Wow - very dramatic, Ron!

This isn't nearly as scenic, but an interesting view over Greenland from a trip to London last year.

Good luck with this!
Organissimo just went through an upgrade which sounded like it was more work than expected.

I only met David a handful of times when he lived in the Bay Area, but he was always extremely nice and a great conversationalist. I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I know he will be missed by his many friends.

Thanks for all your hard work, guys!

bluenoter wrote:

BFrank wrote:They just played at SFJAZZ. . . . I wanted to go, but it sold out too quickly.

You've got four more shots coming up: June 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2015.

See this thread in the Gigs forum:
Snarky Puppy — North American tour | April and June 2015

I know ... we'll see.

Right ... I wonder what those first 12 acts in the list have to do with New Orleans Jazz & Heritage?

Thanks for that heads up on HatHut/hatOLOGY!

That Galper does sound nice - I just listened to the clips. And for $2.94, it's pretty much of a no-brainer. I agree with Ron, a VERY under-appreciated pianist.

Always been a BIG fan of "Now Hear This" with Galper, Terumasa Hino, Cecil McBee and Tony Williams.

BFrank and peterdubya--- Glad that the SFJAZZ post (#37) reminded y'all. SFJAZZ seems like a nearly peerless resource, in both quality and quantity. Enjoy the events that you attend! I definitely do, bluenoter, and have been a member for about 5 years, as well. Not only that ... I live ...

Thanks for the reminder, bluenoter. I should get a ticket for Tomasz Stanko.

RIP Orrin.

Very nice for all the recipients, but it's a paltry sum of money in this day and age, unfortunately. I hope their residency is 'all expenses paid.'

Definitely not an early adopter for many of the same reasons that sozamora mentioned.

Bill Maher had a good take on the Brian Williams thing. I pretty much agree with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XqnMiVw8Xw

Sadly similar to how David Halberstam died several years ago.

bad week for mourning: Bob Simon, David Carr, Gary Owens (announcer and Laugh-In character) and Sam Andrews (founding member/guitarist for Big Brother)

Too many media shocks this week: Williams, Stewart, Bob Simon and now Carr.

They just played at SFJAZZ with Eric Harland. I wanted to go, but it sold out too quickly.

Rita -- I used to shop at Safeway all the time when I lived in Arkansas. I live in upstate New York now, near Albany, and we don't have them. We don't even have a Wegman's which is supposed to be an excellent chain, and it is based in New York state. Hannaford is HQd in Maine I think. Safeway is HQ...

At 62, I am still trying to save. I am saving probably close to 25-30% of my income (it varies from month to month, so I don't know a definite figure). Does it make sense to throttle back on that at some point? My thought is that I should save as much as possible to leave my kids, but I don't want ...

Jimmy Cantiello wrote: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.

It happens WAY to often, I'm sure.

If someone can set aside 6% from age 40, and conservatively invests it, there will be sufficient funds available at retirement. Yes - anyone who works for a company that offers any form of 401k matching should contribute at LEAST enough to get that. Consider it part of your total compensation that ...

jwaggs wrote:I think the IRS says that SEP-IRAs are also for self employed.

http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Ret ... yed-People

Well.............there ya go! I wonder what the advantage is of that over a plain vanilla IRA?

If you were self-employed you wouldn't have a 401k, you would have an IRA. They have different rules/limits. SEP-IRA is for small businesses.