Adam

I thought the arguement was already started... PCH IS a staright strip of road and I doubt any pedestrians cross it. heck, I wish I could go 175 mph on it. I did do 240 kmh this past summer on the way from Paris to Amsterdam. It was FUN. The driver of the Enzo was probably drunk like a Cheney, that's another story. PCH has a curve along much of its length. There are houses all along one side, with cars pulling out. Pedestrians do cross it, because people park on the land side of the road and cross it to get to the beach. There are also other businesses on the land side of the road. It's also a HIGHWAY, so there are other cars on it at all times of day & night. And early in the morning, when he/they were racing, visibility would be low due to light and probably marine fog. And 175 mph doesn't allow any room for error. And it's faster than 240 kmh. 175 mph is unquestionably less safe than 65 mph. And if they were racing at any speed, even 35 mph, they should be arrested.

Jaimie Cullum is the last stop on the jazz line?

I received mine yesterday - thank you Allen! Haven't listeend to it yet. But I noticed in the booklet that Music & Arts has listed volumes 2, 3, and 4, with their track lists as "also available." So they must have good hopes of getting those done relatively soon.

Actually, the culture of LA is pretty darn good these days. Visual arts, experimental films, galleries, music of all sorts... I wouldn't say that LA is an old city. I'd say it's a pretty new city with poor planning.

What kind of show is yours, Ned. Jam session? Multi-media extravaganza? Oh, I'll just look at the site.

I'm going to try to make it when I'm in NYC on the 15th.

Yes, that sort of stuff does float my boat. Thanks! Is the sea already rising over Manhattan? or is that the melt-off from the snow?

Thanks!

Still no sign of it in Los Angeles yet, alas. Probably after the holiday...

Adam, thanks much for posting this... I'm esp. interested in the "Kong's New York, 1933" featurette (I was really impressed by the NYC '33 settings). Was there much disappointment over the ultimate U.S. box-office take? I assume that global receipts, DVD sales, etc. will still ensure that the film turns a good profit. I don't work at Universal, so I can't speak to all that, although I do believe that the USA gross was lower than hoped for. Actually, I can't even tell you what are in my featurettes yet, due to NDAs. I'm happy that I can at least say when it is coming out and the titles of the segments, because that has been officially announced.

Hi, I'll be in NYC that week, originally to see the Pogues on Sunday the 19th. What else is going on? I already saw that Anthony Braxton is at Iridium, and I plan to go to that, since it seems like he will never play LA. Roy Haynes Quartet at the Village Vanguard. I'll try to see that. And I'll try to make the Mingus Big band at Fez on Thursday. Is that right? Who are these folks at Tonic? Wed, Mar 15 8pm Dysrhythmia plus Jersey Band 8:30pm Pure Fire in the ))sub((tonic lounge Thu, Mar 16 8pm Zbignew Karkowski (solo) plus Kaspar T. Toeplitz (solo) plus Karkowski & Toeplitz plus Michael Haleta plus RAM Anything of note that I might be overlooking?

Hi all, This is spam, but relevant spam. Peter Jackson's "King Kong" on DVD March 28. But be sure to get the special edition: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E97Y6...&v=glance&n=130 I produced & wrote two of the featurettes on there, "Kong's New York, 1933" and "Skull Island: A Natural History"

Ah, so old news to all you guys...

Now here's a reunion that I'd like to hear! But get Cranshaw off the bandstand or buy him an upright bass, PLEASE! @ Epistrophy: thanks for your considerate answer to my grumpy remark... still, I stick with the general points I made, but I was a bit out of line with regard to this being merely a day-dreaming thread. Sorry for that. Now, about those Blue Note reunions: somehow these do bore me on paper, already... I've heard some live recordings of the likes of Jackie Mac and Woody and Booby getting together again, and it doesn't work for me, I'm afraid. It's just not the Blue Note years any longer - that is now not a statement meaning travelling back in time is impossible, but rather a statement implying that nowadays this music (or these musicians?) have lost a lot of their relevance and - I dare saying that - fire. I know this is unfair, but it's just not the same anymore, if after 30 or 40 years they hook up again... all of them had been at or close to where it was happening in the mid sixties, but nowadays it's ye good ole mainstream, I'm sorry to say, and just fails to really grab my attention. Ok, Ornette can still bother people, sure Cecil can do so as well, *but* all considered, what they're playing is by now mainstream, too! I hope this comes not over as just another grumpy rant. I hear what you're saying, and agree. Cecil and Ornette are mainstream today, but hearing them in 2006 is similar to what it was to hear Ellington or, perhaps, Ben Webster in the 1960s. I wonder if Ornette and Cecil will be the last of our giants. (Sonny Rollins is no doubt another, and that story has been hashed and rehashed in another thread.) I do think that musicians such as Von Freeman or Roswell Rudd (there are certainly other names to be added to these two), who endured long periods of being ignored, and perhaps partly for that very reason, have been able to retain that fire you speak about, and still play with it today. I can't agree with the idea that Cecil and Ornette are mainstream. They are each popular, with their own following. But when Ornette played at Disney Hall last year, a great many people walked out! They are still very challenging to the majority of the folks on our planet.

