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Don't think so. . . but don't remember specifically. . . been way too long since I saw this. edited for spellin'

I haven't heard this one in years. I always liked it, the best records by the Who I'd ever bought. The movie wasn't bad either.

Weird, I was surprised at how the sound was better than I thought it would be.

I bought the Secret Sessions from eMusic last month, and I'm glad I did!

I recall an episode which totally and unexpectedly brought serious tears to my eyes. It was an episode where JD had a female patient who knew she was going to die yet she had this bright and positive attitude. He asked her what she thought dying was going to be like and she said that she envisioned it something like a Broadway musical with music and song. When it came time and she died, JD's coworkers were consoling him for losing the patient but he was consoled with one of his "head fantasies"where he envisioned the deceased patient being sent off with her singing this wonderful ballad accompanied by other members of the hospital staff. It totally worked on me and I still am moved just thinking about it. The episode where Cox's best friend and brother-in-law (played by Brandon Frasier) returns after a two-year absence (susequent to a 2 episode story arc earlier in the season or in the prior season) was also touching with it's surprise ending. I don't think I started watching this until the 2nd season, but got totally hooked thereafter. I think the incredibly delicate balance between off the wall comedy and the way they dealt with serious issues and relationships at the same time is wonderful. I'm literally buying the show's premise and have the first 4 seasons on DVD and I think they're all great. I don't like what I've seen so far of the 6th season. I think the show is showing some serious slipping. I've seen both those episodes and while I agree that it's interesting how they deal wtih "deeper" content, I never am actually moved by any of the material. I'm too old and jaded maybe. Also I just sort of supsend a lot of my personal involvement in the show emotionally because a good chunk of the humor is so over the top. . . it disconnects me. My favorite character is the janitor.

Yes, overlap is a problem indeed. . . . I'm still trying to hang with the versions of this material I have and am resisting the JSP set(s).

Good God, I couldn't choose between them, both are excellent sets. . . . Money would dictate whether the Capitol could be purchased or not. . . .

Interesting that this is considered a dramedy. I guess it tries to be but I just see mainly hamfisted comedy and I'm never really touched. Not one of my favorites. . . first season was the best.

I've never seen him in the role, but can imagine that he'd make an impression!

yourmusic.com now has the RCA three cd overview set by the way. . . .

We're talking about an lp box set on the Audio Fidelity label released in the eighties I think.

Overall, I've always been a bit disappointed listening to this date. May try it again sometime. . . .

From the Proper Records website: INTROCD2070 ARNETT COBB - SMOOTH SAILING DISCOGRAPHY Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra : David Page, tp; Al King, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; George Rhodes, p; Walter Buchanan, b; George Jones, d. New York, May 13, 1947 R 1231-2B WALKIN’ WITH SID R 1232-2B STILL FLYING R 1233-A COBB’S IDEA R 1234-2B TOP FLIGHT Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra : Same personnel as above, but Michael “Booty” Wood, tb; replaces Al King New York, August 1947 R 1253-2B WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM, PT. 1 R 1254-2B WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM, PT. 2 R 1255-1A2 COBB’S BOOGIE R 1256-2B COBB’S CORNER Same personnel as above New York, autumn 1947 R 1277-1 DUTCH KITCHEN BOUNCE R 1278-3 GO, RED, GO R 1279 PAY IT NO MIND Same personnel as above, but add Milt Larkin, voc (-1) New York, Autumn 1947 R 1281 ARNETT BLOWS FOR 1300 R 1282 RUNNING WITH RAY (GOING HOME) R 1283 FLOWER GARDEN BLUES (-1) R 1284 BIG LEAGUE BLUES (-1) Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra: Dave Page, tp; “Booty” Wood, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; George Rhodes, p; Walter Buchanan, b; George “Butch” Ballard, d. New York, September 12, 1950 CO 44335 SMOOTH SAILING Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra : Willie Moore, tp; Dick Harris, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; Johnny Griffin, bs; George Rhodes, p; Walter Buchanan, b; Al Walker, d. New York, August 7, 1951 CO 46836 WALKIN’ HOME CO 46838 I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra : Ed “Tiger” Lewis, Dick Harris, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; Willard Brown, ts, bs; George Rhodes, p; Gene Wright, b; Al Walker, d. New York, November 20, 1951 CO 47172 WHISPERING CO 47174 OPEN HOUSE Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra : probable personnel : Ed Lewis, tp; Dick Harris, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; George Rhodes, p; Walter Buchanan , b; Al Walker, d. Live, New York, June 27, 1952 JUMPIN’ THE BLUES SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra : Ed Lewis, tp; Dick Harris, tb; Arnett Cobb, ts; Charlie Ferguson, ts, bs; George Rhodes, p; Gene Wright, b; Al Walker, d. New York, July 1952 CO 48014 LI’L SONNY CO 48015 THE SHY ONE

Thanks for pointing out that cduniverse had that as a preorder. I put one in my cart. . .

Maybe they will. Seems to me as if Mosaic is steadily getting some of it out. Without their own reissue staff, Mosaic licensing may look like easier money, small change, but small change that comes easy.

The label is a "cd only reissue label". . . . Anyway, they have reissued a number of other lps, jazz mainly from Atlantic and subsidiaries that I recall. Their website: http://www.woundedbird.com/

I was lucky. . . I managed to pilfer some of my wife's "prophylactic" antibiotics as soon as I couldn't deny that I had it, and that took care of it in about a week. It was nasty!

Many many more!

Metal Men! Odd. . . would be fun to see but odd to think anyone would get the ball rolliing. Plastic Man would be cool. Indeed. How about a "Blackhawk" movie? That would be cool.

Manymanymany more happy ones!

I'm running iTunes with an external hard drive. . . no problems so far at all.

No, sorry, don't want to watch Eddie. Yeah, animate the mofo.

It's going around the Austin state employment world. I DID catch the respiratory and sinus bug that blitzed through (and somehow managed to keep my wife from catching it) and I'm doing my best to steer clear of this one.

Those 20s tracks have sounded good wherever I've heard them (the ones I've got to spin over and over are King Jazz cds with Davies transfers. They're just that good as far as source goes. I think that JSP could get this done with from four to six box sets depending on the parameters they use to describe "complete". . . .

I'm thinking of blowing my whole month on the Dexter Gordon Prestige box. . . . I have a few of the single releases, and don't want to buy the actual box set. . . .