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yeah -- I mean, I still think the Fugs are both hilarious and important but am doubtful too many contemporary young people get the humor. Is it racist when they use the word g**k in "Kill for Peace" or is it exploring the rallying cries of fascist Americans in the '60s (who aren't much different from today's)? I'd say it is not racist but I wouldn't necessarily play it on the radio either. Re: TCM, I wouldn't say that a person of color using the n-word is "racist language," but I would say that if white actors are using it, then yes. Larry David is a schmuck but he is very funny. Jerry Seinfeld is a less funny schmuck, and Michael Richards is a putz.

verso of various artists compilation "Born Free: The 12th German Jazz Festival" on Scout Records from 1970

posted same in another thread -- the BCT set is absolutely wonderful.

Anything can be fodder for humor, sure. As mentioned above, the line kind of draws itself when the joke teller seems to be more about making light of hypothetical traumatic circumstances than creating a funny situation and delivering the punchline. See, the Aristocrats is still absolutely golden. Andrew Dice Clay? Not funny.

That Berkeley Community Theater set should get legitimately released. I have the bootleg LP which was around for a short blip, and was very glad I plunked down. It's really wonderful.

well, the only ones that could make a Mel Brooks or a Richard Pryor movie are Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor, and they aren't people of the current time cycle. Today is today, other times are other times. Shit's still fucking funny though.

Mel Brooks rules. Love Blazing Saddles. I do not use the n-word but I am not gonna tell a person of color whether or not they can use that word. I also understand why it is important that words like that be claimed by the historically oppressed and their meaning changed -- see the "f-word" or "queer" or "bitch" or any number of other terms in the English language. And, re Eastman above, dig into this: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/julius-eastman-incendiary-titles-13168/

last one is Willem Breuker's "The Message" on ICP (second cover variation). Looks a little bluer here than my copy in the racks does, to be honest. oh, and of course:

I was looking at my copies of Shepp's "Derailleur" and Richard Davis' "Harvest;" both seem to be kind of on the blue-violet cusp, so I'm not sure they'd fit here. They look purplish in my record room light but blue online. one that has proved elusive for me (I have a Norma reissue):

yeah, I think the trifecta of their expense, consumers' expense, and licensing complexities probably kept certain sessions out. More to find and listen to for me!

Such a great band -- very sad news. Suzuki seems like a really interesting person by all accounts, and not just in the context of Can. Both Malcolm Mooney and Irmin Schmidt are still with us and musically active, so that's something.

Moses was great indeed. As Al Fielder said to me, "man, there must be something in the water up there in Pittsburgh!"

ha, the speculators' market must've cooled then.

yeah, the grip-and-flip secondary market for limited edition new releases is a bummer. That happened big time with the Resonance Ayler box, though I was lucky to get one no problem on RSD.

Wonderful news! Definitely read about this concert before and have long been curious.

I hope he is ok. He was on Facebook but I no longer have FB.

There are a fair amount of younger people who also don't fool around with physical media in the traditional sense (digital objects being physical in another sense). $150 LP boxed sets are nothing new, but it seems like there should be a cheaper option. I also do not have a better-than-average income and have been collecting for over 25 years. Then again, there are a lot more millionaires now than there were when I started collecting, and a lot more poor people who don't have time to think about $150 Mingus boxed sets as well.

It's Warren.

La Croix limoncello. wonder if the thread starter, aloc (Jerry, I think his name is or was), is still around? Seemed like a good chap.

Wish I could be there. I pestered McPhee to bring me back a poster, hopefully he can snag one!

of course it was

Kindred Spirits did Funny Funky Rib Crib as a CD, and Jazzman did the Gilson/Malagasy stuff on CD. Never had the Khan Jamal on Palm but would like to. The original has gotten very, very expensive.

Interesting. Thanks!

Andrew Hill "Grass Roots" with the alternate session on a second LP Stanley T with the Three Sounds including all the extra material