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  1. 'cause he's got to stay in Vegas ... What may end up causing him more problems is he keeps denying that guns were involved, when there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. A perjury charge on top of all this other shit is not going to help matters.
  2. I don't talk about it too much, but my wife and I met through the personals (she placed it). We're from much different backgrounds than if I had met someone in my natural haunts (grad school/art world) but there are good aspects to that as well as some frustrations. Anyway, we've been together about 9 years (married 6) with 2 kids. So it can work out.
  3. I found out only the other day that Winamp can "rip" flac files back to .wav files and then you can convert wav to mp3 as usual. I thought that was pretty cool, and it takes about 10 seconds per file.
  4. I have several of his novels, but only finished (so far) Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. What made it especially cool was wrapping it up while staying at a posh hotel in Tokyo. It definitely gave me a bit more appreciation for the discussion of the Toyko subway system. It sounds like maybe I should leave Wind-Up Bird for last. Though I am intrigued by After Dark, which has a jazz musician as a recurring character. Pity he's a trombone player.
  5. One could make the argument that producing a high quality, "purest sound possible" reissue in the vinyl format will do more to preserve the sound of the original tapes than it would be to lock up the tapes in Iron Mountain. The tapes deteriorate - both from use and non-use - and the CDs that have been made from them in the past haven't always sounded that good. What's closer to the spirit of Rudy's original tapes: an eq-tweaked and narrowed stereo spread RVG CD or an LP made with minimal tweaking and full stereo spread? There's also the issue that vinyl may have a longer "shelf life" than CDs - though obviously more time is needed to prove that in real world conditions. Or would we rather have these artistic treasures "archived" only in the digital medium? Damn, now where did I put those old 5" floppy discs? And yet using the tapes to make 1000 copies of a product that is priced to keep all but the most serious collectors away seems the worst of both worlds. To me, this is just a vanity product and thus criticism of the use of the tapes for its creation is perfectly valid and indeed well-justified.
  6. I think a couple of things are intertwined here in the discussion. If we define addiction broadly, then probably all of us on the board would have to cop to it. But when defined so broadly, almost everyone has some kind of addiction. Most people are addicted to TV or surfing the Web. Most people are addicted to food. I think most people in western society have a bit too much time on their hands after work and thus spend it on some kind of addictive behavior and/or hobby. On the other hand, defining addiction so broadly reminds me of the discussion about how everything, water included, is a kind of drug because it induces changes in the body. Is this a useful definition? Not really. Thus, I think more narrowly defining addiction into shades of addiction is far more useful. Does your collecting interfere with work? Does listening to a wide variety music enhance your work experience? Is collecting/reviewing music part of your work (you lucky dog)? Does your collecting interfere with/upset your family? Does anyone else in the family like music, and will you be able to pass on the collection? Do you find that your collecting is putting a crimp into other aspects of your life? Would you be able to recoup some of the money you've spent on music if you went cold turkey? All these are questions that are far more telling (even if they are just a way of justifying your behavior to yourself) than just saying well, it's an addiction.
  7. True, but if the downloads are free or essentially free, that does wonders for the bank balance compared to a serious jones for CDs. Doesn't help much on the time front though -- both searching time and trying to find listening time.
  8. Ain't that the truth. Some things just can't bear too much scrunity. Even during those times I have the CD buying mostly under control -- maybe a couple a month -- then I am constantly taping stuff of the radio (BBC3) and only very rarely listening to it. I am afraid that if I joined one of the Dime-like sites, then it would be all over. It's probably too much to expect to go cold turkey, but maybe if I only tape my three favorite radio shows per week and don't even pay attention to the rest of it, I could get a little more peace of mind. It's worth a shot.
