Dan Gould

Anyone who takes a look at my waistline can tell that I have a real problem with ignoring temptations. See you when the software includes an ignore function. Bye.

Let's put it this way. I had an epiphany yesterday. Life is too short to waste it getting annoyed by people I don't give a shit about. So unless you can enable an ignore function, I'll be at AAJ where the software keeps my blood pressure down.

Weizen can confirm this, but I am pretty sure this is what is called a "push poll". (Sorry Jeff, I kept this in the political realm)

Paul Bryant

Paul Chambers

I thought there was an ignore function in the software, but I can't find it. Am I missing something or what?

Thanks again, when I get another message I will PM you and forward it on. Here's hoping the Pee Wee is as nice as the Griff.

Thanks a lot, Ubu, I really appreciate it. Hopefully the 1-2 week shipping time is right and they do in fact have it or can find it. And hopefully it will be as nice as the Griffin/Parlan duo! One more question: What would I see in the subject field of the message that it has shipped? I just got the confirmation e-mail but of course I have no idea what it says!

The one with Golson is Drip a Little Grease I think. Another good 'un. (Doncha just know that the name "Three of a Kind" made the former Gene Harris Fanatic hope that the Three Sounds would turn out to be their inspiration?

Man that sucks! The guy at the label told me its out of print, this seems to be the one website that lists it (as far as coming up on a google search) and it can't be ordered ... Thanks anyway

For me, the Wilkerson is a just big old party waiting to happen. No, it has no pretensions to "art" but I dig it a whole lot. In fact, I dig it much more than his bop album, Texas Twister. For the BNs he was in his element and doing his thing.

Thanks. I found a site that appears to have the Ellis/Parlan CD in stock, but I have no idea how to order it. Can anyone help? http://www.in-akustik.com/tt/navi/mid.asp?...an=033585507329 Thanks!

I recently acquired a quite nice CD from this European label and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice/recommendations for others. Specifically, I got a copy of Johnny Griffin Meets Horace Parlan which turned out to be a lovely set of duets in which Griff lays off the 'fastest gun in the west" routine in favor of some wonderfully warm and easy going swing. Great stuff and I hope our European friends can find it easier than I did. So, I noticed in the liners that they also released a "Pee Wee Ellis Meets Horace Parlan" CD but unfortunately that appears to be OOP. If anyone has this I would definitely be interested in working out a trade of some sort. But meanwhile, I did learn that they have a few copies of Pee Wee's "Yellin' Blue" but I hesitate a bit. Anyone familiar with this? Any other Minor Music gems to pursue? The other titles I have are a couple by the group Three of a Kind, one has Stanley Turrentine and the other has Benny Golson as guest. Fine swinging piano trio. Thanks!

FYI, this rarity attracted 11 bids and went for $46.

Did you tell her about the idea of adopting a Total Media Blackout? I tell you, it does wonders to lift the spirits. Seriously, some people do get their identities wrapped up in such superficial allegiances. Just as some people refer to their preferred team as "we". "We won last night." "We won the National Championship". Maybe we need Dr. Achtung or Rob to tell us about the psychological underpinnings of these attitudes.

True, but the meaning of "pussy" can hardly be mistaken from the sentence "stuck a flute up my pussy". They also didn't do anything to her subsequent line about "wear both of these condoms-I don't want you to cum too fast".

I happened upon the FX channel's rebroadcast of "American Pie" last night and I was absolutely stunned at what I saw and heard. First came a scene where one girl said to the other "yup, he's got a dick-he's a guy" and I'm thinking, did I really just hear that? So I kept watching, including the bathroom experience of the dork character who doesn't like public bathrooms, right up to the unforgettable scene when Allison Harrigan says, "One time, at band camp, I stuck a flute up my pussy!". And that's exactly what she said. What the hell happened to Standards and Practices? FX may be cable, but its not a premium channel. Its not HBO or Cinemax. Its part of many basic or "basic +" cable packages. Now, I of course realize that Standards and Practices on Network television has evolved (or should we say devolved?) over the last ten years or so. There are things that are said and shown that would never have been seen or shown in the past. But what the fuck? Nice to know there are still some limits, though. I called a friend of mine and he stayed up for the 11 pm rebroadcast and tells me that Shannon Elizabeth didn't get naked in the earlier scene with the guy who molests the apple pie later on. Did anyone else see this new low in broadcasting? What do you think?

