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I was going to stay for this set, but it turned ridiculously cold out there on the festival grounds, and I wasn't prepared for that. So I split. My spy who did stay for the set tells me it was a mess. But he's prejudiced against that sort of thing.

He's got the best-sounding stool.

He's your Uncle Morty too? Wow. See you at the family reunion. Thanks for this.

Then there's my cat, who was chased back into the house by a small, young rabbit.

No more new Ligeti works! That's hard to think about. RIP.

Note how lukewarm the official statements are. (Vince was "competent.") Maybe the Usenet commentator got it right after all.

Laa Laa Tinky Winky Po

"Get Up With It." It was a foldout cover. The "For Duke" was inside, not on the front.

Hey, Vinny got "Here Comes Sunshine" back into the rotation. It warmed the heart of this hopeless '73 Dead fan. Somebody make sure TC has access to good medical care. quick.

It's a palindrome.

It's a palindrome.

'Scuse me if I'm missing something, but why dredge up this review, which apparently was written and published in 1996? (Google "New Orleans Jazz Festival great leveler," and it's the first hit.)

Apparently the Rev. Todd is still with us, still stoking those fires, and his hair is only getting bigger.

What else did Spaulding say?

Time for a new thread topic, "What Four People Would You Like To See Go To Hell?" But preferably on a different board.

Oh, you kids. I went to school with Devil Boy 4237.

Thank you, MG. I was listening to one of the Larry Young OJCs the other day and thinking how good Thornel was, and how's he caught my ear every time I've heard him.

I would, but it's oh so sad.

Newly discovered early Miles recordings

Ronnell's alive and well and focused on ministry and having a happy retirement. Not seeking any gigs, but loves to talk music and observe the scene. (Talked to him just a few weeks ago.)

Rooster's dad had a secretary named Kennedy. Miles' dad had a secretary named Lincoln.

A couple from an old IAJRC Journal, released on the Nosuch label: Barry Harris Plays Harry Barris Charles Tolliver Plays King Oliver

Welcome back, Doc. (You weren't erased on purpose; See the apology from the boss here.) Everybody should spin an "Ollin Arageed" jam today in memory of Hamza El-Din.

Hope the CD is better than the other Lane solos I've heard. His solo on the Be-Bop Boys "Webb City," the one with Fats Navarro and Bud Powell, is one of the worst horn solos I've ever heard. Period. And I've heard some stinkers. I'd love to hear some Morris Lane that can change the attitude that solo has given me.

I've been told that having to go on nationwide TV in a swimsuit was the worst nightmare of certain guys in the band.