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Those guys are great--I'm actually playing there in September, just did a hit last month. Not an enormous record selection, but a great supporter of the music--we definitely need more places like that. Nice! Pete Cherches (who some of you may know) had a reading/singing gig there a year or so ago, too.

Pi Day in Austin last year. A sky-writing plane flew in a circle writing the numbers of pi.

Collectors are looking for sets that are out of print and are in very good to excellent condition. It's also critical that they include the original disks, jewel box inserts, booklet and box. Otherwise the price drops dramatically.

Bobby Hutcherson Select - disk 3 Joe Pass - various disks

If you find yourself in the Glen Park neighborhood of SF, there's a small book and record store called "Bird & Beckett" that has a small inventory of LPs. AND ... they have live jazz on weekends!

An article in last Sunday's NYTimes about the AACM and this band/album. 50 Years On

Paul Shaffer and the band did a Lew tribute on Letterman during a commercial break, which Paul made a point of mentioning when programming resumed.

Happy FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-day!!

What Dolan said. I still use Chrome, though.

They really SHOULD put their entire catalogs online, but I'm sure they're very worried about loss of control over file re-distribution.

the new Steven Wilson is being issued on Blu-ray Audio, too!

That would be GREAT!

I keep hearing conflicting reports about his status. Some say serious and others say 'banged up but OK'. One report said that he walked away from the crash.

Exactly. I don't see how a tablet can be useful at all for tasks that involve a lot of keyboard or mouse work.

I don't remember if this has been mentioned: Peter Gunn: The Complete Series $44.91 and I've seen it go cheaper.

Agreed about the phone service. I never felt like I was talking with anyone who actually KNEW anything. Very disappointing. Fortunately, I haven't had any meltdowns with this unit, or needed anything replaced. A couple of major irritations with the equipment, though. My laptop has a touch screen, which I kind of like and works well with the Windows 8 'color boxes'. So I ordered a new external 'touch screen' monitor and docking station so I could use my wireless keyboard and mouse and have everything quickly and easily connected at the desk. This type of setup was very convenient at work. 1) The Monitor: I plugged everything in and installed the software and drivers, but the touch feature didn't work. I tried every kind of fix, but no luck. Finally forced myself to call Dell......turns out that the touch feature of this brand new monitor is not compatible with brand new laptop. WHAAAAAAAAT??? I will give them ONE thumb up, though - they refund the price difference between this model and the non-touch version. 2) The "docking station": Not like any docking station I've ever seen. Usually the laptop slides into the unit in one easy step, and then everything's connected - monitor, network, peripherals, etc. Makes it easy to grab the laptop and go if you want to work out of the office. THIS station looks like an oversized candy bar with a bunch of different inputs and an AC plug - that's it. IT does NOT provide AC to the laptop for re-charging OR a monitor interface! So you still have to plug these in separately. Also, it's not something that you slide your laptop into - it just sits off to the side, taking up desk space. I almost sent it back, but decided that it's just useful ENOUGH to hang onto. Otherwise....worthless and overpriced.

Too bad about Dell, they used to be a class operation. I suppose the whole desktop/laptop business is collapsing, so they must be cutting expenses anywhere they can. They probably take care of their corporate customers.

I bought a new laptop last year. It had been a while since I bought a new computer (the last one was an HP), and needed a new one. Realizing that desktops aren't necessary anymore I decided to go online with Dell - big mistake. I used to buy from them and always had good experiences, but things have changed. While this new one works OK, I had to make several support calls (sales AND tech) in the process and found them to be nearly worthless. Nobody seemed to know what they were talking about and always reverted to scripted responses to my questions. I won't be buying from them again.

Barry Harris is still going.

If you're taking work home and it's Windows-based, I think you're asking for trouble by using anything other than Windows. It may not seem obvious at first, but you will undoubtedly encounter compatibility issues that will be just as frustrating (if not more so) than whatever problems you already have. It could be Excel formulas or Word formatting or Powerpoint animations, but something will rear its ugly head - you can count on it.

Windows 8 makes more sense if you have a touch screen or pad, and aren't using a mouse.

FYI - I don't like Windows 8.x, either, but you can work in the more familiar "Desktop" mode (looks just like Windows 7). There's a setting to make it boot up in that mode, too.

RIP. I've seen him around over the years, too. This is a wonderful collection - and a tribute to some of the artists that he promoted.

I honestly don't remember who was in Charles' band. The date was 11/20/1971, so it could probably be looked up. Freddie had Junior Cook, Geo Cables, Alex Blake and Lenny White

Interesting. THANKS!