Cliff Englewood

Jaysus Van Basten II, what a memory you have and what amazing detective skills you have. :tup I remember reading something about it all right but I didn't think it was him, now we know why it's all gone wrong for him, he never got over the trauma. :rlol

Proof, if it were needed, that there is a negative side to inbreeding.

I think the earlier the Barney, the better. Like Jammin' the Blues. For me, he got progressively more heavy-handed and corny. I liked his chords---they leapt out and announced themselves---and his blues feel and his soloing when he copied Christian. I like the job he did on Julie London's Julie is Her Name. After that it falls apart for me. But he never was a bebopper. Jimmy Raney was the bebopper. Kessel was a real blues player and swing-era child of Charlie Christian. I doubt he was scared to play with Bird, though I wasn't in his head. He was a pro by then. He just didn't really exactly fit in, though he did a good job. I think the cats probably liked him well enough. Too bad Jimmy never recorded with Bird. He was the first guitar player to 'get it'. Interesting stuff there fasstrack, I suppose Barney never really was a bopper per say, just a really amazing musician. I think the amount of session work he ended up doing may have had something to do with the decline you're hearing, althought I must say, I don't really hear it myself. But he did work for both Brian Wilson and Phil Spector and that would probably end up hurting anyone's brain. :D

Are you sure that was him???

Good article on how it can all go very wrong; José Antonio Reyes left in limbo as career continues spectacular decline

I think the term "asshat" was invented by George Costanza/Jason Alexander in either a Seinfeld episode or an outake/blooper, I could be wrong though.

Of course, but then they could always re-list the item.

Love this quote, "It's three guys with a beer cursing at the guy on the field. It's not a family activity. "If you want a family activity, go to the circus." :tup

Then you'll love this; YOSSI BENAYOUN PHOTO SPECIAL

It's going to be interesting to see how Carlo Ancelotti gets on at Chelski this season, he could be fun. Ancelotti

And I would presume there is nothing to stop the sellers, creating a second ebay account and bidding on their own items to push up the price just as the auction is about to end???

Yeah, I felt his pain. You saw it when he dropped his racket, you saw it in his eyes, you saw it after competing as long as he did to watch it all slip through his fingers. It was hard to watch, but one thing for certian is that my respect for Roddick's game has skyrocketed. What a great competitor he has become! I don't think I have ever felt as sorry for anyone in any sport as I did for Roddick today. The guy must be going through hell, how can you play over 4 hours of tennis against Federer, have your serve broken just once and still lose. Has that ever happened before??? I think it was harder losing the way he did than if he had been just hammered in straight sets, I mean he was playing probably a perfect game and still lost. He also fought tooth and nail just to get to the final as well, while Federer just had some practise games. I have massive respect for the guy, both of them really, they don't play to the crowd either, they just get on with it, what a match.

What's that all about....Alfie. Seriously though, what's in it. from Amazon: a review on Amazon: Nice.

Yes that's a great idea, because then maybe someone other than yourself will enjoy it. :D Detroit might have Eminem but Texas will always have you and Vanilla Ice, you be the shiznitz yo.

Nice one Swede thanks, I'm listening to the samples now and it sounds like they didn't go to the trouble of bringing Eddie's vibes along to the party, the lazy bastards. :D Quality is fine though.

Unless the cd is marked in some way I would have to point to the player as well, how old is it?

What's that all about....Alfie. Seriously though, what's in it.

Ah, so it was a joke, that explains it. I am also really glad "our senses of humor/irony/whatever don't coincide" but I'm even more glad of the fact that I clearly don't have as much free time as you. Keep working on the post modern irony, the kids tell me it's where it's at.

Can anybody who has the 2 Tal Farlow sets on Xanadu, Fuerst Set and Second Set, that were mentioned earlier in the thread comment on the sound quality? I know they were done in Ed Fuerst's home so I presume they must be more than listenable?

No I understand product placement fine although I'm not sure you do, how would putting this link in a Mosaic or Classical thread work as a product placement? Isn't it more like spam than specific product placement? Thanks to the mods for moving it though.

I'd love to know that as well, considering how much he was on at Newcastle I'm sure he knew he'd be taking a big drop in wages wherever he ended up because no one was going to pay him that much again. The thing with Owen though is it's not just the time he misses through injury, it's the time it takes him to get back to full match fitness, even when hes able to play, it takes him 2 or 3 games to get up to the speed of things, more than most of the others.

Does that make any sense to anyone, anywhere???

Yes and no, if he stays fit he could be a wonderful addition to the squad but that's a big if. The fact that his best mate Shearer didn't even play him towards the end of the season speaks volumes though. I don't agree that Alex Ferguson is "the country's most shrewd manager", he's bought more that his share of flops, like they all have I suppose but his ones are always expensive, Veron anyone???

I say get both, you won't regret it, the booklet with the Mosaic is excellent, and there is some great live stuff on the Columbia set.

No my vision is fine thanks, but as you seem to have all the answers, what exactly does it have to do with Mosaic and other box sets...???