Since I skipped so many important dates, like the Grant Green/Sonny Clark or the dates that came out in the Lost Sessions batch, maybe the next step is a second or third poll followed by a play-off? I have a feeling that Procrastinator will win regardless.

Tom, I AM that spouse! While I couldn't care less about certain sports-basketball and hockey being foremost on the list-I am deeply committed to Red Sox baseball and Florida State Seminole Football. In fact, I hate to admit it, but at one point before our wedding, I reacted to a particularly disheartening result-don't remember which but I think it was baseball-by grabbing a baseball-shaped beanbag and getting some frustration out by heaving it at the wall. I didn't do any damage, that was the whole point of the projectile I chose. But I did make the dog jump off the couch and run into the bedroom cowering in fear that she had done something wrong. Later on that night my wife made it clear that she couldn't handle these outbursts and I promised not to do it again. That turned out to be a simple matter of keeping the throw-ables out of reach. I do have a good suggestion for your wife though. When any of the following happens: Florida State loses to Miami, the Florida Gators or the National Championship game; The Yankees win the World Series or the Red Sox are eliminated I declare a Total Media Blackout. No TV, radio, Internet, etc. No highlights, no analysis, no discussion. Total Media Blackout. Then, if someone says anything about the Miami game, I say with a straight face, "Miami? What Miami game?" (On the other hand, when the sports Gods smile and the result is favorable, then we go into Total Media Saturation, or the attempt to see as many replays and reports as possible, for at least the next 36 hours.)

I knew there were some good ones I was blanking on! The software only allows ten choices anyway ...

Yikes! That's really painful, isn't it? Not nearly as painful as you might suspect. I got spinal anasthesia, about midway up the back, and they use a fairly large gauge needle, jabbing it into my butt about a dozen times or so in three different locations. It took much longer to recover from the anasthesia than they expected but I still left the hospital that day. (The last thing you have to do is to demonstrate the ability to urinate. This was difficult to do considering that while I still had no feeling, they decided to catheterize me. You might think THAT is painful but it actually wasn't at all. Very discomforting to watch, not discomforting to feel, provided you have no feeling down there anyway! (I realize the foregoing was totally unnecessary, but when asked about bone marrow donation, I always give the unvarnished truth ) As for pain afterwards, it basically feels as though you slipped on some ice and fell on your butt. It happened just about seven years ago exactly, and the day after the procedure, I actually felt well enough to head to Camden Yards for the Orioles game with my other brother.

Having just finished listening to it, I am leaning toward Clubhouse. Can't for the life of me figure out why Alfred and Frank decided not to put it out.

I smoked even less-all told, I smoked for approximately 30 minutes in High School. Had to experiment of course but fortunately never got the hang of it, let alone addicted. I do have strong memories of the first pack my friend and I procured. This was in the early 80s, long enough before the full-frontal assault on smoking, so that in the upscale tennis club our families had joined, there actually was a cigarette machine next to the other vending machines in the club's pantry . We carefully scoped out the situation and split the process between us: One put the change in the machine and pulled the knob, immediately exiting through the rear, rarely used entrance to the pantry. The other followed immediately behind, snagging the cigarettes and exiting the other way. We then met up at the far end of the building where we knew there was very little foot traffic, and carefully hid the pack in one of our equipment bags and waited for our parents to pick us up (we were careful to choose a Friday night when few courts are in use and fewer people hanging around). Later that weekend we hooked up to give 'em a try. I guess I was lucky-I gave up pretty quick, my friend is still a smoker to this day. As to siblings, I'm the only one who didn't end up smoking. My older brother quit a few years ago (says he still misses it when he drinks and after meals). But the addiction is strong-my younger brother smoked through a large portion of his cancer treatment (not related to tobacco) and my sister has refused to quit. I hoped she would quit simply because who would want to expose themselves to a known carcinogen if their own brother has already had a bout with cancer. That shows a family propensity toward cancer, so why expose yourself further? As far as my younger brother goes, it was a pretty simple proposition: I'm giving the bone marrow, you quit the cigarettes. It probably wasn't a necessary ultimatum, truth be told, but I gave it anyway.

Very sad news. I guess that the royalty check Tom hand delivered didn't stretch that far. RIP.

Well-stated, Alan. When I first contacted them my first question was about availability of a brand new release and my second question was whether I could place an order direct or had to go through a retailer. I think its great that he sells direct to the public but I am sure he makes his money through his retail accounts, even though his margin is smaller.