AfricaBrass

Argh! I think you guys are going to catch me tonight!

Whenever I hear this question, "What is your favorite color?", I can't help but think of the bridge keeper at the Bridge of Death in scene 23 of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. GALAHAD: There it is! ARTHUR: The Bridge of Death! ROBIN: Oh, great. ARTHUR: Look! There's the old man from scene twenty-four! BEDEVERE: What is he doing here? ARTHUR: He is the keeper of the Bridge of Death. He asks each traveller five questions-- GALAHAD: Three questions. ARTHUR: Three questions. He who answers the five questions-- GALAHAD: Three questions. ARTHUR: Three questions may cross in safety. ROBIN: What if you get a question wrong? ARTHUR: Then you are cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril. ROBIN: Oh, I won't go. GALAHAD: Who's going to answer the questions? ARTHUR: Sir Robin! ROBIN: Yes? ARTHUR: Brave Sir Robin, you go. ROBIN: Hey! I've got a great idea. Why doesn't Launcelot go? LAUNCELOT: Yes. Let me go, my liege. I will take him single-handed. I shall make a feint to the north-east that s-- ARTHUR: No, no. No. Hang on! Hang on! Hang on! Just answer the five questions-- GALAHAD: Three questions. ARTHUR: Three questions as best you can, and we shall watch... and pray. LAUNCELOT: I understand, my liege. ARTHUR: Good luck, brave Sir Launcelot. God be with you. BRIDGEKEEPER: Stop! Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. LAUNCELOT: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I am not afraid. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your name? LAUNCELOT: My name is 'Sir Launcelot of Camelot'. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your quest? LAUNCELOT: To seek the Holy Grail. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your favourite colour? LAUNCELOT: Blue. BRIDGEKEEPER: Right. Off you go. LAUNCELOT: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much. ROBIN: That's easy! BRIDGEKEEPER: Stop! Who approacheth the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. ROBIN: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I'm not afraid. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your name? ROBIN: 'Sir Robin of Camelot'. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your quest? ROBIN: To seek the Holy Grail. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is the capital of Assyria? [pause] ROBIN: I don't know that! Auuuuuuuugh! BRIDGEKEEPER: Stop! What... is your name? GALAHAD: 'Sir Galahad of Camelot'. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your quest? GALAHAD: I seek the Grail. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your favourite colour? GALAHAD: Blue. No, yel-- auuuuuuuugh! BRIDGEKEEPER: Hee hee heh. Stop! What... is your name? ARTHUR: It is 'Arthur', King of the Britons. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is your quest? ARTHUR: To seek the Holy Grail. BRIDGEKEEPER: What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ARTHUR: What do you mean? An African or European swallow? BRIDGEKEEPER: Huh? I-- I don't know that. Auuuuuuuugh! BEDEVERE: How do know so much about swallows? ARTHUR: Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know. :rsmile: So my favorite color is Red. No, blue-- auuuuuuuugh! :rsmile:

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Jazzmoose, I hope you like the album. It's one of my all-time Coltrane favorites. :rsmile: :rsmile:

Thanks connoisseur! (Hey, this adds another post for me, too) This just occurred to me. I think as a group, more of us know how to spell the word "connoisseur" than most groups. Truth be told, it took me forever to finally remember how to spell it right, but I got tired of looking it up everytime I tried to post something about the connoisseur series.

Thanks for the link, Jad! I've really been enjoying Safe As Milk and the Mirror Man Sessions cds lately. I had older versions of these albums and I recently picked up the expanded reissues. I have to admit that I haven't listened to my Clear Spot/Spotlight Kid cd more than a couple times. I need to give that one another chance. :rsmile:

I figure Rooster Ties will pass me by Monday. He is a posting MONSTER. I wish my posts were as good as his, he's become a real asset to this board. Jazzmoose and I have been dueling for a while, but he'll probably pass me soon also. I LOVE the Organissimo forum. It really is a nice place to hang out.

Jazzmoose, I just noticed your last post. Thanks for caring. I was typing as fast as I could to have it posted around 5:00, but I had to wait until 5:00 to end the poll. I don't want any recounts.

