ghost of miles

Sorry--meant to post the article about Jack Johnson in the NY Review of Books.

Unforgivable Blackness

But is that a question--stupid or not?

Why was I directed here?

Excellent suggestion, Mr. Nelson! In a thread I started about that series not all that long ago, Mike Fitzgerald listed the following: Unless there's a lot of unissued material from those sessions, they might be able to squeeze it all onto 4 CDs--5 at most.

Happy birthday! Hope you get a chance to kick back with a good history book and some excellent jazz... or whatever else that makes you happy on this day.

Don't worry, maren, your secret's safe with all 56 of us active abusers--I mean, users!

Yikes. The rest of it sounds like fun, though.

...or discuss politics. You have mistaken me for somebody else, my good man. B-)

We had free cable in our old apartment, and I probably watched 5-6 hours a week. When we bought our house we decided to go without, and I don't really miss it at all. Sometimes I wish I had it for the Daily Show or TVLand, but all in all I'd rather listen to jazz or read.

Chuck is graciously & generously donating some Nessa label CDs as thank-you gifts for next week's show--I'll be listing them later on in the week for next Saturday's broadcast.

I think this may be true. Lived in Bloomington at the end of the '60s and in many ways it was a time warp. B-) As a wise man (or guy) is wont to say, "Indeed." Folks can also pledge online.

Up for broadcast and pledges! 1-800-662-3311. LIstenlive

Please, folks, no more PMs. My poor little mailbox can't take it. My personal assistant will get back to you as quickly as possible... now I'm off to see my stylist! B-)

Right-o--should bump me up to 96 percent!

Up for broadcast in about 2.5 hours... in addition to an Art Farmer Verve Elite, anyone from Organissimo who pledges will get their name gleefully shouted out over the air... and I may just sing. OK, maybe not.

Do you even get any PMs, Ghost? Oooooooooo, what a meanie! More than you know... actually, you do know!

Probably more like "error of popularity."

Why, both of course!

Mine's always at about the 95% mark... dammit, I should let it fill up so somebody can start a thread like this about me! Conveys that "aura of popularity," you know...

Just pulled the trigger on the new Marx Brothers DVD box that's coming out Tuesday. Wagstaff: Members of the faculty, faculty members, students of Huxley and Huxley students - I guess that covers everything. Well, I thought my razor was dull until I heard this speech. And that reminds me of a story that's so dirty I'm ashamed to think of it myself. As I look over your eager faces, I can readily understand why this college is flat on its back. The last college I presided over, things were slightly different. I was flat on my back. Things kept going from bad to worse but we all put our shoulders to the wheel and it wasn't long before I was flat on my back again.

Of course, a definite Sonny Rollins set, with everything from the best tape sources and in session order! The recent reissue of the bridge sound so much better than the last box set version. That would indeed be cool. I doubt that Sonny would sign off on it, though. (Geez, sorry to keep sounding like such a pessimist!)

I put instant coffee in my microwave and almost went back in time.

That would make sense... Wenzel's been involved almost exclusively with 1925-1950 sets, correct? Whatever comes out, I'll be happy.

I think that's about it for JJ's RCAs. 4 LPs Sounds ripe for a Select. Some great suggestions, DrJ! I've looked long and hard for that Bechet RCA set... Lon will be along any minute to suggest a Complete Una Mae Carlisle, and I'll have his back on it.