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I don't own the Galaxy set so I enjoyed this collection.

I'm glad to see many of you guys remember Cyrille. When I read the news last night my reaction to it was like a punch to the gut. It made me very sad. We always had very pleasant conversations from time to time. A few months back she congratulated me via text on my retirement from the postal service. It meant alot to me. She died too damn young and I will miss our communications.

According to a friend he emphasized it was NOT Corona or COVID-19. Pneumonia. Most likely. I posted a tribute to her on my Facebook homepage.

Hans, search Cyrille Stephan on Facebook and that should link you to her homepage. A friend of hers makes mention of her passing.

I don't know how many of you remember Cyril. She used to post from the Netherlands and.was an active member on the forum till October 2018. She had over 10000 posts at the time. I just happened to run across a post on facebook last night that she had passed last friday. She was only 40 or so apparently. A serious jazz devotee. One of her favorites was Eric Dolphy among many others. She really knew her stuff and was not a casual enthusiast. We've kept touch over the years and the last few years on Facebook. She was a good spirit who truely loved jazz . I will miss our communications. Just thought folks here might want to know.

That's the box I was referring to. Thank you, Kevin.

What can you guys tell me about this set besides what I've read online? It sounds like an interesting collection but 8 disks might be a bit much. Convince me otherwise.

Even though this wasn't the only Tower Records I visited, it was one of the my fav places to visit during the 90's when I was in San Diego. Brought a bunch of stuff back with me when I visited. This was located across the street from the San Diego Sports Arena. God, the memories!

Sorry to have missed that thread. Thanks for the heads up. Mods feel free to delete.

I just received my copy in the mail Monday and I'm working my way through this collection. Really enjoying the performances, excellent mastering. Didn't see a thread dedicated to this topic, so let's see where this goes.

PM sent.

Yeah great. I move and they have jazz in Kingston.

Mixed emotions about Price but I'll take Mookie even if it's only a rental. Hell yeah!

I used to live just over 30 minutes away and saw a few shows there.. Great venue for music. I saw a few jazz shows there. Terrell Stafford and Brian Lynch. Miss that place.

Thanks for the good words guys. I was in a very unique situation having not married till nearly 40 and having no kids, I put my money away in my TSP or 401K and since the early 90's in a stock market index fund. I did very well. When I sat down with the advisor in early September she said I could make more money sitting at home than working. Well geez twist my arm. I decided to stick it out till the end of the year to work one last holiday season then get the heck out. Believe me, countless times I questioned that decision with being mandated to work off days and working at least 10 hour days, sometimes 12, a few even longer. Shorthanded, people out on injury, it was the right move to leave. Again, no regrets. Towards the end there would be days I would go home physically hurting. Yeah, I don't miss that. I look.forward to what life presents me going forward. Shout out to my neighbor down the road, Kevin. Count me in on any sort of get together. Maybe a trip to Bull Moose the last of the chains here in northern New England. They always have a decent jazz section. A beverage is good as well.

Didn't he get booted or am I mistaken?

I know some of you guys here already now I work for the U.S.P.S. Well as of January1 I am now officially retired after 33 years and nearly 3 months as a letter carrier. It was time to call it quits. The job was proving more difficult and quite frankly I was getting tired of the b.s. My hours recently were changed to an hour later starting time, office time was dramatically reduced which meant added deliveries and much later evenings of working and walking in the dark. Sometimes late as 9 and 10 PM. I feel bad for my co-workers I left behind, but I put in my time and have no regrets leaving. At some point I'll most likely look for something part time to put a few bucks in my pocket and hopefully keep me out of trouble. Volunteer work at the local human society is a definite possibility since I love animals. I look forward to my new found freedom. No more working outside in the cold and hot weather. The snow and ice and extreme cold during the winter were not my favorite times. The heat never bothered me as much. Now I get to enjoy Maine and the reasons I moved here nearly 6 years ago. I've never fully been able to take advantage of that and now I have no excuses. Hopefully I get the opportunity to post here more often too and less on the Facebooking. I've definitely been doing a lot more listening the past few days and hope to at least contribute there. That's all for now. Not sure how many care but I thought I would throw it out there. See you guys on the forum.