Kevin Bresnahan

As anyone who has had children can attest, your life goes through a radical change. No longer are you responsible for just you and your significant other, your every waking moment is occupied with "kid things". When they're little, it's the simple things like feed, clothe & clean up. As they age, you become a chauffeur, coach, mentor, tutor & best of all "Daddy". Throughout the years that our two daughters grew up to be young women, my wife & I tried to stay very close. We are still "best friends". We also made sure to go on dinner dates every now & then - just the two of us. I took Joanne to France for a week, Germany for a week and London for a week. Our theory was that by doing this, we'd be better prepared for when the girls were gone & it was just us again. We'd be a couple again - the dreaded Empty Nesters. September 6th, my two little girls went off to college... well, they're not little any more. So now the big test - did all of our "preparation" help us handle being empty nesters better than other couples we've known? Simply put, no. I really hate it. I miss having a full house. I miss the hustle & bustle of dinner time, driving the girls to & fro and just being their Dad. Our house is way too big for just the two of us. And with the market the way it is, downsizing ain't happening any time soon. Even worse - I started having health issues. Dizziness, muscle weakness, numb left arm. For crying out loud, I'm already bummed out & now my health starts heading south. 48 is not old! After about 20 doctor visits, they still have no clue what's going on. Then it gets even worse! Our happy-go-lucky Golden Retriever gets diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on her heart. My wife is going to be devastated. Jasmine is her dog. She follows "Mom" around all day & night. So far, being an empty nester is not all it was supposed to be. Later, Kevin

This is precisely because the people who think it's OK to text are not going to pay any attention to a law making their stupidity illegal. Unenforceable laws do nothing to stop these fools. The thing that bothers me is that everyone comes up with some reason why they shouldn't shut off texting while the phone is moving but yet they all agree that it's a bad thing. What does it take? For everyone to know someone first hand who has been killed and/or injured in an accident?

You stop and make the call/text. That's the safest thing to do. Look, I realize that there would be situations where this would be very bad, but face it, bans on cell phone use would do NOTHING to stop the stupidity known as "texting while driving". All it would do is make criminals of millions of people because THEY WILL NOT STOP THIS DUMB HABIT. BTW, there is a GPS chip in every phone sold in the US since 2001. The feds required it so they can always trace a cell phone. This same circuit tells the cell phone provider where you are and how fast you're moving. It would be a simple software switch to disable certain phone features while that phone is moving faster than a certain speed.

I would welcome this, but only if they put it in place at the provider level. The feds have the ability to force the wireless providers to shut off the phone if it's moving. Simply making it a federal crime would do nothing to stop it. I have seen far too many people whipping down the highway at 75-85 mph, totally oblivious to the world around them as they chat or text away on their phones. I would love to see a return to sanity. What on earth did everyone do back in the days before cell phones? Well, for one thing, they drove better!

Oh, the road rash you'd get riding like that! Hell, never mind riding, imagine throwing your leg over and hitting the hot exhaust? Ouch! BTW, I haven't been able to ride for over a month. Neck & arm are all screwed up. On the bright side, I feel a little safer. The texting while driving crowd is getting bigger and bigger out there. I am constantly in fear of one of these idiots coming into my lane.

Before anyone starts searching, once again, I have to warn you that Ronnie let his domain name expire and typing www. ronnie cuber . com brings you to a gay bondage website. I e-mailed Lois Gilbert, who used to administer Ronnie's website to ask her what happened and she says Ronnie just decided it wasn't worth it. Kevin

Yesterday, my wife & I were given the sad news that our beloved Golden Retriever, Jasmine, has an inoperable tumor on her heart. She isn't going to be around much longer. She is such a great dog. We're going to miss her.

The only problem I can see with many of these USB turntables is that they seem to be entry level players with really bad cartridges/styluses. I wouldn't play my vinyl on the one I've seen in the local Newbury Comics. One play with that crappy stylus and you'd probably damage the record. If I were to get one, it would probably be the Pro-Ject Debut III USB or the Music Hall USB-1. At least they come with a decent cartridge and even better, it can be swapped. Many of the really cheap ones come with a fixed cartridge.

