Today: Franklin Kiermyer
This week: Cootie Williams or Bubber Miley (and, by extension, if accidentally, Duke Ellington)
Past year: Archie Shepp, James P Johnson
Lifetime: Bud Powell, Count Basie, Charles Christopher Parker, Anthony Braxton

jwaggs wrote:This place has got it's second wind!

I thought I smelled baked beans.

As I recall, when Scott established this as a refugee forum, he declined financial assistance. He was paying the bills, so I was cool with the idea that he was going to "shape" this place how he wanted. If he's still paying the bills, he still calls the tune. I don't post much (or even lur...

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We had what was left of our ice freeze dry last night. And with no snow or ice in the long-range forecast. 8-) I don't say this to gloat or make light of your weather woes, but I'm mostly glad I live in a place where I can wear shorts and t-shirt to work in the middle of January. Drought concerns n...

It usually doesn't work this way - believe me - but I've been blessed with good weather the past two months. My Minneapolis job during the "polar vortex" was cancelled and I was in balmy London. December, I got snowed on in Cairo - unusual, but not particularly unpleasant. Rainy Holland be...

I'm in the "there's value" camp. I'm not going to claim there's SO MUCH personal value to me that Scott (and/or anyone else) should keep the place going for me. (Sheesh.) But I do like dropping by and seeing friendly faces and engaging in a bit of conversation - even if "a bit" i...

There hasn't been 50 posts in the last week+, so I'm not sure where that figure came from. Aside from this thread there have been, since Sunday: One post in the TV shows thread One post in the Sonny Rollins thread Five posts in the movies thread (also counting those that have been posted after the ...

That's unfortunate, Scott. Thanks to you, Ron and Justin for all of the effort. Agree completely. I wish I'd had more time to participate...to contribute. Some small part of the problem was timing (as some of the Org-board folks know). Another part - odd to say - is that, after 25 years on "th...

Hey cool. Our third new year thread:
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With so many years passing, it's no surprise that we're "an older crowd here"
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Listening to KDSD and WDCB via TuneIn from work in Egypt. (Not often I have an internet connection from worksite.)

Without presuming to know just what Mr. Reynolds' opinion is, I concur with one element I sense in it: being nominated for or winning a Grammy isn't really strong testimony for artistic merit. To some degree, in MY opinion, it almost argues against possession that "merit" if one seeks musi...

I don't buy any more. And I've never downloaded anything. But I do listen (too damn much) to Bob Parlocha's syndicated show. So I've probably heard 80% of the nominees. I can't say that any stuck with me or resonated in such a way that I wanted to buy...or even, necessarily, hear again. That isn't t...

erwbol wrote:When I finally got around to reading Kafka's Metamorphosis I was sort of bored by it and couldn't be bothered after the first x pages.

On some level, I can relate to this reaction too. Once the plot is set, it just goes on. Not much dynamic to it. But I still enjoy it, stasis and all.

Metamorphosis and the Trial. Excellent!

Another peripherally related (to Metamorphosis, in my mind) is Edgar Allan Poe; I say related because they booth spooked me. "Scared" isn't really the right term. But I was upset/haunted.

Lush Life

Yeah, I completely understand that. Not being a fan of the sport I found myself pulling for him simply because of what he overcame. And though the truth started becoming more apparent as the years went by, it was still a story of note. And part of me can also put the self-promotion aspect aside and...

Now knowing what we know, you're feelings have certainly been vindicated. Good for you for being ahead of the curve, though. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I raced for many years (poorly, and not just because I didn't "dope"), so it's easy to identify unexplainable performances. As for...

What was it about his first win that hit you so hard? Two things. First, it was clear that he was doping. I published an article about it - admittedly based on fact+conjecture, not something verifiable. Every subsequent "win" just added to the feeling. Second, Armstrong is the biggest a**...

The first one that really stuck with me - though I didn't fully understand it and still don't - was Voltaire's Candide. Beyond that, by early interests were Russian folk tales and Zola's stories...many about prostitutes.

Professional Bicycle Road Racing used to be my life and livelihood. After Lance Armstrong's first TdF "victory", I gave up all hope. I should have given up earlier, instead of simply being disgusted and disheartened.

As far as I can recall, in my early posting days, I posted on what was then known as the Usenet and later "News Groups." Back in those days, I don't recall many sites on the "regular" internet that had discussions. I think I posted most on a usenet Skiing group and alt.music.jaz...

I'm strict vegetarian, so a lot of the traditional "junk" is off my radar for other reasons. If there weren't consequences in terms of nutritional deficiencies, I'd eat raw carrots (good ones, not from the Piggly Wiggly) mushrooms and apples until they came out my ears. Baked, plain sweet ...

I like the Earl Hines trio date mentioned above. Quite a mix, with Hines, Elvin and Richard Davis. But it works. But I'm biased. I liked Hines personally and, for me, it's all good. He's utterly distinctive. And Bud Powell. Bud had his off days, but they were still better than almost anyone else. On...

I love the small plane pictures. Something very vivid/real about them. I had work in some remote areas in Alaska and use to take "mail planes" out of Fairbanks. Over the Brooks Range to Fort Yukon, Chandalar, Chalky...? Anyway, a beautiful area.