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Marty, as far as I can tell from reading, Leonardo WAS the movie, he was the one fighting to have a movie made about Hughes, who maybe had the rights to do so, etc. He was going to be the actor no matter what! I felt that the OCD was actually pretty well displayed. . . . Living closely with someone with mental illness I felt that they got that part of it pretty right while still dealing with it delicately. . . . I don't like Leonardo much, but on the whole I think he did a good job on this film.

Soon to be introduced, the Walkwoman.

Anyone else think Chris' little bit about Bush reapplying for his job was pretty funny!?

That looks like a good beginner's amp; I have a cheap Marshall that is a 20 watt model and this looks better than that (and the Marshall is okay). . . . The Randall looks rugged and more than he'll need for some time to come. (Just don't let him discover TUBE amps! I have never fully warmed up to my Marshall in part because I know how much better tube amps sound!) I've never heard any Randall amps, but a penpal of mine has said they are good value for money amps.

Hope you have many more great ones!

Wes, one of my favorite Weston interpretations is "Little Niles" on "This is Dollar Brand" (Black Lion). Nice solo piano! Then there is that "The Warm Sound of Johnny Coles" lp/cd. Man. That is sort of a Weston session in disguise!

I generally watch as much as I can stand (before falling asleep, it goes past my bedtime). IF you follow the year's movies it adds a level of interest; I have been following movies the last four or five years and so I've been watching the Oscars. Enjoying most of what transpires before I go to bed. I worked yesterday afternoon though, was tired, didn't make it much past Natalie Portman's presenting an award. . . glad Jamie won, wish there had been a different big picture win (NOT a boxing movie fan).

Many more happy ones, MANY more!

Get Coltrane Plays the Blues and Ole on Atlantic, take two aspirins, and check in here tomorrow.

No need to apologize Brad!

Hmmmh. . . in a way with those earliest recordings, with the Taylor piece, with the interviews and all the tremendous info in the book, this IS the way to get started on Ayler. Greg, I think you're in for a real journey that I'm betting you'll enjoy.

Too flat to be those damned cylinders at last!

Brad, I have one on offer on the thread already.

Used cd stores here are full of Miles Davis and Duke Ellington product too. Fact of the matter is I had just finished listening to Jackie McLean sing Wynton's praises on a live performance, introducing him on to join in on a number or two, he doesn't seem to think Wynton deserved to be kicked around like a dead horse or Leslie Gourse's corpse (obviously another sore spot with me). I apologize, you're entitled to your opinion, I just get tired of the most outrageous ones (this and the Norah "talentless hack" one just make me steam). I'm sorry, back on track with Al selling books (I've bought two I hope).

Yeah yeah yeah, very fuckin' funny Bertrand. Allen, I'll email you re the Chicago book. Like I need another book. . . .

The new McDuff is much more New Orleansy than Moon! It's a juicy bluesy romp thanks to Ray Draper and some funky arrangements. Me likey.

I agree that Wille the Lion is great!

Great score Evan!

I'm with Chuck solidly on this one (save I haven't yet had the pleasure of working with him). I'm one hundred and one percent a Weston fan, I've been tracking down anything he does, and this Select has some of the very best of his first decade of work within it. LOVE it!

YES

The Baby Huey is very interesting to me, a lot of the bands I saw in Chicago in the period of '73 to '76 had the sound one way or another that Baby Huey and the Baby Sitters came up with. It's a blend of the sort of sounds that James Brown and Buddy Miles Express and Howlin' Wolf and many another band (including a bit of Santana) had at the time. . . well, it's black music and it's very powerful and trippy. I'm enjoying it a lot; the jazzy bits, and the dramatic bits that Huey injects. . . he was a great singer, it's a tight band, it's fun music.

It was fun to read too Marty!

Please don't! I'm not into pictures of kids (sorry).

I believe these have absolutely no relation to the original Tung-Sols, they're just new tubes branded with the old label which was purchased, as was Mullard, etc. by an unscrupulous business hack who makes no effort to recreate original design, just labels inferior tubes with a time-honored name or two. New old stock is the way to go. I've had decent experience with POWER tubes from JJ Electronics and SED (formerly Svetlana, but not the NEW Svetlana which is part of this bogus new name on inferior tubes megabusiness) but I've had no real success comparing input tubes of new production to NOS tubes; NOS tubes win hands down every time. Admittedly, I'm not using them in Leslie cabinets, and I don't know how crucial that position in the circuit is on a Leslie amp, but in my audio amps I've given up trying to use new production input/driver tubes.

Yes I have noticed. Interesting. Next thing you know Mosaics of EMI material will! Just been listening to and really really enjoying the Baby Huey Water. WOW!