trane_fanatic

i got the '63 - '64 Miles set at Acoustic Sounds for list and cheaper shipping after it went OOP. A few days later, it was some outrageous amount on the site. I ordered the IASW box too, but they were back ordered and eventually sent me an e-mail saying they were sold out. So this is interesting.

UGK... best rap release so far this year.

The beats & lyrics on Ghost's "Fishscale" were top notch, IMO.

Don't know if we are allowed to post stuff off blogs, but this is splendid. http://ropeadope.com/news/2007/08/03/Politician%20Man.mp3 POLITICIAN MAN the best part about being friends with bob belden? the government issued weed he gets and shares. second best part? the fact that he has a secret stash of miles recordings including this gem:: "Politician Man", Produced by Miles Davis recorded 5/20/69 at Columbia Studio B, Stan Tonkel-engineer, Betty Mabry-vocal, John McLaughlin-guitar, Larry Young-organ, Harvey Brooks-electric bass Mitch Mitchell-drums. listen all the way til the last note for a special surprise.

G. Rap was a beast, so was Kane, Lord Finesse, Chill Rob G, James Todd Smith and the Ra. They don't make hip-hop like that anymore, verbs that paint pictures.

I wouldn't work for someone who asked if I took an LSAT prep course. I took the LSAT 13 years ago...wow, has it been that long? I didn't take a prep course for the LSAT although I did buy a book that provided some sample questions (mostly logic puzzles) that was helpful. I would strongly recommend a prep course before the bar exam. There's no way you can possibly cover everything that might show up on the bar exam in three years of law school. Best of luck to you trane_fanatic! Thank you!

It sounds like every John Garfield movie I've ever seen. Perhaps, but I know law students and attorneys who are in that very position. They do exist. They do indeed. Unfortunately, folks fall into the stereotype of viewing all attorneys as either ambulance chasers or corporate robbers. Be careful of who you place into a box.

...What in the hell have they been learning in school? Depends on what type of school they're going to, I guess. Are they preparing children well for college level material? In my city (San Francisco), they're not.

Maybe you need to do some research first. The LSAT in no way tests general knowledge of any kind. Thinking ability? Eh.. it is more learning the strategy and tricks of the way questions are asked, something that is not in standardized tests of any kind you can study for. I have had several friends who have taken the prep course and the structure has given them great results...so to each their own. You get what you put into it. Of course, there are some prep courses that are downright mediocre, so one needs to solicit opinions rather than absorbing marketing pitches.

there's gotta be at least one or two of you out there. I'm taking a 2-month prep course right now and was about to register for the one on 9/29 here in SF & it's full already, so I hafta go on the waiting list. How often do spots open up for those of you who have been through this? Thanx.

Why is the author's e-mail (at the end) gmitchell? Hmm... http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/ne...t_id=1003621797 Barry Bonds' HR Record Tainted by Elbow 'Armor'? By Michael Witte Published: August 06, 2007 10:45 AM NEW YORK (Commentary) Beyond his alleged steroid use, Barry Bonds is guilty of the use of something that confers extraordinarily unfair mechanical advantage: the “armor” that he wears on his right elbow. Amid the press frenzy over Bonds’ unnatural bulk, the true role of the object on his right arm has simply gone unnoticed. This is unfortunate, because by my estimate, Bonds’ front arm “armor” may have contributed no fewer than 75 to 100 home runs to his already steroid-questionable total. Bonds tied Henry Aaron’s home run record of 755 on Saturday night and will go for the new standard this week back at home in San Francisco. As a student of baseball – and currently a mechanics consultant to a major league baseball team -- I believe I have insight into the Bonds "achievement." I have studied his swing countless times on video and examined the mechanical gear closely through photographs. For years, sportswriters remarked that his massive "protective" gear – unequaled in all of baseball -- permits Bonds to lean over the plate without fear of being hit by a pitch. Thus situated, Bonds can handle the outside pitch (where most pitchers live) unusually well. This is unfair advantage enough, but no longer controversial. However, it is only one of at least seven (largely unexplored) advantages conferred by the apparatus. The other six: 1) The apparatus is hinged at the elbow. It is a literal "hitting machine" that allows Bonds to release his front arm on the same plane during every swing. It largely accounts for the seemingly magical consistency of every Bonds stroke. 2) The apparatus locks at the elbow when the lead arm is fully elongated because of a small flap at the top of the bottom section that fits into a groove in the bottom of the top section. The locked arm forms a rigid front arm fulcrum that allows extraordinary, maximally efficient explosion of the levers of Bonds' wrists. Bonds hands are quicker than those of average hitters because of his mechanical "assistant." 3) When Bonds swings, the weight of the apparatus helps to seal his inner upper arm to his torso at impact. Thus "connected," he automatically hits the ball with the weight of his entire body - not just his arms - as average hitters ("extending") tend to do. 4) Bonds has performed less well in Home Run Derbies than one might expect because he has no excuse to wear a "protector" facing a batting practice pitcher. As he tires, his front arm elbow tends to lift and he swings under the ball, producing towering pop flies or topspin liners that stay in the park. When the apparatus is worn, its weight keeps his elbow down and he drives the ball with backspin. 5) Bonds enjoys quicker access to the inside pitch than average hitters because his "assistant" - counter-intuitively - allows him to turn more rapidly. Everyone understands that skaters accelerate their spins by pulling their arms into their torsos, closer to their axes of rotation. When Bonds is confronted with an inside pitch, he spins like a skater because his upper front arm is "assistant"-sealed tightly against the side of his chest. 6) At impact, Bonds has additional mass (the weight of his "assistant") not available to the average hitter. The combined weight of "assistant" and bat is probably equal to the weight of the lumber wielded by Babe Ruth but with more manageable weight distribution. At the moment, Bonds' apparatus enjoys "grandfathered" status. Similar devices are presently denied to average major leaguers, who must present evidence of injury before receiving an exemption. Bonds has worn some sort of front arm protection since 1992. In '94, a one-piece forearm guard was replaced by a jointed, two piece elbow model. In ‘95 it got bigger and a small "cap" on the elbow was replaced by a "flap" that overlapped the upper piece and locked the two pieces together when the arm was elongated. In '96, the "apparatus" grew even larger and so did the "flap." It seems to have remained relatively the same until -- interestingly— 2001, the year of his record 73 home runs, when an advanced model appeared made (apparently) of a new material. It had softer edges and a groove for the flap to slip into automatically at full arm elongation. More important, the upper half of the machine was sculpted to conform more comfortably to the contours of Bonds' upper arm. Since 2001, the apparatus seems to have remained relatively unchanged. Several years back, baseball was rightfully scandalized by the revelation that Sammy Sosa had "corked" his bat. The advantages conferred by the Bonds "hitting machine," however, far exceed anything supplied by cork. Ultimately, it appears the Bonds "achievement” must be regarded as partly the product of “double duplicity" -- steroidal and mechanical. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Witte (gmitchell@editorandpublisher.com) is a well-known illustrator whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Time, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal and dozens of other publications. The New Yorker recently wrote a piece about him and his study of mechanics, and he is presently a paid consultant to a major league team on mechanics. He appeared on network TV coverage of the 2003 World Series, providing cartoon sketches of some of the action.

