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2 former Michael Jackson jurors regret verdict... and 1 more expresses doubt. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8880663/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8894410/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 jurors say they regret Jackson's acquittal Singer's lawyer ridicules comments, says it's ‘time to move on’ Updated: 9:23 a.m. ET Aug. 9, 2005 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two jurors in the Michael Jackson trial say they now regret voting to acquit the singer of child molestation charges. Jackson's defense attorney ridiculed the two, who spoke exclusively with MSNBC's Rita Cosby, saying it was “time to move on” from the case. “The bottom line is it makes no difference what they’re saying,” Tom Mesereau told The Associated Press, pointing out the jurors announced their turnaround Monday as they began publicizing book deals. “Twelve people deliberated and out of that process justice is supposed to result. Now, two months later, these jurors are changing their tunes. They clearly like being on TV,” Mesereau said. “I’m very suspicious.” Eleanor Cook and Ray Hultman revealed in a televised interview that they believed the singer’s young accuser was sexually assaulted. “No doubt in my mind whatsoever, that boy was molested, and I also think he enjoyed to some degree being Michael Jackson’s toy,” Cook said on MSNBC’s “Rita Cosby: Live and Direct.” Their comments will have no bearing on the verdict, which prosecutors cannot appeal. Threat from jury foreman? Cook and Hultman said they agreed to go along with the other jurors when it became apparent that they would never convict the pop star. The two denied being motivated by money and tried to explain why they were coming forward now. “There were a lot of people that were interested in this case from day one. People expect to know what’s going on with their justice system and how things work,” Hultman said. Added Cook: “I’m speaking out now because I believe it’s never too late to tell the truth.” Cook and Hultman also alleged that jury foreman Paul Rodriguez threatened to have them kicked off the jury. “He said if I could not change my mind or go with the group, or be more understanding, that he would have to notify the bailiff, the bailiff would notify the judge, and the judge would have me removed,” Cook said in a transcript provided by MSNBC. Hultman said he also felt threatened and didn’t want to get kicked off the trial. A call to Rodriguez was not returned. A jury foreman cannot remove other jurors just for disagreeing. Cosby asked Cook if the other jurors will be angry with her. “They can be as angry as they want to. They ought to be ashamed. They’re the ones that let a pedophile go,” responded Cook, 79. Upset at other jurors Hultman, 62, told Cosby he was upset with the way other jurors approached the case: “The thing that really got me the most was the fact that people just wouldn’t take those blinders off long enough to really look at all the evidence that was there.” The New York Daily News first reported Aug. 4 that Hultman and Cook planned books and believed Jackson was guilty. Hultman has said that when jurors took an anonymous poll early in their deliberations he was one of three jurors who voted for conviction. On June 13, the jurors unanimously acquitted Jackson of all charges, which alleged that he molested a 13-year-old boy, plied the boy with wine and conspired to hold him and his family captive so they would make a video rebutting a damaging television documentary. Cook told Cosby: “The air reeked of hatred and people were angry and I had never been in an atmosphere like that before.” In June, Hultman told the AP about the verdict: “That’s not to say he’s an innocent man. He’s just not guilty of the crimes he’s been charged with.” During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” with five other jurors in June, Cook was one of three who raised their hands when asked if they thought Jackson may have molested other children but not the 13-year-old boy. “We had our suspicions, but we couldn’t judge on that because it wasn’t what we were there to do,” she said at the time. Hultman’s book will be called “The Deliberator” and Cook’s is “Guilty as Sin, Free as a Bird,” said Larry Garrison, a producer who is working with both on their separate books and a combined television movie. Part of the profits from their book sales will go to charity, he said. © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

How does the numbering on Mosaics work again? If there are 7500 sets and #2958 is the latest on here..., yet it's supposed to be almost sold out?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050807/ap_on_en_mu/obit_ferrer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buena Vista Social Club Singer Ferrer Dies By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press Writer HAVANA - Ibrahim Ferrer, a leading voice with the hugely popular Buena Vista Social Club of vintage Cuban performers, died Saturday, his representative in Cuba said. He was 78. The Montuno production company did not give a cause of death, but Ferrer's colleagues said he suffered from emphysema and was feeling ill earlier in the week. Known for his trademark cap and graying mustache, Ferrer was a wiry, animated figure who clearly enjoyed performing Cuba's traditional "son" music of the 1940s and 1950s for new generations of fans. Among a group of older Cuban performers recruited by U.S. musician Ry Cooder, Ferrer performed on the "Buena Vista Social Club album" that won a Grammy in 1999, and was among those appearing in the film of the same name. "I felt like he was my brother," said fellow Buena Vista performer, the guitarist Manuel Galban. "He was a great musician and a great companion." Also in 1999, Ferrer was featured in one of a string of albums that followed, "Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer," and won a Latin Grammy for best new artist in 2000. Two other well-known members of the original Buena Vista group, singer Compay Segundo and pianist Ruben Gonzalez, died in 2003. Originally from Cuba's eastern city of Santiago, Ferrer was born on Feb. 20, 1927, during a dance at a social club after his mother unexpectedly went into labor. Ferrer was still a boy when he began singing professional with Santiago groups in 1941. By the late 1950s, he was a well-known singer performing regularly with the late, great bandleader Pacho Alonso. He also made guest appearances with other legendary names, including Benny More and Orquesta de Chepin. Alonso's group moved to Havana in 1959, and Ferrer came along, remaining with the group for more than two decades. By the early 1980s, Ferrer had left the musical scene, but came out of retirement to perform with the Buena Vista group.

Just curious, why are you selling it? From what I've heard, it's an awesome set. I actually PMed you the last time you were offering this box with the Turrentine.

Hmm... how about this year?

Amos Milburn set is a goner.

Oops...

I'm goin to check them out free in an hour here in Frisco and wanna know how they still are. Jamerson is gone,of course, but can they still turn it out? http://sterngrove.org/index.php?template=2&page=7

Pearl's is in San Francisco... http://www.jazzatpearls.com/ Also... http://www.rasselasjazzclub.com/ - San Francisco http://www.shanghai1930.com/ - San Francisco http://www.kimballs.com/ - Emeryville

http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainme...ws-xreco23.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene Record, Chi-Lites' musical guiding force, dies July 23, 2005 BY STEPHANIE ZIMMERMANN Staff Reporter Eugene Record, whose velvety voice and talent for writing soulful ballads for local soul superstars the Chi-Lites, died Friday at his daughter's south suburban home after a long battle with cancer. He was 64. For a generation of fans reared on the soul sound, Chi-Lites hits such as "Have You Seen Her," "Oh Girl" and "Coldest Days of My Life" were part of the musical backdrop of their lives during the 1970s. And even though they might not know Eugene Record's name, legions of young music fans continue to be exposed to Mr. Record's music in such varied places as Beyonce Knowles' hit "Crazy in Love" (which was remade from the Chi-Lites' "Are You My Woman") and Fantasia Barrino's controversial "Baby Mama," which samples Chi-Lites' music. "It brought us back into view," said bandleader Marshall Thompson, who remained friendly with Mr. Record even after the band's original lineup split in 1976. Mr. Record, who later rejoined the band for several more years, is an integral part of a retrospective DVD the group plans to release in about 30 days, Thompson said. As a student at Englewood High School in the 1950s, Mr. Record played with The Chanteurs, a band that included Robert "Squirrel" Lester and Clarence Johnson. The three men later formed the Hi-Lites with Thompson and Creadel "Red" Jones. By the mid-'60s, Johnson left the group, and it changed its name to the Chi-Lites in a nod to its hometown. 'Fantastic lead singer' Thompson, the group's drummer, was the Chi-Lites' leader and relentless publicity machine. But Mr. Record provided other key ingredients to the group's future success: a smooth voice and soulful songs about love won and lost. The group caught its big break when Thompson happened to run into singer and producer Otis Leavill on a city bus. Leavill suggested they audition for producer Carl Davis. That, in turn, led to a contract with Brunswick Records and their first national hit, "Give It Away," in 1969. Longtime WVAZ-FM (102.7) disc jockey Herb Kent, who has followed the band since its beginnings, said Mr. Record had "God's gift" of musical ability. "He played guitar, he wrote and he sang lead on most of the hit songs of the Chi-Lites," the V-103 DJ said. "I think his legacy was being a fantastic lead singer in a group out of Chicago that just smacked of Chicago and sweet love music . . . sweet, haunting love music that we'll probably never see the likes of again." The band wasn't limited to love songs, however. Their "Give More Power to the People" album was radical at the time for its foray into race and social justice. Mr. Record left the band in 1976 to launch a solo career, releasing three albums but having limited commercial success. He rejoined the band in 1980, but left again in the late '80s and became a born-again Christian and gospel singer. In 1998, Mr. Record released a gospel album, "Let Him In." He had planned to remix and re-release it, said his wife of 31 years, Jacki Record, but he fell ill before he could realize his plans. Jacki Record said her husband's attraction to Christianity in his later years wasn't a response to any one event but rather a spiritual journey Mr. Record had been undertaking for some time. Even so, he still got a kick out of seeing young black pop stars using his classic material in their own songs -- a sign that his life's work is still relevant. Funeral arrangements were pending.

