Dan Gould

Or else a chaotic world demands chaotic music.

At what stage of his career did Blakey start saying that in between mentioning that the next the tune would feature ... no one in particular?

Their forum has nearly 50000 topics - isn't that a bit much if its all a "scam"? How can you be so certain, and do you really think that the paypal donation button gets so much action that it covers the cost of the site plus money left over? Obviously the guy is looking for help maintaining the site and is no different from Jim asking for help. This would have to be the single most inefficient "scam" ever created if it relied on the kindness of strangers clicking the "donate" button to make its money.

I did this once but not quite in the same manner as he suggests. It was one of those variations on the Nigerian scam in which the individual claims to be able to fix the results of the UK Lotto so that his agent (lucky ME) will be the winner. I decided for some reason to screw with this guy and wrote a response to the effect that he was an answer to my prayers, that my financial situation was reaching a crisis, and then his email was received and how this proved how our God is a kind and loving one who responds to prayer. So I told him that his proposed division of the money was unacceptable, that despite his claims to the contrary, it was obvious that I would be subject to significant criminal risk, and furthermore that a significant percentage of the winnings would have to go to a Church of my choosing. So I insisted that I receive 60%, with 30% going to the Church and 10% going to him. The interesting thing was that these people seem to bait their "hook" from one email address but will respond from a second one, and regardless of what you may say in your initial response, the second reply will always be a form letter (kind of like the Russian female scammers who pretend to fall in love with you). So I sent another response that I was terribly disappointed that he had not acknowledged my counter-offer regarding the division of proceeds and insisted that I would have to have, in writing, his agreement to this before I could proceed. He responded with something like "fine, I agree, now let's move forward" to which I responded that I would not do anything until he had repeated in his message the precise terms I had dictated. Saying "fine" doesn't cut it, I want it in his writing. At that point he got fed up or recognized that I was fucking with him and stopped responding. So I wasted a bit of his time but I don't think it did much good, and I certainly make him do my bidding the way that website suggests. I do believe that this kind of response does nothing to really scam the scammers. I am sure that they are communicating with dozens of people at any given time, and know full well that getting them to the point of wiring money isn't easily accomplished. They may need 50 or 100 irons in the fire before they see any cash at all, so they can't be surprised if someone is screwing with them. No different than the people who respond but simply don't have the money even if they were total suckers and ready to send it.

The closest neighbor I have who loves jazz is our friend MartyJazz, and he lives twenty minutes north of here.

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It will take a helluva lot more than two decent starts to convince me.

Chris, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. You may just find that closure if you do speak at the service about both sides of your friend, as difficult as that may be.

yeah If I can keep my eyes open tonight, probably. But I don't know why they are running it so late. I've heard about how great the performances are supposed to be but I hope the guy playing Reggie Jackson does an especially great job because from the clips they've been showing, he looks a minimum of sixty pounds lighter.

I don't know about that but I was glad to see Nadal still searching for answers on a surface other than clay. Anyone else notice how odd the court looked for a final, with all the wear on the baseline and virtually none of it at the net. Did all the serve and volleyers go out early this year? I can't remember a center court looking that pristine at the net before.

While I was at FSU, there was a place across from the dorm called The Pub. Perfect amount of garlic in the sauce made it an incredibly great pizza, and to top that off, they ran a coupon in the school paper, one topping large for $5. I knew people who used that coupon to make their food budget stretch the entire week.

Fuck you, Mark.

I hope she's alright. Thanks - I saw her this evening finally, and she has a burn mark that's a little larger than a quarter. She said the other kid's sparkler accidentally hit her while he was swinging it or something and it burned (or burned through) her clothes to her skin. I think she'll be ok, but I don't know if it's something that's going to scar or not. I'm still bothered by the comment earlier about "motherfuckers" getting what they deserve. She's only 9, but had this happened 5 years down the line, she'd be a teenager, and would deserve it, I guess. You're obviously not listening to what I said. Adults (and reckless teenagers) who injure THEMSELVES playing with fireworks that should be (and in most cases, are) ILLEGAL to own deserve what they get. People injured by the recklessness of others do not. I'm sorry that your little girl was hurt but her injury has NOTHING to do with the behavior that I find objectionable and worthy of derision.

