Kevin Bresnahan

I don't think a bunch of us chatting on a forum are going to solve this problem. I also imagine that if we keep at, it's going to get uglier rather than calmer.

The Windows activation process generates a key that is a combination of several key components in your machine. I forget how many of them it uses but this key locks your Windows 7 installation to that machine. When you take your hard drive and put it into another machine, it reads the hardware and compares it to this activation key and if there is too much difference, your Windows 7 installation becomes invalid. They did it so that you could swap out a peripheral or two, but multiple swaps (or a motherboard swap) will likely invalidate the installation. I don't know if you could re-install it onto your old hard drive in the new machine, but if you do, you may lose some of your old data. A safer bet is to mount your old drive to a working PC and get what files are there backed up. If you use another Windows machine, you won't be able to access most systems files, but your documents should be accessible. A Ubuntu (Linux) machine with your drive mounted externally should be fully accessible. For your wife's laptop, if she's using it mainly to access the Internet, Ubuntu is definitely the way to go. It makes almost all laptops much faster. Just an FYI - you can make her laptop or any machine "dual boot" so that when you turn it on, it will ask you if you want to boot into Windows or Ubuntu. You'll probably find yourself booting into Ubuntu all the time.

Swapping your hard drive into a new mainframe might work fine. As Scott says, you might need a few drivers changed but it might be easy since it's the same model. But the main problem with this is that it will only work for 30 days or whatever time limit Microsoft put into the Windows 7 activation program. Your Windows 7 operating system will no longer be valid. You won't be able to do any updates and there's a chance that after a certain number of re-boots, it won't boot into Windows 7 any more. I would try to find a new power supply on eBay and swap that out. It's an easy swap - a few screws and a few easy to swap electrical connectors. Take pictures before you start and maybe have someone take a video as you remove the old one. They sometimes route cables in weird ways. The other option - and this all depends on what you want to use this machine for... Is buy that $105 machine, get it up & running with Ubuntu (Linux - free) and then take your old hard drive and mount it in an external USB hard drive case and use it as an external drive. I use Ubuntu on all of my machines in my house except one that my daughter uses for Microsoft Office presentations. Which she really doesn't even need since Ubuntu comes with Libra Office which will open and allow you to edit all .doc, .ppt & .xls files.

John Lamkin used to be the house drummer at Wally's Jazz Cafe a long time ago. Dating myself here...

Tomorrow night in Boston - Benny Golson at the Scullers Jazz Club. It should be a good one. I do wish that they'd list the rest of the band.

For those who don't want to click on a twitter link: "Anyone that believes that I would be so insensitive as to make crass statements as were published clearly needs to reconsider, and also realize how sensationalist "journalism" works. Those isolated statements were part of a greater dialog and were not meant to make light of the issue. I spoke for over an hour and yet, none of those parts of the interview were used. What was printed was juxtaposed and made to look very disrespectful and harsh. I was making a point, NOT saying it as OK. Each statement had entirely different meaning. Many of the negative responses have been from persons that don't know me or who have never been interviewed. I have always been an advocate and die hard supporter of women's rights and it is unfortunate that the article projects otherwise. My apologies for the miscommunication. Had my thoughts been published fully, it would be clear what my position and thoughts are. I never imagined that I would be caught in the middle of such a controversy. However, those that know me, know where I stand. It is apparent that very few people know what actually happens during interviews. Complete statements are extracted, omitted & highlighted for effect and shock value. I have refused speaking to journalists for this reason & this last one should have been one of those times." So basically, Greg Osby is claiming that he was quoted out of context, as many of us probably expected him to say. I guess this is why some famous people bring their own tape recorder to interviews - so they have their own copy.

Dmitry - it sounds like you're asking for context. Context might help soften the impact of these words, but in the end, they are terrible. I suppose maybe an audio recording of that interview might help as well. Spoken word does not always translate well to print, especially the emotion behind those words. Maybe Osby was trying to be a comedian when he said these things? If that is what he was trying for, he should stick to playing saxophone.

