Dan Gould

I'm wondering how the Lithuanian law compares to the typical USA limit of .08, when you convert out of the metric system. And I'm also wondering how the heck this guy could apparently be alert enough to know that when you're in this kind of shape, best thing to do is to stay in the middle of the road.

I'm a little surprised at that comment, Dave. You're the first person I've heard suggest that the Rangers might actually be serious contenders. They certainly don't have the appeal of Houston (home town), the Yankees (where he won his rings) or Boston (where he started and became a star). Plus, given the bullpen issues and the other arms in the rotation, I can't see the Rangers having a better chance at post season glory than the other three teams. The only thing they really bring to the table is being a Texas team, and being willing to pay his price.

Dave, I always avoid Joe Morgan and spin tunes while I watch a broadcast but I did hear that Gammons said the same thing, that until he wins a World Series, A-Rod will only be compared to "monuments" and always found wanting. I'm not quite ready to shovel the dirt on the Yanks yet but I will say this: Its the worst time possible for a slump of any sort, just as Clemens is making up his mind. I'm hoping that the Sox put some space between them between now and the end of next week when Clemens will probably make up his mind. Who knows, while I think that the pull of Houston is hard to ignore, the romance of a return to Boston as the final piece on a champion might just do it. I do think that a rotation of Schilling, Clemens and Beckett is about as tough as they come, even factoring in the tougher AL lineups. And those chances go up if it looks like the Sox are ready to take off, with a division lead and Coco coming back. I guess the toughest thing for the Yanks is that it looks like the cinderella's are turning into pumpkins: Chacon and Small look outright bad, and Wang can't decide if he is ready to be a top line starter. With RJ still lost and Matsui gone, it is gonna be tough ... but I can't count the Yanks out yet!

I never liked or particularly respected Tony LaRussa, and I respected him even less in his pathetic defense of Mark McGuire ... but now he and Ozzie Smith are going at it in the paper? That last comment is about as classless as it gets. And unless LaRussa actually wins a few more World Series, he ain't gonna be where Ozzie already is: Cooperstown.

Check out the last Q&A:

Update: I guess my wife was telling me about someone else's prediction (maybe the guy at Colorado State) but the National Hurricane Center issued its prediction today, and its a bit rougher than the other one: 13 to 16 named storms 8 to 10 of them will be hurricanes 4 to 6 of those will be Cat 3 or above

Wonder how long that will stay up as its such an obvious violation of copyright.

that's a fine idea except that we are rapidly running out of brick & mortar independents at any level of quality!

Well, I must say that I enjoyed the group, and Javon's playing a bit more than Marty did. I am guessing that Marty missed the "Meet the Artists" session at the start, where it was made clear that while the members of the band have had a great deal of experience playing together in pairs within other groups, they are not at all a permanent group and they certainly do not have any CDs out as such, and have not played all together previously. I strongly suspect that the setlist was chosen within the parameters of what the South Florida Jazz group booked the group for: an evening of hard bop. Otherwise they would not have played up the connections of Jackson and Green to the Jazz Messengers, or the fact that Carl Allen has led a Blakey tribute band. I would bet that the WPB show will feature more original tunes, though again, considering that Jackson and Green had not played together in a long time, perhaps they will stick with the tried and true repertoire. As for the Henderson influence, I still hear it in the dry tone that Javon has. Also, I should mention that Nat Reeves was the bassist for the show also and he also took care of business.

It seems to me that Green's relative popularity with jazz buyers began to flourish long before the "acid jazz" marketing thing (at least long before I was aware of it). I don't have any sales statistics, but as a jazz guitar networking nut, I had a front row seat in terms of watching Grant's popularity surge back in the early 80's. Grant's later, funkier recordings got significant attention as well, but it was the LT series stuff (and the elusive Japan-only related material) that really got the ball rolling and had people scrambling to keep up. Then came the Mosaic set, and more and more U.S. BN releases, and the momentum just carried on. You may very well be right, Jim. Jazz wasn't on my radar in the early 80s, so I wasn't aware of that surge you describe. I was really only aware of how he was marketed and the extent of the reissues from the late 80s on.

Huh? I don't know what is in print at this moment, but KB recorded 5 CDs for Concord after BN dropped them, and I'm pretty sure they stayed in print for quite some time. I wouldn't say that Concord has dropped the ball on what they have in catalog. And the Muse recordings got packaged by 32 Jazz and aren't impossible to find either. I think its pretty obvious that because Burrell didn't have an overtly funky period like Grant, he couldn't get rediscovered by the Acid Jazz movement which meant he couldn't get marketed like Grant was, and that is the reason why so much of Green's work is reissued and so much of KB's isn't. Having said that, I'd be real surprised if Freedom doesn't come out as a Conn. one of these years. Considering it was a Japan only release and very hard to find, its perfect for that series.

