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I wasn't going to get any of this,figuring that it couldn't be very good. Then on tuesday I went over to a friend's house to drop something off and he had the DVD playing. i caught two tunes and enjoyed both a lot. Went home and hit CD Universe and ordered both! Hope they come soon.

There's over 200listings on Ebay for tickets.

I started looking online for places to get news and views about jazz and toss my occasional $0.2 into the fray. I went to the Jazztimes BB, which devolved into a taunting fest with trading insults. Next I tried AAJ, but everytime someone said something that wasn't mostly vanilla a moderator jumped in and quashed the discussion. That reminded me too much of my Catholic grammar school days, so I nixed that. But what did come through once on AAJ was a mention of organissimo, so I tried .com & nothing, googled and got nothing and finally hit on org! I love this place, it's lively with tons of knowledge(I've learned a LOT here) and also a lot of people with a good sense of humor.

What about Rebirth Brass Band?! I saw them in NO in July and they played to a packed house of mostly folks in their twenties and THEY SMOKED! There's Newbirth, Dirty Dozen, etc. I live in Brooklyn NY and know about these guys. Sounds like this guy has his head firmly planted in his butt.

Don't ask me, I don't even turn it on or charge it half the time! The other half I don't even carry it!

I was a little surprised at the firing of Trammell, but I think 2 things hurt him. One was how unexpectedly well they did in 2004. The bigger problem is Jim Leyland wants to manage again and Detroit is trying to grab him. Though I don't like the Dodgers I too thought Tracy did the best he could with what was given him. But the lack of playoff success over the past 17 years is tough to take, so when in doubt, fire the manager. ← I thought the Trammell firing was a case of 'fire the manager because you can't fire the players'. Trammell didn't sign Pudge(I'm 35 lbs lighter and can't hit for power anymore & I hate walks) Rodriguez, Magglio(My knee is a wreck, but I'll take the $15mil a year you're giving me) Ordonez, or that expensive closer that I can't name right now. Maybe the GM should have gotten the ax.

Now can someone release some Joe Farrell Quartet with Joe Beck on cd- please?

The Tribe just lost a tough one, 1-0 to the Devil Rays while the Chisox won. The Chisox lead is now 3 games with four to play.

This coming weekend may be crazy, with the Chisox & Ttribe playing three to close the season and the Yanks & Bosox doing the same. Right now there's a thre-way tie for the wild card with the Yanks, Bosox & Tribe, with one as division leader. I'm hoping ESPN will carry Chisox/Tribe in NYC so that I can watch both Yanks/Bosox & Chisox/Tribe. Will the Tribe ever cool off? They're the hottest team in baseball right now.

And all this time I thought it was a really big hair dryer!

For the original question, he was hit by one of three trains: R, N or D. As I recall reading somewhere, Woody had seen Max Roach that night, and Max gave him money to take a cab. Woody pocketed the money and tried to take the subway instead.

Congrats, guys, you deserve the exposure for that disc. here's hoping that lots of people hear it and BUY it!

Yeah, but Wickman's arm is gonna fall off! I see him in the highlights every damn night it seems! Berigan, I love to see guys like Wickman or 'El Guapo' who used to be on the Bosox, guys that don't look like athletes, guys with beer guts who can't run. Baseball is about the only sport where guys that look like the usual guy you might see anywhere are actually good players.

FWIW, I think the Yanks/Bosox will go down to that final series, with the winner going to the playoffs and the loser going home. They'll split the first two with one last game for all the marbles. Alternatively, since the Chisox & Tribe also finish the season in a head-to-head series, we could see the winner of that series in the playoffs, the winner of the Yanks/Bosox series in the playoffs, and the wild card one of the losing teams. Whatever way it shakes out, it certainly promises to be interesting and exciting for fans of those teams and baseball fans in general. Why,last night I was pumping my fist and cheering like it was a playoff game when the Yanks came up victorious against the Birds. Dan, remember that hope is not always rational but is sometimes rewarded handsomely.

Anybody gettin' hungry?

Hello all, I'm not familar at all with Ken Vandemark and I'd like to check out some of his recordings. As you Vandemark fans know, he has a lot of recordings out there and even a massive box set. Can anyone recommend one or two recordings? Thanks much for all replies.

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After five bags, your dentist books that vacation he's always dreamed of!

This past Saturday I went to a high school fair in NYC(My son is in the 8th grade.), and it was a very crowded affair, with thousands of students, parents, etc. Numerous high schools had booths set up at this fair, promoting their school as the 'one' to go to, etc. My son is interested in going to Stuyvesant HS, a very rigorous academic school that requires a verrry high score on the standardized test for the specialized high schools in NYC. So, dutiful father I am, I go by the Stuyvesant booth to get any info they have and get a booklet. They list the usual Nobel prize winners(3 of them!) that you'd expect, a few actors, some in the business world, and... Thelonius Monk! He's a 1935 graduate. Now I REALLY want my son to go there

With how lost the rest of the pickup trio was, Herbie was better off playing solo.

[ 8. A strange play in Wednesday night's Red Sox-Blue Jays game highlighted an obscure and, to our thinking, bizarre rule. With Boston's Gabe Kapler on first and one man out in the fifth inning, Tony Graffanino homered over the left field wall. Kapler, who was busting hard in case the ball didn't clear the wall, collapsed after rounding second with a ruptured left Achilles' tendon. After five minutes on the turf, Kapler was carted off the field. Pinch runner Alejandro Machado was allowed to replace Kapler at second base and trot home in front of Graffanino. According to the story on mlb.com, baseball's rule book includes this provision: "If an accident to a runner is such as to prevent him from proceeding to a base to which he is entitled, as on a home run hit out of the playing field, or an award of one or more bases, a substitute runner shall be permitted to complete the play." That just seems odd. When two outfielders collide and fall to the ground injured, for instance, the defense can't call timeout. A freak injury that occurs during a live play should be accepted as part of the game, albeit an unusual and unlucky part. I'd allow Kapler to be replaced, but Machado would have to stay on second. He's completely wrong here- a home run is really a dead ball once it clears the fence.

Just my luck, part ---. The one weekend my wife decides to go away and leave me home with my son is, of course, the one weekend Organissimo plays in NYC! Drat! Curses! I hope you guys play a knockout gig!

She's fantastic. You know, I had kinda just said "to hell with it all" before I met her. I turned down dates, I just wasn't at all interested in meeting or hanging with anyone. I wrote a lot more and practiced a lot more, but outside of a few friends, I had no interest in being linked with anyone romantically. And then, all of the sudden, out of nowhere comes this woman who loves many of the same things that I do, that thinks that Vandermark is boring because he isn't willing to take enough chances musically (I busted out some Anthony Braxton, she dug that...), digs all of my friends, actually finds my quirks either amusing and/or adorable, is smart, thinks about religion the same way I do, reads the newspaper with fervor, and is just awesome in every way, and yet, in the ways in which it would be adventageous for her to be different, she is. So, yeah, I have found the woman that I do believe is absolutely perfect for me. Thanks for all of the kind words, folks!!! ← Is she a Chisox fan? Congratulations & all the best!

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I'm glad that the Yanks didn't get Junior- he's had quite a few injuries in the last few years and I'm sure if the Yanks got him he'd blow out a knee, elbow, etc.