I ordered the requisite 10 titles from the Fantasy list throughout Tuesday from Newbury and got the invoice w/ free shipping the next afternoon. It may just be a glitch.

Been using FF for 2 years now hitch-free, would never think about going back to IE unless it's a page that requires it.

Put in my Newbury order last night... 59 bux shipped here... Winchester Special - Lem Winchester/Benny Golson Indian Express/Mani & Co. - Dr. L. Subramaniam (w/ Stanley Clarke, Tony Williams, Hubert Laws, Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson & Larry Coryell) Tjader Plays Tjazz - Cal Tjader Alabama Concerto - John Benson Brooks (w/ Art Farmer & Cannonball Adderley) Branching Out - Nat Adderley Blues By Lonnie Johnson - Lonnie Johnson Saying Somethin'! - Gigi Gryce Midnight Oil - Jerome Richardson Sextet The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos High On The Blues - Jimmy McCracklin

Sent ya a PM on the following... Billy Bang - Vietnam: The Aftermath The Contemporary Jazz Quintet - Actions (Unheard Music Series) Emergency - Homage to Peace (America #08) Charles Lloyd - The Water Is Wide Maneri Ensemble - Going To Church NAM - Song of Time: Live at the Vision Festival Greg Osby - St. Louis Shoes Wadada Leo Smith/Susie Ibarra/John Zorn - Fiftieth Birthday Celebration Wadada Leo Smith - Lake Biwa McCoy Tyner - Extensions

