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Check out Suburgatory, Wed on ABC. I say this because my friends' daughter (Jane Levy) is co-starring in it as Tessa, and she's pretty good. I don't usually watch network and definitely not sitcoms, but this seems like it might have some traction. What's amazing is that she's a newbie. Only had one "real" acting gig before this - a small part on Showtime's Shameless, which I didn't like at all. Suddenly she's a lead on network prime time. Crazy.

Glad to see this thread back (Lon/David). I haven't bought the Parker........yet, but pretty much committed to the seller. I got him down to $500, which seems reasonable. Still aren't many on the market to get a good grip on the "value", but what the hell. Sounds like quite a nice little collection you've got, Lon. I'm jealous. It's amazing how many variations of the classic Fenders there are. They seem to be constantly tinkering with them.

Don't remember, but it's a great tune. I only have this on vinyl, and my LPs are packed away in boxes these days.

Yes............you do!

How does he compare with Edgar Buchanan? McCoy has a stronger right hand.

Saw McCoy tonight. He's still got it. Moving a little slowly these days, but has a nice group with Chris Potter holding down the tenor seat. Closed the set with a rousing version of Walk Spirit, which I did not expect to hear.

What about Bob Seger's horn player: Alto Reed?

Fair enough, but I think this is some of Jimi's strongest live recordings. Everything seems to be clicking for the band. So I'm happy to have as much as we have.

Hey..........I liked Joe Morgan with Jon!

This IS an awesome set.

Sunday: McCoy Tyner piano José James vocals Chris Potter tenor saxophone Gerald Cannon bass Joe Farnsworth drums

Haven't missed it........it's 10/19 - hasn't happened yet!

yes, he's using oxygen all the time now. he's still got his chops though. aside from his health problems, he was dealt a very heavy blow recently with the passing of Eddie Marshall. Dumb question of the day: who is/was Eddie Marshall? Eddie was a staple of Bay Area jazz for decades and, with James Leary, the virtual house band at Keystone Korner.

New bio of the Keystone Korner coming out soon.

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It's repetitive, but fun to watch as a genre/period piece.

This was Bobby at the May 17 SF Jazz Center groundbreaking. He seemed OK, but was using oxygen. Nice to see him, for sure.

Sad day indeed. Sorry I never saw him perform.

Another HUGE thumbs up [ :tup ] for the Tolliver set. This stuff is SO good! I was a little underwhelmed by Onzy, actually. I gave it a few listens expecting to have that Gerald Wilson-like energy, and it just didn't hold up for me throughout. There were some nice moments, but ultimately I ended up trading it.

Just back from Wayne. Great show - 3 pieces: first was an hour, second was about 20 minutes, encore was 10. The communication in this band is amazing and of course they're all masters of their instruments. Very enthusiastic crowd - you could tell that the band was feeding off them. (except for one a-hole, who periodically yelled for WR tunes. don't know why he wasn't bounced)

The Jayhawks were pretty good. I realize that I don't love all of their tunes, but the ones I like.........I liked last night. Louris is an interesting electric guitar player for this style of music. Lots of distortion and he plays a Gibson SG, which I wouldn't usually associate with country-flavored rock. Tomorrow night: Wayne Shorter

Going to see the newly reconstituted Jayhawks tonight. I expect a quality show.

Thanks! Just grabbed the new $5.99 Wilco for $3.99.

I'm still waiting for someone to discover the long-lost Miles/Jimi jams that no one knows about.