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Here's a nice one! Page this is from: http://www.2multiples.com/hotdance/thecat/

Ah, "The Cat"--I love that little guy; I know him most from the illustration they use in the "This is Jazz" series of sets on Jazzology: The Cat is waiting outside the maternity ward an expectant father and looks at his watch and shouts out "YIKES! I'm about to miss THIS IS JAZZ!" I'm pretty sure that if you scanned that illustration into your computer and say put it on your desktop you could then upload the image to Organissimo to use as your avatar. . . .

Oh Gosh, I couldn't tell!

Alright fine, believe me, I'm not jesting about paranoid wives, and maybe I have a limited sense of humor. Don't mean to offend you, but don't want to be a part of your continuing little jollies either.

Please don't see this as a flame, but an honest report of my feelings about the matter: No, jeez louise it sure is important to contribute, and I do, it's just all you ever seem to do here on these threads, to me, is ridicule someone, or make some sort of joke that YOU think is funny. And I'm not even talkin' about your OTHER personalities when they appear which you think are a lot funnier than I do. I've donated to campaigns, and I've talked to a lot of fellow voters. It may not have the results that I desire, but I feel like I'm doing something else besides being a "funny guy." And I don't post on a lot of these threads because. . . well I get my humor elsewhere.

Yeah another funny.

She appears to have stopped recording, but I don't fully know why. I really like World Galaxy, Trancendence and Eternity (and the Impulses of John's that she "worked over"). . . wish I could hear those not on cd.

NO, the real innovator in playing USA styled guitars is Buck Owens, especially that 1976 Bicentennial Martin guitar he sported (not pictured here)

Is Wally Wood art? I'd hope so, I love his work.

Maybe an off day or some such; I saw him in 1974 and 1975 and he was the master and commander!

I truly adore B. B. King, I just don't see a B. B. influence as a major component of Clapton's style. . . .(s). Man, I have to get me some of the reissues of the Crown and Modern (?) B. B. material; I used to have lps of these that I played and partyed into oblivion. Bedrock stuff! Also B. B. was one of the two performers that I have seen (and I've seen him several times over several decades) that COMMANDED an audience. The audience was HIS. The other was Stevie Wonder. I saw him silence a stadium of fans simply by talking very quietly into the microphone on stage. Thousands of people would be quiet and lean forward to hear every word he was saying. There are few enetertainers with the commanding charisma they have.

Yeah, laughing things off seems to be the modus operandi. I'm a little more sober about my beliefs.

McCartney is one of the persons I least want to hear plugged or unplugged! I just totally dislike his voice and personality. . . . Just one of those things!

No, and that kindof stuff is not even funny. I'll simply talk to those that listen and I've already gotten some results.

I like Klimt a lot. There is in fact a lot of variety in his work, and I like his incorporation of "classical" elements, metals and his dreamy subjects and colors.

Okay, I've never bought an "Unplugged" cd in my life!

No Weizen, I'm going to be a lot more effective than that.

One of my favorites, Monet of the Cathedral at Rouen.

Cool. I don't hear that much Muddy in comparison myself, but doesn't mean it's not there: my listening to EC hasn't been as wide in recent years and I've concentrated on his seventies work and what jumps most out at me is Freddie and Otis, possibly from listening only to certain material.

I actually LOVE the Sepia Tone material; the remastering is excellent, the material is complete, and it's quite beautiful music in my opinon.

Well, I obviously don't completely agree Paul. I do think that Clapton's more overtly rock work such as 461 Ocean Boulevard or his Dylan covers on Slowhand and No Reason to Cry are more satisfying and original, and it's odd from a sales standpoint that he doesn't do MORE work like this, but I think he NEEDS to feel he's a bluesman. But these days I'll certainly reach for Freddie or Otis before Eric, and I don't listen to all that much of any of them compared to jazz and brazilian music, etc.

Because of their excellent skills in support and accompaniment I would add Jake Hanna and Mark Johnson.

Wow, I'm not sure I would stand behind the Muddy thang. . . when I hear Freddie and Otis I hear direct riffs and licks and sounds that EC "incorporated". . . . Anyway, in one sense "it's all good."

Well, Jimmy restrains and edits so much, though I have seen him cut loose on a stage and really FRY. I like him for the reasons that I love Grant Green. I wouldn't at all agree that he is one of the worst! He's so much better than a lot of blustery blues guys. Clem, yeah Derek O'Brian. . . no argument he's an amazing player. I like him better than Stevie too. And I played for several years with an Austin guitarist that I KNOW--even if not many others do--is a fantastic blues guitarist, Jon Elzey. It's too bad that he was convinced to save the world through Scientology instead of pursue his blues . . . .

Happy New Year Victor my friend! All the best!