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Thanks for asking B3-er! I don't have the cd with me right now, but when I do I'll sit down and write out my impressions. What I will say now is how much I am impressed by your individual playing on the cd. One thing my favorite albums have in common is that I can lock into what each of the different musicians is playing and enjoy the album on different levels. I feel the same way about your cd. Sometimes I just get really into the drums, other times really into the organ, etc..., and overall it's a great listen when I just focus on the whole thing. As a guitarist, I'm really impressed by Joe's playing. I don't know if this would be an accurate statement, but the first impression I had was this album is how it would sound if someone like Pat Metheny was playing in a smoking organ trio. I bought the cd because I appreciated what you had done in creating this board and I the mp3 files sounded good on this site. I was very surprised by how much I liked the album. You know how it is when you hear your friend's band. Usually, you try to find something to like about it. In Organissimo's case, I would dig this record even if I didn't know (or like) you guys. It really smokes. I don't know why people are buying Soulive when they can be buying your cd. If Tomatbluenote checks into this board, I would HIGHLY recommend he order a copy and then sign you guys up. :rsmile:

Thanks for settling the fish issue for me. I had never known fishes to be acceptable. My son really enjoys the Elmo segment. I agree with you about the Wiggles. They're pretty scary. I want what they're drinking. My son is getting into the Disney stuff. He's really into Winnie the Pooh. My wife is always talking about how much she misses our son being an infant. I'm of the opposite view. I love watching him grow and become his own person. It's a kick. :rsmile:

Thanks for the warning, Scott. I have a 20 month old son. I'll make a point to avoid the Barney christmas video. Fortunately for me, he likes the Wiggles more than Barney, and they don't do jazz. Unfortunately for me, a steady diet of their songs haven't done much for my mental health. BTW - I watched the Teletubbies with him for the first time the other day. I was amazed at how fascinated he was by them. It was like he was stoned or something. Heck, I feel stoned everytime I watch that show. Another thing - I watched Sesame Street with him recently, and during the Elmo's World portion of the show, the topic of the day was "Fishes" - I always thought the plural of fish was fish. To make it worse, the singalong at the end was the word fishes repeated over and over again to the tune of Jingle Bells. You'd think the liberal studies colleges that the writers for Sesame Street went to would teach them proper english. Ah, the joys of parenting.....

Thanks B3-er! I'll try the new skin for a while. It's nice. I'll probably miss the ol' orange and purple. I've finally gotten used to it. The new one doesn't look as conspicuous when I'm at work. Thanks for the great bulletin board! :rsmile: :rsmile:

I've been watching it. I'd hate for that guy to be my dad. I love all those bike shows. My wife gets mad at me when I watch them because she knows they only make me want to get a motorcycle. It's fun to dream. :rsmile:

I just checked the Invision Power Board website (the people who make this software). I did a search in their forums, and it looks like they've been getting requests for an ignore feature, but they don't have one in place at this time. They do have an ignore Private Message feature, but not one for ignoring posts.

They're already putting out the sequel to the Mondavi sampler.

I'm also a fan of their other new sampler CD. :rsmile:

I picked up the BN sampler today. It helps to be drunk when listening to BN these days.

Pat Patrick

Cool thread, Rooster Ties! I went for Mobley's Slice Off the Top. I really like what he added to that session. Warning. Don't bring up Spaulding on the AAJ board around DEEP. I did, and we had a pretty funny exchange. My favorite DEEP quote about Spaulding: JAMES SPAULDING SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN PUBLIC. (NO, STRIKE THAT) HE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE!! I feel vindicated (somewhat) that you started this thread. I've enjoyed Spaulding's Blue Note work in the past and I was afraid I was missing something. I've even got one of his MUSE albums. :rsmile:

Thanks, Rooster Ties. I was just curious about the order of the list. If I was Clarkson, I'd be really embarrassed by this. She seems to have some talent. Yeah, where is Simon?

