Dan Gould

Boy I'll say! Sure it's early, but the guy is on pace to hit 86 doubles! The record is 67 by Red Sox Earl Webb in 1931. I love doubles hitters. And the fact he's playing 2nd base for you too is a highly valuable extra (he did a wee bit of that for Florida last year I see. I wasn't aware of that.) Quite the turnaround from last season and the post-trade murmurings. I don't think Lowell has played an inning away from third base. In fact, even as Loretta was slumping horribly, Tito has hardly given the guy a day off and started Alex Cora.

Its early, but are there any comments from the Yankee contingent so far? Is Unit starting to scare you? So far you couldn't write a better storyline for how the first two games have gone: Mirabelli's return; Damon a non-factor; Papi homers off of the Serial Killer you signed specifically to get him out ... Now Beckett and Gonzales return to the Bronx and bring back some bad memories. Funny how the Sox came up with huge homers into stiff, stiff winds - and Gonzales hits one of them? Truly unbelievable. Personally I am still concerned about the number 5 starter, but at least Wells is working toward a return. Considering how well Foulke has pitched since getting the knee injections, its not totally out of the realm of possibility for Wells to return and be effective. But what excites me most is that the hitting is coming around, with Lowell looking to be a major pickup, Pena showing that he is willing to learn and work at his plate discipline, Loretta finally starting to hit. I've gotta be pleased that the offense is coming around and we still don't have Crisp back. Where would the Yanks be if Damon or Sheffield went down for six weeks? Staying highly competitive is a good sign that this team is built to compete all the way into October. And let's not forget Mr. Papelbon!

anyone?

OK, there is no clear place to put this, so I'll try here, as there are many Dime denizens here. Someone is seeding a copy of B.B. King's appearance on Austin City Limits from 1982, something I've been hoping to find ever since I picked up a copy of "Big Blues Extravaganza" which has one track from the concert. My problem: I do not have a DVD burning drive. So what I am looking for is someone who will volunteer to take the raw files that I download and complete the authoring of a DVD for me, if I send them a couple of data discs. Please PM. Or, if anyone else has a better way ... please PM.

I would have to assume these don't exist anymore, since there have been active Vee Jay reissue programs that coincided with Grant's sudden take-off in popularity. Surely this would have been reissued if they had it.

Hey this worked!!! Thanks! Congratulations, but now I think you're obligated to tell us just what unique music was on this disc. Seriously, I hope you burn a backup or two if its worth that much to you.

I can't trace it now, but I've seen something on a BB about it, or maybe had an e-mail from Mosaic that I didn't keep (unlikely). Apparently, it's only going to include records Les made as a sole leader, so the ones he made with Groove Holmes, Jazz Crusaders, Teddy Edwards & Clifford Scott won't be included. MG Edit - It's not in the Mosaic upcoming projects list yet. First of all, I say this as a fan of McCann. I have most if not all of his PJ records. Considering that MC is on record as saying that he can't see a full-blown Three Sounds Mosaic set, why would he possibly be planning, or even considering, a Less McCann set? It would suffer from the exact same drawback: There's no variation in the albums, and too damn many of them (necessitating such a large number of discs that it becomes a very expensive set). In fact, the more logical approach would be to make a Select that brings together the sets that had guests on board. I would be very surprised if this comes to fruition, and if it does, I may just have to drive to Stamford myelf to point out to Michael that he no longer has an excuse for not doing a full blown Three Sounds Mosaic set.

Well, I was too late on that Cadence sale, but I am pleased to report that the Hicks CD, Moanin' - Portrait of Art Blakey has been reissued by Venus. I picked up a copy from Cadence and it has a 2006 copyright, so its not an old disc they found lying around. Not mini-LP format, but in the usual, outstanding Venus sound. Tunes are No Problem Whisper Not Nica's Dream Moanin' Blues March A Night in Tunisia I'd expect that Cadence will keep this in stock, mostly, and highly recommend it.