  9. Probably the most noteworthy thing on Sat. was that in the "Cookers" show George Cables had to drop out due to health reasons, but they replaced him with Stanley Cowell! That was a real surprise to me, and I thought he was excellent. In general, I thought the Cookers show was good, though it seemed a bit too free for much of the audience back where I was sitting. I moved up to sit with sal and jazzkrow for the remaining sets. Sal and sheldonm took off to get to the Velvet early, while jazzkrow and I stayed for Charlie Haden and the Liberation Orchestra. I do think they were terrific, and were my favorite set of Sat. They played roughly half the material on their 2005 album Not in Our Name.
  10. If I was rigorous enough about it, I think I could listen to my entire collection in 3 years (not counting downloads though). So by my calculations I have about 15 times through all of it before I croak. With that in mind, I'll probably keep collecting for a while, though I have slowed down now that I have covered the basics pretty well.
  11. But then doesn't that ensure you are buying music you will never listen to? I think I have come up with a reasonable compromise for myself. I have a 600 CD rack on the wall with the stuff I like the most. The rest are tucked into bookcases which I bought extra deep, so that I can fill the front with books. That way they are still fairly accessible, but are not always in the way, on the floor, etc. But I certainly admit it is a compulsion. Still, you never know when that CD you pick up on a whim turns out to be great, if not entirely life-changing. I just picked up Art Farmer's Farmers Market and can see this going into my top 600 pretty soon. So of course, I then had to get the remaining Farmer OJCs I was missing before they get extremely expensive (as noted on other threads).
  12. Yep. It's my favorite show of all the stuff my son watches. The best part is that they do take some interesting chances. A recent one about the penguin and the moose in a submarine with the girls as mermaids has Bollywood music as the theme holding it together. Pretty wild. We have all the DVDs -- 8 I think -- and I'm looking forward to a 3-parter based on spy movies which comes out at the end of Sept.
  13. I like Iyer a lot, though I have these on CD and not dl. One new offering on emusic is David Murray's Sacred Ground. I haven't listened yet, but it has gotten rave reviews from Downbeat.
  14. Today (Friday), BBC3 had two shows as a tribute to Andrew Hill. Here is a good starting point to locate them: BBC Jazz They will be available through Listen Again for 1 week. Jazz Library is kind of strange, since this time around they mostly play snippets of 12 of Andrew's compositions. Normally, they play the entire track. So that's a little annoying, but the commentator's analysis of the tracks is pretty decent. He does a close reading of Black Fire and Spectrum, and I learned a few things. There is also a 2 minute interview with Andrew about his early Blue Note days. And UK-based trumpeter Byron Wallen offers up some thoughts on working with Andrew as well. The show lasts 1 hour. I think the real find, however, is the Jazz on 3 show which is 90 minutes of Andrew playing live for the BBC, as well as at the Bath International Music Festival. I'm about to listen to it now.
  15. I wish they weren't directly competing with Chicago. It didn't used to be this way in the past. When did this switch over? Well, I wouldn't be able to go to Detroit this year anyway, but maybe in the near future ...
  16. So I think you are playing on Friday at Joey's Brickhouse on Belmont? Are you actually starting at 9:30 or is 10 more likely? And is there a cover? I'll probably drop in for a little while, since I will be in the neighborhood.
  17. I agree. I think they use the inside venue for classical and the outside is either classical or world music, rarely jazz. I think my schedule is shaping up. I'm going to try to see most of the evening sets on Sat. and hopefully the afterfest at Velvet. Then Sunday I may drop in to see something called the Matt Geraghty Project, but I will probably need to be home before the Mingus Big Band take the stage.
