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Hey is this a good place to say that I don't like the guidelines they have for cd reviews? Nah, I don't think so! We SHOULD foster a rapport between the two sites I feel. Glad to see that there is talking going on between the administrators.

If that's a sin. . . well. . . it's a good thing I don't believe in the conventional afterlife options. . . .

No! Not one more word about that box set! (Because I don't have it and want to NOT spend money!) Listening to Dick's Picks Volume One right now. . . Weather Report Suite. . . wish I could listen to it LOUDER but people in the "office" here just refuse to LEAVE!

Good advice! Filles was one of the very first Miles lps I ever heard and remains one of my favorites. . . . Don't pass it by!

Also possible is that your friend's system is likelier to be tube based, and there is a lot of talk that tube systems can benefit/exhibit more from cleaner power. . . .

I've heard from someone who got theirs from cdu today! (Wasn't me, I'm not getting these for a spell).

Around here Frito Pie is chili with fritos and cheese and if you're loco also onions. I brown bag about 8 days out of 10 at work. . . it's the bedrock of my budgeting system! But the walk to Clay Pit or another neighboring restaurant is good for me too! B)

Well, I emailed them a link to this thread.

I'm firmly aligning my hopes behind your source. -_-

http://www.buyrunt.com/water.html

Hey, I've always liked unconventional vocalists (and I really prefer instrumentalist/vocalists like Pops, and Tea and Fats and Una and so many others including Woody!) Clem, no I haven't heard the new Rhein set yet, will eventually.

It's pretty nice---not a Brazilian Jazz Messengers if you ask me, less intense and hard. And its' a bit more samba than bossa nova but good solid stuff.

I have that same animal skeith, and I love it too. . . . Costs a lot though as you note. I think it may depend on how bad your power is. My house. . . power is bad. PS Audio Power Plant made a big improvement and I won't live without it. . . .

I'll have to retry Madam Mam's. . . I wasn't bowled over the first time. As for sushi. . . you can have it all, not one of my foodstuffs! B)

That is what John is looking for, and it is not in print and a little difficult to find reasonably priced!

Hi Bev, I'm not sure in my case nostalgia is in play. . . . I actually hear more in the music than I did before and I think not only does this tickle me but it is intriguing me to keep exploring it. For example: one thing that netted me into this recent spree is noticing a distinct similarity in playing between Kreutzman and DeJohnette. No one influencing anyone, but a similar way of connecting bass drum, tom and cymbals in patterns that both mater drummers have going on. . . . Also, as you mentioned, the sort of interaction of the guitarists with Lesh in these jams reminds me of jazz interactions that I hadn't quite absorbed and identified the first time I was a "Deadhead" and do latch right on to now. . . . Nothing about the era and time really holds nostalgic appeal for me. I'm so glad I'm not living the life I did then, alienated preacher's son in a very small town in Ohio! Anyway, I'm enjoying a lot of the music this time around. . . even those cowboy tunes, which like you I sort of skipped over before. You guys are making me realize I need to get Two from the Vault, the five cd live set, etc. . . ARGH!

Waiter, he gets the check please. . . . B)

Hope this may mean more to YOU than it does to me: Trumpet: Lula Sax Tenor: Schittino Trombone: Ditinho Guitar: Cacau Contra-Bass: Gerson, except one track by Capacete (?) Drums: Jurandir Percussion: Turco, Nacimento, Carlinhos, Lourinho Originally on Chantecler 1965 Dusty Groove had (has?) it for 6 bucks.

Sometimes through experimentation and randomness I luck out on that!

My favorite lunch is a buffet at the Clay Pit, which is a ten minute walk from my "office" and always a delight! They have killer green salads tossed with their raita-like dressing and another salad that has thickly sliced mushrooms and huge olives. . . they have usually one khorma dish (I love khorma sauce!) and a few other dishes as well, and they use the best rice I've ever had, I found out what it is and bought some to use at home, it's directly from India. They also have the best chai in town! I like to go there in the evenings as well, my wife loves the food there and in the evening we usually order their aloo gobey and another dish, or sometimes just a bowl of lentil soup and their Tandoori Bites, which is a huge appetizer of their "barbequed" chicken . . . . GREAT RESTAURANT! The trick is just to eat just enough and no more. . . .

That really does look great, that Rockin' the Rhein. It IS overwhelming how much stuff there is out there; that's why I've been concentrating on just one edition of the band, and still there's a ton of material! The Rhino box set is amazingly good, well produced, well remastered, and as you say an excellent booklet. That was partly what inspired me to buy the Rhino box set of Garcia studio recordings and it too is excellently produced in all ways (and I liked the music on these recordings more than I remembered/thought I would and the extra material is killer!) I've gotten the Dick's Picks I need from the first twenty, and I have a few more to get from the next ten. . . . I think this kick I'm on is going to be a long one this time. Noj: Greyfolded: pretty astonishing work (and amount of work!)!

I like Woody's singing. I guess I'm weird. . . . I have a real affection for the session with Ruby Braff "It Had to be Us." Man, the singing on there just moves me! Not sure why. . . it just does.

You're right, the chemistry of the band members together is an important factor in the appeal and the longevity of the band. . . . I've actually been exploring some of the earliest albums for the first time in a Loooooong time. . . probably hadn't heard some of those since the mid-seventies until this year. It's interesting to hear the development of the band, and how the band sort of dealt with the loss of Pigpen to become the band that lasted then for over twenty years. . . . The work that drew me back into the listening was "Wake of the Flood." I started thinking about this album and bought a Dick's Picks that had peformances of selections from the lp, and then I bought the cd. This was an ambitious time for the band: starting their own record label, trying to organize more for themselves and to coordinate more directly with their fans. I just really enjoy the sound and structure of this album, and it was the first one I felt passionately about when it was released and after I first listened to it I was launched into my only really "Deadhead" time where I saw them a number of times and followed the solo projects etc. I think that it really holds up now 30 years later; I still love "Weather Report Suite" and "Mississippi Halfstep Toodleoo". . . !

Agreed, the Konitz and Silver material is wonderful to have. . . I sort of copied those portions for my own use. . .

Yes, Blues for Allah is an interesting album, jazzy mostly in a fusion way. . . . Going to have to get #28 if it's from 1973, I love that band with the Godchaux the most. . . not sure why. . .maybe because it is the band with just Billy on drums and I may be one of the few on the planet that likes Donna Jean's singing MOST of the time! Allman Bros. . . . There's a band I haven't heard for a long time, and probably should refresh myself with. . . or not. . . I'm getting so much stuff as it is!