Kevin Bresnahan

Allen Lowe is not coming back unless he works something out with Jim A. Edited to add that it was Allen's decision to leave. Jim A. just made it so that he couldn't delete all of his content when he left.

A moderator's job here on organissimo forums has never been defined by Jim A. We've had several through the years that have done a decent job of deescalating arguments. It's fine line between deleting/editing inflammatory comments and censorship. Jim S seems to allow almost everything to go on for a lot longer than other moderators, likely because he expects things to work out in the end. This may be why some people don't like his style. In the absence of Larry Kart, Jim A. recently asked me to help out. While I enjoy a good debate, I am less inclined to let them get as nasty as Jim has on a few occasions. Hopefully our two moderation styles can co-exist here and we can make this a good place to visit for everyone.

I'm pretty sure that Mnytime was playing us with a long con, although I don't know what his endgame was. He sounded like he had connections in the industry, but quite a few of my connections at the time didn't think he was right with everything he reported. For instance, he reported that Columbia couldn't wait to get rid of Wynton Marsalis but everyone I asked said that their connections at Columbia didn't have any problems with him and that his discs sold OK, though they faded in the end. Then the story changed and it was his girlfriend that was working at Columbia and she didn't like Wynton. Then his girlfriend became his wife. Then it was his ex-girlfriend. The story seemed to change and change. His untimely demise was also very weird. At first, he was sick (was it cancer?). Then he had a car accident. Then his "brother" came on using his account to say he died, yet his brother wrote exactly like Mnytime did and seemed to have the same insider connections. It just sounded like a story concocted to kill off his persona. On top of that, his brother disappeared when he was asked about his brother's services. All in all, it didn't sound like he was being honest with us.

Part of the problem with regular posters like soulpope choosing to leave is that we aren't getting new members, so whenever any of us leave for an extended period, it creates a bit of a void. FWIW, there is a huge waiting list of people wanting to get on the forum but a cursory look at the applicants' info shows that it's faked and the applicant is simply looking to spam the heck out of us, so I skip approving them. Again, if anyone knows of someone legitimately trying to join the forum, contact me with their E-mail address. BTW - the biggest problem with trying to screen these applicants is that almost all of them use gmail e-mail addresses. A gmail E-mail is almost impossible to Google to find a real person so I generally skip over them.

If you read his Wiki entry, his downward career path was probably due to his addictions, rather than bad luck. He died at 38 from cirrhosis.

I was at the Up/Over Jazz Cafe for one of the nights James recorded enough music for two self-released CDs, "Blues Up And Over Vol. 1" & "Round To It Vol. 2". I was pretty excited to hear these CDs, as I remember that night being pretty fantastic. I bought "Blues Up And Over" right away, but to this day, I have never found a CD copy of "Round To It" and missed this thread back in 2005. I see that James is now offering a download of "Round To It". It's a bit steep (as downloads go) at $18, but I may have to bite the bullet to finally re-hear this music. https://jamesspaulding.bandcamp.com/album/round-to-it

The entire "Heavy Metal" soundtrack isn't really a bunch "heavy metal" musicians, so Blue Oyster Cult fits fine. From the track listing, maybe Black Sabbath fits the bill, but most of the others are "What the heck are they doing on there?" musicians. Donald Fagen? Cheap Trick? Stevie Nicks? Devo? Sammy Hagar – Heavy Metal Riggs – Heartbeat Devo – Working In The Coal Mine Blue Öyster Cult – Veteran Of The Psychic Wars Cheap Trick – Reach Out Don Felder – Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) Donald Fagen – True Companion Nazareth – Crazy (A Suitable Case For Treatment) Riggs – Radar Rider Journey – Open Arms Grand Funk Railroad – Queen Bee Cheap Trick – I Must Be Dreamin' Black Sabbath – The Mob Rules Don Felder – All Of You Trust – Prefabricated Stevie Nicks – Blue Lamp

This is really good. The two of them did 3 recording dates for Hep, released on 2 CDs, this and "Green & Blue". These dates were Mazurek's last hard bop dates. I don't think he plays in that style anymore.

I got this one in and spun it last night. It's definitely "Italian restaurant music". It does break out into some jazzier sections but it's mostly not. I still like it for what it is.

Two doctors were sitting on a park bench when they noticed an older man walking at them all hunched over with a stiff, shuffling gait. When he walks past their bench, one of the doctors said, "We noticed your're having trouble walking. I was thinking you might have something wrong with your hip. My colleague here thinks it's your back". The man stopped and said, "I guess we're all wrong then. I thought it was a fart".

The chocolate on the mini Reese's PB cups is not the same as the chocolate on the full sized cups. It's harder and has a waxy consistency. I am not a fan. I stopped eating the mini PB cups years ago for this reason.

Hershey used to make everything in Hershey, PA. These days, not so much. All of their "minis" are made in Mexico, including the mini Reese's peanut butter cups. Many of their novelty bars, like the jumbo Reese's PB cups, are also made in Mexico. All York Peppermint Paddies are made in Mexico. For a long time, all Hershey kisses were made in PA but there seems to be some variation to that. BTW - we will never know where much of their chocolates are made because the US has never required any food product to be labeled with a country of origin. It's even worse with M&M/Mars products as they hide where all of their products are made. At least Hershey labels some of their products for us.

It might be a good idea to check out the crime rates for various areas before choosing where to rent. There are several good resources on line. Here's one: https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/pa/pittsburgh/crime & here's another: https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-pittsburgh-pa/

I really like this one.

Victor Goines - Genesis (A.F.O. Records). I don't remember buying this or the last time I played it... I wonder if I bought it directly from Victor years ago after a set?

I also ordered this one from that label:

I ordered a copy of both of these CDs. The Barron one sounds particularly interesting. I got it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1883914361 Also here: https://www.amazon.com/Table-Menus-Music®-Gift-Boxed/dp/B001KK28XQ

PIM - I know someone who had a serious ear infection and they had to drain his ears for him to recover his hearing. Did they drain your ears too? My youngest daughter got Covid again earlier this week. She was pretty sick for about 4 days. Today is the first day she's trying to go without meds. Covid still sucks.

MartyJazz hasn't posted since 2018. Does anyone know if he's still around?

Here's where it was "released": https://menusandmusic.com/collections/musiccooks/products/the-cocktail-hour

Lee Morgan - Blues For Mr. Tatum. This is some good boogaloo. Don't mind my crappy artwork. I am not Reid Miles or Patrick Roques.

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (Blue Note). I'm spinning the SHM-CD (TYCJ-81002) that has two bonus tracks, including an alternate of "Autumn Leaves". I think this CD sounds very good and I find myself playing it more often than the MFSL gold CD and the AP SACD.

When Galaxy/Fantasy licensed the Atlas sessions with Art Pepper for their box set, "Hollywood All-Star Sessions" in 2001, the licensing blurb on the back said, "Licensed from APMCORP", which could very well be Atlas Polydor. Discogs isn't always accurate either.

Steve - I know you're into this, but... nope. This is not something that I would ever want to see/hear live.