Kevin Bresnahan

The best way is to download the free shareware program DVDShrink (http://www.dvdshrink.org/). Using this, there are several on-line tutorials. This program will allow you to re-author the movie which bascially means stripping off all the "junk" (YMMV) and leave behind just the movie, which is very important to minimize compression. Once you use DVDShrink to create files on your hardrive, you simply use your burning software (set to "data dvd") and burn the two folders that DVDShrinik created to a blank. It's very easy. Kevin

BTW, for those unaware, the TOCJ of "Off to the Races" is stereo. The Mosaic box is mono (even though the booklet says it's stereo). I think the stereo TOCJ sounds better than the mono Mosaic. My 2 cents. Kevin

Please tell me that the Bennie Green CD is still available. I have been wanting to get this one for a while (without having to buy the Mosaic Select). Kevin

If you like domestic RVGs, the Leo Parker is on a short list for the next batch. I think if you hold out, you'll be able to get it with the extra track. Kevin

Jim, I've tried several freebies and all of them have their pluses and minuses but none of them have gotten the simplicity that I loved about PhotoDeluxe. I could scan, fix the red-eye and export a picture to .jpg in about a minute. It is really simple that way. I was given a copy of Photoshop a while back and I couldn't figure out how to do these "simple" things. I'm actually tracking some scanner auctions on ebay. I figure I can get a scanner with PhotoDeluxe bundled in for a lot less than the software. Weird, huh? Kevin

Years ago, I bought an HP scanner that came bundled with Adobe's Photo Deluxe. I loved this simple-to-use photo editor. I was able to upgrade it to 3.0 when my brother bought a scanner (he's since lost that install CD). I am now in the hunt for a 4.0 version. Ebay is nuts about this stuff. I mean, it's discontinued software and they're getting $50 for it? Heck, for $50, I'll go out and buy a modern package. Does anyone have an old CD of this lying around? Maybe an old scanner package? A reliable download site? I'm even thinking about buying a used Microtek 4800 scanner for the Photo Deluxe CD and throwing out the scanner! I wish Adobe still sold it but I guess they want everyone to pay $300 for PhotoShop. Kevin

Interesting list Hans. Pretty cheap too at only 1500 Yen. I wonder why the price dropped? I figured the last few batches were intros. So now the Japanese and the European fans of this session will have a chance to get this while everyone in the US continues to be denied access. I wish there was a way to contact Pete Sims... I'd let him know that I think he's being a fool. Kevin

Is there any way to get the server to recognize me from the cookie? I have to keep logging in every time I visit. No biggie, but it's a step that wasn't there before. EDIT: I just left the house for a while and it is not only making me log in again, but it's saying I last visited "Yesterday at 1:20 PM". Not by my watch. Kevin

Man, you guys gotta lighten up! Haven't you ever attended a high school reunion? Sure the 5th year reunion is stupid. "What do you do" and "What are you driving" is all you hear. But starting with the 10th, it's a blast to see people you knew as kids morph into these old people. Personally, I love to go talk with people I wouldn't have considered talking with when I was in high school (and that was a lot of people). Face it, we're mostly immature jerks in high school. Once we mature, we can actually talk to these people. We do have a lot in common. A lot of stuff goes down in high school. So I'm looking forward to my 25th. At the last one, I got talking with one of my friends from the marching band and I found out that her brother, who was always riffing on Coltrane when the bandleader walked in, is a big Jazz nut. I would've never known that he kept at it otherwise. Stuff like that makes going fun. There's also the bummer news when you hear of classmates dying. We're too young. Later, Kevin

Surprise, surprise! They actually responded. They say that I should have been able to respond. They say you can respond once to each member of your class. And guess what? When I go back to try and send a response now, the "Enter your credit card" screen has mysteriously disappeared! A glitch? I doubt it. I bet this "mistake" gets them about 20 sign-ups per month from people who feel the need to get their response through. Classmates ain't getting my money! BTW, I sent a response with my E-mail address in it. I wonder if Classmates runs it through a filter to strip it out? I guess I'll find out. Later, Kevin