You might get it from her if you tell her that she can have the scarf.

Looking at these LPs, I'm really beginning to wonder if the art of cutting vinyl is dead. Look at the deadwax on these LPs. These are supposed to have ~20 minutes per side. Whoever cut these unnecessarily compressed the music to fit it into an area smaller than he (or she) had to work with. I am seeing this more & more with modern cuts.

Maybe if I look at it this way... Double LP set - $35 Blue Mitchell "Step Lightly" - $20 Double CD set - $20 Booklet - $10 Photos - $20 Cork turntable mat - $10 Scarf - $85 $200! Sold! Oh wait, I don't wear a scarf, at least not one that looks like that. I don't need that booklet. I don't need a turntable mat. I have "Step Lightly" on LP & CD. I don't need those photos. Hmmm... so $200 for ~$55 worth of music? Nah.

I don't think I'm their target audience either... but then again, if not us, then who? Like I said, given the limited nature of this and the stated fact that it won't be available outside of this set, why not make it unissued stuff that avid jazz listeners have clamored for? So what if it the material is "not ready for release" - you're not releasing it. Besides, I have heard that unissued Jazz Messengers date and I would love it if someone would edit it down to a releasable set of tunes, minor flubs and all.

http://www.bluenotereview.com/ Expensive at $200, but I guess their thinking is that the limited nature of the material in the set will garner the collectors out there. To my thinking, $200 for 2 CDs, 3 LPs, a booklet, a couple of photos, a cork turntable mat and a scarf (??) is asking a bit too much. My guess if if they made this a box with Tyrone Washington's "train wreck" session or that unissued Jazz Messengers session, a lot of us would be opening our wallets.

I have this but haven't played it in a long time. I'll have to pull it out again.

I have a double CD of Pharoah's ballad playing, "Crescent With Love", that I play often. I'll have to try and find a copy of "Welcome To Love".

From that article: <<<<<<<<<<<<<--------------------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hue Jackson said he will need to know that Gordon is not trying to talk his way into being released with this interview. "I don't think he is trying to do that," he said. "I do need to feel comfortable that he's not. If he's coming back to play football, I think he knows he needs to play football here." <<<<<<<<<<<<<--------------------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmmmm... the guy specifically mentioned that "Cleveland was rough, man", going into gory detail, so you're going to make him come back to play there? That, uh, makes sense, I guess. I wonder if Cleveland might take it easy on him? My guess is - Nope!

I wish was still hosting his live shows on his web page. I listened to a ton of that. I bet he had 15 different shows up at one time or another.

Well that's obscure all right... Only one available on the 'net and it's $45.

Some of Ronnie Cuber's best solos can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Essence-George-Benson/dp/B00004YZXU

Playing this one again. I see it's now going for big bucks on discogs. It's a nice date but I wouldn't pay $60 for it.

I almost bought the Shank as a gift as well.

Johnny Griffin - A Blowing Session (Vinyl Me Please). 45 rpm pressing means you have to get up every 8-10 minutes but it sounds pretty good. I forget how insane some of these tempos were and how these insane tempos don't seem to be Mobley's forte.

Really? There's another one! Ordered.

I came soooo close to posting this one but I thought maybe it was just me. I do enjoy this one quite a bit. It was "throw in" when I bought a bunch of Tubby Hayes CDs that came out right around the same time and I play this CD more than the Tubby CDs.

I may be confusing "Minor Swing" with "Blue Planet Man". Both have Zorn on it. I'll have to check again later. My PC at work is all messed up after they switched me to Windows 10.

I like John Zorn's playing on Patton's "Minor Swing". I don't have that Nilva record. Should I? Donaldson's "Midnight Soul" is a weird gold-plated French CD that combines the Argo LPs "Signifyin'" & "Possum Head" (minus one track - "Secret Love"). It's one of the few non-Blue Notes by Lou that I return to with any regularity. His later Muse and Milestone dates don't do much for me.