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I just picture Greg as Jor-El (looking like Marlon Brando) watching his world crumble. Good thing we found this new planet before Krypton went. I hope there were escape ships that make it here. I see a few made it to AAJ.

WOW! That was probably a good move. Though, where am I going to converse with my fellow Norah Jones fans and what is going to happen to Greg? Somebody must have really PISSED them off.

It's not organ jazz, but... I found the Pacific Jazz album Sounds of Synanon for $1 in mint condition. I haven't bought much vinyl in a while, but I've gotten so much good music for next to nothing. Those old Pablo albums are usually pretty cheap, they are pressed on nice vinyl and sound really good. I've also found great deals on Muse lps.

I agree with GOM too. I was hoping the Jacquet set was going to be like his album, The Kid and the Brute. I became a Jacquet fan after hearing it. I really love this album and it made me want the Mosaic set. When I initially got the set, I was disappointed due to my initial expectations. As I've listened to it more, I've come to appreciate it for what it is. I actually like the Jump Blues stuff now.

Please keep it up! That guy needs it. P.S. - I love the avatar! The jazzmoose is on the loose!

Thanks Joe! I might take the animation out. It's starting to get to me.

I don't know much about David Baker other than this album. I'd like to hear more, though.

Thanks Ghost! I appreciate you taking the time to fill me in Elliot Smith. I will pick up something when I can. Your description has really got my curiosity up. It sounds like something I would love. I can't afford to hang out here. It's going to be too expensive!

That's a great idea about cutting notches in the capo, jmjk. I used to use an e-bow often, until a friend borrowed it. Needless to say, I haven't seen either of them in a long time. I'd like to pick up one again. Have you tried the method of using a metal slide and sliding up and down (north to south) over the pickups. It gives an effect similar to an e-bow, but for all the strings. I spent a lot of time playing 12 strings too (acoustic and electric). It is a pain when the tuning goes sounth on you. My Rickenbacker is a pain to tune up, period. I always seem to snap one of the strings tuning and I end up with an 11 string. There was a great thread on Krautrock at the BNBB. I don't know if it is still there, but there were some great suggestions. One of my favorite Krautrock bands was a band called Can. I'm mentioning them because you mentioned Japan. David Sylvian did some duet albums with a member of Can named Holger Czukay in the late '80s. If you are interested in exploring Krautrock further, I'd be happy to help you out.

Congratulations on the voiceover gig, Dan! The company I work does a lot of CD-ROM learning applications. We use the voiceover guy that does all the VO for Disney's amusement parks. It's funny, now when I go to Disneyland, and I hear his announcements on the various rides, it makes me feel like I'm at work.

Thanks Ghost of Miles! I was going to place an order with deepdiscountcd. Now I can do it and relax about it. I hope you like the Charles Tyler. I picked that one up when ZYX reissued the ESP catalog back in the early 90's. I haven't heard it in a long time, but I remember liking it a lot.

Welcome Kenny!

I've never had a chance to listen to Elliot Smith. I'd like to though. How about Brendan Benson? I think he's similar to Elliot Smith. I love his Lapalco album. I'd love to hear any suggestions for where to start?

jmjk, I have a great deal of respect for those who approach the guitar in a creative manner. I think it's a waste of the guitar's potential not to try to make sound paintings. Although I didn't mention it, I've had quite a bit of experience playing in a non-traditional manner. I had a band with a another guitarist and we used to use delays and other effects to make it sound like an entire band. It was a kind of Frippertronics thing. I'm a big fan of Brian Eno and I like a lot of the Krautrock groups like Cluster and Neu. If you've seen the Pink Floyd at Pompeii movie, you could picture what we were doing. Half of our playing was working the effects. I'm also a fan of alternate tunings. I used to use them often, but I found it was a big pain to retune when my band was playing live. In my last band, the other guitarist used alternate tunings all the time. Unfortunately, he never seemed to use the tunings on any songs that came after another. I hated it, I had to actually talk to the audience.

Gracias!

