paul secor

Deputy Dawg Shaq Elvis

When I want to relax, I don't listen to music.

Panama Francis Francis Davis Clem

Oliver Hardy Sidney Greenstreet Orson Welles

:party: Happy Birthday, Clifford! Hope you're having a GREAT day! :tup

Thank you, Reverend Jeter. You helped to make the world a better place for myself and many others. I don't normally play the music of someone who's passed on the day I hear of their passing, but I have to make an exception in this case. "Only Believe", a live recording that was perhaps his finest post Swan Silvertones moment, is going on the box this afternoon.

Fraser MacPherson/Oliver Gannon: I Didn't know About You

Jesse James Frank James Cole Younger

Jeffrey T. Spaulding Albert Goodwill Spalding Charles Comiskey

The lesson here - If there's a good independent bookstore in your area, support it before it's too late.

My bad.

Bags & Trane: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1096674

Ann Southern Bob Northern Jerry West

The Tatum Group Masterpieces - Tatum/Eldridge (Pablo)

Didn't know that a Gil Evans Mosaic Select existed.

An article that all of us should read.

Little Walter Papa Lightfoot Mojo Buford

Del Shofner Frank Gifford Aaron Thomas

The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 (BN/King Japan)

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Never felt that Billy Martin had anything to do with the "Yankee Way", if there ever was such a thing. Bill James nailed him down pretty well when he speculated years ago on what Billy Martin would be doing if baseball didn't exist - 5 to 10 for manslaughter. I'm a Yankee fan, but never bought into Reggie Jackson's hot dog antics and self aggrandizement. I remember the late Catfish Hunter saying something to the effect that Reggie was a great guy who'd give you the shirt off his back. And then hold a press conference the next day to tell everyone about it. I do remember one Reggie moment that I treasure. In 1981, John Denny was pitching for Cleveland and knocked Reggie on his ass with an inside head high pitch. Reggie got up, hit a homer on the next pitch, and celebrated on his way around the bases. Denny went at him when he crossed home plate, and even though Denny was known as a strong guy, Reggie took him down and pinned him on the ground. They both were ejected, and I can still see Reggie laughing all the way to the dugout and clubhouse.

Hope it's a great birthday!

Dick Gaughan Frankie Armstrong June Tabor

Kenneth Anger Stan Brakhage Jonas Mekas

You are correct, sir: http://bookculture.wordpress.com/2007/12/1...alling-editors/ Interesting that one of the books Clem mentions is Melville's The Confidence Man.