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Gene McCarthy Blue Gene Tyranny Rex Harrison

Is new to the collection of emoticons or have I just been oblivious to it for all these years? And yeah - I expect that someone will respond with .

Roscoe Mitchell and The Note Factory: Far Side (ECM) Duke Ellington: Unknown Session (Columbia) Louis Smith: Silvering (Steeplechase) - Recorded with Von Freeman & Von Freeman's group. Chuck steered me to this inadvertantly (at least I believe it was inadvertant). Never knew it existed til then & I'm looking forward to hearing it.

Not a bad band - w. Wilkerson, Clifford Scott, Johnny Brown, and Amos on piano. Not to mention Sweetie and Chee Chee.

Man, I guess snow must be a rarity in the U.K. Wouldn't be any big deal in most parts of the Northern U.S.

Don't know it but, if I saw it, I'd probably pick it up. I've got a soft spot in my heart for John Bubbles. I like his recording on Uptown - imagine I'm probably in a distinct minority on that one.

Herb Ellis Ed Thigpen Steve Reid

Webster Young: For Lady (Prestige Japan)

Franz Berwald: The Complete String Quartets - The Yggdrasil Quartet (BIS)

Lynn Blessing Giovanni Bonandrini Bon Jovi

When I'm flicking through the channels and come across televised poker tournaments, a lot of the competitors look like baboons.

Air: Open Air Suit (Arista Novus)

Great Idea! Wish I lived in the area. Hope it comes off well for all involved.

Donald Trump Dummy Hoy Henry Threadgill

Rain with high winds here, but at least it's not cold.

Just finished reading John Dufresne's Deep in the Shade of PARADiSE. From a dialogue between Miranda and Adlai near the end of the novel: "Miranda says, 'Adlai?' 'What' She wraps her arm over Adlai's chest, kisses his shoulder. 'Tell me a story, a long, long, long story that you never finish.' 'Can you have a story that never ends?' 'Yes, if you tell it right.'" I didn't want this story to end. But, like life, I knew it had to.

Best wishes for a Great Birthday!

Sherlock A.M. Homes Hugh Laurie

Happy Birthday!

O'Reilly at the Bar Moody Richard Safe Crackin' Big Bob

Philip Marlowe Sam Spade Lew Archer

Two concerns that have baffled me for decades: #1 Just how much money does a player have to make to play a kid's game any way? I mean, when Huff inked a $22 million dollar deal with the Giants, the press used words like "only" and treated the dollar amount as if it were no big amount of money. #2 Since when do the Steinbrenners give a rat's ass about how much they pay their players? Suddenly, they have grown a conscience? Please. This whole "due compensation" bullshit [pressumably because of a limited window of opportunity for players to be physically capabale to play] has ruined the game and is bad for our country. The player's priorities are crazy nuts and especially in this current economy where vast numbers of working stiffs are either unemployed or under employed. What are they thinking about? What are we thinking about, to concern ourselves with any of this?

Chan Parker Charlie Chan Birmingham Brown

Thanks for that aloc - photos and words (and music) to help us see and think about what is and what's not.

Coleman Hawkins Charlie Parker Lester Melrose