Peter Johnson

Auuuuuugggggghhhhh! For one of the first times in my life I Can. Not. Sleep!!! Toss, turn, not even thinking about anything--I just can't make the sleep come, can't yawn, can't even doze. WTF! Anyone else awake (who shouldn't be)?

I feel so young! Welcome, my brother!

Welcome...I can't believe I _lived_ past age seventeen, to say nothing of remembering it!

Yes, it chirps, like C.P.'s reed...

Perhaps if Mosaic issued the Complete Significant Other with alternate takes? Only if significant other was mastered by Malcolm Addey. Then I'd give Malcolm Addey a frying pan upside the head!

Happy New Year, my friends! I wish you peace, joy, happiness and prosperity in 2005. Have fun tonight, and be safe!

Great news for my mind, bad news for my wallet!

Wowww wowww wowww, just spinning this for the first time...listening to "ain't necessarily" right now. This is some damn fine music. I can't believe I've never heard any Mary Lou Williams until now. And I did the vocal tracks in a way I just can't get into them on New Perspective--the writing here seems much more, I don't know, "genuine"-- This is great stuff.

Drop fifteen lbs and run the Seattle marathon, beating my time in the Philadelphia marathon in 2003 (no small task--hills vs. flat!)

Original, mono version of: Awww, HELLYEAH!

Have mercy! This is great news!

Soul Stream/Dusty Groove writers = separated at birth?

Weird, isn't it? You should see the books it recommends--nothin' but "chick lit!"

Cheers, Tony--hope the weather will allow you to take that TVR out for a topless spin!

Of course, density 21.5 is quite a contemplative piece...

Man, you such a jive turkey!

Awww, hellyeah...that is definitely some GREAZZZZZZZZZZY sHiT! Summertime. Need I say more?

Nice new avatar, Jeff!

I couldn't have said it better myself! "I can't stand it" inDEED!

Damn, Maceo's playing tonight in Philly, but I have another engagement. Agree, his stuff is greazzzzzzzy as all hell!

Yes!!! I'll be there!

I just got this, and am still warming up to it: I think you'll like it, if you don't have it already. I'm also a huge fan of the Bartok concerti, which you probably already have, and although close, but not from, the 20th century, the Saint Saens concerti; current favorite recording of the Saint Saens is the complete concerti on Hyperion with Stephen Hough and the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

As predicted, I got a (late) Christmas present of Phil's Convergence Zone CD last night. Wowwwwweeee! This is a killer record. The arrangements are tight and the playing is very very good. It's very spontaneous and energetic. Any of you who are fans of large band recordings must pick it up. Good luck with the grammy nomination, Phil--you deserve it! Get it here. It's twelve bucks--what are you waiting for?!!!

Oh, this is too sad. Exchanged some correspondence with Ken over the years, and he really was a great guy. My condolences.