Happy bee-lated b-day, J Larsen! I coulda swore I went to high school witcha. ← Which high school? ← Hmm, I was right. Thanks for the e-mail.

Happy bee-lated b-day, J Larsen! I coulda swore I went to high school witcha.

I was almost strictly a Marvel head when I was a young un although I was a big fan of the Frank Miller Dark Knight and Watchmen series too. Since I grew up in the late 80s - mid 90s, I missed the Silver Age of Marvel Comics, but there were still decent storylines and artwork back then. I stopped collecting em in 94 when I went off to college. Since then, Marvel has gone bankrupt, I believe and the Marvel Enterprises of today is a shell of it's former self more interested in movie scripts and merchandising than anything else. Walked into a comic shop for the first time in years a while back and how things have changed. Books are outrageously overpriced (even adjusted for inflation), have gargantuan amounts of ads and seem to have recycled concepts. The artwork appears to be influenced more by anime than anything else. I miss the good ol' days. Here are 2 great cover sites I found... http://www.comics.org/ http://www.samcci.comics.org/ Reminisce away, folks.

The Oakland musician died of a heart attack at age 35. He was very well known in these parts and was signed to MoJazz in the 90s. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:i7ae4jj71wa4 http://music.channel.aol.com/artist/main.adp?artistid=127390

Western Digital has been a rock solid brand for me. I've had bad luck w/ Maxtor and heard horror stories about Seagate. So who knows?

how so? ← As far as I know, Damon Albarn of Blur, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, ?uestlove of The Roots, amongst others, have criticized it as being more show that action. Cancelling the debt and reworking trade laws of corrupt African governments may do more harm than good in the end. Bob Geldof recently said Bush has "actually done more than any American president for Africa." The heart is in the right place, though.

Thoughts? Comments? I know there were a few musicians who said it was full of shit politics-wise and turned it down.

If this is the way you really feel, you have no right to your "phony balony" screen name. ← You are absolutely correct. I have no right to it. The blasphemy... I can't believe I also possess the temerity to live on a limited budget even though I have bought every other actual Impulse album of his. Anyways, I kept "Living Space" and you're right, Guy. This is towards the end of the classic quartet's run and the way they "play" off of each other is beautiful.

Is the long version of 'Dusk Dawn' (10:49) on "Kula Se Mama" the same as the one on "Living Space"? I had ordered both of them along with "Sun Ship" and they finally arrived in my mailbox today. Just noticed the track times. I abhor duplicate songs on different albums and may return "Living Space" (still sealed) which appears to be outtakes and according to allmusic.com, the same time period.

Niice site! Thanks, wesbed.

Also, how long do the average pair of phones last? It seems like they die from after several months to 2 yrs no matter how well you take care of them or what quality/price range they are. Sonys and Pioneers have the best sound for mid-range headphones, but are the absolute worse in terms of shelf life despite their name. I'm really getting tired of replacing my shit so often. How do you folks preserve the longevity of your soundcups? Thanx in advance.

Don't know there are things such as "good deals" or "bargains" at eBay anymore.

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Thanks for your reply, jbb. It is appreciated. I am all about the music rather than profit and these "investors" who snatch up multiple copies to sell them for exorbitant prices ruin a lotta of the fun for me. They have the right to make a profit, but at the same time... *sigh* I am gonna need a miracle. I should snatch up the Syreeta reissue before they're all gone too. Have you got that yet or the Motown singles box set?