They were reissued as a mid-priced CD a year or so ago. The first place I saw them was the Jazz Loft. They never did get around to "La Note Bleu", "French Ballads" or "Wild Dogs Of Ruwenzori" though. Of these 3, the only one I missed was "French Ballads". I found "Wild Dogs Of Ruwenzori" to be too "smooth" for my taste. Wilen does Kenny G? Kevin

Geez, I wonder what I missed? Seems to be some hostility on this thread.

Have you gone into a store recently and tried to sell regular US Blue Note CDs? I think you'll be lucky if they offer 50 cents to a dollar each. If you wanted store credit, you might get them up to $2, but even that might be lucky. Remember, many stores are selling sealed/new current Blue Note CDs for around $6-8. Used, they have to sell less than that which means they have to buy them for even less than that to make any money. Kevin be careful kevin - the "price police" might get pissed off! I'm not talking about the stuff he has for sale here! My comment was directed to his statement that he's going to sell his "regular" stuff to a local store. In my recent experience, stores are just not interested in used Jazz CDs. I've been told, "We don't want that" more than once in my day. When they do buy them, they offer very short money. If he has a store willing to give him $3 in cash for used current Blue Note CDs, I think he's doing pretty good. Kevin

Have you gone into a store recently and tried to sell regular US Blue Note CDs? I think you'll be lucky if they offer 50 cents to a dollar each. If you wanted store credit, you might get them up to $2, but even that might be lucky. Remember, many stores are selling sealed/new current Blue Note CDs for around $6-8. Used, they have to sell less than that which means they have to buy them for even less than that to make any money. Kevin

I'm going to save his email for the next time this question (inevitably ) comes up here, again. If that's the case then why have some people received some Hank Mobley sets with numbers near the last 50? Something doesn't jive.

I am pretty sure that it's been discussed before, but the number in the booklet is not always an indicator of the set's sales count. All of the booklets are printed up in advance. The CDs are pressed as needed, usually in quantities of 1,000 (I think). There have been people who have bought some of the last sets on the shelf and gotten low booklet numbers. Besides, if Mosaic was down to less than 750 sets, I am pretty sure they would flag it as "Running Low".

Wow, how prices of rare Jazz CDs have fallen. This used to regularly go for over $50 in the late 90's. I haven't spun this in years, but I remember great playing by the two front liners. I agree with the "roller rink" comment on the organ playing. Easy to ignore since the fidelity isn't really good enough to hear him that well.

Believe me, this is all going to end very soon. The minute The Beatles hit 50 years, all hell will break loose. There is no way that the EU is going to stay at 50 years with The Beatles catalog on the line. Just like Mickey Mouse did to the US PD laws, The Beatles will push the EU out to 75 years.

Good for him! I don't see how he'd win. His Pacific Jazz recordings are in the public domain in the EU. Illegal here, yeah, but not there.

All sold. Thanks everyone for looking. Kevin

Not being a member of the Steve Hoffman forum, and apparently because of this, I'm not entitled to a Search function, would you be so kind as to post the forum link? Thanks. That's what I get for re-using my listings.

Up with one more price reduction... Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Grading is per the SH forum guidelines. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. Was $130 now $100 now $80 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two small corner dings. The cheapest I've seen this in recent months is $140. Currently, the only copy available anywhere is $199 (sealed) on amazon.com. Thanks for looking, Kevin

Many years ago, a co-worker of mine had this same problem and I had him check his speaker wires. I told him that it sounded like one of his speaker wires had one strand that didn't get onto the terminal and that tiny wire was probably touching the other terminal. He went home and checked his speakers and found one stray wire jumping across to the other terminal. I felt like an audio god. BTW, if this is what you find, it might be what killed your first amp. When people swap an amp, they rarely check the speaker wires at the speaker. Also, you can measure the resistance of you speakers. A blown tweeter can be shorted. If you do measure the speaker resistance make sure to remember that it isn't 8 Ohms. 8 Ohms is the impedance. You're just looking for a short or very high resistance. Kevin

