Matthew

Great video of Green, wonderful feeling to it, Thanks a 1,000,000. Here's a nice one of Ted Levy & Savion Glover with the Nicholas brothers watching and loving the action.

James Brown rockin' it

Disk two this morning. On to disk three. I'm finding this box set very enjoyable.

The NL West looks terrible, in fact, the whole National League is looking bad right now, I mean the Cubs and Brewers fighting for first place -- Yikes! Maybe I'm just down on the NL now because for the last month I watched all of the Giants' games during my vacation in July. Now, that is one boring team, and props to Goodspeak for following that dull of a team -- Jack Daniels would be my tv buddy by the end of the season if I lived in the Bay Area. If it wasn't for Krup & Kip, those games would've been unwatchable.

Disk two this morning.

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! Chalkhills and Children -- XTC White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel I love 80s music.

He broke the law, Matthew. What does that have to do with Barry Bonds? And who the hell said he was "innocent" or "pure." I'm serious about this question. Anderson is in jail because of a contempt of court citation for his refusal to answer questions about Bonds, and what he know about steroid use by Bonds. He was Bonds personal trainer for goodness sakes. Why won't he answer the questions?

I just have one question: If Bonds is so innocent and pure, what's Greg Anderson doing rotting in jail?

Hey, I thought I was the only freek around here with a B.A. in philosophy. Unfortunately, I specialized in Thomistic philosophy, so if you want to talk about ens & esse, I'm your man.

It's 67 and cloudy where I'm at. I love Washington weather.

Adam Dunn?????!!!!!????? I can now use this smiley...

Dude - if you're serious about checking out Bunny Briggs, you GOT to get this: You also get Sandman Simms & the GREAT Chuck Green. I'm serious as a heat attack here, dawg - this is a priceless piece of work here. Carpe diem. Speaking of tap dancing...

Well, he broke the record, and I must admit, I find no joy in this event either. What I found interesting is the players reaction to Bonds. When Aaron broke the record, you saw the Dodgers being happy for him, Lopes, Russell, Cey, all the Dodgers (well, maybe not Downing) you could tell they were thrilled for Aaron. The Washington players kept their distance, I saw no joy from them in the least. Maybe they wanted to be loyal to Frank Robinson, who supposedly has great disdain for Bonds. I also had to laugh about Bonds telling the fans how wonderful they are, etc., yeah, right, that's why he lives in L.A., because he loves the Bay Area so much.

Not sure if I'm too excited with the EP since I have yet to get on board about FOABP -- just not doing it for me. Of course, I'll buy it though. Aggie: If PT makes it to the Northwest, I'll be there somehow.

The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions. Disk one.

I know you don't seriously believe that the Mariner Moose is "innocent", do you Matthew? That man came within inches of seriously injuring or even potentially killing a player because he is racing around the stadium on an ATV, and its the player's fault for not watching out for him?? The idiot is lucky he wasn't pulled from the vehicle and pummeled, which he surely would have been if Coco had been hit. Well, yeah, I can laugh at it now, but it would have been terrible if Coco got injured. Reminded me of Vince Coleman getting hit by the tarp in the World Series. If I had my way there would be no mascots, music, or any of the "entertainment" crap that you get at the stadiums now. The drawback of being an old geezer of 48 is that I remember when you went to a game without all the extras you have now. I miss those days...

You have to love the Moose. Coco Crash!

Andrea Centazzo - The Mitteleuropa Orchestra: The Complete Recording Box Set. Interesting stuff.

The Complete H.R.S. Sessions. Disk one.

Anyone besides me a member of Residents of a Blank Planet, the pay-for-membership site? Kind of lame right now, I hope they do something with it, maybe exclusive releases, etc. That would be cool. Aggie: You going when PT hits Texas?

If you like Robinson, you might want to check out the new release The Soul In The Mist on Ictus Records. I think very highly of this cd, it's not a "barn burner" by any means, but this cd grows on me with each listen.

Complete Poems of Robert Duncan. A nice book that has all of Francis Bacon's art works.

Did you ever finish your A-Z thing? Nope. I, for one, really enjoyed that Dan, but I can understand why you stopped.

For me, it's the Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions . Hodges plays beautifully here, never misses a note, creative playing, and his sidemen are outstanding. It's my all-time favorite Mosaic. The J.J. Johnson is a close second.

Decided to try the Tower Records on-line store to see if their service has improved: Quartet (Dortmund) 1976: Anthony Braxton Quintet (Basel) 1977: Anthony Braxton This was the only place I could find that had these two cds. We'll see what happens.