My mother saw Billy Crystal's one-man show the other night. He talks about the environment in which he grew up, and meeting a wide variety of great musicians - Billie Holiday, etc. Apparently this is Long Island, because his uncle apparently was Milt Gabler. He said his father used to work at the record store. The record store closed when Billy was 15, and his uncle (Milt) who owned it was working for Decca by then. His father had difficulty finding work after the store closed, and died soon after. This is all as my mom's tells me, so I might have details wrong But an interesting footnote.

Well, a couple made it in. Fats Domino, Dylan to Headline Jazz Fest By CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS - Fats Domino, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon will join Keith Urban and Yolanda Adams at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as it celebrates this city's music and culture in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Festival organizers on Wednesday announced a lineup filled with hundreds of the city's most famous musicians, many of whom are seasoned performers at the festival. The event is being billed as a homecoming for many musicians. "The true heart and soul of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, as with New Orleans itself, is music," said Quint Davis, the festival producer. "It's the force that drives and defines us. It's not just for entertainment, but it feeds our soul." Many other big acts will grace the festival, such as the Dave Matthews Band, Lionel Richie and Jimmy Buffet. The festival is scheduled to take place April 28-30 and May 5-7. As usual, it will be held at the New Orleans Fair Grounds, a horse racing track that flooded and was seriously damaged by the storm. Irma Thomas, New Orleans' acclaimed soul singer, encouraged displaced New Orleanians to attend. "Find a way to come back home because this is where your heart is," she said. The festival will feature, as always, many of Louisiana's favorite musicians. They include blues guitarist Walter "Wolfman" Washington, singers Charmaine Neville and Clarence "Frogman" Henry, clarinetist Michael White, voodoo rocker Dr. John, pianist Allen Toussaint, the Rebirth Brass Band, clarinetist Pete Fountain, singer Marcia Ball and the Dixie Cups. The festival was born in 1970 and has grown into one of this city's biggest annual events along with Mardi Gras.

I saw that show, but don't remember the introductions. Sorry, I can't help.

Has anyone here obtained this? Little Richard - King Of Rock 'N' Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings http://www.rhinohandmade.com/browse/Produc...sso?Number=7888 Any thoughts on it? OK to move this to Miscellaneous Music if you like.

Hi, Nope, I don't know, sorry. Which LA show, by the way? All 3 were LA.

I like them a lot, and have seen them live 3 times. The first time, with them as headliners at the Knitting Factory, was amazing. The second time, at the Wiltern, they played with the one-man nband named Iron & Wine. The Calexico set was abbreviated. The third time at a "showcase" at the Barnsdall Park Theatre in Los Angeles just a couple of weeks ago. Had to wait in line 3 hours to get in to the sold out show, which stared at 9:30 and was done by 10:30 - another abbbreviated set, as showcases I believe often are. I need to see a full set from them again.

Hmmm. It's usually in the top five of any list of "greatest films ever made." At what point does it no longer become a cult film? And it is really great.

It's playing (at least, a doc on Cecil is playing) this week at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles this week. I'm going to try to see it. There's also a film on Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins - I think this is teh film alluded to to during their making of their final album(s). http://www.paff.org/html/index.php

Sunny and dry in Los Angeles. Again. I wish it would rain a little.

It was my birthday, so probably just everyone sending their best wishes.

Heck, even Richard Thompson could cover the years 1000 AD to 2000 AD in one CD!