Dan Gould

Now is this really true? I mean, did they have to draw a picture of a penis and a steaming pile of turd to convince the family that it would be best for the girl to change her name?

I like Noj's story better.

I'd be curious to know, too. After all, students who enroll in a Continuing Ed class have to be interested in the subject matter-its not like they're satisfying some requirement for a diploma or degree and will veg out in class. I'd expect a significant proportion of older students some of whom may even have memories of the era and things to share with the class.

No problem. Will it be my left or my right kidney with that?

It has nothing to do with "patriarchy" and "male domination". What it is related to is what Jim touches on: Like it or not, men expect other men to act like men, and women to act like women. Therefore, ball-busting women are cunts. Effeminate men are pussies. Patriarchy or Mother Earth Goddess loving community, it would be the same thing.

Good choice, Marcus! I'll have to try to pull this one out and actually participate. Might also be interesting if it turns into a discussion of young lions/recreation of the past ...

Well, all I can say is: The Terminal just became a far more interesting film worth my attention And There's hope yet for Concord Records, if they signed Benny!

Don Braden: Wish List After Dark The Time is Now (Love those Criss Cross Bradens!) The Open Road (Doubletime) The Voice of the Saxophone The Fire Within Organic Ruby Braff: Goes Girl Crazy Larkin/Braff Duets (Vanguard) Linger Awhile (Vanguard) Controlled Nochalance at the Regattabar Vol. 1 (Arbors) Joshua Breakstone: Remembering Grant Green Tom Brigandi: After Hours (with the infamous DEEP) Ronnell Bright: Bright's Spot 193 Looking ahead, it looks like Friday is going to be a Brooks Brothers Day: Tina, David and Roy!

I think Jim is reliving his youth, when Maidenform bra ads did what Victoria's Secret catalogs do now ...

Definite vote for two separate threads.

This is an excellent idea.

Oh, I don't have any objection. But one could (and some do, with legitimacy) make the claim that the artist didn't intend for their music to be recorded in such a way and that the artist isn't profiting from it in any case. For example, didn't some of the "bootleg" Mingus albums/CDs that Sue is always trying to stifle originally come from European radio broadcasts? For that matter, is there really that much of a difference between taping a live jazz concert off the radio or covertly in a club? Many think the first one is okay, but would call the second one a bootleg. (In neither case am I referring to selling the recordings; just recordings made for personal use and/or trading.) It's not my intention to cast any stones - I too have "tapes" - but I find the moral/ethical arguments both for and against such things very interesting. Well, Ray, my rule of thumb is that generally, if the set was broadcast, the musicians knew about it, at minimum, and maybe got paid extra for it? The only way that objection works is if the broadcast was surrepticious. That, and actually putting out tapes for commercial sale, which is what Sue Mingus is trying to stop, I presume. That's a separate commercial use of an artist's work, and I understand the objection. But taping and trading among collectors-there ain't no way that there is an ethical objection to that.

Not much of a friend .... Seriously, why did you give it up? Guilt keeping you up nights? You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.

"Piracy," by strict definition, is an absolute no-no. I'm curious what people think about having, listening to, or trading live radio broadcasts... Ray, What would possibly be an objection to having, listening to, or trading live radio broadcasts? Only if money is changing hands should there be an ethical objection. In fact, I am currently working on transferring reel-to-reel tapes for a fellow board member, and there are some quite remarkable things he captured off the air years and years ago ... and no, you can't have them!

Considering that Ricci had a near-catastrophic failure and massive loss of data due to a failed backup system, it takes some chutzpah to talk about our supposed technological shortcomings. As Use says, they've got nice servers and a responsive tech guy. What else is needed? We were down for a time due to an act of God-the Michigan storms, and now again with a SQL error. BFD. If crashes become a common occurence, then I'd be all for a financial donation to upgrade. But it hardly seems necessary now.

Congratulations, David.

A black shirt in the Texas sun?????

I think bootlegs are properly understood to be commercial releases of material the issuer has no legal right to issue. This could be stretched to include burns of in print music. But if you trade private recordings with no cash being exchanged, there's no "bootlegging" going on. Its also difficult to call CDRs of never-reissued LPs "bootlegs" provided that no cash exchanges hands and it is understood that a legitimate release, should one appear, should be purchased. That being said, I have some Trip LPs that appear to be of dubious legality, also on the "Magnetic" label is a Kenny Dorham appearance at the Halfnote in 1966. The recording is obviously taken from a radio broadcast and I seriously doubt that the company had any legal right to put out the tapes. On the other hand, since it was purchased used, I did not directly support the company.

I'm with Lon. Can't imagine a dry spell ever happening.

Do I understand that the company does orders on a demand-basis? Then can we just submit each of these designs and let people order? I'd probably go for two!

You take offense at the thread. You urge me to get a clue. I say kiss off.

Before I forget, thanks, Brownie, for answering my question towards the top of this thread.

This is for you, Nessa: More Blakey: Cubop Are You Real (Moon, nice to hear Morgan with Gilmore-I assume he's unedited on this one) the Verve Elite Blakey Drums Ablaze Hooray for Art Blakey Jazz Messengers with Monk (go ahead and shoot me, but this is not my favorite, not by a long shot. There's better Monk, and better Messengers. Just doesn't do much for me) Various private recordings Selections from Golden Boy The Legacy of Art Blakey (Telearc CD, led by Benny Golson) Message, the Art of Blakey Terence Blanchard: Romantic Defiance Terence Blanchard Malcolm X Jazz Suite Simply Stated George Bohannon: Boss Bossa Nova (Workshop Jazz) Bess Bonnier: Theme for the Tall One (Argo) Walter Booker: Bookie's Cookbook Pat Bowie: Feelin' Good Bob Brookmeyer: Jazz is a Kick Kansas City Revisited Don Braden: Wish List 179

I didn't know that, I know my better half would probably not enjoy hearing the word ! Maybe someone should try it out and let the rest of us know how it works out! Good Luck! Hoffman's statement is in the present tense, so the defense that she is aware of the long history of the word is a smokescreen. There's not a woman alive today who would accept that word as a term of endearment. At least, no self-respecting woman.

Well, that blows away my practical joke! Thanks for sharing.