didn't think specifically lung cancer but I am sure that makes sense. Anyway I never thought he sounded inhibited on his last regular studio date, Breakthrough. Different, but not inhibited.

Count me and the Mrs. among the "won't ever consider a sample of fake beef, ever."

I thought that his lung problems were tied to specific medical event(s) in the 70s?

My personal feeling is the hope that enough die to substantially overcome vaccine hesitancy among those who do not get it but might somehow come to terms with the reality. But socially/politically, is this realistic? Second point is that I don't feel like enforced masking is the right choice anymore. If you want to, fine, have at it. But the aggravation (I wear glasses, its hard enough dealing with steamy Florida going in and out of A/C without masks) just to protect others, when those likely to have the worst outcomes are the ones refusing to vaccinate? There are preliminary indications the UK Delta-surge is abating which is an interesting indication of what their total protection - partial, full, "natural" - may be.

I have been, at best, agnostic about his writing but I have determined I will get this for my birthday in September, one way or another.

If any of his claims are accurate, Ben Zobrist married a real piece of work: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-chicago-cubs-ben-zobrist-julianna-divorce-documents-20210719-vo2ardtjevgwxfrf5t52ksg5vy-story.html (I think its obvious she's an appalling person regardless, it takes balls the size of grapefruit to have an affair ... with your Pastor ... leading to Zobrist taking a leave of absence from the Cubs in 2019 due to the mental anguish/stress her actions caused, and now she makes legal claims in their divorce action that he failed to preserve marital assets by foregoing his baseball salary. Because she was banging their Pastor and never stopped doing it. It's obvious she engineered his return at the end of 2019 by starting marital counseling in bad faith, still banging the pastor boyfriend, so that Zobrist would resume his career and cash those big checks one more time.)

Making assumptions after 8 hours isn't a good look. There aren't that many musicians on this board to give constructive criticism. Last thing I'll say is, IMHO, using the board entirely as a sounding board for your efforts also isn't a great look. Consider engaging with the community and joining discussions. Look up Grant Green threads and add your own thoughts. Otherwise I think of you as a spammer, just spamming your own creations instead of product other people created/produced. My 2 cents and nothing more.

A few? I'd be shocked if he gets fewer than 5. And yes, you won, but did anyone say anything to anyone about reacting in real time to what the hell is going on in the game? It's one of the most embarrassing failures I've ever seen, a t-ball player would have run to the damn ball but nobody reacted.

Yeah that's pretty insane. Be interesting to see what penalty Rojas gets. Shades of the Amazins, not the team that's supposed to win the division. I think maybe it was touching the edge of the chalk when he shoveled it away. Stupid pitcher, by every possible definition. Even if you let it roll and concede the base hit, better than shoveling it away then standing there with your hands on your hip. Freaking little league play.

With the Yankees losing Judge, Urshela, and a decent bullpen piece for 10 days to Covid, could the next two weeks turn them into sellers at the trade deadline? Their next two weeks: Red Sox, Phils, Red Sox, Rays. For a team in need of consistent offense and wins, losing two starters including their best hitter is a gut punch. Now, time for a gut check.

Indeed, very frightening - hope everyone and their friends/loved ones are OK.

Ellipses signify that I edited for clarity - you know, words missing and in some cases added, signified by the parentheses. I also state "adopted from" WKCR broadcast. (As you may have heard, Phil can be a bit verbose. ) Glad you like the audio clips. Percy had a huge and expressive sound and was by no means just an R&B type player. And he loved standards and Ellingtonia. The earliest tune he probably played was "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody" but the oldest one I've seen is "Blue Bossa" and I only have a few examples of him playing that, "Sonnymoon for Two" or "In Walked Bud." (and thanks for spotting the Bill Easley error.)

So the home page has just been updated/redesigned to highlight freshly received thoughts/memories from the one and only Sonny Rollins. Hope people like it. www.percyfrance.info

Thanks for posting this.

There were many ..... and for the record I did not watch during the initial Luke/Laura storyline. That was during high school and I didn't have time or interest in that shit. But Grant the Russian spy and Celia Quartermaine who was a total hottie? Oh hell yeah. And IIRC, they knew how silly the storyline was (there were two Grants, the exact duplicate being the body double Russian spy) and named his spy bosses Boris and Natasha.

And still cheap and easily recommended.

This makes me laugh. I was a Genital Hospital fan at the time (going to FSU so time to watch most afternoons). I even recall the character's name who was the subject of the tune: Felicia. The Quartermaines made me laugh, but the Russian spy storyline was the height of silliness.

Not on first page for me. But as "Bud Powell Copenhagen" it is third down. So is this new or not? Gheorge seems to know it already. I am definitely interested for the addition of the tenors.

Oh, I have been watching because the Cubs have matched them, more or less, only in the other direction. Pathetic timing for team-wide suckitude. They have a small window now to avoid being sellers at the end of the month, and that will be more or less it for the championship team. Sad.

Five MLB.com reporters (four of them beat reporters for the Red Sox, Jays, Rays and Yankees) all pick the Red Sox to win the East. https://www.mlb.com/news/roundtable-which-team-will-win-al-east Sounds like the kiss of death to me.

When I was growing up it was my parent's set up, which was a pretty good Harmon Kardon turntable and receiver ... in college it was a boombox which was suitcase-size and purchased at a tremendous discount at what I am going to say was the Macy's in Stamford CT. My first encounter with a real stereo store was when I got into jazz and was purchasing vinyl although I didn't own a turntable, had a roommate with one. I was in St. Louis at the time and changed housing arrangements, and decided it was time for a decent stereo set up. I did no research whatsoever, though I do recall I brought Stitt Plays Bird, and MJQ Last Concert to audition at the shop ... bottom line I got the full-on pressure sales pitch and crumbled, spending way too much money. The next day I returned it all, and I remember the salesman had to come out to sign off on the return since he was getting no money out of me in the end. Got a taste of the same pitch but at that point I had made up my mind and that was it. Dude was pissed. In the end I purchased an all-inclusive set from some catalog company and it did me very well for a good long time. (And sounded even better when I married my wife and added her studio-monitor quality speakers.) Nowadays though its higher-end PC speakers and the Kia car stereo that came standard. I do recall Crazy Eddie's in Westport, CT but that was only when I needed a car stereo to replace the original Am/Fm radio that came with the Mustang II I purchased before moving to St Louis for Grad school. What can I say I've always been about the music and not exactly how it gets reproduced.

This is not remotely how I expected you to respond on this subject. I expected to read that your collection is organized according to what spirit with which it goes best.

That would necessitate listening and identifying tracks and anyone who reads my BFT posts knows, I suck at that. I'm pretty sure though I had Lee's follow up, The Rumproller, The Turnaround, A Caddy for Daddy, Cornbread, Yes I Can, No You Can't. I don't think I adhered to your definition ... my approach was simply tunes from subsequent releases with the strong "soul" element meant to garner airplay, not whether there was a vamp or a walking bass. I always thought those were the ones meant by Michael's "Son of Sidewinder" descriptor. Even better, Les McCann with Stanley and/or Curtis Amy.

C. Everett Koop "Hawkeye" Pierce The Last of the Mohicans

My short listen to #3 briefly me put me in mind of him though.