Adam

Buried in one article is that in the original legislation for satellite radio is a proviso that forbids only one satellite station. This element would have to be overruled by Congress for the merger to be allowed. I would say that the merger is not a sure thing. As for your other question - you answer your question in your answer, so I'm unclear why you are confused. Satellite radio involves terrestrial airwaves. That's why it's called satellite radio. Cable television runs through cables underground. Satellitle radio uses waves to beam down the sound from the sky. Thus, it completely falls within the purview of the "public airwaves." Our government allows that trust to be administered by the FCC. A more legitimate question is why the FCC doesn't really work for the public good, but for corporate interests. Broadcasting also uses airwaves, and is controlled in similar fashion.

There must be no more blues records to be reissued.

These look great. Thanks!

I went to Blue Note Records in Amsterdam and finally saw these sets. I picked up #2 (1944-1951) since I was buying some other good Dutch jazz as well, but now I'm listening to disc 11 (the first disc in box 2) and it's really quite burning. They had the vocals ones and the piano one there as well, and up through 1956, all for 50 Euro each (I think). That article to which Tom Storer linked in the second post is a very nice accounting of teh series. Here's that link again: http://www.livingwithmusic.com/index.php/m...resors_du_jazz/

I'm back from the road and sick in bed but now might be able to contribute properly to my own thread. I saw Carla perform Red-Headed Stranger with Cline on guitar & Amendola on drums at Spaceland. Does that count? That was a great show, and the one that sold me on Bozulich, whom I knew previously just through the Geraldine Fibbers. But I haven't seen her since then.

I'll be in NYC in March for the Harry Smith screening at Anthology. The director of the film, Rani Singh, runs the Harry Smith Archives. I am in contact with her all the time. PM me and I'll hook you up, no problem.

Operation Homecoming will also be playing at the UCLA Film & TV Archive on Monday night, Feb 12, at 7:30, for any Angelenos.

up for the Operation Homecoming opening at Film Forum today. It was reviewed in various NY publications today. I hope those of you in NY might find it interesting and will check it out!

I'm in Amsterdam today. Just went to the Van Gogh Museum, which was closed for construction when I was last here in 1999. Saw the whole thing, and rather liked the Van Gogh & the Expressionists which is the featured exhibition right now. Then I went to the Bodies in Motion show, which is now here, and which I missed in Los Angeles. Over priced & over crowded, but still quite interesting. Now to the airport...

Here's the flier for Film Forum

Hi all, A bit of self-promotion. I co-produced two documentaries last year. One is called "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience." It's about soldeirs experiences of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, as reflected in their own writings. It will be opening at Film Forum in NY on Feb 9 and playing for a week. I hope everyone there can make it. More news to come, of other cities where it will be playing, festivals, etc. It's rooted in a program by the NEA that created a bunch of writing workshops at military bases. Here's a link about that NEA initiative: http://www.arts.gov/national/homecoming/index.html Tickets at Film Forum: www.filmforum.org I promise that it won't be a waste of your time. Some writings were published in the New Yorker last summer. A larger assortment was published as a book by Random House last September. The film drew upon the submissions by soldiers for the book. Not propaganda, as some critics feared when it was originally announced. I think it's a remarkable portrait of troops at war, the complexities, doubts, and fears - written with honesty. I'm biased, of course, but response has been pretty overwhelming thus far. The 80-minute version of the film (which will be in theatres) includes 11 pieces of writing, with different visual strategies, along with interviews with the writers, and with more established American writers who are also veterans. In the latter group are Tim O'Brien, Yusef Komunyakaa, Tobias Wolff, Joe Haldeman, James Salter, Anthony Swofford, Richard Currey, and Paul Fussell. The visual approaches range from poet Brian Turner reading directly to camera, to archival footage, to an animated "graphic novel," to a still photo sequence shot by photographer Antonin Kratochvil. There will also be a 53 minute version airing on PBS as part of a series "America at a Crossroads." the series deals with America's relationship with terrorism, war, Islam, and other variations. Here's the website for our show & the series. The PBS version has two fewer pieces of writing, and various other trims. http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/about/s...homecoming.html ---- The other film is "The Old Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music." I'm currently at the Rotterdam Film Festival with that one. One more screening - tomorrow 2/2. It's available in the box set from Shout! Factory, but we are trying to get some festival and television play. Beasts of entirely different natures. But I hope you all can check them out. I think you might hear a bit about Operation Homecoming in the weeks to come.

This one doesn't seem to be of interest to folks. Should I change it?

Nels Cline - The Inkling

The Nels Cline Singers - The Giant Pin

Instrumentals

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There is already a good thread with nice discussion of Nels Cline's "New Monastery" album. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...Cline&st=30 I debated putting the new Ben Goldberg album (the door, the hat, the chair, the fact), but decided it might be nice to look at Cline's earlier work on Cryptogramophone. There is also the album undr his own name, The Inkling. Heck, feel free to discuss Destroy All Nels Cline as well, which is on Atavistic. I hope someone else will consider discussing the Goldberg album http://www.cryptogramophone.com/ The Nels Cline Singers - Instrumentals Devin Hoff - bass Scott Amendola - drums, perc, loops, processing Nels Cline - electric 6, 12 & baritone guitars My copy was used and is missing the booklet, so I don't know the recording dates, but it was issued in 2002. Devin Hoff is also on the Goldberg album. And I don't own The Giant Pin or The Inkling yet. I keep hoping to buy it at a Cline gig, but it hasn't happened yet. The Nels Cline Singers, as you can see, has no vocal singers. It definitely has moments that head towards loud improvised rock. But as usual, I don't have many comments yet. I'll post more, and hope some of you will own it and have thoughts about the Singers and Cline.

I don't get it Jim. Do you find Michelle Phillips attractive?

It's in the high 60s or maybe 70 Fahrenheit here today and sunny and beautiful. It seems like the Arctic cold front has now moved on.

I just bought a ticket RT from LA to Amsterdam for about $650. It was $499 plus taxes & fees. Did it through the American Airlines site directly - better fares than show up on Expedia & Travelocity. Amsterdam is never that expensive, if you are buying a decent amount ahead of time. $1200? No way.

I believe they do spell it correctly, based on the spelling of the city of Concord California.

RIP. I'm shocked. She looked good at UCLA last year. My condolences to her family.

I have it, but I'm also good friends with Googe, the bassist from the band. Want me to ask if he has any?

FYI, all the Criterion Hitchcock's are OOP and fetching big bucks on ebay. Really? I have all 3. And 'Rebecca." Maybe I'll watch them someday and sell them. Nah. There are so many Mizoguchi, Naruse, and Ozu films not available on Region 1 DVD. But it seems like Criterions new series of boxes, without many extras, may finally start catching up with some. I'm looking forward to the early Bergman box. And if Eureka also continues with those boxes, that would be great. Not Region 1 (but I have an all region player), but at least there will be available English-subtitled editions.

i own the DVD but haven't watched it. Crazy, i know, but that;'s why I'm trying a self-imposed ban on the purchase of DVDs. But I was at Cinephile today in West Los Angeles and saw a few DVDs from a line akin to Criterion - the Eureka/Masters of Cinema line from England. Europe region encoded, but the full nice treatment. they just came out with a Naruse box set with 3 films and a book that I just know I will get someday. And the Criterion Rohmer box, also with a book!