GA Russell

A man from my church (and a fellow Knights of Columbus member) is a nurse. Monday he and his wife went down to Haiti to help out for two weeks. On Tuesday the earthquake struck. I received his email today: "Many thanks for your prayers and concerns. The situation here is grim. Our team is ok with only minor scrapes. Many civilian casualties and several deaths so far. We are running short on supplies. Phones are down and our internet connection is our only link out. The local civilians are suffering horribly. Please continue to pray for Haiti."

mj, what is a credit worth?

Sony signed with eMusic last year. Now Warner has come on board. eMusic will not be given the new hits, however. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357979,00.asp

Amen! College coaching is a scandal.

The player contracts expire Feb. 16. Here's a list of the top names who are set to become free agents. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bowman-chiu-headline-list-of-potential-free-agents-for-als/article1427316/

David, yes. Lala is a cloud computing operation. For 36 cents you "own" the album as long as lala remains in business, and can stream it as often as you like.

Happy Birthday 2010 Andy!

Spontooneous, I don't know anything about the record label. But I know that lala.com is owned by Apple. I can't believe that Steve Jobs would let it sell merchandise it didn't have the legal right to.

I spent much of yesterday listening to lala. Stan Getz - Sweet Rain Cal Tjader - Latin Kick Cal Tjader - Monterey Concerts Bud Shank - Live at the Haig Ray Bryant - Gotta Travel On (my second jazz lp!) Chet Baker - Stairway to the Stars

Happy Birthday 2010 7/4!

John Chick has signed with the Indianapolis Colts. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/cfl-players-on-move-to-nfl/article1425186/

Lala: Art Pepper - Road Game Highly recommended, and it's only 36 cents!

Art Pepper's Road Game was released as an OJC in 1993. A label called A Riff Supreme has very recently made it available on Lala for only 36 cents! It's a terrific album! http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606138340707159/Art_Pepper/Road_Game http://www.amazon.com/Roadgame-Art-Pepper/dp/B000000YZ3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1263016003&sr=1-1

Monday was the first day that CFL players could sign with the NFL. So far six have done so, three of note: Larry Taylor - New York Jets Jonathan Heffney - Detroit Lions Ryan Grice-Mullen - Miami Dolphins http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/from-the-sidelines/cflers-continue-to-migrate-south/article1423317/

Happy Birthday 2010 Clifford!

Apparently Vonski Speaks has awakened Sirius to Von Freeman. I never heard him on Sirius before, and now this morning I heard his recording of Brother George.

Happy Birthday Nate!

RIP. 20-75 was one of my favorites in 1964. I played it just the other day. I'll listen to it again tonight.

I heard Vonski Speaks (the title track) on Sirius Thursday evening. The dj Les Davis spent a moment to talk about Freeman and Chicago.

Happy Birthday 2010 m!

Thanks TTK! This goes on my wish list.

Have Gun Will Travel was the only TV show made into a radio show during the golden years. Gene Roddenberry wrote the scripts of many of the early shows. I don't want to be a downer here, but I bought the DVD box of the first season, and I was sadly disappointed. The TV show's first year was I think 1957-58. The next year, they started the radio show, using the scripts of the TV show's first season. Not so great. However, the following year, the radio show used its own scripts (many by the great Anne Dowd [sp?]). They were terrific! The second year of Have Gun is my favorite radio show. The radio show was directed by the guy who directed the Gunsmoke radio show (Norman MacDonald?). Everyone with Gunsmoke was disappointed that they were not allowed to be a part of the TV show. So the radio show director took special delight in proving that he could do Have Gun better than the TV show guys could.

Happy Birthday 2010 Marty!

I have a problem with Pandora. I like jazz vibes, particularly Cal Tjader. But they don't have him down as vibes but rather as Latin. So I can't hear Tjader there unless I am willing to hear a lot of Latin, which I am not.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss, medjuck. But it's good to learn that she led a full life with a loving family.