I agree with you, Leeway. I don't see any reason for them to reopen the board. I haven't stopped buying their product, but I have cooled down about buying their stuff. I'll still buy most of the BN reissues, but I'm not going to jump on the RVG's like a was doing. I'll live with the McMasters. I'm also not going to buy EVERYTHING they reissue like I was doing. If it isn't a GREAT Capital or Roulette title I probably won't bother to pick it up. I also won't be as inclined to purchase their releases by new artists. I'll still buy the Osby, Moran, Harris albums, but I'll find other labels new releases to support. Pacific Jazz reissues on the other hand, I can't stop buying those. I don't have any issues with Mosaic, so I'll continue to buy what I can. :rsmile:

I'm a big fan of the good Captain. My favorite Beefheart album is Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller). I also dig his early stuff, too! Because when I see mommy, I feel like a mummy! :rsmile:

The Album of the Week for May 11-17 is: John Coltrane - Olé Thanks to everyone for their participation!!! :rsmile: :rsmile:

It's 5:00 and the poll is closed.

There's only one-and-a-half hours left. Please vote if you haven't yet. :rsmile:

Me too! Jack Webb was so stiff that I thought anything that he was against was something I should be for. I just loved when Webb would say the word Marijuana. It was like he was the biggest expert in the world on the evils of the stuff. Jazzmoose, speaking of Perry Mason. I can't believe I too forgot to mention this show. I LOVE that show. I even read many of the books, because I wanted to fill my Perry Mason fix. I love detective fiction to this day. Have you read the "Nameless Detective" series by Bill Pronzoni? They're set in San Francisco. I've read every volume my local libraries have. :rsmile:

I really like Sun Ra. I've got most of the Evidence reissues, the ESP's, and a few others. The one I come back to the most is Jazz in Silhouette. I really love that album. :rsmile:

Speaking of 90210. I have a confession to make. During the first season of the show my roomate and I watched it a couple times, so we could make fun of it and put it down. Well, we got hooked. During the course of the show, we completely stopped watching tv for about 5 years, except for Wednesday night when we'd pull the tv out of the closet and hook up the rabbit ears and watch 90210. Ooof! As for classic tv. I love the first Bob Newhart show, Get Smart, the old western shows, and any sixties show that would have some groovy fake psychedelic band play in an episode (Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie), Dragnet's always good for a laugh (especially when Joe Friday talks about the evils of marijuana).

Good idea! We should keep an eye on the new registrations today. We can keep our eyes out for any colleagues of certain Viennese psychiatrists.

It was hard choosing the Ornette Coleman title. I considered doing one of his BN releases, such as the Golden Circle discs. I figured that most of us had the Golden Circle recordings, but I wanted to branch out away from BN and I was hoping that many of us might have the Atlantic box set. I have to admit that I've had this set since it first came out and haven't given it nearly as much attention as I should have. I've listened to New York Is Now and Love Call more than I have his early Atlantic albums which are more well known. I also saw there was a desire for some early Ornette in the thread about possible Album of the Week picks. Right now, the Coltrane has two more votes than Pee Wee, but Ornette or Sonny could make a comeback. 8 hours to go!

Sorry Joe, I didn't think the birthday post would sit up there so long. It's like you had a multi-day birthday. I'll chime in - If you haven't bought the Organissimo cd, you're missing out. It's really enjoyable. I wish we could do it as the album of the week, but I'm not sure how many people have it. :rsmile:

Good to have you back for the Album of the Week, Jazzmoose! I too, haven't been listening to as much jazz lately, except for the albums of the week. Pee Wee is gaining! :rsmile:

I just picked up Mysterious Traveler. I just unwrapped it. I'm excited about hearing it. I wanted to get Tale Spinnin' too, but I didn't have enough. Maybe next time. If you would have told me a couple years ago that I'd be buying Weather Report cds, I would have laughed. I really realize how narrow minded and elitist I have been in my musical tastes in the past. I didn't realize how much I was missing out on. Thanks to all for your input here! :rsmile:

You're welcome! I'm really excited about this as Album of the Week. I love Andrew Hill, but I haven't given this album as much of my listening time as I have to his earlier albums. :rsmile:

In case you don't know, emusic.com has the Contemporary Phineas Newborn albums. :rsmile:

As it stands now, Coltrane has 10 votes and Pee Wee has 8. Who will win? Will Rollins and Coleman make a comeback? If you haven't voted, please do it! Tune in tomorrow (Friday) at 5:00 to see who wins! :rsmile: :rsmile: :rsmile: