Kevin Bresnahan

I'd rather go back to 1978 and break open Bucky Bleeping Dent's bat to show the world its corked innards. Of course, going back to 1986 and somehow getting the Red Sox's idiot manager to 1) Leave Bob #@%# Stanley in the pen where he belonged and 2) Subbing for old man Buckner at first for a player who could actually bend over. I still blame Bob Stanley more than Bill Buckner for that screw up.

No, it doesn't. And for those who want to view Ronnie's current website, it's here. I'm going to hear Ronnie perform in Boston in two weeks and will probably pick up a copy of the new CD from him. For others, Infra-Rae is available on iTunes for only $6.93. Excellent! They finally got rid of the squatters. As of a few weeks ago, www.ronniecuber.com was still some sort of sex fetish site. It looks like they got booted off on October 1st. I was glad I had NoScript running in Firefox when I first visited. Checking out his new website - when the hell did Scullers add Ronnie?!? I was just checking out their schedule a few weeks ago and I didn't see it. I'll have to get tickets to that one for sure! Gotta get my bari fix. Too bad Joanne can't leave the house for another few weeks. Kevin

Your post became inappropriate once the offending post it referred to was deleted. Remember, there are multiple definitions to the word. If you stick to "not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable", then yeah, you have a reason to be miffed. But if you use "not suitable for a particular occasion etc.", it describes your post very well. It was not appropriate to leave your post in place as it would no longer fit in with the rest of the thread.

Don't you think your post would've looked rather odd without the first post commenting on the price?

We had to put Jasmine down last Wednesday, the day my wife was coming home from the hospital after major surgery. I left in the morning and she was fine but by late morning, I had to have my brother come and take her to the vet. The hits just keep coming here at Casa Bresnahan.

Joanne came through great. Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts. She's still on antibiotics and steroids so she's not out of the woods completely, but she feels better and looks a lot better.

The empty nest is a bit emptier this morning as I wake up to an empty house. Wish me & my wife Joanne luck this morning (10/16) and if you believe in that sort of thing, toss a prayer her way. She's undergoing some major neck surgery. Kevin

Joanne & I talked about what to do when our dog Jasmine dies. We've always had a dog in our marriage. But this will be the 3rd one to leave us and we may take a break. It's such a heart-breaking event. Also, we're thinking we may be able to take off every now & then if we don't have a dog back at the house. A dog is like a child. You always have to have a local "dog sitter" handy to feed it and let it out to do its business. Our dog sitters just had their youngest go off to UNH this year too. They're spending most weekends up at their lake house. So much change going on in my life. It's pretty crazy. But you know what I always say... I'd rather get old than the alternative!

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.