Dan Gould

Well, a game and a half isn't quite running away, just means you won't fall out of the lead in one day. But with the remaining schedule, if you take care of bidness (like KC) you got an excellent chance. The interesting thing now is that if everything stays the same here on out, Indians open the playoffs at Fenway (because of the rule about inter-division rivals playing each other in the first round). If its the Yanks, then the Sox would host the West winners.

Major bummer this morning. Picked up his last CD around Christmas last year, I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, I can't find it at the moment, and it looks like AMG has gone to membership-only, and since they refuse to recognize the password they themselves gave me, they can kiss my Gatemouth-loving *ss.

Actually, I think you need to sweep. Two out of three leaves you three games back, which still isn't exactly ideal. On the other hand, you won the first game and God only knows which Schilling we get tomorrow. You might have your two wins by tomorrow afternoon.

I do have Blue Trails, or I did. Found it at a Borders, in fact, at regular prices of like $15. At that point, It was the only way to hear the alternate of Blue Train. Pretty sure I sold it though. Also got the "Other Side of" set, used, for a good price. Probably the most I'v ever spent, because I really wanted the two Sounds tunes that were unissued. At that point, there were a few other tunes that were unissued in the US, but since, between BN and Mosaic, the only things that aren't out are those two Sounds tunes.

Yeah, but you got Santana going tonite for the Twins against your boys. Beyond that, I think you got a good chance, especially with seven left against the Royals. That, and the Yanks still facing the D-Rays for 3, could spell the end of the Yanks run, and maybe the end of Torre's tenure, too. Gotta get through this weekend though

Wang returns to the Yankee rotation but no one can stop those D-Rays against the Yanks, and now with Cleveland winning, its the Indians on top of the Wild Card. And even if the Yanks manage a sweep this weekend, they can't overtake the Sox. Thinking back to what I said heading into this season-longest homestand, the Sox went 10-4, not quite as good as I'd hoped, but they still come out with a four game lead. They need to make sure the Yanks are a little deeper in the rear view mirror after this weekend. The pitching matchups: David Wells vs Smalls on Friday Schilling vs Chacon on Saturday Wakefield vs Big Unit on Sunday I have a hard time not favoring the Sox on Friday and give them a good chance on Sunday with the way Wakefield is pitching. Be real interesting to see how the Sox handle the over-achieving Smalls and Chacon.

And I went to bed after the third set, worried that the old man could pull it out, hoping Blake would finish him. So, you can imagine how disappointed I am after I woke up.

Yup.

Its just come to my attention that there are some other good shows coming up in South Florida before the Benny Golson-Eddie Higgins show in the Spring. To wit: Friday November 18th, Hollywood Jazz Festival Denny Zeitlin Trio & Louis Hayes Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band Vincent Herring and Jeremy Pelt in the front line! January 21, 2006 David "Fathead" Newman April 15, 2006 Eddie Henderson-John Hicks Quartet May 20, 2006 Javon Jackson Quartet with Benny Green and Carl Allen Personally, I am definitely at the Fathead show, and thinking very seriously about Louis Hayes. I saw Eddie Henderson in WPB a couple of years ago, I think John Hicks was on the gig too, so I may not make that one. The Javon Jackson should be solid, too. Hope to see some of you south Florida O-People this concert season.

It certainly looks like the A's are starting to fade. Lots of time still to right the ship though. Go D-Rays!!!

Have to say I disagree with this. Maybe there's a slight double standard at work, but I have never ever seen such an outburst from a female player. Throwing your racquet to your chair from halfway across the court, then slamming your water bottle for good measure? You just never see that from the women. Sure its a cultural thing - overgrown little boys throw tantrums and ladies don't - but I would have no trouble if the girl argued vociferously with the chair umpire over a call, or an over-rule, or whatever. That's showing spunk. Throwing your equipment - that just never happens. I think it was the shock over seeing such an outburst that set tongues wagging. And as far as McEnroe cashing in, or being glorified for it, you know, not everyone thought the world of McEnroe's antics. Some thought he was a prick and a jackass. He's remembered (rightly) for his championships, not for his boorish behavior.