So, for instance, on the Fourth, my Father-In-Law died three days after a massive coronary. If I am called to speak next Tuesday at the service, I should be sure to mention how his leaving his first wife led directly to my wife developing a drinking problem in high school due to the stress of trying to help the family survive when her mom became non-functional, and in his absence, her plan to go to college went out the window, too. After all, if he hadn't split to marry his secretary, my wife's family wouldn't have ended up in Florida and we would have never met. Yeah, I can see why we should take note of every failing in a person's life. :rolleyes:

To me, there is KB and Grant, 1A and 1B, and then everyone else - even Wes.

Jim, that suggestion gave me an idea for the appropriate dollar figure - full boat (think, Borders regular price) CD. Then I noticed that the amount jumped by $2 for "shipping and handling" which brought it up closer to, say, a Dusty Groove import CD price. Is that in there to take Paypal fees into account? Either way I'm glad to help out, I was just surprised to see the dollar figure I entered jump up. Thanks for keeping the Org "The Place to Be".

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Kevin has been our "in" with Michael for a long time. When he announces a new batch for a particular date, you can take it to the bank ... to withdraw the cash to pay for 'em.

Only if she had been waving the sparkler herself. Seriously, I only enjoy reading about the mishaps and accidents that occur to brain dead teenagers and adults. Almost every boy turned by time into a man still harbors, to a greater or lesser degree, some boy-baggage. Shooting off fireworks, while not a very high-minded pursuit compared to, say, watching baseball games on tv, is usually harmless. Do you experience a rush of pleasure when a pro athlete breaks a bone? What a completely ridiculous and asinine comparison. Stupid adults who put their own and others lives at risk for the so-called "pleasure" of a big booming noise is somehow related to injuries incurred by professionals in competition? I don't enjoy auto racing crashes or surfing wipeouts either. I do enjoy learning that dumb ass pieces of shit who do all they can to ruin the enjoyment of a national holiday (and its my guess couldn't identify a single founding father aside from Washington) have blown a digit, appendage, or their heads off playing with explosives they shouldn't be allowed to purchase.

Only if she had been waving the sparkler herself. Seriously, I only enjoy reading about the mishaps and accidents that occur to brain dead teenagers and adults.

Its hardly beautiful or mint, but its the only time I bought an original BN. I think I paid $30. Jimmy Smith at the Club "Baby Grand" BN 1528 DG, RVG in dead wax 767 Lexington Ave address on labels and back cover Cover: Some edgewear. Not quite 1/2 seam split on bottom. small tear on front at the bottom. Far from mint but hardly one of those super damaged covers, either. Since I'm not a vinyl freak I hesitate to offer a grade but if I put it up I'd probably call it VG or VG-. Vinyl: Side 2 has the damage, with a single feel-able mark along its entire length, and a couple of shorter ones, too. Gives it regular pops but no jumps. Background hiss is minimal to nonexistent. Side 1 looks much better, does have far less pronounced clicks than side 2, though. So what might this be worth?

I'm too lazy to pull out the Mosaic box but if memory serves, most or all of those tunes are Golson compositions.

Really hard to say. I would guess that it would be the six years in college and grad school are probably in a tie with the two years that I dated my wife and the first four or five years of our marriage. (Before you misunderstand, things are not dire like they were last September - but not as good as they were earlier - mostly for work/financial reasons)

I do nothing but laugh uproariously at any and all firework mishaps. Motherfuckers deserve whatever they get, up to and including death. While I haven't gone to a professional display in a long time, that is the only use of fireworks that I approve. This year it was a fairly wet rainy evening which kept the explosions to a slightly duller roar last night. But what pisses the hell out of my wife and I is the fact that fireworks and explosives are supposed to be legally sold only to farmers in the state of Florida (I guess they are a modern deterrent that scarecrows used to be). But no one seems to tell outfits like "Sky King" which do a land office business leading up to the holiday. I fucking hate them. As for the best part of the day, while the Sci-Fi Twilight Zone marathon is always enjoyable, I have to block off three hours' time for the annual viewing of 1776. Its funny and educational, and if you're so inclined, a little moving, too.

You going Joe Biden on me or something?