AfricaBrass

When some people hear the word "Bud" .... they think of beer .... we think of Powell.

Okay... traits. Remember I only saw 3 "F's". The school system in California ain't that great.

Thanks! and Don't change. B)

I love the fuzzy logic in CD addiction. That "Z" always gets me too! Years ago, when I was in college, my roomates and I would go CD shopping. We'd all spend way more than we could afford (and then have to live on a diet of Top Ramen). I think we all justified it by thinking, "if he can afford it than I can afford it" - Oof!

I dig couw's avatar! My avatar just says that I'm goofy.

Arrogance and cruelty are two qualities I detest. It's tough because this world often rewards a-holes.

I agree about not limiting the child's natural desire to groove. I encourage it with my 2 1/2 year old. He loves to dance and sing. I think it's great. He's too young to really play any instrument, but I like to tap in time with music with him. He does pretty good with that. The key for me is just making it fun and I really encourage him when he does something cool. He loves to strum my guitar. I'll hold the chords for him and he'll strum. I think the key is to just help them to love music and make it something that isn't so mysterious. My son and I look through musical instrument catalogs together and he's always pointing at the "crazy" guitars. I went and bought one of the crazy guitars he loved (it was really cheap) and we sit around and play that thing together. My wife gets really frustrated at all the noise we make banging away, but we have fun.

Morganized, THANK YOU!!!

me too saw all 6... I guess we're smart now!

Yes, those where the good ole days. I picked up a lot of BN and Verve titles during those sales. Cool! At prices like that, you'd feel like a chump for NOT upgrading.

Heck, even a genius like me only counted three. So don't feel so bad, Brass-man. Thanks Rooster! I see all the "F's" now - Does that mean anything?

I have 4 cabinets from Ikea that hold over 800 CDs apiece and my "man room" looks still has piles and boxes of CDs. I remember a guy I knew (who had over 10,000 CDs) telling me about his problems with storage for them. I remember joking about how I wished I had his problems. But now, I understand. I hate not being able to finds stuff. It drives me crazy.

Wow! I counted it four times and only saw three "F's". I feel so stupid.

I knew it! For a while, whenever my wife and I exchanged gifts (anniversay, valentines, etc...), I'd get her jewelry and she'd buy me a Mosaic set. I think she was thinking that it was a good investment.

Those were good upgrades. I did the same thing and then gave my old versions to friends who were just getting into jazz. They loved them. The truth is, I really appreciate the improvement in audio quality on a lot of the RVGs. I just miss those Tower $7.99 sales. They were made for upgrading.

Alexander, Can I still sign up? :rsmile:

Good comeback! I'll have to use my wife's shoes as an example. Heck, she only has two feet! She can't wear them all at once.

Have you ever used the excuse. "When they go out of print, they'll be worth a fortune" and then quote ridiculous ebay prices. Of course, you know the whole time that you never plan on selling your sets. You can't imagine how many times my wife has suggested I sell my Mosaics. She looks at them like they're gold.

Hardbopjazz, I'm glad that I wasn't alone. I think I knew the layout of the stores better than most of the people who worked there. It wasn't uncommon for me to help customers find things (especially when employees couldn't ). I got really tired of being asked by some of the clerks, "Oh, back already?" - Oof! I almost have an aversion to going CD shopping anymore. B)

RDK, I was just clarifying my position. But, they were the "real" Beatles when they had Pete Best!!!!!

If it's in Michigan, I don't think I can make it. My wife's family is in Detroit (and I'm afraid of them - they're crazy!)

When you start buying cds you already own. When you have a stack of cds you bought the month before that you still haven't listened to for the first time. Other than that, I don't believe it is possible to buy too much music. GUILTY! At my worst before I was married (about 8 years ago), I had over 120 unopened CDs on the shelf. I was buying at least 1 CD a day (usually more). I started going to different stores (far from my house) because I was embarrassed to be buying so many CDs.

Thanks Bruce! It was great this weekend. My son and I had a great time listening to these sets. vajerzy, That Capitol set does make the other sets seem cheap! I think I was blinded by that. I almost ordered the Stitt set too.

I've done more upgrading than I should have. I really feel like a chump for re-buying something that I already have. I too am really torn on this subject. Those RVGs are so nice and enticing, but I already bought most of those albums (at full price as Collector's Choice titles ).