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Nah, we all just took a week off to go cooter fishin'. The board looks marvelous, simply mahvelous.

Pilfered the secretaries pool?

What got you into jazz? We did some Glen Miller stuff for a talent show in jr hs. Then I was asked to play bari with a stage band in hs. We did some Kenton, Dorsey, etc. very badly. Anyhow I went to hear Basie, Kenton and Ferguson live, and marveled at how the soloists stuck to their guns while the band blasted around them, got more interested in what the soloists were doing than the bands, per se. Pretty soon small groups is almost all that intrigued me, e.g. Trane, Monk, Bill Evans, Cannonball, etc. The energy level that these groups produced sealed it forever for me for small group jazz.

Hell, if it's a gittar player break his fingers anyhow, it's guaranteed he'll "earn" it. Just kidding. re: bari Sometimes it's nice to put the bari in bass clef in the score, where it sounds. Then when you write the player's part out change the clef to treble and add three sharps, leave the actual notes in the same lines and spaces. That'll automatically put it in the transposed octave and pitches. e.g. Concert Eb has three flats, adding three sharps cancels the three flats = C for bari/alto Concert G has one sharp, adding three sharps = four sharps = E for bari/alto Note: Don't forget to adjust the accidentals.

Ok....

This is an good point, but did the blacks of America support the stripper? The black spokesman did, but what of the public at large? I think in this case there was a very vocal minority of blacks that Nifong misread to be a majority. Maybe he was thinking "They're guilty of something" and proceeded on moral/denial grounds?

Glad you're on the mend, so quickly, strokes often have a long recovery time.

In Pennsylvania not only do we elect our DAs but we elect our judges as well. Now that's fucked up. The thing is if the DA is appointed then the residing appointer can appoint his good buddy rather than who is most qualified. On the other hand Amurica's preoccupation with popularity, rather than qualifications, ain't exactly the way to go either. We're fucked no matter what. Personally, the way the winds blowing, I'd rather go with appointing.

Why the lacrosse players' case wasn't dismissed almost at the beginning is beyond me. The lady changed her story several times, was wishy-washy, no DNA evidence(except an incidental bit under a fingernail that was deemed immaterial). Seems like Gov Easely or some higher up agency could've stepped in and stopped the farce.

Great timing! Did you have a pool/bet on whether the arrival would be on Dad's day or not? Congratulations.

It's gotta be like one of these two.... Ironically it doesn't mock them; 'least I've never heard a mockingbird mock a chicken nor a prairie dog, or whatever that varmint is.

What the hell is 'acid jazz' anyhow; a marketing term?

Supposed to hit 99 this afternoon. Hope the Sears man gets hear and fixes the ac pdq. Hell, it doesn't really matter a whole lot. I don't mind the heat, but the freaking humidity....you can't do anything about.

You sure it's the mocking bird that you're hearing at night, or the bird that the mocking bird mocks during the day? I ain't never heard of a mocking bird mock or do anything at night 'cept roost. I stand corrected[ the horny little devil].

A sick sense of humor, sorta Orson Wellsish.

Now, here's a man who knows what's important in life. I know, kinda sick ain't it? 'Course, it's basically a good idea to have a bit of a hedge for that mistake you're most likely to make down the road. Anyhow, beings I'm single, 40% on a coupla Shorter CDs, 60% at Dairy Queen.

You sure it's the mocking bird that you're hearing at night, or the bird that the mocking bird mocks during the day? I ain't never heard of a mocking bird mock or do anything at night 'cept roost.

? ...Wayne Shorter CDs, that is. Dairy Queen is an ice cream chain.

They shouldn't have followed Shorter into "oblivion," should have maintained the inside groove. They could've done this and still kicked for Shorter; silly rhythm section...

"eat more beef" Less meat on those suckers than there was on Katherine Hepburn. Makes me feel like getting dressed and hitting the diner. ...or hitting that virtual smörgåsbord, the roadkill café.

That was one pissed off squirrel.

I agree, buy a couple of Wayne Shorters, but, then go hang out at the local Dairy Queen for a couple of days.

Maynards chops certainly survived their share of abuse. But there was even harsher activity going on on the inside. MF played with a "dry embouchure", meaning that just before he would play he wouldn't lick his lips, he would dry them on the cuff of his shirt. This would give him a good "grip' on the mouthpiece. The combination of that and how his lips pressed on his teeth resulted in him building a callous on the inside of his upper lip. The callous had its own life cycle: There would be a point in the growth of the callous when it would allow MF to play pretty hard all night, but the callous would still be small enough that he could still play with some flixibility and subtlety. As the callous grew, MF would gain endurance, and could really scream all night, but would start to lose the flexibility. THEN, there would be a night when he would be pounding away, and the callous would crack. MF would go back to the hotel after the gig and take a long hot shower, steaming and soaking the callous, then he would...uh...remove the callous! He might mention it on the bus the next day, and that night his power and endurance would be a little down, but he would have tremendous flexibility and suppleness.. And the cycle would begin again... Nasty Buisiness! Great, if somewhat gruesome, story! I heard somewhere that MF had serious dental work done, to boot. That right there has been some guys' excuse for dropping the axe; must be a bitch, like starting from scratch.

Check out Maynard Ferguson's chops for a freak lip, too. Scarring of the lip must be at the top of the list of excuses for giving up the trumpet. Other good ones could be[feel free to add:)]: 1. I didn't have time to practice 2.