I too had great dialogue with David in cyberspace and once during a trip to the Monterey Peninsula, many years ago, after Passing Through was published. Thanks for contributing to my life and, now, inspiring me to think about my own legacy.

I seldom have anything to say. (I almost said "...have anything worth saying" but value never stops me!) Still I'm glad this place is here. Good lurking.

I've got all of his 40s recordings. That was about as far as I went with him. Great bands. Dex, Jug, Wardell, Diz, Fats, Kenny D. MGM-era singing didn't do much for me. And I missed his trumpet/trombone work, which was gone by then.

After a few days of (snowy) distraction, I'm back to jazztalk to add my hearty "Congratulations".

I regret that I didn't think to take a picture of the half-can of Diet Coke I was served on today's Dallas-to-Chicago flight. But I'd have toasted your joyous day, if I'd known.

How 'bout a boombox? http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/571997/GPX-BC232R-RadioCD-Player-Boombox/?cm_mmc=PLA-_-Google-_-Audio-_-571997-VQ6-42102214076-VQ16c-VQ17-pla-VQ18-online-VQ19-571997-VQ20-78294591236-VQ21- $29 http://www.carid.com/sylvania/portable-cd-radio-boom-box-blue-mpn-srcd243m-blue....

steve(thelil) wrote:I am an I amn't.

Wherever you stand on technology, you're right there on the cutting edge with vocabulary.

jwaggs wrote:I'd like to be in Arizona now, regardless of the politics. I'd just keep my mouth shut and enjoy the sunshine.

We had a delightful day today, 45F (7C) right now, but it's supposed to be 25F (-4C) tonight and 19F (-7C) tomorrow evening in Flagstaff.

Not CHEAP cheap, but you can pick up a Bose CD player for a couple hundred bucks. Here's a changer for $249:

Bose CD Player

Note: I would NOT be recommending this if you wanted high quality sound!

Congratulations! I've become more of a lurker than a poster. That's mainly because I can never think of anything intelligent to say...and I'm trying to hold myself to a minimum standard of "intelligent".

Why? I don't know.

Yes, I was there. I started to write comments (above), but it was just a bunch of senile rambling. Nothing of value. I read your post (eagerly), and I beg to differ. Thank you, bluenoter. For me, it was a 90 minute wait in wind chilled 9 degrees. I kinda wish I'd had something better than m...

Yes, I was there. I started to write comments (above), but it was just a bunch of senile rambling. Nothing of value.

One more voice in the choir: Happy New Year, everyone!

If you "specialize" in more than two things, you have no credibility here.

Flight changed. I'll be there.

If I can get an earlier flight, I'll be there.

Jazzzoline wrote:

BeBop wrote:Not tested in the sense you're talking about. Tested after a crime.

I understand. Not a 'playkit'

Foul play kit.

I know we have some Bay Area people here. Anyone know anything about this one: Medea Isphording Bern, San Francisco Jazz http://www.ggpbooks.com/book/9781467132879 Kind of odd that the Keystone Korner isn't mentioned in the promo. How about Spirits Rejoice!? http://www.ggpbooks.com/book/978019023091...

Jazzzoline wrote:I got myself a 'playkit' from 23andme and I'm about to send it.
Genealogy and health. I don't know what I can expect on the reports.

Not tested in the sense you're talking about. Tested after a crime.

Whatever food happens, I'm just going to enjoy the day writing cards and enjoying a bit of relaxation before work (10:00PM).

Dinner plans got thwarted. OpenTable reservation. Then a call from the restaurant: "Sorry, no 'parties of one' today". C'est la vie.

In the U.S. for the holiday, so it feels more "right" to say Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that means family time for many of you. As I get to be an old man, I realize more and more how important families are. Enjoy yours!

Duos. I just thrive on hearing the interplay. I spent most of my formative years (which extend to present day ;-) ) playing duos, so there's also a comparison and learning thing going on. Specifically, I'll take tenor sax and bass as an ideal combination. Check out Archie Shepp's "Looking at Bi...

By now I may be late, but better than never, as they say: Happy Birthday!

My wife put up with me and some music she didn't much like for 25 years. A little unsolicited reminder for the rest of you: thank you for sharing your significant other's accomplishments here. You're right to marvel and brag. Just remember to tell her/him too. (I'm sure you all do, but it's my littl...

Ebola can be transmitted by flipping someone off.







(It did really strike me that, in "unsophisticated" West Africa, the people I encountered were more sensible/science-based about Ebola than in sometimes hysterical Europe (Brussels) and the United States (rural and agricultural area).)

Look who's in The Alley: Who is online Users browsing this forum: Baidu [Bot], BeBop and 0 guests I'm an old guy, still getting used to the whole small-world/web thing (though I've been on the Internet since 1986). I find it interesting to think of a Chinese search engine cruising through our discus...