Dan Gould

There was a pretty cool Playboy After Dark clip of B.B. King put up on youtube a while back.

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Ummm, no shit, sherlock. I'm thinking more than likely, we're the wild card. Are we the LUCKIEST team alive this season? absolutely. Trust me, I'll be the first to tell you that this isn't going to be the magic season of last year. But, considering that luck factor, you never can tell. Considering how much rage you've got dripping through your posts regarding my beloved White Sox, however, Dan, one has to get back to my original question. Maybe Ron Kittle gave you a wedgie. Or maybe you're just mad that Pudge likes us more than you guys these days. You really want to know? Its lingering resentment at -your obnoxious comments about the Cubs. -the ALDS sweep last year. -how sucky you were against the Yanks this month. -the fact that every commentator at the ASB declared the White Sox would inevitably win the division crown when they've pathetically collapsed since then. I'm shocked to see that you agree that they have deep problems. Now I hear that you may give up Brandon McCarthy for a two month rental of Soriano? http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2528494 Just do everyone else a favor and hold off the Twins. The worst case scenario I can see right now would be the Red Sox winning the division and the Twins making the wild card. If that happens, the wild card plays the division winner with the second best record, and that would be in all likelihood the Red Sox, and there's no way I'd want to face Santana and Liriano for three games of a five game series, home field advantage or no. No, I'd much rather face the defending champs so we can return the favor and sweep them out of their title defense.

Who said they were athletes? Like jockeys and race car drivers, golfers are about as athletic as me, man-boobs and all. Now that isn't to say that Tiger's not an athlete, but he grew up playing sports and he's a young guy. Anyone remember Jack's Amex commercial where he's playing tennis? That's the level of athletic skill of virtually every golfer.

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Veronica Daniel J. Travanti Daniel J. Gould Who is Veronica and what her connection to a 1950s ventriloquist's dummy? There's actually a "Name three people" explainer thread but I'l answer here: Archie and Veronica were well-known comic book characters. Veronica (Hamel) played the girlfriend of Daniel J. Travanti's character on Hill Street Blues. My middle initial is also "J."

Looks like "Fast Reply" is the way to go if you've got a particularly clever group of people in mind and you want to get your post in ahead of someone else on "Name Three People". Edit: I used Fast Reply for this one and you can still get the smiley in if you know the code. Interesting, too, that when you edit a "Fast Reply" it gives you the same plain-jane text box, no image or http links or nothing. Its like the software knows this message was created with Fast Reply, and ever more it shall be. (I'd put in the eyes bouncing around the skull smilie here but I don't know the code for it. )

Well, I was describing AAJ as I saw it. I haven't looked at that board in a very long time.

Is it my imagination, or is there a new choice down at the bottom, next to "add reply" and "new topic"? So what's the difference between "Fast Reply" and "Add Reply"?

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So Tapscott is into a more straightahead bag here? I've thought about this one but haven't pulled the trigger. I suspect I would enjoy it but I have to admit that my experience with Horace hasn't been a positive one.

I am a newcomer to both boards, having started only in the past year on both. I don't understand the big differences or issues. Both boards seem to be full of very knowledgable, cordial jazz lovers. I find both boards to be very pleasant experiences, and I have learned a lot from each board. This is all in marked contrast to negative experiences with that other board, which shall remain nameless. What am I missing--why should I feel tension and a certain degree of contentiousness as I go from Organissimo to AAJ and back again? The tension started way back when the Blue Note BB was shut down. It left a large group of jazz fans adrift, with many people finding themselves at AAJ. They had a sleepy and quite insular bulletin board which saw its membership probably quadruple with the BN refugees. We weren't the nicest of visitors, as we tended to jump in and try to turn that board into a new Blue Note board. Fortunately, Jim established this board as an alternative and in the meantime, Mr. Ricci had managed to alienate at least a few of his new members. His is a business concern and he feels the need to stifle debate and commentary when it is contrary to his business interests. Jim does not do that. In the interests of full disclosure, I got myself banned from AAJ with some well-chosen words but before that had happened, it had become obvious to me that the Org is a much better place. AAJ attracts a lot of newbies and quite frankly it seemed as if few threads ever really got started there and led to any interesting or lengthy discussion. Threads could be started at AAJ and they'd die out quickly, while similar threads at the Org would result in stimulating discussion. (Having done the jazz discussion board thing for a long time, "what's your favorite ..." threads lost their charm a long time ago, and that seems to be what AAJ specializes in.)

I've not been doing much purchasing either, but however much that has cut down on the backlog, its been replaced, and then some, by the Dime a dozen website. I'd say I'm a little over 200 Dime concerts I haven't heard yet, and something like another 100 regular CDs.

A copy is available on ebay right now. Ends Wednesday. Bad water damage on the cover but dealer calls the vinyl NM-.

You've hit the nail on the head, David. NY is a tough town, and very much a "what have you done for me lately" kind o' place. There's an interesting article in today's NYT about the first big-contract Yankee to get viciously booed (in the free agent era), old Reggie. An interesting difference here is that we already know that A-Rod has used the services of a psychological coach for a long time, and that leaves me wondering whether he really does have the psyche necessary to work through this, overcome the fans and eventually win them over. Maybe some of the talking heads are right - maybe A-Rod isn't cut out for the bright lights of the big city. Didn't I read that like Peyton Manning, he's never won any championship, at any level?

For something as light as a package containing 2 CDR's without jewel cases, first class is actually cheaper than media mail. I don't think discs were sent to us, Dan. Can anyone out there help Dan & me get into this fray? Actually, I was able to use the download link, so I've said my peace about the tunes. If you want to send me your address, I could mail you the discs that I burned from the MP3s.

No one should be obligated to do the download, and I have to wonder what is going on with the USPS if neither I nor Jack have received hard copies yet. I know Matt said money is tight - maybe he shipped media mail and that's why it took so long? Jack I'd be more than happy to include you on my First Class mailing list for BFT 39!

All true about A-Rod, Big Al but I hate to point out that you are still paying some of that salary. How the Yanks forced that out of you I'll never understand.

Sounds like its fair to say that Shepp has mellowed somewhat like Pharoah Sanders and I suspect these are two releases I should seek out. Can't get into the "angry tenor" era but deeply felt ballads with Horace Parlan sounds right up my alley.

Is it really that hard to find? Amazon shows it in stock for $11.98 with 30 used copies available from $7.19.

Funny thing - I used the yousendit download when it was available, which is a good thing because snail mail has never made it south Florida.

That's well and good (and I'm right with you on what you are biased towards) but "bored musicians trudging through" is clearly a projection of your own preferences on to the musicians. There's nothing that says these guys were "bored" by the material. You're bored with the material, as is your right. Hey Dan, Have you listened to this CD in its entirety? If you have, please let me know your thoughts. Another reviewer on this board stated that Green wasn't "into it" as much on this date as others. No, I haven't yet had the chance to purchase, though I hope to soon. I still suspect that those who think Grant "wasn't into it" or was "bored" are projecting their own disappointment with the material onto a presumption that Green, being so good at more challenging material, was somehow unhappy and bored having to play this dreck. From the memories offered by DMP, it doesn't sound like Grant looked bored playing in this style.

Since Mike has updated the master BFT thread with this as the official signup thread, I might as well bump it up and make sure folks know that BFT 39 is open for business, and I'm still providing early mailing service for those at the far reaches of the galaxy (or just heading out of town in August).

Man it really sucks how scientists suspect that bit-torrent downloading will be the long-feared mode of human-to-human BIRD FLU. But no guts, no glory - and no TRANE-GETZ either.