It always amazed me how many of my fellow employees did not take advantage of the 401(k) benefit and free money that comes with it. And the people that raided their 401(k) multiple times and paid the exorbitant penalties for no good reason. Crazy. was reading yesterday about the high percentage of ...

Happy Anniversary Ron and Patti. I know you're enjoying Hawai'i.

moldyfigg wrote:I remember when basketball was a good game. The NBA is a circus.

Imo basketball is still a good game. Just not the pro version...

Anybody else remember seeing him play live? He always appeared to be so happy to be alive and playing ball in Comiskey Park. At the time that didn't seem unusual to me... as a kid I had no idea of the indignities he must have incurred on the road -- and even in parts of Chicago.

I didn't know it was on until the next day. That's the problem with not watching mainstream tv, I guess.

Cephas Bowles, the President and CEO of WBGO for more than 20 years passed away on Saturday February 21st from complications of multiple myeloma. I'm still having a hard time talking about it. Here's the obit from the Star Ledger. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/cephas_bowles_wbgo_...

He was such a lovely person - besides being a wonderful musician and educator. I don't think he had a clue how long his shadow was. Hadn't seen him in a long time, but always enjoyed his company. It was hard to see and hear about how many physical challenges he suffered. I'm glad there is no more of...

$10 Million for delivering the news for half an hour 5 days a week? :O

I'm sorry, I realize he's probably not the only seriously overpaid news anchor, but that amount seems obscene to me. :P

imho, no one will replace him. Much as no one "replaced" John Belushi.

Are you talking piano trios with guitar or vibes as an add? Or what about guitarist or vibist as leader? yes/No?

Gentle Giant wrote:Clarence "Buster" Crabbe
Buster Keaton
Diane Keaton

Diane Ladd
Diana Ross
Diana Krall

Doug, I am so sorry to hear this. Please accept my sincere and deepest sympathy.

bluenoter wrote:Sorry, GG, that's six people. Ron's post is still in play—

Ron Thorne wrote:Larry Graham
Azar Lawrence
Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Hobgood
Kurt Elling
Kurt Vonnegut

Great piece. Very interesting.

bluenoter wrote:
Lewis Porter
Louis Armstrong
Luis Buñuel

Luis Aparicio
Lewis Nash
Graham Nash

Gentle Giant wrote: Bobbie Gentry
Ted Nugent
Gary Numan

Garry Moore
Carol Burnett
Tim Conway

Ron Thorne wrote: Alan Dawson
Alan Broadbent
Allan Holdsworth

Joe Farnsworth
Clarence Penn
Gregory Hutchinson

bluenoter wrote: Skip James
Skip Spence
Joseph Spence

Joseph Spellman
Joe Williams
Tony Williams

I'm really disppointed that Jimmy Greene's poignant project "Beautiful Life," wasn't nominated.

moldyfigg wrote:J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band and numerous guest will blow the doors down at Minton's.

as they usually do on Wednesday nights!

and the food also rocks at Nimton's.

bluenoter wrote: Aaron Montgomery Ward
Clara Ward
Wardell Gray

Warrick Carter
James Carter
James Moody

bluenoter wrote: 

Wow! Thanks. love the pie and the horn filled with flowers.

Wow. That's going to be some show!

mjb wrote:
Dick York
Dick Sargent
Will Ferrell

Will Smith
Jimmy Smith
Wes Montgomery

too bad that's not in New York. What a great belated birthday celebration that would be for me...