Up with another price reduction... Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Grading is per the SH forum guidelines. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. Was $130 now $100 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two small corner dings. The cheapest I've seen this in recent months is $140. Currently, the only copy available anywhere is $199 (sealed) on amazon.com. Thanks for looking, Kevin PS. In case anyone reading this is interested in the discography, here it is: (A) Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Maynard Ferguson, valve trombones; Claude Williamson, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Bob Cooper, arranger. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 3 (A1) and June 22 (A2), 1954. Recording engineer: Alan Emig. The alternate take of “Wailing Vessel” was originally issued on JAZZ WEST COAST Pacific Jazz JWC 500. All other selections originally issued on BUD SHANK AND THREE TROMBONES Pacific Jazz 10” LP 14. (B) Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Brookmeyer; valve trombone; Claude Williamson, piano; Joe Mondragon (B1), Buddy Clark (B2), bass; Larry Bunker, drums; Strings: (B1) Samuel Cytron, Tibor Zelig, Milton Feher, violins; Myron Sandler, viola; Paul Bergstrom, cello; (B2) Sam Caplan, Marshall Sosson, Ben Gill, violins; Lou Kievman, viola; Ray Kramer, cello. Arranged by Russ Garcia (all B1 tunes), Johnny Mandel (“Low Life”), Bob Brookmeyer (all other B2 tunes). Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles on November 29, 1954 (B1) and January 7, 1955 (B2). Recording engineer: Val Valentin. The alternate take of “Low Life” was originally issued on JAZZ WEST COAST Pacific Jazz JWC 500. All other selections originally issued on BUD SHANK AND BOB BROOKMEYER Pacific Jazz 10” LP 20. © Bud Shank, alto sax, flute; Bob Cooper, tenor sax, oboe; Claude Williamson, piano; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums. Recorded live at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA on January 19, 1956. Recording engineer: Phil Turetsky. Originally issued as JAZZ AT CAL-TECH - THE BUD SHANK QUARTET WITH BOB COOPER (Pacific Jazz PJ-1219) (D) Bud Shank, flute; Bob Cooper, oboe; Howard Roberts, guitar; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on November 29, 1956 (first session). “Sweet Georgia Brown” originally issued on BLOWIN’ COUNTRY World Pacific WP-1277. All others originally issued on FLUTE ‘N OBOE (World Pacific WP-1226). (E) Bud Shank, flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, arranger; Howard Roberts, guitar; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums; Ben Gill, Eudice Shapiro, violins; Milt Thomas, viola; Ray Kramer, cello. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on November 29, 1956 (second session). All selections originally issued on FLUTE ‘N OBOE (World Pacific WP-1226). (F) Bud Shank, flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, arranger; Howard Roberts, guitar; Don Prell, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Eudice Shapiro, Bob Sushel, Jack Pepper, violins; Milt Thomas, viola; Ray Kramer, cello. Shank plays alto sax on “Tenderly”. Cooper plays tenor sax on “Danny Boy”. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on January 21, 1958. Originally issued on THE SWING’S TO TV (World Pacific WPM-411). (G) Bud Shank, alto sax, tenor sax, flute; Bob Cooper, tenor sax, oboe, bass clarinet; Claude Williamson, piano; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on February 18, 1958. “Mutual Admiration Society”, “Accustomed To Her Face”, “Just In Time” and “Two Lost Souls” originally issued on JAZZ SWINGS BROADWAY (World Pacific WPM-404). “Blowin’ Country” originally issued on BLOWIN’ COUNTRY (World Pacific WP-1277). All other selections originally issued on THE SWING’S TO TV (World Pacific WPM-411). The first nine selections are in the original sequence of BLOWIN’ COUNTRY. Original sessions produced by Richard Bock (A-C) and Russ Freeman (D-G). All selection are mono.

Price drop on this one... Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. $130 $110 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two very small corner dings. This box set contains the music from 6 very rare LPs. With the exception of "Blowin' Country", this music has never been available since it was first released on various LPs back in late 50's.

One down, one to go... $130 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two very small corner dings. This box set contains the music from 6 very rare LPs. With the exception of "Blowin' Country", this music has never been available since it was first released on various LPs back in late 50's. SOLD: $130 Mosaic Select # 19 - The Pacific Jazz Piano Trios (3 CDs)

The Christmas album was available on CD in Japan in the RVG series. If you wanted to sell the entire box, you might be able to find a copy of that CD. Kevin