At least he didn't pepper spray you. I had a co-worker come into the office covering his eyes one day. He said some weasley guy cut him off and after they were exchanging sign language with each other. The weasley guy pulls over. My co-worker gets out of his car and as he's approaching the guy's car, the guy rolls down his window and pepper sprays him. My co-worker waited everyday during the commute hour for the next month for that guy to drive by so he could follow him and kill him. Tip: If pepper sprayed, don't put a cold soda can next to your eyes. Ouch! It's funny, I drive a small pickup truck and people rarely cut me off. When I drive my wife's Saturn (affectionately know as the clown car), I get cut off all the time. People must forget that there's a big guy INSIDE the little car. I hate driving that car.

Let's see if this flash avatar works Grover rocks!

Joe, Thanks for the suggestions. Bela Fleck is a monster player. I've got his Bluegrass Sessions cd. I haven't heard much Flecktones stuff. I remember when they first came out, I saw a video of one their songs and I couldn't get into it, so I haven't given their other stuff much of a chance. Thanks for the Metheny suggestions. I'll look into them. I dig Haynes and Holland, so I'll look out for Question and Answer. I've seen Beyond the Missouri in the used bins around here. I'll pick that up.

I recently picked up a Rene Thomas cd. One in the Jazz in Paris series. It was good. I'd like to hear more. Joe G, Thanks for asking. I'm one of those people that seem to dabble in almost every musical style. I'm also a huge bluegrass fan. I even started playing banjo last year. This is my second banjo. I originally bought a cheap one in 1989 and never used it much. My new banjo is a Deering. It is a beautiful instrument. I figured I would buy my last banjo first. I've been practicing and since I was already comfortable fingerpicking, I've progressed quickly. Here are some of my favorite guitarists: Jazz - my tastes are pretty similar to Jim R's. Mostly classic 50's and 60's (Burrell, Montgomery, Green, Farlow). I also like some of Pat Martino's Muse recordings. I've never listened to Pat Metheny, but if you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them. Country/bluegrass: Clarence White, Jimmy Bryant, Joe Maphis, Buck Owens, Don Rich, Roy Nichols. I could go on all day, I'm sure I left out a bunch. Blues: Albert King, Freddie King, BB, Earl Hooker, Peter Green, Hubert Sumlin - Heck, I guess my tastes run in line with Jim R. again. I'd also love more suggestions. Rock: I'll just name bands here. The Beatles, the Byrds, the Grateful Dead (mostly 66-74 period), Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, early Pink Floyd. I know that I've left out a bunch. I used to play in bands, but now I just do recording at home. I write my own music and have a 10 track digital recorder that I'm setting up. I wish I could play jazz. I can play some jazz things, but I'm self taught and I get all messed up when you start talking Berklee kind of stuff. The main guitar forum I frequent is the Fender forum. It's expensive to go there because it makes me want to buy more guitars. I'm excited that there are other guitarists here. I look forward to talking about gear and music here. Nice to make your acquaintance!

After all the foolishness at the AAJ board, I've found myself not as excited about it as I was. I'm not going to be run off the board, but it just lost some of the gleam to me. This board is going to become my first stop and then I'll check AAJ. I didn't post a lot at the old BNBB (I had a couple hundred posts), but I was there since '99 and I feel like I know all of you. I really want to use this as a new start and get more involved. Thanks B3-er for the great board!

I just read my post and it sounds like a personal ad. Ooof!

I'm not a jazz guitarist, though I do try sometimes. Mostly I play rock, country, blues. I've been playing for close to 20 years. Usually, I spend a lot of my time at guitar forums. Anyone out there interested in talking guitars?

or my favorite, Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not an escalator.

Have you checked the board settings under the "My Controls" for your account? This software allows the user to set their personal time zone, so all the posts will reflect their timezone. I just found this last night. My guess is that the bulletin board is generating the time based upon the server where it is hosted. This would explain why you have a two minute gap, etc., and the reason for the hour difference is that the software probably has you set up for a time zone far away from where you are. It had me in the time zone for Indonesia or some out of the way place.

I only checked it twice yesterday. I just wanted to see if anyone was wreaking any havoc over there. I figure I'll check in once in a while, to see if there are any new releases or reissues. It was nice while it lasted. To quote the esteemed physician, Dr. McCoy: "He's Dead, Jim"