Dan Gould

Another vote for the Mel Rhynes, Bernstein shines on these (Kojo, I believe, is a tribute to Wes, so .... maybe there's something to this Montgomery comparison?

Happy birthday to a nice guy and talented photographer!

Someone better tell Alex to get ready to spill the beans, then!

And FYI, I expect couw to beat most of us here in the U.S. Glad, and a bit surprised, to report that I am, too (or is that also?). Some of those were tough!

Don't worry about it, Mark, the pictures are awesome!

Man, dragged by a bus-you're lucky only the bike got smashed. You should definitely nail them for the repairs.

"Orchestral Sound of Jazz" ... Is this the K-Tel Orchestra, slumming?

Newsflash: A-Rod waited til his last at-bat to scratch out a single, just so he could have an up close view of Giambi striking out. SOXWIN!!! SOXWIN!!! SOXWIN!!! And came back from a 4-1 deficit to win 5-4!!!!!

What about the head of hair on the Sox' Johnny Damon??!!! No time to post a pic, but he looks like an extra from Mel Gibson's Jesus movie And apparently, Sox fans are showing up in the centerfield bleachers with wigs and beards and calling themselves Damon's Disciples. Ya gotta love it!

I agree, but George Wallace can be pretty funny. I like the mileage and good nature he takes out of his name, and he also does a funny bit about banks and especially their asking you whether anyone else is authorized to make deposits. Who put this ten thousand dollars in my account??? Take it out!!!!

I don't believe so, Bertrand, though I'm not a discographer; but it does make the date more noteworthy. I think of this date as being close to a Horace Silver Quintet date, with Brooks, Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook involved. Kind of like the Blue Mitchell BN date following the breakup of that version of the Silver band. Of course, it doesn't have Horace compositions ...

Man am I glad to know there's a Homeowner's Association meeting Tuesday night.

Sunshine, high 80, low in the upper 60s, til further notice. Gotta love south Florida!

Yes. I've seen a very funny clip of him impersonating Jimmy Stewart narrating a nuclear war.

Understanding that the Gilmore solos were cut out originally?? One of the better Blakey Limelights, and y'all don't want it because of a decision made by the record company 40 years ago. Your loss.

Not Rita Rudner. Big Wheel nailed it, thanks. Perfect example of her style: "I like a man who cries…when I hit him."

No, that's not her.

Rooster, there's no way that restoring John Gilmore solos makes this CD a bigger seller. Its put out because its Blakey, and because its Morgan. Personally, I like this album more than a lot of people seem to, but then again, I was once known as Mogie Man.

Well, any list that starts with Gallagher is suspect right off the bat. There's one female standup I used to see on VH1 (I think)-thirty something, Jewish woman, very funny IMO, her schtick consists of straightforward narrative lines, punctuated and undermined by hysterical, under the breath asides. Anyone else see this lady? Definitely funnier than Roseanne!

Braden also has solid recordings on Criss Cross and Doubletime. He was also on RCA for several releases, and his Organic, if I recall correctly, also had Fathead on it. In fact, I think there's a Fathead tune on Organic which Fathead recorded for this new CD.

And continued today: Schilling, 6 1/3, one run allowed. A-Rod: another oh-fer day. Lowe goes tomorrow against Contreras, who hasn't pitched too well against the Sox. Dare I hope for a chance to sweep on Patriot's Day? (Thanks for the link, David)

Yes, it is shorthand for placing emphasis on a particular word. I use it regularly in e-mail when you don't have any easy way to add italics or bold. Here, when bold or italics is easy to add, it shouldn't be used, though sometimes I'll do it when I'm trying to fire off a quick post and sometimes don't take the time to add the code. And speaking of code, I notice a diference in how the board works depending on whether I am using Netscape (home) or IE (work). On one, clicking on the B above the text box launches a window in which I have to fill in the text I want bolded. In the other browser, clicking on the B simply adds the bold code to the text box, and I click on the B again to turn the bold off, like a toggle. I definitely prefer the latter.

Do our D.C. members know if Buck Hill is still active? I'm curious because I found a cut-out copy of his final Muse CD, and since it was sealed and $5, I decided to go for it: I think that when this first came out, in 1995, I stayed away because he played clarinet on four or five tracks, and that made me hesitate. Stupid, STUPID me!! This is an outstanding album, and the clarinet tracks are among the highlights, especially his cover of "Now's The Time". Buck Hill is Da Bumb!

For Easter, I got a gift card to Borders, and walked out with: Song For the New Man Fathead (tenor on all tunes except one) John Hicks Curtis Fuller John Menegon Jimmy Cobb As with Houston Person and Teddy Edwards, High Note is doing a great job documenting the later, more-brilliant-with-each-passing year phase of the great Fathead's career. Beautiful ballad playing (Time after Time and When I Fall in Love), choice hard bop cover (This I Dig of You), a nice tribute to his former boss, Herbie Mann, and other solid originals. Even Curtis Fuller sounds good-to my ears, he's going for fewer notes these days, but this day was definitely a good one for him. Buy this album!!!