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How come I've never heard of Louis Smith?

'Calypso Blues' technically not the BB, but enjoyable none-the-less.

Good to know. I'll keep them in mind. Still leaning towards an Epiphone Les Paul Standard at this point.

I wouldn't even know where to start - design-wise.

Whoa! Those are some pretty crazy instruments, Lon. Looks like he specializes in acoustics. I wouldn't even know where to start in having a custom one made. I'll definitely keep this guy bookmarked for the future, though.

Yeah......as I said, it's kind of a mess, structurally. That's why I'm thinking of getting something new. How much are those G&Ls?

Ha! Well......it had already been re-shaped when I bought it. It was also missing the top pickup, which I later replaced (shabbily) with a humbucker. I don't think I wired it right because there's a lot of hum, too. It could also use some fret-work. So it's not a thing of beauty, that's for sure. Here it is:

Hey, guys. I've only scanned about 1/2 of the posts in this thread, but there's some interesting stuff here. I only recently got back into playing after barely touching my guitar for a LONG time. It's amazing how much I don't know about this stuff these days. It used to be easier - Fender, Gibson, Vox....those were the choices, basically. Anyway, I'm looking into getting something new. My old, beat-up Tele isn't much fun to play anymore. I'm thinking of either an Epiphone Les Paul Standard or another Tele. I'm putting a $500 limit on myself and these seem do-able. I recently picked up a little Line 6 amp, too. I haven't had one since I sold my Twin to a friend about 10 years ago. It was too much for the apartment and I wasn't using it anyway.

Here's the website for the group. At some point they should be posting the setlist(s). SF Jazz Collective

Blue Mitchell - disk #1 This is one of those sets that I keep coming back to.

Saw that article online last night. Very interesting. As mentioned, the history of this film could have come from a LeCarre novel.

On my way to a dentist appointment Thursday I walked by Niketown and noticed a line of a dozen or more guys camped out in front. This explains it. I don't get it.......but it explains it.

What???????? No Free For All in "Tromboniere"????????? I'm shocked!

Agg.........you can burn me a copy.

OK, Free........whatever you say.

Nice article in today's SF Chron about Groove Yard Records and it's founder, Rick Ballard. Groove Yard: Rockridge shop sustains LP life even after MP3 success

You've made Aggie87 VERY happy.

Yep. Me, too.

Yeah ... me, too.

That would be an cylinder reissue, no?

Clifford, you have the Horo on CD? I have the LP, but have never seen a digital version.

Where can you find the original albums? "Portrait" is the only CD I've ever seen.

The Mosaic box for SURE. As Skid said the first 2 disks are wonderful. The 3rd and 4th disks are mostly live, and are a lot of fun. Disk 5 is controversial in that there are a lot of big band interpretations of 60's pop/rock songs - not to everyone's taste. I'll second "In My Time", too.

Hey, Conn - here's a REAL Chess babe!