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So very, very true.

Ornette Coleman - strong, recognizable themes (Ornettian themes, if you will). Same with Monk's themes.

They still tour, but Maurice White isn't with them. Serpentine Fire rules, though. And a guy named Azar Lawrence played keyboards with them - don't know if it's the same guy that was with Miles Davis (Dark Magus) and McCoy Tyner - just how common is the name Azar?

Double ditto. Plus, my new seating assignment puts my boss directly behind me so he can read my computer screen over my shoulder. Time to cut back on the Mosaic impulse buying...

Ditto.

My sax teacher is a huge Gary Thomas fan so when HH brought his quartet to town in 2002 I picked up some fourth row seats to pay him back for putting up with my do-it-when-I-have-time approach to practicing. Great show; GT was low-key but amazing. GT only played tenor - he didn't bless us with any of his incredible flutework. Terry Lynne Carrington stole the show. They didn't play Canteloupe Island (disappointment), but did play Rockit. They (whoever they are) really need to document this band - live or in the studio.

No history-of-jazz book can be all things to all people but this one's pretty good. It's been on my coffee table for years and I still crack it open to read my favorite sections now and then.

Let It Bleed. My favorite part is during the title track where the rest of the band moves to the E7th but one of the guitarists stays on the C for an extra two beats - OUTRAGEOUS!! Must have been one of those things they could 'fix in the mix' and forgot to.

Hell no. I'd rather burn a $0.50 CDR and forget about it than to have to wonder whether I'd ever see it again. Or in the case of Elvin Jones, $4.00. As far as liner notes and booklets go, I just tell them there aren't any.

I'm not sure what I do anymore. February 27th: I work for Company A as an engineer. Company A builds widgets for Company B, which sells them to Company C. Company C did not renew the contract with Company B so Company A has no need to build mass quantity widgets. Company A sold all of its equipment to Company B to build small quantities of widgets. Company A sold its building to Company D which builds watchamacallits for Company C. Company D is moving its equipment and management into Company A's building. About two-thirds of Company A's workforce will be working for Company D building watchamacallits for Company C. These employees no longer work for Company A - they work for Company D. Company A has manufactured thingamabobs in the past for Company E. Company E is currently renting officespace with Company A. Company E is now buying manufacturing space elsewhere. What is left of Company A is moving into Company E's new office. Company A is still called Company A. Some employees of Company A are being transfered to Company E. Some employees of Company A do not go to Company C or Company E and are laid off. In the month of March I will install Company A's equipment at Company B. [Done] In the month of March I will prepare Company A's facility for the arrival of Company D. [Done] In the month of March I will install Company A's equipment at Company B. [Ongoing] In the month of March I will move Company E's equipment from Company A's facility to the new facility of Company E. [Upcoming] In the month of March I will move Company A's offices and lab from Company A's facility to the new facility of Company E. April 1st: Company B will be manufacturing Company C's widgets using Company A's equipment at Company B. Company D will be manufacturing Company C's watchamacallits using Company A's workforce at Company A's old facility. Company A will be manufacturing Company E's thingamabobs using Company E's equipment at Company E's new facility. I will work for Company A - I think.

When I was younger and thought I could conquer the world I was partial to all-powerful meglomaniacs like Doctor Doom. But as the years passed I learned that being a world-beater is too much work so I set my sights lower - a lot lower.

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Big fan of Friends, especially Joe Farrell, but if I'm listening at work I have to hide the CD cover - I gotta rep to maintain.

I wonder if they show previews for other movies before this one? I'd think the audience wouldn't be interested in whatever Harrison Ford movie was coming out at Christmas.

SPOILER The surprise ending that sets the stage for the sequel:

The current version of the 21st Century Schizoid Band is made up of Mel Collins, Ian MacDonald, Ian Wallace, Peter Giles and the guitarist from Level 42. About as close to the Islands line-up as you can get. I hope they're playing some improv stuff in the vein of Earthbound or Peoria when they come to Atlanta next month.

666, 668 - either way they keep their TV too loud.

Theater's 'Passion' tickets start with 666 By NORMAN AREY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 02/28/04 ROME -- "The Passion of the Christ" and the devil have been inextricably joined in this rural town in northwest Georgia. "The Passion" is showing at the Movies at Berry Square at Mount Berry Square Mall, and the machine that prints the tickets assigned the number 666, the biblical mark of the beast, as a prefix to all the tickets for the film. The fact that triple-six and "The Passion" have been joined is purely luck of the draw, says Gary Smith, who owns the theater complex. "It's from our computer and it's absolutely a coincidence," Smith said. "It has nothing to do with the film company or any vendor. It's completely in our computer. Several people have commented on it, but only one made a stink about it." That person asked for her tickets to be substituted and was given passes in exchange. She declined to talk about it with a reporter, but a family spokesperson said they had found Scriptures that eased their mind on the 666 reference. "I've got a feeling that the person who wanted us to exchange the ticket thought the devil had something to do with it," Smith said. "They didn't want it in their possession. "She just said that she had this superstition about the 666 number," said Smith. "She said she just felt uncomfortable having those tickets in her possession." Erica Diaz, who worked the ticket window Saturday, said she had heard quite a few comments about the numbering. "A lot of people have asked what the numbers mean, some said it seemed odd, some said it was inappropriate," Diaz said. Robin Miller, the general manager of the theater, says "The Passion" will leave its mark. "It looks like this movie will set a record [for attendance in Rome]," she said, breaking that of "Titanic." The movie theater is showing "The Passion" on two screens and had sold out all showings Saturday and today. Smith said he's using one auditorium for church groups exclusively. "We're sold out for church groups for almost three weeks," he said.

Those King Crimson Collector's Club releases with Mel Collins have been making a dent in my savings.

I just bought two of the Black Sabbath CDs with Ronnie James Dio as a member. I don't know why. I think the devil made me do it. That or Tenacious D.

Made it through yet another layoff/restructuring Friday, bought the Bud Shank/Bob Cooper Select on Saturday. The perfect way to alleviate that nagging survivor's guilt.

This is a great recording. I heard a piece from it on WREK (Atlanta) and bought the CD. I keep discovering something new in it every time I hear it.

Chico Hamilton Quintet, Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams, John Patton Select - quite a hit in the wallet coming all at once.

Damn, that's one big Stewie.

Favorite quote from Stewie (giving orders to three butlers): You. Fetch me my copy of the Wall Street Journal. You two, fight to the death. Most tasteless Family Guy dialogue Auctioner: Our first item is a pair of panties confiscated from a prostitute. Glen Quagmire: Fifty bucks. Auctioner: She had nine STDs. Glen Quagmire: Forty-five bucks. Auctioner: And when we caught her she wet herself. Glen Quagmire: Fifty bucks.