GregK

I have about 5000-6000 individual songs saved on Google's servers for use via Google music. I usually upload then delete it from my computer once complete because it only has a 80GB hard drive.

You could add, "innovation by Google/ Android, stolen by Apple a year later"...

This is the exact reason why I DIDN'T bother with the 40th anniversary set. I have no way to play DVD-A, have little to no use for any video after the first viewing, and have even less use for remixes. The extras would have been nice to include on the 30th ann. sets, though.

Happy birthday Joseph! Thank you!

I have bought everything, albums, downloads, reissues, but I stopped at the 40th anniversary sets. I mean, I remember just buying the 30th anniversary reissues, which sound great and are packaged nicely. I'm passing on this box too. A few downloads from this era are a better value.

Problem with that being what, exactly?

Last two songs are stunning. One a narrative on the sinking of the Titanic (he mentions Leo??), and the last is a song for John Lennon.

why is it so cold all of a sudden? What happened to the massive heat wave? Now it's barely 60!

Nothing interesting here. Wake me up when the Winter Olympics start.

what was that about Zappa's artwork?

Seems better to me. I preferred the look and color scheme of the old site, but that's about it.

I didn't know anyone actually thought sandler was funny. He's gotta be the worst.

I've never tried converting them to CD. I just upload the FLAC to Google music and stream to my phone or tablet.

What were Lester's and Roscoe's reactions?

Great! I'm glad its this quartet. I'd take either one. Why is it taking so long for the complainers to show up and whine about the whining

Maybe they're Dutch! Do bear in mind that a lot of "mispronunciations" are actually regional variations that wouldn't raise an eyebrow in their natural habitat. And there are many variants between standard Canadian and standard American pronunciation of the same words. Two people I know from Oregon pronounce "lawyer" in a way that sounds to me like "liar" (though more specifically it's something like lah-yer). Same goes with the word: Orange. A lot of it depends on the prevailing accent in the place one lives. Hunnert for hundred is another. Another irritant for me is adding "r" to words that do not have them. Warsh when they mean wash. Man, that bugs me. The difference between Canadian and American is astonishing, even in a border state! I still get mocked frequently for how i pronounce "dollar", or any word ending in "-out". But at least i pronounce "sorry" and "borrow" correctly, unlike those weirdos in Ontario!

RIP pete. What did he do after Miles? I don't think I've seen his name anywhere else.

People planning on coming here for the fest, don't forget Windsor, just across the river (of course you'll need transportation to downtown Detroit)

I agree with all of this.

Point of clarification: The George Benson performing is not the famous guitarist but a veteran Detroit saxophonist (in his 80s, a bebopper, day gig career as a mailman but always an important local player). I'm on a zillion deadlines so can't pull up my own stories about this year's Detroit line up but if I get a chance later, I'll post them. Sounds like the perfect guy for George Benson the guitar player to sit in with Should have formed a quartet with Bill Evans and Bill Evans.

I had no idea it was this bad. Love the Band, especially the blend of voices together and separately.

Wow. Only two Canadian teams this year (and Winnipeg is not one of them, unfortunately). First time since 1970 (or thereabouts) that neither Montreal or Toronto are in the playoffs.

Do you mean the coin (aka "Loonie") or the worth-more-than-the-US-currency itself? I liked the Canadian dollar better when it cost 62 cents. Then I went to Montreal 2-3 times a year. ...and it was allowing me to rapidly pay down my student loans. Of course everything changed about halfway through, and it ended up taking me longer than anticipated!

This is me, too.

Nessa Records is in the credits too. I was told if I didn't say ok (for nothing) my material would be left out. Wait, your work is in the series? I must have missed it. When/what? I haven't watched it since it first aired 11-12 years ago.