Kevin Bresnahan

I saw Rush several times when they were Rush. This band, less Peart, is not really Rush, as Eric Lifeson said when Peart died. Even if I wanted to see them, the ticket prices are insane.

Now playing: Paul Gonsalves - Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy (Impulse!). This one has never been a favorite of mine. Odd band... I can't think of another LP where these players have worked together: Gonsalves, tenor; Hank Jones, Piano; Dick Hyman, Organ; Kenny Burrell, Guitar; George Duvivier, Bass; Roy Haynes, Drums; Manny Albam, Bell Tree on 3 tracks. Manny Albam bell tree? I have this as bonus tracks to the 1999 Gonsalves CD "Tell It The Way It Is!"

That first concert was Kiss at the Springfield Civic Center. Looking at the concert databases on line, I would guess it was Jan. 27, 1978. It was a fun concert but it also spoiled Gene Simmons' act for me. I sat next to the stage - like right beside it - and they didn't block my view of Simmons' staging area. I saw him stuff the fake blood packets into his cheeks before his did his "spit blood all over" act and I saw him get a mouthful of alcohol in his mouth before his spit flames. Seeing his prep work made it so hokey. It was more like a play than a concert.

The Browns really don't need another QB on their salary cap.

Ace Frehley, guitarist for the rock band Kiss has died. A few weeks ago, he fell while working in his home studio and suffered a brain bleed. Kiss was the first rock concert I ever saw, probably around 1977 or 1978. Ace was the star of the show, with his special "solo stage" that rose up into the spotlight as he soloed. It was a performance as much as a concert. I saw Kiss live several times when I was a big time rocker and they always delivered the goods. I think my tinnitus is partly due to these concerts. When the members of Kiss put out individual solo LPs simultaneously, Ace's LP was the only one I bought. Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74

Sounds interesting but $100 for the hardcover seems a bit excessive.

It's too bad that the LA Jazz Institute doesn't use these ultra-rare CDs to raise money for their organization instead of just using them as a perk for members. I'd especially be interested in that 7 CD box set they put out 2 years ago. If anyone knows where there's one for sale, let me know.

Those recordings are not PD here in the US, so I would get it wherever you can if you want it. You never know when they might dry up. I know Stan Getz's estate was looking into this label's releases at one time.

Junior Cook Somethin's Cookin' (Muse). Great band but the recording techniques back then did the rhythm section no favors, especially the bass.

I'm pretty shocked that the "Local TV/Media" for the NFL even shows up as part of the pie. I assume that's just for preseason games. I would have thought that the NFL had to give that away.

They actually defined a metal flask as a "can" and refused to let them in. It made for a chaotic ticket line. People were laughing like crazy when I got to the front of the line and they tried telling me I couldn't bring it in. The head of their security team had to come over to let me in.

I saw the Moody Blues live several times back in the 80's. Once at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA, an outdoor venue which is better known as the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer residence. That was a wild night. I remember it well because they allowed you to bring your own alcohol as long as it wasn't in a bottle or can. Most people used wine skins but I bought a "beer ball" of Matt's Beer. which was a plastic little keg with a few gallons of beer. I got to the front of the ticket line and they said, "No bottles or cans". I said, "It's plastic". They shrugged and let me take it in. I sold several cups of that shitty beer for $10 so I drank for free that night. BTW - it was a great concert too.

Nice CD. I haven't played it in a long time. I haven't seen her play live in a long time either. I hope she's still playing. Her website hasn't been updated since 2016. I know she had a rough time of it about 20 years when she had to overcome breast cancer.

The Agency on Paramount+. It's one of the more realistic spy shows I've watched, with budgetary implications on everything they do, which is unlike most any other spy show I've ever watched. Sometimes spy/CIA shows like this can get so convoluted, with conspiracies interlaced with more conspiracies topped with double agents to the point you can't figure out the good guys from the bad guys. This one seems a bit different, with those conspiracies and double agents running throughout and yet maintaining a decent story line that seems clear. Of course, I'm not done yet and they could throw a nutty curveball in the next episode. My wife & I like this show. It's better than the original Belgian version, HPI: Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (on Hulu), which seems to have a few of the police personnel being made into caricatures of a modern-day Barney Fife and has the main character do some really dumb things which a brilliant-minded person would probably not do.

This looks to be a Spotify version of the Pumpkin LP, "Rifftide". I never could figure out if those Pumpkin LPs were legit. I think I still have the Roy Eldridge/Richie Kamuca LP in the racks.