  18. I just saw this on the Now-is.org website: Friday, August 31st 2007 10:00AM-2:00PMat Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free) Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra performs the music of Bill Dixon — open rehearsal led by Bill Dixon This is at the Cultural Center I was just mentioning above. I might be able to take a long lunch and drop in for a bit, though it is kind of across the Loop from where I work. Eric
  19. impossible, To be honest with you, I can't think of a better thing to be doing this weekend then just walking around downtown and enjoying the sights. The weather is supposed to be close to picture perfect this weekend, and its hard to beat a gorgeous summer day in Chicago. I'd recommend starting near the center of the city (State and Madison) and just go wherever your instinct leads you. You should definitely head north and see Michigan Ave., but don't limit your trek to the Mile, as there's lots of cool sights and architecture to see in the general area. The River North/Gold Coast area is very nice for walking and there are lots of good restaurants along the way. When you're in the Festival area, be sure to take some time to see Millennium Park. The Art Institute is nearby and, if you have time, is definitely worth a visit. I think this Friday is the last Friday evening where the Art Institute is open late. Both Thurs and Fri, the Art Institute is free from 5-9. I agree that you should definitely check out Millenium Park. Also, perhaps the Chicago Cultural Centerwhich is free and has small art exhibits on several floors. It's a gorgeous building that was nearly torn down, but was saved through the intervention of the Mayor's mother. If you do go there, I believe you can still get tickets for the El loop tour on Sat. where you get on an el and go round and round the loop hearing about the history of downtown. There's also an Architectural Foundation that does good architectural walking tours of the downtown. In terms of the neighborhoods, Chinatown is always interesting, as is Andersonville (a mostly Swedish and now Middle Eastern neighborhood). Dusty Groove is only a few stops away from the downtown on the Blue Line (better to do this during the week than weekend though, due to construction work on the Blue Line). As far as avoiding, I try to avoid River North, but that is also where Jazz Record Mart is, so I do go from time to time.
  20. The Pallisers is a pretty amazing series. For some reason, I read this first and have not (yet) gotten to Barchester Towers and the rest of that series.
  21. Agree that Cronenberg is usually worth listening to. I went to some lengths to get the Canadian version of eXistenZ, since it had commentary and some additional bonus features.
  22. I suspect that the Andorreans have gotten (bad?) legal advice on the artwork question, since a large number of CD releases now have the same cover art (with minor differences in title and so on). Clark Terry and Ruby Braff are particularly notable.
  23. Thanks. That's most helpful. I can probably live without those two unrelated tracks (for the time being). I just ordered Mosiac 1010 and am looking forward to it.
  24. Ok, I'm getting more and more confused here. So apparently 3 of the tracks on the Mosaic release were successful enough to be released previously. That's 5-7 below. 1. On The Trail 10:00 (Ferde Grofe) 2. Band announcement 0:46 3. Far Away Lands 6:36 (Jimmy Heath) 4. The Shadow Of Your Smile 14:15 (J. Mandel-P. F. Webster) 5. Dailey Bread 11:41 (Albert Dailey) 6. Blue Bossa 7:40 (Kenny Dorham) 7. Is That So? 8:40 (Duke Pearson) 8. The Time And The Place 10:24 (Jimmy Heath) Then there is a Collectibles 2-fer that includes 7 tracks from Time and Place as listed below. 12 The Time And The Place - 13. The Shadow Of Your Smile - 14. One For Juan - 15. Nino's Scene - 16. Short Cake - 17. Make Someone Happy - 18. On The Trail - Then I go onto allmusic to see if these 7 tracks are the entire album as originally released, and they talk about a 2-LP issue (CL-2649) expanding the original release from 7 to 12 tracks. So was any of the Mosaic material released on this 2-fer (aside from the 3 tracks they mention)? If you have the Collectibles and the Mosaic, are you still missing something (a couple studio cuts perhaps)? And are they worth tracking down? Thanks in advance. Eric
  25. I think the Futurama ones are still the best, but that is because I like the shows so much. Actually, I liked the Men in Black commentary, esp. when you turned on the graphics -- it was like John Madden at the movies. Venture Brothers is a real mixed bag. I liked some (the early ones) a lot, but then there were some towards the end of season 2 that were awful -- just laughing at each other and nothing at all about the episode. For "serious" movies, Criterion usually has the best.
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