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I was confused too, with "Report from Iraq" listed first, then this... so I wondered why Jose Canseco got moved to Politics...

Seriously -- Nat King Cole?

If you're thinking Dizzy Gillespie, I really think he was quoting the Joe Cuba/Jimmy Sabater song "El Pito"...

Josef Dzhugashvili ? (sorry: in-joke for Weizen and Red Menace)

Joe Cuba & Jimmy Sabater?

All of the above-mentioned, plus "Nutty"

Me too, me too! Saw them play live twice in NY, once on a bill with Black Flag, I believe... speaking of Henry Rollins...

Tee-hee!

I believe it was an answer to a question about why one would practice on a bridge...

Pepper Adams?

Billy Higgins!

Max Roach?

There's a profile of Abbey Lincoln on AAJ with some interesting quotes (here's the link: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=537) and a profile on NPR with interview clips: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=537

Chris -- that booklet is amazing -- thank you so much for posting!

For me it's the Archies -- indelible imprinting from endless car radio play during high school years...

One sugar, please!

Hope you have a great day !!!

I, too, growing up in Wisconsin, always thought my dad was saying "fair-to-middlin' "... but now that you mention it, he WAS stationed in San Antonio in 1945-47!!!

Thank you DoubleM!!! At least one person thought so!!!

Tell the truth, Deus -- three chords, at least!

Hope the party has lasted through the weekend! Happy birthday, SJ !

Jaya is beautiful, and looks so happy... Plus you provide all the Linnean names for the plants!

As did I! Considering how much time I spend on this board, and how many people here I have grown to think of as my friends, it was really nice to step out of the virtual and into the real contact! I'm glad you both had a good trip, and really happy that you're feeling somewhat better, Alison. Now, someday Christiern and I, separated by the enromous distance of ~80 blocks, may chance to meet!!! You can say that again -- today, in fact!!!

Forgive my ignorance, but what does this phrase mean? They have a lot of thunder? They've had thunder the whole time? They've had "the whole ball of wax": thunder, lightning, snow, wind, cold, sleet, hail, frogs, locusts... ?