Dan Gould

Yeah, but "I Can't Dance" makes up (just a bit) for some of those songs! (But nothing can ever make up for "Another Day in Paradise"!)

I have no idea where I grabbed the bouncing boobies way back when-but I guess I went for the blue one since that's my fave color.

Well, mine finally arrived, though I was a bit confused by the European postmark. Was mine shipped to Europe and then forwarded to the States? Or did it start out in Europe? (Not sure Rockefeller Center's location). And if it did, shouldn't it have been forwarded by an American distributor? You wouldn't get the Amazon award for efficient shipping procedures! Gave a listen to the first several cuts last night-hopefully will give it fuller attention today or tomorrow.

That looks kind of familiar.

PM sent.

Thanks Ray.

Other. But depending on any Political Forum encounters I'm not recalling at the moment, maybe its a little bit of #4, too.

With the discussion starting on BFT 10, a friendly reminder that its time to start your signup thread for #11.

Hey Chuck, would it change your opinion of my jazz tastes if I told you that I have and dig Black Fire?

As far as Zora and Uncle Joe go, I think she's got a thing for guitarists!

Speaking of Lynch, Tribute to the Trumpet Masters is very nice.

Nice to see One Flight Up gettin the treatment.

I noticed recently on Alan Lankin's site that he's listed as having a new CD due on Concord, duets with, among others, that famous daughter who inspires such mixed reactions round here.

Clearly, I did not pay enough attention while living in the south (hey, it was Tallahassee, anyway), but the map clearly shows that "pop" is an upper midwest thing, and its "coke" in the south.

Does it get any better? Yanks swept by Boston in the Bronx, for the first time since September of '99. Its gonna be a long flight to the west coast for the so-called "Bombers" who have Zito and the rest of the A's troika to look forward to. Sox lost the season series last year 10-9; already they are 6-1 after just two series. How long before a Steinbrennerian explosion?

Maybe this applies more in the States, where "pop" is typically heard in the midwest and south ....

I was all ready to try some Fanta Apple soda, but alas, like the famous Altoid mints Rooster was crowing about, they've yet to make it to south Florida.

Anyone with the farmer brown gig would want a bag with a larger opening, doncha think?

Jim, I don't think its ebay worried about proper channels, its ebay denying their problems and resenting people who are trying to improve things but because they call attention to the problem, the bosses don't appreciate it. Its kind of contradictory-they want a "community" of users, but resent it when honest members try to point out the frauds.

Maybe he's too tradition-bound in an Eddie Jefferson way, but I heartily recommend Giacomo Gates.

Jim, There was an article in the Times not long ago which described a group of self-described Ebay vigilantes who try to spot fraudulent auctions and scare the unwitting bidders away. Amazingly, ebay opposes their efforts, and if I recall correctly, have even threatened their status as ebay members, all for doing what your instincts are telling you to do. I say, contact the would-be buyer as soon as possible. As far as whether or not fraudulent ebay auctions are out of control, I have no idea. My father is a total technophobe, still uses a non-electric typewriter, and he's constantly warning me about the things he reads about auction fraud-he thinks its endemic, he'd probably even go so far as to say that more than half of all listings are fake. But I always remind him that I never bid very much, and I've never heard of someone listing an album they don't actually have, so the worst thing that happens are poorly graded LPs. And, I remind him that its high end items like vintage guitars or "new" electronics that tend to be fraudulent, not jazz LPs.

Big Congratulations to Jim and the whole Alfredson clan!!! And happy to hear that a difficult birth turned out fine for everybody!

I voted for Fast Times, but I think Sangrey's choice is actually better. Anyone who votes for Breakfast Club should be taken out and shot.

Sorry to hear this, Tom, hang in there and don't let the creeps get you down!