Better plan remains to get the hell out of Dodge, together. I didn't see the article but my wife told me that the Atlantic Hurricane forecast is 9 named storms, 5 of them major (Cat 3 or above). That's way down from last year's actual total, and lower than last year's prediction, too. Unfortunately they never make predictions for the Gulf as opposed to the entire eastern seaboard. FWIW, she said they're also predicting that a storm will threaten the northeast this year. I can only assume that's based on averages, that the NE is due to be in the cross-hairs of the old funnel of probability.

NO Allen this is a fine use of "bump" - when you're selling something and still have copies to sell and its been 15 days AND NOT TWO HOURS, bumping is perfectly reasonable. For your edification, I posted elsewhere when bumps DON'T scream "LOOK AT ME": When you bump up old, interesting threads that people may have missed or not been here for (Like, say, the thread with your totally ridiculous ripping of Dexter Gordon - go bump that if you feel like bumping.) When someone is selling something and has more to offer or more left in stock after the initial response.

First of all, I am not even the guy who pointed out that bumping after two hours isn't right. And your comments were petty and insubstantial because you offered no details whatsoever. You "restored the thread" when you posted your detailed comments explaining all of the background to why you are permanently "miffed" at the organizer. Two hours later you decided to "bump". Why? Were you pissed off that in just two hours fewer people had seen your last comment than might have read my flip statement?? What does "bumping" do? It puts the thread at the top of the "active posts" list. Was it NOT near the top after just two hours??????? Bumping says "LOOK AT ME". Its BOORISH and that is what CHUCK said first. Bumps ought to be used only by: A) People who are looking to bring up interesting threads from the past which might spark new and interesting commentary from people who missed it the first time or are new. This has in fact happened when truly boorish people like DEEP or Aric have gotten boards in an uproar over their latest transgression, people have "bumped" old threads to try to get the board back on the subject at hand: jazz. B) People who are offering CDs for sale, when they still have items to sell or have added items. Those are the only times, IMO, that "bumping" is needed or appreciated. Screaming "LOOK AT ME" and then throwing a fit when someone says you're being boorish is not appreciated. All of this might have been avoided if you had simply given the full background to why you hate the Litchfield Jazz Fest in your first post.

Well, this has got two huge strikes against it: The subject matter Oliver Stone even though this is reportedly not any sort of political screed and just a straightforward celebration of heroism and survival, its not something I need to see at all. I'm with you, Brownie, that Stone is a horrid film maker. Wall Street has got to be one of the worst films of all-time, I don't know what scene is more lame/annoying: when he berates his father in the elevator, with all that jumpy hand-held camera work; or when Gekko decides to dump the stock, the camera is shooting from down below, over his desk and up at his face, and suddenly the lights go out. WTF??? I hate those sudden power outages on Wall Street.

Met Fans: You have deep and serious problems with your extraordinarily high-priced "closer". Thanks for the help!

Given that in the course of two hours any thread is unlikely to fall off of the first page of the "view new posts" page, yes, you did. Its frankly like a child in a high chair who throws his food down because he wants some attention.

Well, that answers my emailed question, Marty! I wonder if Evan or David Gartner can make it.

That sounds like the soundtrack to hell. And no, I don't mean the Kenny G - Muzak hell, but the real, wretched, fire and brimstone, lake of fire H - E - Double Hockey Sticks HELL. Does it help if one is completely mentally unbalanced to enjoy that "music"? I imagine it can only help. Great name though! Surely it sounds like a musical representation of "Black Vomit". Can't wait for the smash hit follow-up, Body Convulsing Dry Heaves.

Jeez Allen, did you expect the program to include an acknowledgement, "Based on an Original Idea by Allen Lowe"???

Gay porn with subheading "rape". He seemed disturbed to find out that none of it was real.

7-0? Try 9 - 0

Because if you listen to it, followed immediately by "I Like Big Butts And I Cannot Lie," the decline and fall of pop music, and civilization, is undeniable.

Just win the next two, OK? Gotta celebrate the wins when I can; they don't come often against these guys! Well I hope you really enjoyed it while it lasted, cuz this loss tonite is the damn ugliest, most pathetic collapse I've seen in years, probably ever. God I hope the Yanks don't take this as the jumping off point for a streak.

Fanta Apple. Trust me. Only if one of the Fanta girls brings the can, opens it and pours it down my throat. While Mrs. Gould is out of town.