kenny weir

Thank you, thank you! 53, eh? Feels good. Morning kung fu with my son, Vietnamese lunch, Footscray festival for our neighbouring suburb's 150th and kung fu school 3rd anniversary Thai lunch tomorrow - birthdays all 'round.

This is yummy beyond belief. Really good way to hear a whole bunch of artists who didn't record a whole album's worth of stuff. It also has a couple of the classic Little Brother Montgomery tracks - his stuff is like listening to Patton, House et al, but with piano instead of guitar.

Big price difference between the JSP and Revenant Patton sets, but like others I have no regrets about going for the pricier option. I got it for $160 from Amazon - they still have it for $170. All the most prominent usual suspects have been mentioned. But while I hear your specific focus on non-electric, non-Chicago stuff, I'd like to give a special thumbs up for classic, early Big Joe Williams - electric (much of it), yes, but right up there is sound and spirit. The lot available in a 5-disc JSP set with Tommy McClennan, Robert Petway and others.

As far as railway is concerned, this must be a typically british obsession. My father worked for the Luxembourg railways, where he was responsible for equipment. Several times per year, he received visits from members of british railway fan clubs, who requested to see specific locomotives which were missing from their collection of pictures. They wanted to take pictures of each individual locomotive, although many of them were identical except for the serial number. If one locomotive was stationed in another part of the country, they would take a 2 hour trip just to get a picture. They weren't interesting in any sightseeing, even railway-related. The only thing that counted was to travel to complete their collection of pictures. I was once an anorak too, in the late 80's, when I discovered jazz mainly through the ECM label, and I wanted to have a discography of all ECM albums. Instead of simply requesting a list from the label, I went thought the jazz section in record shops and wrote down the 1xxx numbers and titles of all ECM albums I could find. With the internet, such obsessions can now be pursued in a much more discrete way ... A good mate of mine is one of 'em - and a music nut! He and his fellow anoraks sometimes go out into the boonies, set up shop at a railway level crossing, fire up the barbie and wait for a particular train to chuff by. Then they go home. And it's not just photos - they collect recordings, too. Circular thinking, this reminds of a thread - long time ago so it was probably on BNBB - on which someone did a really bang up spoof job of putting up for auction on the board the inserts, bubble wrap and other packaging ephemera that comes with Mosaic sets - "touched and handled by Michael Cuscuna" etc etc. At least I think it was a spoof.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak_(slang)

OCD? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OK, got it!

OCD?

This is true, but ... I find the place useful, even though I've only posted there a couple of times. I use it as a reference tool, much the same as allmusic. Hard to feel at home in a joint where politics, sport, religion and food et al are either rare or verboten. But if you want a discussion for 450 posts of every Fleetwood Mac album and single since their first recording, it's the place to go. I hear you. But tell ya truth, I dig it that there's a place where that sort of extreme anorakism can bloom. And that's coming from someone who has only ever owned one Beatles record - the Hello Goodbye/I Am The Walrus single. And individual tastes and notions of artistic "merit" (whatever that means) aside, is it really any different from kicking over the forensic details of, say, Hank Mobley or Thelonious Monk? And just BTW, this very forum itself has a thread on that Grateful Dead that is about a gazillion pages long.

This is true, but ... I find the place useful, even though I've only posted there a couple of times. I use it as a reference tool, much the same as allmusic. Hard to feel at home in a joint where politics, sport, religion and food et al are either rare or verboten.

Go to options in the top right hand corner of your screen. Click on "Standard" for the right Display Mode.

Having successfully participated in a trade for the Condon Mob box, I am still interested in doing deals on the following Mosaic big box OOP sets: Chico Hamilton Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions Both mint. PM me if interested!

I haven't heard this Campbell stuff, but I'm surprised it fizzles. I love the Hag stuff he's on - on Capitol, of course. And given my recent pursuit of great classic pop (as opposed to rock), I would've been happy to bend an ear to these albums anytime. But then again, given some of the stuff that is pushing my buttons at the moment, my mileage may vary from yours considerably. I have a fairly high tolerance for pap of all kinds.

*Ain't nothing like pho ... no matter how many different variations I try. Today, after a lunchtime kung fu class, me and Bennie hit a cheapo Chinese joint and had steamed Shanghai dumplings (superb, with a scorching hot blast of stock/soup sealed inside ready to burst forth and ... wherever) and the house beef soup noodles. They were good - beef slices, house-made white noodles, a couple of pieces of sliced radish, green onions, coriander (er, sorry, cilantro) and OK stock. But as I say, not a patch, IMHO, on the stock base, rare (lean) beef, flat rice noodles of the regal Viet version. Today's stuff wasn't as tasty, healthy (bean sprouts, mint) or cheap. *My long-running but haphazard efforts to replicate the buzz the Grateful Dead provide me is a fizzer. Always has been, always will be. Airplane, Quicksilver? Forget it. Actually, the closest are Trane at the Village Vanguard and assorted Sun Ra. *Again, I have never found straight out country rock that is as strikingly beautiful and original as the first Pure Prairie League albums. Although it's been fun trying.

Yes, yes - very, very droll droll. (BTW, in all my years posting, IIRC that is my first double post. My newish laptop is very sensitive.)

You're all absolutely correct - this dude doing Borat is cruel, mean, lazy, opportunistic, politically incorrect and (probably) purple. But - oh geez, the guilt, the shame, I'm so sorry - some of the stuff in that Borat movie was some of the funniest shit I've ever seen. Even if it made me cringe at the same time. So shoot me already.