I didn't take it as you putting down mountain biking. Cyclecross looks like an amazing sport. From the pictures I've seen in the past, I've come away highly impressed. I would love to be able to ride (or run) cyclecross. :rsmile:

Wow! 96 people! That's pretty sad. I don't know where the original list came from, but it's kind of sad that Kelly Clarkson is the third from last on the list, just two above the vocal editor. Heck, the photographer is only number 21 on the list. I recognize a few names on the list. I think they might have given production credit to anyone famous who visited the studio. It's refreshing to see that it's all about the music. I posted a link to the adventures of Mixerman a while back and got no bites on it. If you're curious how they could end up with 96 people in the mix. Mixerman's tale is very telling (and very funny!). I'll post the link one more time. Trust me, it's really funny. Mixerman :rsmile:

BeBop's posts have given me an idea. How about a survey of the history of jazz? Maybe some of the more mature listeners on this board would like to lead us through jazz's history. For example, the history of the tenor. Just as we have started an album of the week, maybe we could have another thread where we could spend a week on a different player or era. Example: Coleman Hawkins' Body and Soul. We could focus on Hawkins' work in the 30s. What made him such an important musician? Maybe we could base the study upon a cd that is easily available for everyone who is interested to follow along with. I didn't have the good fortune to grow up around jazz. I discovered it in my late teens. I'm always amazed when I speak to someone who grew up with the music and experienced it firsthand. There's so much passion in those people. I would love to hear the stories and really learn how to LISTEN to the music. I really hope someone runs with this idea. It could be really valuable for the younger listeners here. :rsmile:

BeBop, You have my respect. I always wanted to try cyclecross. I even put some of those WTB drop bars on a mountain bike years ago. It was a truly scary thing. I thought I wasn't going to make it back. Those drop bars came off as soon as I made it home. I'm in Southern California and I never could find any good cyclecross events when I was riding a lot. JohnB, That sounds like a bachelor party I would really enjoy. Those ski lifts are like a Disneyland for bikers. They're a lot of fun. Impossible, Thanks! I remember as I was riding along with the deer, being aware of what an amazing thing it was. It's amazing, you can hop on your bike, ride for a while, and then find yourself in situations like this. I really miss riding daily.

Let's put it this way. I had an epiphany yesterday. Life is too short to waste it getting annoyed by people I don't give a shit about. So unless you can enable an ignore function, I'll be at AAJ where the software keeps my blood pressure down. I'm trying to stay out of the political forums myself. I hope you will stick around here, Dan! :rsmile:

BeBop, Those are some great suggestions! I'm looking forward to your contributions. :rsmile:

Thanks pryan!

I think that's a really good one - has the attraction of being seminal, but not as 'here we go again' as 'Kind of Blue'! For that same reason, maybe Coltrane's Ascension would be worth a spin? I'd love to do Ascension or some Ornette Coleman.

I didn't even notice. I guess my new Fat Albert avatar is appropriate. He is the true Supa Groover. :rsmile: :rsmile:

Thanks Joe! I might just make that my new avatar. Good luck with the bluegrass, Jazz!

Thanks Ghost! I'll look for Roman Candle. I really thought I'd like the really produced stuff more, but the acoustic stuff really shows how talented he is. He has some great songs. :rsmile:

I hope you like his music, John. I finally listened to Figure 8 yesterday and I'm really surprised to say that I like his first S/T release better. I'm not saying that it's not good. It is, but I just enjoyed the simplicity of his first album a little bit more. I'm still looking forward to picking up his other albums, but I'll have to wait a while. I've bought too many cds lately. :rsmile:

If anyone is interested, my favorite lunchbox was my Fat Albert and the Cosby kids one. That was my first grade lunchbox. As far as bluegrass is concerned, I'm more of a old school bluegrass guy. I've been getting more into the newer stuff. I'll second Joe's suggestion of Tony Rice. He's a monster player. One of my favorite bluegrass groups today is Del McCoury's. I first heard them on the Steve Earle record, The Mountain. They've got their own albums. I have a couple, they're good. I'll have to check out some of Joe's recommendations too. My favorite bluegrass guitarist is/was Clarence White. I got into both jazz and country/bluegrass through the band, The Byrds. His acoustic playing was great, but I love his electric work. He's one of my favorite guitarists ever. The Byrds - Live at the Fillmore 1969 has some great examples of his live playing. He steals the show. I have to second jmjk's recommendation of the Organissimo cd. Joe's playing on it blows me away too. In fact, I've been trying to learn some of the stuff he plays on it. All the musicians on it wail. You should check out the mp3s on this site. :rsmile: