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with Vinicius

I always love this photo of Billie Holiday because it always reminds me of someone very close to me, Susan Degro. The same sly smile. She has a permanent place in my heart!

Thanks for posting that! Ironically, I bet I would have been even more happy reading part two; going to be interesting to read that. Those Boat Tapes will be fun to read about. I didn't order the Truckin'. . . .Just not really interested in much of Brent Midland era Dead. Right now listening to Grey Folded. . . that is quite a work!

Been spinning the Basie Verve on and off for a week.

Well to be fair, I looked at the last release I personally bought, the latest Lee Wiley, which was released in February 2004 and said this: "They've only been absent from the new release rack for 17 months at the most. . . ." I missed seeing any titles released after that date.

An earlier thread: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...558&hl=pasadena

Mike I think there are many reasons. One is that the comic book companies themselves have targeted making movies and have become better at getting them made year after year. Another is that there is a built in potential audience. A popular comic is almost guaranteed a certain draw from fans who are curious as to how this particular book will translate to the screen and the movie experience can sometimes mirror the reading experience which can be very satisfying. These are fantasies, and can definitely be good escapist trips away from everyday drudgery. I sure use them as that; I wish I didn't but I have everyday drudgery that I like to escape from. And I grew up reading comics (my father's early ban on them only fanned the flames) and they invaded my imagination and I honestly believe that these superheroes serve as mythological heroes for our age in a way that more classic heroes did in earlier ages. And many of the comics and the movies that are based thereon serve as minimorality plays. . . .There is a hunger for this type of thing for many. . . . I'm less and less excited by the FF movie the more trailers and commercials I see. . . . I too feel that the storyline change is crippling the character strength. . . . I'm sure to enjoy the movie, but am also pretty sure I will wish it had been handled differently. I'm likely to see it in a few days.

Don, thanks for the intercession!