I guess its not late-period but the ultimate Hank ballad performance, for me, is "I Should Care". Not treated as a ballad, but Hank's feature (and quite a feature it is) on Breakthrough is "Summertime".

Actually, it did for me, the second time. Something about a married couple abducting a neighbor and holding her as a sex slave.

I thought Jazz Record Mart had a pretty good web presence. Judge for yourself. Do a search for, say, 'Cannonball Adderley' and see if this is the place where you want to do your online shopping. jrm OK. Three pages of releases, all the way down to tribute CDs available for download, and plenty of Cannonball leader dates. What's the problem, exactly? Prices might not be spectacular, but there seems to be a pretty deep catalog available.

I can't believe I'm the first one to suggest something from our wonderful hosts, Organissimo.

I thought Jazz Record Mart had a pretty good web presence.

I was paraphrasing. The quote at the top, about members of his band, was direct, but I was just trying to give the gist of what Horace wrote about the Tyrone. FWIW, I noticed at least one other chronological error in describing band members, though I didn't add it or make note of it. I'd still recommend it, but again after reading the ghost-written autobios of B.B. and Brother Ray, it is a disappointment. Had I been involved, I'd have really pushed Horace for many more stories.

I was listening to Roots today and marvelling at the combination of Spoon's voice and Webster's tenor and thought of this poll. I imagine a lot of people are going to go with Lady Day & Pres but right now I am torn between Spoon & Ben and B.B. & Lucille.

No offense intended, but sixteen baritonists sounds like 15 too many. I'm not regretting skipping this BFT.

Yes.

Well, color me shocked and pleased. First, I uncovered the printout from the order confirmation page, and actually noticed that there was a code listed "to check the status of your order". So I go back to the website and see that the first choice under "options" is "order status" so I enter the info ... and it says "completed". Then I walked out to the mail box, and guess what was waiting for me?

Not even at gunpoint. WORD! (and I'm not even a "goombah" when it comes to "Sweet Home Alabama" or "Takin Care of Business". )

I can't imagine why you are having trouble, since after the board problems, my avatar was dropped and I had no trouble replacing it with a new one.

To get back to the issue of this film, it is apparent that the film maker chose to extrapolate from knowledge that there were licensed private pilots and perhaps a former ATC on board into an assumption that the passengers hoped to fly the plane safely after overpowering the terrorists. There is nothing in the Commission's report that supports this, but I'd suggest that because of the power of film, this will soon be part of the assumed "facts" of what happened to Flight 93.

From the 9/11 Commission Report: At least FIVE of the passengers phone calls resulted in info about the WTC attacks. Furthermore, 40 passengers were herded into the back of the plane, where these phone calls took place, and where a plan was devised. So how do you get from that to your conjecture that something less than 100% of the passengers knew about the earlier attacks??? Also from the 9/11 Report: Sounds like heroes to me. As far as the question about whether or not the pilots were alive dead. There is this in the Report:

I tried to let it rest but you wouldn't let me. Are you now saying that the families invented a noble purpose to "justify the premature loss of a loved one"? No one says they were saving a building or government officials. They were saving lives. Let me venture a guess: there's no nobility in saving lives if they are lowly Congressmen, let alone Presidential staff members.

Please tell me what is different from skeith "thinking" that they acted to prevent another successful strike against a target and you "thinking" that they were purely motivated by self-preservation???? Oh, I get it. YOU are doing the thinking, and only YOU can be right. PATHETIC. What is doubly pathetic though is your bringing up a strawman like Jessica Lynch. That is simply sad ... the fact is that the passengers were told by multiple people on the ground about the WTC and the Pentagon, and they acted to prevent another such atrocity. So, Chris, are you saying that the FAMILIES of the victims of Flight 93 are equivalent to the Pentagon, "telling stories" about what motivated their loved ones? In a history of sad and pathetic commentary we've heard from you, this is the lowest you've ever sunk.

Who called the passengers "heroes" and "patriots"? The right-wing bloviators, for the most part. Who do you hate? I think we all know that the right-wing ain't on your christmas card list.