These guys are slime. My high school reunion is coming up and the organizer decided to utilize Classmates.com to make it a little easier. Yeah, easier, but also a nightmare! They continually spam me to try to get me to become a "Gold Member", just so I can talk to the people in the class. This is a PIA but not the worst thing. This morning, I get an E-mail telling me I got an "E-mail" from a former classmate. I click the link and it brings me to the Classmates.com website, where I find a nice message from an old girlfriend. I see a link that says "Reply" (like any E-mail) and type up a reply. I hit "Send" and up pops a window asking me for my credit card before they can send my "E-mail"!! These scumbags want me to pay to E-mail someone who "E-mailed" me expecting an answer. Now if I don't reply, the sender's going to think I'm a jerk who doesn't reply to E-mails. The thing is, this ain't E-Mail! I'm steamed. I sent a message via their "Contact Us" link but I don't expect to hear back. Now, I have to hope that I see this person at the reunion so I can tell her what happened. Later, Kevin

One of the easiest ways to stop this is to swap the RCA phono cables. These cables do fail occassionally. If it doesn't go away, it could be a grounding problem. Most phonos don't have a three-prong plug so that trick won't work. If they still sell it, Radio Shack had a special RCA phono cable that had ground loop isolators in each signal path. I had one set up where this cable was the only way I could get rid of the hum... and I believe it may have been when I had my TT hooked up to my PC through a phono pre-amp. Kevin

Pardon, but I'm rather uninformed about quite a few BN titles that are pre-1955. Have either or both of these Elmo Hope titles been on CD before?? If so, where?? Can't imagine in the U.S. - otherwise there's no chance they'd be Conns (or else this'd be the first Conn ever that'd been released stateside before). I'm guessing they've been out in Japan before. Those 20 tracks were on the BN 1991 'Elmo Hope Trio and Quintet' release (CDP 7 84438 2). Nothing new under the BN sun! The CD had digital transfer by Ron McMaster. The photo on the cover of that one was the same as the Elmo Hope and dog that graced the BN 5044 ten-incher. Indispensable for fans of this awesome piano player! .... and then that CD was re-released as a limited edition in the Collector's Choice Series.

Well, I was told the October Connoisseur list was finalized. For October 2005: Don Cherry - Where Is Brooklyn? - 5 tracks Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor - 5 tracks Andrew Hill - Andrew!!! - 8 tracks Elmo Hope - Trio and Quintet - 20 tracks Jackie McLean - Consequence - 6 tracks Ike Quebec - The Complete 45 Sessions (2 CDs) - 26 tracks Of course, until the catalog numbers are added, it isn't a "done deal". I don't know why the Kenny Cox two-fer didn't make the cut. I'll ask. The Elmo Hope is a weird one. Who thought this was a candidate? I never heard anyone asking about this one. It caught me off guard. Just goes to show what some people ask them for. I guess the people requesting this title missed out the other two times it was out? BTW, I think "Tex Book Tenor" is the official title they're choosing for this title, which was previously issued in the LP double "Back From the Gig". I suppose it's better than "Gichi" or "In a Capricornian Way". Kevin

Is this what you were looking for? No, Jim, John's comment came later on in the thread. I believe the Doodlin' link at the beginning of the thread actually said how he was killed but in looking at it now, it doesn't mention it any more. I believe the link used to go to an "update" page but I can't find this update anywhere on that website. Maybe Jim can contact Pete Fallico? Kevin

What happened to the story that was originally linked here? I could have sworn it talked about finding out how Baby Face died. I was talking to Michael Cuscuna about Baby Face and he was saying that he was thinking about a Mosaic Select and he'd like to include this info in the liners. Kevin

I had 19 titles in my queue and now I'm down to 3! Luckily, they did this after they shipped my latest queued-up CD. I don't even think I can remember all of the titles I had in there. Kevin

If you want a good sample from the set, pick up "The Jimmy Giuffre 3" on Atlantic. If you like that, there's a good chance you'd like the whole set. I like this CD, but certainly not enough to justify the cost of the Mosaic box. It's one of the few I took a pass on. No regrets (yet). BTW, another very good date is a two-fer on ECM called "Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1961". I think I like the Atlantic a bit more but it's still very good. Kevin