Maybe I spoke too soon. Can it really be? The Devil Rays have clinched the season series with the Bombers? You can bet that if their performance against the D-Rays makes the difference between making the playoffs and missing them, that will really stick in Steinbrenner's craw. There is good news for the Yanks though: Wang, their pitching saviour from early in the season, has made a surprising comeback from rotator cuff problems and is replacing Leiter in the rotation, starting Thursday. The bad news is, the Yanks still have 5 games left with those pesky Devil Rays.

Funny, but there is definitely a generation gap between those who remember him for Maynard and those who think of him as Gilligan. Being a bit younger than some of y'all, I only knew him as Gilligan. Definitely some sad news.

Also got mine today, hope to give them a few listenings soon.

Imagine my surprise when I came across a listing for the JRVG of the Three Sounds Out of this World and realizing that there were two unissued tracks included. Of course, the former GHF had to go and splurge, so for those of you who prefer the TOCJ sound, you can look for my old copy to go up on eBay just as soon as I get the upgrade. This leads me to my question: Are there any other Japanese RVGs which contain extra music and have also never been issued domestically (where such alternates and unissued tunes usually get included)? I discovered that another Sounds session, It Just Got To Be also has two unissued tracks added, and I'm hoping Mr. Tanno will be able to track a copy down for me. But are there any other JRVGs that have unissued tracks that are at this point only available in Japan?

The more you guys win, the better it starts looking for you.

Cuz the team is ten games under .500 ... but only five games out of first place! Looks like your Indians may be fading. I'm beginning to wonder myself if the A's are gonna play themselves out of the playoffs without Crosby. They were awful without him at the start of the year, and now they're not doing too well with him now, letting the Yanks take over the WC.

Congratulations to you and the future Mrs. Jazzypaul.

Well this thread isn't very active, but I would like to point out that the James Blake story is quite the nice one to see*. Today he was down a set, 2-5 and 0-30 on his serve when he finally figured out that he was letting the other guy dictate the points, he wasn't being aggressive enough. Next thing you know, he's won the set 7-5, gets an early break in the third, and closes him out in four sets. * This guy was an up and coming young American when he stumbled approaching the net, crashed into the net post and fractured his neck. Major doubts about his recovery from that ... and it was a very short time later that his father died of cancer. After that, he developed a case of debilitating shingles which among other things paralyzed half of his face. Now, after seeing his ranking tumble into the 200s, he won the Pilot Pen heading into the Open, and now he's through to the quarterfinals where he'll meet Agassi. Man, you just know that CBS wishes they could meet in the semis or the finals so they could broadcast but at least this way, one American will make it to the semi-finals at least, and it will either be an inspirational young player, or Agassi trying to put it together one last time.

OK, my follow-up question would have been, does that mean you regarded Mobley as one of the "usual 'open Monday night at Birdland " types who were all over the place, recording for Savoy and Prestige and Roulette"? Or, put another way, did you regard Mobley as a cut below Horace/Byrd? Thanks Mike, for sharing this, by the way.

Don't know if this is easily available in the States but I scored my copy courtesy of Brownie, and I just gave it another listen. Unlike Ubu, I prefer Houston Person over Ricky Ford, in general, but there is certainly nothing wrong with Ford's work here. As far as Person goes, ubu, have you heard any of his Highnote CDs? I do feel that Houston has grown and matured wonderfully and any of the Highnote CDs should be heard for a nice glimpse of where he is at. I saw him last winter in Fort Lauderdale and it was one of the best shows I've seen in south Florida. I have no possible idea why you think of him as "second rate" but if you've only heard his Prestige-era funky organ side, you definitely haven't heard the best of Houston Person.

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Nuremberg was never your model. Stalin style show trials, followed by bullets in the back of the head is more like it.

YAY!

Agreed. Guy ← Are you seriously agreeing that they should be "tried"? Not sure if there are laws for criminal negligence. Sorry to disappoint. Guy ← Alright, here's the wikipedia entry on criminal negligence. Guy ← Thanks for the info on criminal negligence. What is disappointing is that among all of the people on this board, a PhD candidate actually gives support to the idea that laws on the books might actually be folded, twisted and mutilated into forming the basis for Albertson's wet dream, otherwise known as a good old fashioned political show trial.