Dan Gould

I know that "The Natives are Restless Tonite", a live date with Carmell Jones and Joe Henderson, came out as "Re-entry" on CD a few years back.

Very sorry to hear of this, David. Hang in there, friend, and come back when you can.

I've discovered an excellent one-step program: Buy a house that you can afford only if you revert to the college-era Ramen Noodle diet. 1 midprice CD=10 weeks of Ramen Noodle dinners CD addiction kicked

A corporation that cares about someone's feelings????? And no, Michael doesn't respond to requests, that's why we ended up with reissues like the very first Grant Green session, which he had originally described as unreleasable; or the Cy Touff West Coast Classic (which Michael specifically referred to as being strongly requested, particularly by the jazz audience that isn't online). And I bet Michael is a huge Four Freshman fan, that's why he put that out.

Hey Alex, If you're unaware, the pattern has been that once answers are posted in the current test, the next test should be shipping, overseas first, then domestically.

Anyone charging $10 to ship a record is out of his mind. I'd check around about "retracting bids" to see what your rights are, but if he changes the rules like that after the fact, there's no way you should be forced to honor your bid.

His scenes are difficult to watch because he looks so prematurely aged.

Funny how I was one of the driving forces behind these polls and discussions, and now with the new house, the likelihood that I could afford to make it to a gathering is quite slim.

Great choice!! I have had this one for a very long time on CD. I still remember what the clerk at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis said to me when I brought it up to pay for it: "John Lewis swings hard on this!" and for me that is a highlight of the date, for anyone who thinks John Lewis was an effete player, too "third stream", blah blah blah, just put this one on! BTW, can anyone comment on the 2003 reissue sound? If there's any drawback to this, its the 1990 remastering

Its Steeplechase 31552 I particularly like Michael Cochrane on piano, so this is definitely on my list. If you can't find it at your retail options, you can go direct to the distributor, Peter Crawford of Stateside Distributors, stateside@prodigy.net / 888-776-0436 I believe if you purchase three CDs, shipping is free, though his prices aren't low, I think $17 for Steeplechase. But there's lots of great stuff on that label, he also carries Timeless and Stunt.

Thanks for sharing.

Dan: At least, you didn't have to use the word 'stagger' in the description of your weekend plans. You ain't doing too bad. Yes, but my dog actually does say "get up", which is pretty staggering in itself.

Sleep til the dog says "get up"-almost always by 7 AM. More house organization stuff, get rid of the boxes left over from the big move New tennis shoes Complete burning of LPs for a list member that was promised an unconscionably long time ago Start transcribing the Bob Weinstock interview tapes I lead an exceptionally exciting life.

That can't be hard. I mean, doesn't he come off as a real dork while eating his lunch, picking his teeth, boffing Connie Seleca, etc. etc.?

Maybe its time for a new forum, for this and Batboy's Weekly World News writeup, and other strange, weird oddities, like 30 foot reticulated python pets.

Jim, its been such a crazy week, you headlined this thread Blindfold Test #4 instead of #8. May I suggest that before you continue, you copy your first answers into a new thread with the correct name, then come back and delete this thread.

I told that part of the story poorly; the woman was referring to what 's necessary for the deer, not what's necessary for drivers. Edited.

...and I still walk with a limp. A funny deer & traffic related story: My mother is a political big-wig in our small Connecticut town. At a public meeting to discuss the deer/traffic situation, a woman spoke from the audience to say that "what the deer need is more 'deer crossing' signs to know where to cross." My mother asked, incredulously, "Do you think the deer read the signs so they know where to cross the street?" Being made to look foolish, the woman was not very happy, so she struck back at my mother in a way that might have been logical to her but was really even more foolish than her suggestion. She said: "Well! I've never been so insulted! I'll have you know I voted for your last pay raise and I'll never do that again!" (What this foolish resident didn't know is that aside from the First Selectman (Mayor), no member of a governing board in this town gets paid a dime for their work.) My mother looked directly at her and said, "Madam, I have served in town government for over 20 years, and I have never received a single solitary paycheck." That shut her up good.

This reminds me of the scene in Bull Durham when the kid pitcher makes the show and gives his final interview while in the minors: "Baseball is a game where you throw the ball and you catch the ball. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Think about that." Yeah, think about that. This is so deep, so profound, I nearly weep just repeating it. (Sob) Sorry RainyDay, but you butchered one of the highlights of the film. The interview is given after Nuke LaLoosh has reached the Show. You can tell because the backdrop is a major league ballpark. And in fact the line is: "A friend of mine used to say, this is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball and you catch the ball. Sometimes, you win, sometimes, you lose, and sometimes, it rains. Think about that." I'd sentence you to listening to Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon pontificate about politics, but unfortunately that would be right up your alley anyway.

I like it!

I'm like Chuck, I usually keep an open window throughout the workday. But I'm also like Gary and DTMX, so I end up closing the window and coming back when the coast is clear. Addict, c'est moi.

Take care of yourself! You want to be able to exchange dirty looks about the long-winded soloist with the rest of your rhythm-mates, right?

The former Gene Harris Fanatic will let you guess which artist I have the most of.

Yeah, that was cool; thanks David.

Good story, Ray! I think that experience is repeated many times, "virtually," through the first CDR trades board members make with each other. In a way we may feel like we "know" each other more than you did with this guy, and of course I'm not talking about physically parting with valuable CDs, but just blindly mailing out discs in expectation of the receipt of others in return. But still, its nice to know that, face-to-face or don't know you from Adam, we can still make connections with people. Or, as I believe Lon once said to me, "jazzers are the best!"