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Ah. I understand, almighty guru.

Two favorites: Vintage Duets (Okka Disk) Duets 2001 (Thrill Jockey)

I didn't know that there were any "correct" answers.

Too many great melodists for me to narrow it down, but it's interesting to read where you're at tonight.

The ones I've heard (Johnny Otis, Joe Liggins, & Pee Wee Crayton) are pretty well done - not up to the original recordings, obviously, but worth hearing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/arts/music/percy-sledge-who-sang-when-a-man-loves-a-woman-dies-at-74.html?&assetType=nyt_now

Sad news. He was one of my favorite soul singers - perhaps my favorite. I'm glad that I got to see and hear him perform live. Thank you, Mr. Sledge. My favorite (somewhat obscure) Percy Sledge recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7jRMsA5clU

The vinyl of my RCA set sounds fine.

Sunny, 70 - perhaps Spring is finally here.

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It is a great deal. I kept my RCA LP box and skipped the Mosaic, and was happy to do so.

I've never watched the show, but I enjoyed the video.

Billy Boy Arnold's Vee-Jay recording of "I Ain't Got You" has been in my head for a while.

Seven - count 'em. 7 - players (none seniors) from the Kentucky team have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Does anyone believe that seven players from one college team are ready to play in the NBA? If they are, the standards for players in the NBA are pretty sorry these days.

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The reviews (by average people not literary reviewers) are all over the map. Interesting. You sometimes get this wide range of opinion on Douglas Coupland's work as well. Looks like one I might borrow from library but definitely not purchase. Anyway, going to launch into Diary of a Nobody today. I got the copy I read from the library and didn't know what to expect. I enjoyed it so much that I bought a copy yesterday. It's a book that I'll reread and/or delve into sections of in the future. Ok, good to know. I'll definitely try to get around to it some day. I have just the vaguest idea of its plot, though actually it sounds in this case the comparison to Coupland is apt -- some aspects sound a bit like Generation A (not a misprint, a newish book -- which has garnered divisive reviews). I've liked some of Smith's other work. Haven't read the Coupland (or any Coupland). I'll have to try him someday.

The reviews (by average people not literary reviewers) are all over the map. Interesting. You sometimes get this wide range of opinion on Douglas Coupland's work as well. Looks like one I might borrow from library but definitely not purchase. Anyway, going to launch into Diary of a Nobody today. I got the copy I read from the library and didn't know what to expect. I enjoyed it so much that I bought a copy yesterday. It's a book that I'll reread and/or delve into sections of in the future.

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