paul secor

Happy birthday, Joel!

Received the Capitol set today. Not often I get a second second chance. Thanks again, Hans.

Glad I just like to read old fashioned books and don't have to worry about the compatibility of formats, books being deleted, etc.

NY Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/books/20...uary&st=cse

Rock Hudson Gravel Gertie Pebbles Flintstone

The Enema Lady Larry Josephson Bob Fass

Just ordered the Capitol. Many thanks to Hans!

Uncle Milty Jackie Gleason Sid Caesar

Very late - I was away - but I hope you had a great birthday, Tom. :party:

Archie Shepp's "Mama Too Tight"

James Boswell Samuel Johnson Bunk Johnson

Ray Fontenot Ron Guidry Andy Pettitte

Don't want to enter yet another discussion of labels like Moon. But to get matters straight about Arthur Crudup - It was actually a publishing company, Hill & Range, that reneged at the last minute on paying Arthur Crudup for back royalties. Dick Waterman, in his book, Between Midnight and Day, tells the complete story. Arthur Crudup died shortly after this incident. On his way back from the funeral in Virginia, Dick Waterman spoke with an associate of a lawyer he had used to negotiate a contract for Bonnie Raitt. The lawyer suggested that they file suit to stop record companies from paying further royalties to Hill & Range. Chappell music was in the process of buying Hill & Range, and refused to go forward with the deal unless the legal matter was settled. A deal was reached, and Arthur Crudup's heirs received an initial payment of $248,000. The initial one time settlement that Hill & Range reneged on was for $60,000. Dick Waterman writes that he was present when the first check was issued, and that over the past 30+ years Arthur Crudup's estate has received around three million dollars in royalty payments. From everything I've read over the years, Dick Waterman comes across as an honest guy, so I have no reason to doubt what he wrote in his book.

Wadada Leo Smith?Jack DeJohnette: America Ives: Concord Sonata/Songs - Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Susan Graham Art Ensemble of Chicago: Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City - Live at Iridium Larry Young: Mothership

Amen. There's always unheard music to listen to or previously heard music to revisit. For me, being tired of listening to music would be like being tired of life and living. Hope that never happens. I don't believe that it will.

Klaus Kinski Werner Herzog Les Blank

Mandy Rice-Davies Christine Keeler Monica Lewinsky

Cecil: The Tree of Life

Bugsy Malone Dorothy Malone Philip Marlowe

Dizzy Trout Jack Sharkey Bob Shad

Reginald Van Gleason Joe the Bartender The Poor Soul

Five Days

Mark Rydell Elliott Gould Robert Altman

Doctor Filth Casanova Ma Rainey

"Serenity" from Charles Ives: Songs - Jan DeGaetani and Gilbert Kalish (Nonesuch) Haunting music