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I bought Aurora a couple weeks ago and I'm listening to it for the forst time now- EXCELLENT!!! Swings like mad, with the bass & drums in a great groove, but the horns getting a bit 'out' here and there. Three more discs of these guys, I'm in on the preorder without a doubt.

By decertifying, the players are then free to sue on antitrust grounds with the possibilty of treble damages if they win- that's a huge hammer for the players and could result in damages in the billions. Without a union to bless the draft and some sort of salary structure etc the owners are legally acting in a non-competitive manner and are thus open to an antitrust lawsuit. Of course the numbers are different, but what the owners proposed was about a 20% DECREASE in salaries for an 18 game season. That's about the same as say, you make 50,000/year for a 40 hour workweek and your boss tells you that starting next week you'll be working 45 hours for $40,000/year.

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Saw Martha Redbone last night in a freebie at the Brooklyn Museum. her music is '70s style soul with bits of Native American music mixed in. All originals, and she's a really good singer. Here's a link to her website: http://www.martharedbone.com/marthaframeset.html

I saw them in '82 in NYC, my first Crimson show and I was blown away completely. That show is available now as a download at DGM.

From the Amazon listing it looks to be a CD + DVD, so $27.27 might not be that bad(convincing himself it's a good deal prior to pulling the trigger).

Thursday night(2/24) I saw Falu at Joe's Pub in NYC. She's leaning a lot more towards traditional Indian music than the hybrid/fusion of east/west she had done previously. Great set to a packed house. Here's a link to her website: http://www.falumusic.com/

Here's another Zero Tolerance=Zero Intelligence: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/kicked_out_for_prank_8itjNST1uZYzxodQW3GwhM

Van Basten, I ordered one and it took about 2 weeks before it arrived(I live in the US.) Have you been waiting more than 3 weeks?

I didn't originate it, but Zero Tolerance= Zero Intelligence

He played for 8 teams and wore out his welcome with each one. If there's a malcontent Hall of Fame he's a first ballot guy.

Looks like every store in NYC is closing...

Bertrand, I went to some Newport in NY events way back when, and I recall having a bill of 5/6 acts and about 3 hours to present it all! Everybody had to play a short set to fit in, perhaps it's something along the same lines. I went to a guitar thing in the 70s and in the middle was Roy Buchanan, who tore the roof off the joint. Despite a rabid reaction he got no encore because there was no time for it.

To pay him premium $$ when he's 37+ is insane- I'll see that when A-Rod gets there and he gets paid until he's 42!

I'm the same age as JPG3, and I remember the kidnapping and thinking what a cheap prick JPG1 was not to pay anything until he got the ear in the mail. At last he's found some peace.

"...dusky ladies of doubtful occupation...", hmmmm

Why give Murray any weight, it's clear he's a jerk. Now if David Murray has something to say...

My Mitchell showed up in my mailbox on Saturday, thanks for the great service Chuck!!!

I saw them last Friday at the Blue Note in NYC- they were smokin' hot! Medeski was not much more than a bit player at the set I saw, but the other three were marvelous. Jack Bruce played very well, Vernon Reid played some excellent stinging guitar, and Cindy Blackman was INCREDIBLE. She never let up, and it fit the music perfectly. I wondered how she could play a second set after playing so much in the first set-she's got some energy.

I think the Mets are screwed as long as the Wilpons own it. They may owe huge amounts of $$ from the clawback lawsuit, and now it looks like the Wilpons and Madoff were a lot more than just business acquaintances. It looks now that Sandy Alderson was hired at Selig's request because the Wilpons knew they were in trouble and needed a guy who could work with a scaled down budget. I had thought that the Mets could get a good free agent or two next offseason, when there's no Beltran/Castillo/Perez($36 mil)on the books, but that $$ will just go away rather than spent to improve the team. Sad to see...

It may take a few days extra with the giant blizzard.

Porcy is from Rome, maybe he's willing to translate?

Roulette may have some interesting shows, and the Living Room has Jim Campilongo on Mondays. The Blue Note is a very nice venue but not cheap. Table reservations are $45, so nurse that drink! I didn't try any food there, but entrees are in the $25-$40 range.

As one of my fellow Yank fans at work said today, "He hasn't pitched in the majors in two years, he must be 400 lbs by now".

Just ordered the Roscoe Mitchell. Thanks much Chuck for your efforts and the great music- I'm sure I speak for all here when I say I appreciate it greatly.