I caught two songs last night on my drive home and man, did it sound great! Awesome job, Steve. The bass was very nicely captured. Congrats to the guy who set up the sound. I was wondering how to spell the leader's name. Now I know. Kevin

Look, it's clearly not legal. If it was even remotely legit, I'd be all over it. There are artists who encouraged tape trading and I thought this website was for that. It's almost the exact opposite. My reasons for staying away is that these websites have and will continue to be targeted by the legal-eagles. They'll go to court, get an injunction, get your ISP to fork over your account info (which Verizon does with very little provocation) and next thing you know, they're knocking at my door with a subpeona. I'll avoid that... thanks, but no thanks. Kevin

Is this site for legal downloads? I can't see any information about what it has without registering (and I don't want to register if it's a bootleg joint). Kevin EDIT: Nevermind... I'll pass on this place. It's all bootlegged material. BTW, they try to cover their asses by listing bands who have specifically asked to be excluded. Legally, it's the other way around! More humor in their FAQ: Is this site legal? This site is merely a tracker. No files are hosted on this site. The tracker also has no way of checking the contents of any files which it tracks - it merely records the hash ID and the IP addresses of users connected to each particular torrent. It is your responsibility to check that the content of the files which you download is legal in your locality.

Well, I finally got sunmusic.com to cancel my order and authorize BidPay to credit my account. Of course, it took a threat to post negative feedabck here to get them to respond. It's been two weeks since I last heard from them. I threaten to give them a black mark and "voila", an E-mail in less than an hour. So, I guess you could say that all's well that ends well, but I know I won't be using sunmusic.com again. Kevin

I remember seeing Marchel play at a now-defunct Dallas club called "The Jazz Connection" back in the mid-90's. I think Joey D was on the organ. I bet there were 6 people in there, max. Too bad because they missed a burnin' set that night. I went because of Joey but sat amazed at Ivery. I bought one of his Leaning House Jazz CDs that night. I also saw him at the Addison Jazz club (Sambuca's?) where the planes take off and the their lights come up behind the stage. First time it happens, it freaks you out. Once again, Ivery was on his game. There are only a few things I miss from my days on the road... seeing Marchel Ivery down in the Dallas area is one of them. Kevin

Tired today... got back late last night. Christini's was awesome, with the perfect atmosphere and very tasty food. Weird location though, it's located in a strip mall. They said they were building a standalone restaurant that they planned to open in about two years. The meal plan turned out to be a blessing and a curse. It was certainly a bargain, money-wise. However, every meal comes with an appetizer, entree and dessert. Way too much food for me! As for Disney, my favorite "show" was Mickey's Philharmagic. Great 3D show. My favorite ride was one they were previewing (it officially opens May 5th) called Soarin'. It's a hang glider simulation, complete with smells. The Rock & Roll Rollercoater was a close second. Of course, you have to dig Aerosmith to really like this ride. The hotel was OK. The Port Orleans French Quarter was supposed to be Jazz-themed. The closest they came was naming the streets with cute names like "Jazz Alley". The live "Jazz" they had performed in their bar consisted of a solo act who played sax, guitar... well, pretty much every instrument... all accompanied by some keyboard with pre-recorded rhythm. Gack. When he broke out in "Rockin' Robin", I knew I had to vacate the area quickly. I never made it to see Sam Rivers. Too much going on that night. I also discovered that he was playing with his Rivbea Orchestra which is not really the way I wanted to see him so maybe it was better this way. Thanks everyone for the recommendations. If I could give one back, it's this: Go at least once. It was a great time. Kevin

Well, you're screwed! Seriously, I did ask Michael what's the scoop on this date and he said Blue Note had no interest in picking it up. He didn't know if the Japanese would print more. The copy I got from him looks like it got stepped on but, hey, at least I got it. BTW, I finally talked to a real person at BidPay today. I tried a trick... I called the auotmated number and hit # about 20 times until it finally transferred me to a real, warm-bodied mammal. I now have a stop-payment request into Sun Music. Luckily, they haven't cashed the check yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Kevin