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Green Dolphin Street. And I am restraining an overwhelming internal pressure to curse. Here it comes FFFFFFFFFF-!

Thanks===I just looked at the site and there is indeed some fine stuff there. I'm particularly interested in the Jame P Johnson.

Ghost of Miles------Would you care to give us a capsule review of the Brubeck bio. and BTW--I'm astonished at your literary intake. How do you manage it? I'm retired and read a good deal but I'm put to shame by your volume. How DO you do it"

Except for the portability (car radio) advantage, if you only want it for home use with a computer, I'd recommend--- radio 365---.on the internet has all the jazz anyone could want, or whatever kind. It costs anywhere from 3.65 a month up. But it's still dirt cheap compared to the commercial satellite stuff. They also have lots of classical music and other stuff I haven't yet fathomed. Except for old Bob and Ray broadcasts. It certainly is good to hear Mary McGoon again.

SHELDONM----That book somehow slipped off my reading list. How do you find it??? If written well I'll put it back on my list. Thanks.

If you let this one go by, you will someday really regret it!!!! Great stuff.

Ah, New York City. If you've lived there awhile you've heard all the schemes. My wife and I went into the city and stayed at hotel on the east side. Rather than pay hotel prices for a beer I walked downtown a couple of blocks to a deli to get a six pack. On the way I passed a guy walking along pushing a wheelchair with noone in it. It just so happened that day there was a parade and festival on Lexington avenue for Puerto Rico day, with food vendors and whatnot on the street. I threaded my way thru them, bought my sixpack and walked back toward the hotel, and what did I see among the vendors? The wheelchair, no longer empty, but with the pusher in it, with a tin cup on his lap for passersby. Ah, New York City.

I hadn't heard her sing although I've been aware of her notoriety. I'm not sure I like it and I'm not sure I don't but I want to hear more. Billie always sang behind the beat, but this girl keeps making me afraid she's gonna lose it, but always seems to catch up. Never heard anybody just like her, despite her obvious debt to Billie.

I don't have the mower in question, but I do have two of this company's other products and they are terrific. (the DR brush and weed cutter, and the DR striing trimmer which can be used as a lawnmower) Both of these are gasoline powered, but they work extremely well. DR is a very innovative company, and from my experience, their stuff works. Whenever I've had the least problem with them, I've called them and their technical staff has been extremely helpful. I myself would have no hesitation in buying anything of theirs, and if you're going to, this is the time to do it because of the lowered prices in fall and winter. Moreover, when you call, and they're finding the guy who knows most about the gear in question, instead of crappy music on during the waiting, there is birdsong.

Just reread Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night". I'd read it back when I was in college. I mention it here only because of my astonishment at how much I had forgotten about it. Very sad book.

I went to grad school at NYU right around the corner from Condon's. It's a wonder I graduated.

I had read the Bechet bio years ago and was astounded at the poetic turn of phrase to be found in many parts. I was then told by someone in the publishing game that it was ghost written by a then-famous writer of the time. But dadblast it, I can't be sure. The name John Ciardi comes to mind, but I'm not sure. Whoops-I just asked my wife who knows all this stuff. She confirms that it was Ciardi!

Do any of you Sinatra fans know of a rehearsal recording of Frank singing "East of the Sun". It is definitely not related to the Dorsey version. After they had gotten the rehearsal down to where they wanted it, Frank insisted on one more chorus and he was really wailing on it. I've never been able to locate it, but it was Frank at his finest. Anyone any ideas??????

What did become of Johnny Bothwell. also sax with Boyd Raeburn's band who sounded a bit like Hodges? For that matter, what became of Boyd Raeburn, who had one of the first boppish bands in the forties? I couldn't sleep last night and these are the things I worried about.

I guess my wife and I are just not with it. We've hated every Altman film we've ever seen. Our taste is just not to be trusted. Wait--Did he do "Kansas City" ? We dug the musical portion.

My wife amd I both decided to walk out on "Mash" and did. We later avoided the TV series for about a year because we were both so turned off by the movie. Another example of the validity of the wisdome of 'Tain't watcha do, it's the way atcha do it'. We later caught on to the TV series and to the early episodes. Later I heard an interview with the original author of the book, who hated the TV series and loved the movie. Go figure.

This was the topic of the cover article of Scientific American some years ago when it was first found. I don't remember the interpretation of the device then nor how it squares with the explanation current.

I don't care if Gorecki is a major or a minor composer. his 3rd symphony is one of the darkest pieces of music I ever heard.

Can any of you guys tell me which of Kerouac's novels takes place in his home town, Lowell, Massachusetts????

Folks here have mentioned two films that have appeared recently on TV. New Orleans is IMHO one of the worst films ever made, noteworthy for the appearance, fleetingly, of Billy Holiday. What a waste. Louis also is slighted but he's been in other better films, not so for Billy. The other one is "The Strip" which I heartily recommend for it's music, not the plot. Louis,Barney Bigard, Teagarden are used well and often and I look forward to it appearing on TCM again, with my recording gear at the ready. I just went through the previous posts on this site and fail to find any mention of "The Aviator" whose music was done by Vince Giordano. I defy you to see him given any credit for it. It's there but you need sharp eyes to see it.

I've just decided I'm going to get a new mouthpiece for my clarinet and I need some advice--Having read some descriptions of different mouthpieces, I find some of them being described as "open". Noone I know can tell me what that means. Help, please!

From an ad in the Montauk, Long Island paper. Wanted. Pianist. Must be able to open clams.

Thank you folks and particular thanks to you guys who attempted to help me with Jazz Corner. I thought i had explained my situation well enough to the powers that be over there but they, or rather SHE only sent me a letter describing how it wasn't their business to carry a message to another jazz site. But that's all behind us now. And thank you all for your pleasant response. Cheers.

Man it's nice to be back at this site. a few months ago I upgraded my Macintosh Operating System and since then, whenever i tried to log in here, my computer locked up. It turns out that I had been using Internet Explorer, which Apple no longer supports, nor would their technical people give me any help. They now use a system called Safari which I am told is superior. Anyway, I'll resume my seat in the corner and be quiet, happy to read the comments of all the interesting people here. By the way, your new format takes some getting used to. Cheers.

I'm delighted to find all you other Lee Wiley nuts out there. In response to King Ubo's question about late Lee recordings, I would urge you to skip the "Back home again" item. She had been out of the business for a number of years, had aged, and had not been in voice. I prefer to remember her for her previous work.