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Get well Tom! In early August I came down with something (was tested for flu, throat infection, etc. and results were negative) that gave me the body aches, fever, and loss of appetite as I've never had it before. (No cough, minimal congestion). It took me a week to get over, was almost a week before I had antibioitics and ten days on them, and weeks to feel energetic again. I don't want to have that again! I'm rarely sick and I hate being sick. (Okay, everyone does.)

That was my bro Shawn's advice.

Sorry to hear that TK. Cherish her memories. I lost my cat Marge 16 months ago, 8 months after I lost my wife. We had Marge for 18 years, from a kitten taken from the pound to an elegant old lady of a cat. I still think of her often.

Yeah it's great. Fats! He was tops!

Many many happy happy returns Chris!

I ignore myself at my own peril.

Wow, great news.

It's very pretty fasstrack! I'd go with that one myself. Already have three black guitars (an Ovation Breadwinner, an Agile fretless and a Jack Cassady Epiphone bass). (Course I have three sunbursts already (two jazz basses and a Jazzmaster), love the look!)

The black ones are faster! (Motorcycle joke).

fasstrack, I heard someone playing a Kingpin at Guitar Center last month, sounded really good. Both the guitar and player. You're right: they're making really nice guitars these days at all the price points. Hell, a few years ago I bought a friend a Washbur Strat copy from Target, marked down to 80 bucks, even had an amp in the box, and even that was a decent guitar and pretty solid.

Nah, I don't need one. What I need to do is recover financially from my latest buy: a Fender Bantam Bass amp in a custom built (beautiful!) black walnut cabinet (with quilted maple dovetail joints and a custom made quilted maple amp face) with two 12" Eminence speakers (white diaphragm). Sounds flipping great as both a bass and guitar amp. My new permanent bedroom amp. My girlfriend loves to look at it, which is good because it's near the foot of the bed at eye level! Anyone needing an amp should check with me before buying. I've got about four extra. My next challenge is deciding which to keep: my Fender Musicmaster (modded with a Celestion 12" and rec-capped) or my Fender Blues Jr. NOS (tone stack mod, and I think a few others). It's a hard choice!

Bon Anniversaire Guy!

Well, it is an excellent book. I wanted more grit, but then I'm greedy. So glad it's out and offers so much. I'd be interested in reading Peter Keepnews' bio if it ever appears.

The new one is good, along the line of her previous. I'd go see her if I could. I'm not sure that the eletronics live would be bound to fail myself. Likely an experience just to see her loveliness and charismatic presence.

I agree Allen, Kelly (understandably) stays away from closely depicting the habits and practices of several persons (Nica, Bud, et al). And probably, to a certain extent, Thelonious.

No pickups on this one. I actually don't have an archtop at all. But I have too many guitars and basses.

Yes, J&R online has those prices.

Condon Mob Mosaic

I've heard one of them played in a club, miked. . . sounded wonderful, very Djangoesque in the hands of that guitarist. Like you I think they look great. Not cheap!

I really have not yet warmed up to the Onzy Matthews. The Hutcherson, Tyner, Chambers, Hill (both, but especially the group Select) and Akiyoshi/Tabackin sets are favorites of mine.

Thanks for the heads up!

Have to agree with you; I've all the Slim Gaillard I can find, and have the Classics cds released and love them!

Great! I'm glad you got them both. You're going to like the Bennie Green!

I truly appreciate the moderation here. Their stance is just picture perfect as far as I'm concerned. If I were ever to be banned from this forum, I truly truly deserved it. I was kicked off AAJ. I was pestered by someone into repeating several times that I really wasn't interested in the other departments of the website, only the bulletin board, and the moderator took it too personally, and I was summarily banned. I waited a few months, registered under a different name, and won't comment about the website now.

I think you'll be glad you bought the Weston Select.