ghost of miles

There are still a few uncollected ones--Medjuck and I have been trying to track all of them down over the past several years.

Yes, I'd wager Mosaic's not happy about it either, given that they'd like to get it out before Christmas. Very eager to hear it myself, though (especially since I have some time off from work in early December), so I do share your disappointment, Dave.

Thanks for the heads-up, Crisp. I think all I have of this material is PLAYS and a few stray tracks on a couple of anthologies... I'll definitely want to pick this one up when it comes out.

Speaking of Dorothy Fields, has anybody here read Pick Yourself Up: Dorothy Fields and the American Musical yet? It just came out several months ago, and I've been thinking about snagging a copy at some point.

F*&# yeah! Crisp, I have solid intelligence that the Friedwald book will be showing up under my house's Christmas tree come December 25.

This'll never happpen, but given how excessive A-Rod's contract is, imagine if he went to Steinbrenner/Cashman and said, "Hey, you know what? Take $3-4 million annually out of my contract over the next 3-4 years and give it to Jeter instead." A-Rod's inflated salary comes down, Jeter gets something closer to what he wants on an annual basis, the Yankees don't "lose" money in terms of total payroll, and A-Rod comes off looking like a pretty good guy, teammate and friend. Like I said, ain't never gonna happen, but if I had A-Rod's cash and a true desire to finish redeeming a busted-up friendship... that might be a nice way to do it.

Blogging Bombers now quoting another source as saying that no offer whatsoever has been made to Lee. Still, I think the initial report is quite likely what it will come down to... NY offering around that much and Lee trying to squeeze an extra year out of either them or Texas. Believe me, people over at Pinstripe Alley aren't happy about the thought of signing him through either age 38 or 39. Sure, Andy Pettitte did well this past year (although his age surely factored into how long it took him to come back from his groin injury), and I'd say he's a good bet to win 15 games in 2011 if he stays healthy... but he won't be making $24-$25 million either. The Jeter contract negotiations are already getting ugly, btw, and I don't expect them to get much better anytime soon. He really dug himself a hole by having such a bad contract year. Supposedly NY's offering 3 years/45 million, and supposedly he wants more years/more money. I could see offering him 4 years/65-70 million at most... much more than he's worth now as a player, objectively speaking, but Jeter is Jeter and all that.

Ken Davidoff just tweeted that Andy Pettitte's leaning towards coming back for one last season as a Yankee in 2011. And you've probably already seen the reports this afternoon that the Yankees have offered Cliff Lee 6 years/140 million, and that Lee's holding out for a 7th season. Frankly, that kind of contract should be viewed as a good thing by those who, ah, do not count themselves as Yankee fans. Sure, Lee will probably give NY several good seasons, but they'll be saddled with yet another huge contract for an aging player. And I still don't rule out Lee's eventually signing with Texas instead, especially if they're willing to offer a 7-year deal around $150 million+.

Oh man, Rolf, I am so sorry and sad to hear this--I know what a battle she fought with this and what the two of you went through with it. Yes, you may have been a lucky man to be with her, but she was lucky to be with you as well. Please know you'll have as much care and friendship as those of us here can offer.

Ivie Anderson and Duke Ellington, "There's a Lull in My Life."

I've still got this kicking around in a closet somewhere:

I was tempted by APBA too, but never bit... was that the game took into account the dimensions of the real-life stadiums in determining the outcomes of certain plays? That may have been yet another game (was there a third one in the 1970s?). I used to love seeing the ads for them in Street and Smith's baseball annual, which was a must-buy every spring when I was a kid. And Jsngry, I know what you mean by "used"! My Strat-O-Mat set is well-thumbed and about as far from "mint" as one can get.

There's a legendary Strat-O-Mat Johnson family picnic story, in which an uncle of mine, managing the 1977 Philadelphia Phillies, had Greg Luzinski, who sported a stealing rating of "E," attempt to steal home. Iirc this meant he had a 1 in 30 chance of succeeding (you drew small orange cards to determine the outcome). My uncle proceeded to draw a 1 card and Mr. Luzinski successfully stole home. He had 16 GDPs in 1961...no triple plays occurred in MLB at all that year (according to this chart).

Strat-o-matic!!!! A proud player and owner from 1966-1969, even bought the "Hall of Fame" set somewhere in there...1927 Ruth vs 1966 Koufax, a kid's dream come true (and Koufax usually won). It was like fantasy baseball only much more baseball than fantasy. Yes! Me too! A proud player and owner from 1977-1981. I had the complete 1977 season...my brother had the complete 1978, and we had many of the teams from 1979-81. I also bought a few of those Hall of Fame teams as well. Man, I loved playing that game. Still have the cards, board-set, and a ton o' scoresheets somewhere in a closet at my dad's house.

We re-aired this program last week and it remains archived for online listening.

No more Lowe blows, please!

How do you pronounce David van Kriedt's last name? (Member of the late-1940s Brubeck octet.)

What do you mean "we," Kemo Sabe? I'll see your Kemo Sabe and raise you 40 acres and a mule.

Gents, I think it's high time we reined in these remarks and corralled our punning tendencies.

Get it while you can...

Love and horses...uh oh... haven't we ridden down this road before?

Love is here to stay, dude.

Perhaps a fitting commentary on this thread as well!

I can't be sure, but I really do think Joe was talking about a 1990s trio of his in that article (and how he wished Verve would release live recordings of it). Also can't be sure, but I think the article in which he made his remarks may have been this one: Samuel Fromartz: Art and Commerce and Porgy and Bess. Joe Henderson's history to date is a story of trail-blazing, standard-setting tenor saxophone improvisations..., in: Jazziz, 15/2 (Feb.1998), p. 58-61

Thanks, John L--it's possible I'm remembering incorrectly about a trio and that he was simply referring to his 1990s group in general. I think the interview appeared around 1997, so this would have been before his stroke... he may have been promoting PORGY AND BESS, which had come out around that time. He certainly wasn't dismissing his Verve concept CDs in the interview, but he seemed to feel that his live work of the period better represented his jazz artistry.