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Good point I guess, and it definitely wouldn't be a runaway hit if it were smarter and more creative than it is. . . . I still wish it were though.

That's what I find so fascinating about the JRVG and to an extent the RVG series. . .. I really LIKE the Night in Tunisia! And a number of others that get panned, and some of those I like least are sometimes touted as sonic spectaculars! Ah, the subjective world of audio reproduction!

Okay, the short version: on a board in a galaxy far away (called the Blue Note bulletin board in the galaxy of We Can't Get No Respect) it was revealed by a poster who has a decided audophile bent (and a pugnacious nature) that by reversing the polarity of the playback of most JRVGs (that is changing the + and - leads at just one end of the speaker cables, either the amp or speaker but not both) yields a more natural sound. I have been doing this for years now when playing back most every JRVG and in fact some of the early domestic RVG cds, and I agree with this. Others have expressed scorn, ambivalence, and other emotional responses.

What? I didn't start anything!

You're not the only one! I like this series a lot. . . I have quite a few. I enjoy the sound and the packaging.

I guess I want the edginess it doesn't have. . . well I could keep watching to see if it develops. . . there are a few reasons to watch. . . .

Well, Steal Your Face I enjoy. . . color me weird. It's not the best, but there's something to it that is cool. . . . I bought it when it first came out within my first few years of Dead record buying, and recently bought the cds (which don't sound that great). I'm looking forward to the new "soundtrack."

I haven't heard any of her music. I'm out of it when it comes to contemporary R&B. But she has a nice website, she's a very beautiful woman and seems like a NICE person, not the usual "nasty" R&B image that seems promoted. With such solid recommendation, I should look into her music!

I ALMOST like this show. I gave it a chance, but. . . . It's just got a layer of chezzwhizziness I can't get beyond. It needs a bit more grit or depth. I watched it for three weeks and I'm letting it go. . .despite it's OBVIOUS charms.

Well, today the two dvd "Movie" is released, as well as the five cd version of the "soundtrack." Yes, I invited fiscal peril again and ordered the combo pack on the website! Won't have the package til the weekend however if past instances are a guide. . . . I saw the movie probably nearly twenty years ago! It's fondly remembered. I'm more looking forward to the cds I think. I have more time to LISTEN than I do to watch.

Yes, they really did. . . it was a repeat, as I saw this show moons ago. . . . I believe the track played was from the famous pairing with Tatum. . . (?)

Many happy returns!

Okay, I'm old enough to have bought that Illuminations lp back in the day. I really like it. IF you like Alice's harp playing and IF you like her writing and arranging for an orchestra, this will be enjoyable. I like the Laswell recreation as well, but Illuminations deserves to be reissued with additional material. I have a British cd now that is good. . . but doesn't stack up to the Santana reissues from the U. S. of the past four years.

The tube doesn't do her justice!

You know, I haven't ever watched the original three but one time in the theaters when first released. I don't personally consider them timeless classics. They were fun. I actually have enjoyed I and II MORE than these . . . .(Yes, I know I am different, even weird!) Visually they are better and I like the undercurrents within them of politics and philosphy, love and loyalty. And to be honest I really enjoyed having Natalie Portman in the films. . . . I think she's so beautiful.

Last night I saw Tammy Pescatelli and John Hefron at the Paramount Theater here in Austin (my favorite place to see acts). They were so so so so much funnier than they were on tv! And Tammy is quite cute in person.

WAY TOO MUCH. But it's part of what makes me an American! I didn't watch tv when I lived outside the States and I paid the cultural price with alienation and depression. Now at least I can talk to people I meet and have frequent contact with about what was on the tube! One show I won't give up watching as long as they run it: "Now" on PBS.

Some of the bonus material on Shakedown Street makes me wonder: think Lowell George may have been an inspiration for Bob to start learning the slide?

It's old news!

I don't find it somber overall at all. She may have her reasons for not repairing the harp. I have a few things broken that stay that way. . . . The minute my wife goes on an extended vacation I bet they'd be operational though!

C, I'm glad you are having fun with your vibes! I actually think he chose Victor for his pianistics and songwriting and that he didn't have any intention to go beyond the traditional strings and hammers acoustic piano in his band at that time, he was still thinking in terms of traditional jazz quintet instrumentation. Wouldn't surprise me at all if it were the composition(s) that sealed the deal for Miles to pursue Victor as a more permanent chair; he did use the tunes for some time after. . . !

Yes, I don't usually lean to the right. And the last three years of state government under Bush's buddies have taken their toll.

This is me visiting Houston a few weeks ago. Scary enough!

Aric, that was not ME in that photo. Nowhere in that post did I refer to that person as myself.