Story is a bit old, but he was a broadcasting legend here. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...MNGPCR500G1.DTL PETE WILSON: 1945-2007 TV news anchor was a straight shooter C.W. Nevius Sunday, July 22, 2007 Pete Wilson, the TV news anchor with the best exasperated sigh in the business, died unexpectedly Friday night, a day after having a heart attack during hip replacement surgery. Wilson, 62, underwent the surgery at Stanford Hospital late Thursday and suffered a massive heart attack. Doctors battled to keep him alive until Friday night, when he was taken off life support. He succumbed at 9:20 p.m. "He was just walking out the door a couple of days ago," said KGO-TV colleague Wayne Freedman. "Looking forward to getting this taken care of and getting back out on the golf course." The hip replacement was Wilson's second. He had one about 12 years ago, according to family spokesman Chapin Day. Oddly enough, in 2005 another well-known Bay Area broadcaster, sports announcer Bill King, also died following surgery to repair his artificial hip. Wilson was a Bay Area institution. He started out at KTXL-TV in Sacramento, came to ABC affiliate KGO-TV in 1983 and later went on to spend 12 years anchoring the KRON-TV evening news before returning to Channel 7 in January 2002. Although he won six local Emmys and two prestigious Peabody awards, TV viewers will probably remember him above all for his on-air demeanor. Other news anchors read the news. Wilson instructed you. He gave you the impression he had some things to tell you, and you'd be wise to sit up, pipe down and pay attention. And, if it was one of those stories that piqued his ever-vigilant sense of outrage, there was likely to be eye-rolling, deep sighs, and even some head-shaking at the ridiculousness of it all. "Pete somehow had the ability to convey that he had some questions about what he was about to tell you," said KGO-TV News Director Kevin Keeshan. "What you saw is what you got with Pete," said longtime friend and colleague Vic Lee. "He was a very opinionated guy. Forget PC. He was a straight shooter." Sometimes a little too straight. Wilson also hosted an afternoon talk radio show on KGO, and he got himself in hot water last year when he took off on San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who is in a same-sex partnership, for having a baby with a friend, Rebecca Goldfader, who is a lesbian. Wilson called the birth, "in my mind a travesty. Or a potential travesty." The remarks caused an outcry in the Bay Area, with several members of the Board of Supervisors demanding that Wilson be fired. Wilson addressed the issue on his show, insisting that he supported both same-sex marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, but never apologized. He did, however, say his language was "inappropriate." Although the controversy eventually died down, his objectivity was often the subject of discussion. Some wondered how Wilson could be an objective news anchor and an opinionated radio talk-show host at the same time. The answer, say friends, was simple. He wasn't either one -- he was just Pete. At Channel 7, Wilson was famous for walking into the TV station after doing his radio show and still being so wound up about the topics that he would engage co-workers to continue the debate "whether they wanted to or not," as Keeshan puts it. They called them "Pete's rants." And if you really wanted to see passion, you should have played golf with him. "You could hear him coming two holes away," Freedman says. "He did his own play-by-play and color commentary." What might not come through in those stories was the sense of affection with which they were told. It isn't easy to be both extremely opinionated and well-liked, but Wilson seemed to pull it off. "He was unbelievably loyal," Freedman said. "I was always trying to get him to join my golf club. He was always talking about it, but I got the sense that he didn't want to leave his regular foursome." There was also an unexpected side of Wilson that visitors to his office weren't likely to discover unless they happened to take a close look at the oil-painted landscapes on the wall. "It wasn't until I looked at the name in the lower corner," Freedman recalled. "It said 'Pete Wilson.' He just hung them there and never said a word." A passionate student of politics, Wilson probably would have gotten a huge kick out of a misunderstanding that arose from his death. A rumor spread that former California Gov. Pete Wilson had died. Sean Walsh, former press secretary to the former governor, was contacted by a San Diego newspaper and said he had "no idea" how the rumor started. That's because he wasn't in the Bay Area. When people around here heard that Pete Wilson died, their first thought wasn't that it was the politician. They thought, instead, that it was the local media institution. "There's a seat over here in the newsroom where he sat," Freedman said. "And nobody is going to put their butt down there for a long time." A Vietnam veteran and Mill Valley resident, Wilson was born in Wisconsin in April 1945 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in journalism and creative writing. He began his broadcasting career at a small country-western station in Milwaukee while going to graduate school. Keeshan said Wilson was nervous about the surgery. "He was a little apprehensive," Keeshan said. "He dedicated the last half hour of his radio show to it and basically had people call up and give their nightmare stories about hip replacement surgery. That was kind of Pete's way of dealing with it." Even before the surgery, Wilson was already looking forward to getting back in the anchor chair, Keeshan said. "One of the last conversations I had with him (Friday) was about cutting a hole in the floor under the anchor desk" so Wilson could keep his legs straight while recuperating from the surgery, Keeshan said. "We were going to cut a hole so his hip could heal properly while he was anchoring." The KGO-TV Web site quoted a family spokesman saying Wilson had arterial blockages of 70 percent and 100 percent that were not detected in tests before the operation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, who was visiting her city on Saturday, said of Wilson: "I was always impressed by his professionalism and his fairness as a reporter. Politicians and reporters don't always agree, and we have two different jobs to do." In a statement, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said, "While I did not share his views on many issues, I speak for all San Franciscans when I say that our hearts go out to the Wilson family during this difficult time of loss." Wilson is survived by his wife, Sandra, and son, Brendan. A public service is pending. Day, the family spokesman, asks that well-wishers forgo flowers and donate to a favorite charity in Wilson's name.

What is this mispressing error on one of the discs I have been hearing so much about?

A big Happy B-day to my old Frisco high school classmate. Hope you have a good one today, Jan!

http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=22983 Goodness!

I'll take the rest of the following then... Multiple $5 In Pursuit of Blackness/Black is the Color $7 Joe Henderson in Japan $7 At the Lighthouse $7 The Kicker $6 Sent you a PM. Thanks! - Ben

They still haven't taken that thing down yet! Grrrrr.......

A JJJ Mosaic w/o da entire box went for $105 total... http://cgi.ebay.com/Complete-Columbia-J-J-...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://mosaicrecords.com/lastchance.asp Another data entry error. It IASW that's outta print, not Bitches Brew.

Meanwhile, over on Amazon, the set missing the last 2 discs has gone from $50 to $250 (more that some folks are asking for the complete box). That makes a lotta sense.

Open Mind Music in the Haight closed last year. They had some good vinyl, prices were high though.