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I don't find much that I'd classify as unbelievable, but that any team, let alone a good team like the Pistons, would offer a contract to Kwame Brown boggles the mind. I feel sorry for Bruce. I celebrated when the Lakers shed him last season. Not only does he have the worst hands of any big man in the league, he's also probably the laziest ass in the league. As I said, Bruce - sorry you'll have to suffer his presence.

How are these? Been meaning to pick up more of Dixon's Soul Note work. Haven't listened yet, but I'll let you know. Holy Ghost - Listened to Flutistry today. This is one that seemed to slip under the radar when it was released (1997) - at least under my radar. It's a recording that demands attention - if you're not truly listening, it will probably make no impression at all. If you do give it your full attention, it will repay that attention. The six tracks combine precomposing and improvised composing. Some of the fun of listening to this is to try and hear which is which. On first listen, I had some opinions but I'm sure I'll hear more with further listens. I'm sure there will be more.

Wynton definitely falls into what a former co-worker of mine used to call the short little fat guy category.

Thanks for posting the pic, Michael. Looks like everyone involved was in a good place - not just talking about the Vanguard.

Willie looks natural in either photo. Wynton just looks odd in both.

Thanks for keeping us informed, Bruce. Hope all continues to go well.

Hi Clem - My point was that Sinatra made arrogance/impudence/I'm the guy all the women want... a part of his musical persona. Those things may have been parts of Max's, Dizzy's, Louis', & others' lives, but they didn't throw it in the faces of their audiences. I didn't dig Sinatra's schtick, and couldn't get past that to the music. My opinion - perhaps my problem. Your pal - the inane moralizing dipshit. (Not intended in anger - I don't find this an important enough subject.)

Your reply wasn't intended for me, but I feel that all of this has an effect on many of us. If you had forseen what was going to happen - illegal downloading, the European 50 year limit, etc. - you might have reconsidered creating Nessa Records (tho I have a feeling you might have been stubborn enough to do it anyway). If Nessa Records had never existed, my life, for one, would be greatly lessened.

I hear what you're saying. Can't say that I agree, but I hear you. I do think that many people today feel that the internet is a wide open opportunity to feed their entitlement. But hey - most people are going to do whatever they can get away with. I try not to be cynical, but....

Joe Turner/Count Basie: The Bosses (Pablo)

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Next... (L7) Kidding, of course. I'm a MAJOR June Christy fan and have at least a dozen of her Capitol albums. As for Frank, to each his own, but I think his reputation and persona sometimes obscure his gifts as a singer. I realize that this isn't a Sinatra thread, so I don't want to get off track, but I find it difficult - make that impossible - to get past that rep/persona. edit - perhaps that's my loss, but that's the reality. Not that Frank gave a damn about any of that.

No answers to your questions. I'm just amazed that a lot of people think that they have the "right" to hear something just because they "want" to hear it.

Got mine yesterday. Listened to it today, and off that listen it's my favorite of the three O CDs. Playing as a band for years has made you guys tight. Oh - I like the cover too. Didn't think I would, just from the posts, but seeing the real thing won me over.

Jesse Winchester: "All of Your Stories" from Third Down, 110 To Go (Bearsville LP)

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Thanks for sharing your music with us, Mr. Griffin.

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Elizabeth Cotten: Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar (Folkways)

NY Times article on the pine tar game: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/sports/b...amp;oref=slogin

I don't understand that belief at all. The man had just hit a clutch home run in the ninth inning, with two outs, on the road, against the best closer in the game, and on a ridiculous technicality, had been called out and his team went from being ahead to being the losing team. I don't think any reaction could qualify as "over the top" in that situation. I think that situation might have seen the same reaction from Manny Being Manny, which would be as far from "over the top staged theater" as you can get. I see nothing but an expression of total rage and frustration and disbelief. Absolutely nothing theatrical or over the top or Piniella-like whatsoever. I don't know ... he came flying out of that dugout as if someone had just shot his dog or something. I guess I just tend to take the antics of these athletes with a grain of salt. His rage may have been sincere, but if that's the case, I'm not sure I'd want to be around the guy when something happened that was really worth getting pissed about. To a highly competitive athlete, having just for all intents and purposes won a game against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium over the best closer in the game, that was completely worth getting pissed about. You might have seen a more mellow reaction from, say, JD Drew, but I'm pretty sure that Brett was as driven by winning as any player of his era. I don't know if you read Joe Posnanksi's blog (which is simply the best sports blog in the world) but he recently posted a piece about Stan Musial. Musial was one guy who probably would have taken it in stride. As the story goes, late in a game against the Dodgers, Musial hit a home run to take the lead which was waved off by an umpire who had called time because a ball had rolled on the field. Musial's manager and someone else came out to argue so vociferously they both got tossed, one after the other. Musial never said a thing. When everyone calmed down, he said to the ump, "It didn't count? Well there's nothing you can do" and proceeded to hit a bases clearing double on the next pitch. Actually, the real story isn't quite as dramatic (Poz did some investigating on his own to find the truth) but the gist of it is true. In reality, Martin deserves a lot of credit. They had noticed that Brett used too much pine tar but they waited for the exact right moment to use it against him. And it worked - til the AL President did the right thing the next day. I recall an interview with Brett when the Yanks were playing K.C. - last season or earlier this season - where he said that he just lost it and now feels embarrassed by by his reaction to being called out.