You're all absolutely correct - this dude doing Borat is cruel, mean, lazy, opportunistic, politically incorrect and (probably) purple. But - oh geez, the guilt, the shame, I'm so sorry - some of the stuff in that Borat movie was some of the funniest shit I've ever seen. Even if it made me cringe at the same time. So shoot me already.

Small point: Fasttrack said Stan was being discussed because he played beautiful. He didn't say it was his beautiful playing that was being discussed. There's a difference. Carry on ...

I'm not sure the non-inclusion of a track specifically referred to in the booklet can be accurately be referred to as non-musical. Nor, considering the standard of excellence to which Mosaic has always aspired and almost always attained, can this be considered minor. And I'm sure they would agree. Don't worry, though, I'm not gonna be asking for my money back. Or, more accurately, the money of Jazzbo, who ordered this set on my behalf.

Oh dear! I wonder how many sets are affected. And I fear that the bonus of healthy preorders could be largely negated by setting this booboo right. Which I'm sure they will.

Hey, glad you got your stuff. As for the rest of it, I'm not holding my breath.

I wouldn't want to equate Marsh with Gerry Mulligan, but ... I read somewhere (here? BNBB? certainly a BB) that Michael Cuscuna was surprised that the Mulligan Concert Band set was the quickest selling of any Mosaic. I'm not saying this Marsh set would sell as quick! But there's at least anecdotal evidence that Mosaic gives some weight to the passions of its customers and that those responsible for deciding what sets get the green light are unlikely to think they have undebatable wisdom on the matter. The current financial climate doesn't help, though.

I'm tempted to say ... GD merchandising: What a shambles! But this is more accurate: GD merchandising: What a fucking disgrace!

That says it all about my single GD live experience! (1977) Ed, thanks for taking the time to write a review for us. It's interesting to hear your perspective, coming to this from a pretty solid jazz background. You nailed it good!

C'mon Ed - gives us some details! I'm so envious. No Dead-related band has ever played in the southern hemisphere. What were the highlights, lowlights, funny incidents, people you talked to etc etc.

As a current job seeker, this story - in today's Melbourne Age - gave me pause for thought. Happily, I don't think anything I've posted here or elsewhere would/will harm me. But still ... and it makes me see merit in not using one's own name on BBs. Too late for that now, eh, Kenny? You freaking jerk. That's K-E-N-N-Y, followed by Weir, W-E-I-R. Sheesh! ***************** Digging up dirt: Facebook spies for hire Asher Moses April 17, 2009 - 10:17AM Large companies and government departments are employing a new Sydney-based company to dig up dirt on staff by spying on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube posts. SR7 specialises in "online risk and reputation management" and claims to be the only company in Australia that actively monitors social networking sites on behalf of companies. It was formed about eight months ago in response to the growing trend for people to take conversations they would have traditionally had with mates at the pub on to their social network profiles. Few people realise these seemingly private sites are still public spaces. If controversial posts leak to the media, it can lead to brands suffering immense damage to their reputations. SR7 director James Griffin said business was booming following recent public relations disasters sparked by the stupid social network behaviour of a few rogue employees. The firm's clients included "a number of blue-chip companies in a variety of industries" and "government departments and agencies". This week, two Domino's employees were sacked and arrested after they published videos of themselves on the web fouling up customers' food. Late last year, three scantily clad Californian teens were fired from their jobs at KFC for publishing photos of themselves on MySpace bathing in a KFC basin. But these are extreme cases, and there are scores of other instances where staff have been disciplined for seemingly innocuous posts, such as announcing in their Facebook status that they are tired of work. David Vaile, executive director of UNSW's Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, believes SR7 may be acting unethically and said he suspected companies were using dirt gathered from social networking sites as an excuse to fire people due to the challenging economic climate. He said the practice could backfire when the economy turns around as people would refuse to work for or trust companies that spied on staff. He said the issue raised questions over where the boundary is between public and private comments. "The boss is operating on the basis that this is some sort of global publication that reflects on their company, but that's not the intention of the person," said Vaile. "It's not the person pretending to be a spokesperson for the company, they're just letting of steam, everyone does it, you hear it in the pub - maybe employers have just got to handle it." Griffin acknowledged privacy concerns but said companies had a right to protect their brand and reputation online. "If there's a competitor or if it's a company of interest to a journalist and they stumble across [controversial posts], then it's out there and it's gone," he said. "I think that whilst employees have the right to have their personal conversations, if they're going to mention or say something or do something ridiculous online in relation to a company, then that's what they've got to deal with." Griffin argued that monitoring social networking sites was no different to using traditional tools such as Media Monitors, which tracks online and print media reports. Griffin said the company used both automated tools and human analysis. Once SR7 has met with the client and discussed potential risks, an automated system searches social networking sites and blogs for certain keywords. Results are then analysed by staff members, who can provide reports to the client on a weekly or daily basis. Griffin said that for sites like Facebook, where communications are more nuanced, human analysts would scour the site, staff members' profiles and related groups for questionable postings. He did not agree that this was an invasion of privacy because people could change their privacy settings to prevent outsiders from viewing their posts. "If their privacy settings are set so it's publicly viewable for Joe Average to go on there then yes, we will do that," he said. Vaile said people, especially younger age groups, did not yet appreciate the legal, professional and commercial consequences of publishing material on the web. He called on social networking sites to modify their terms of use to say that "comments are not intended for industrial reporting or extraction for republication elsewhere". Steven Penning, a partner with Turner Freeman with two decades of experience in workplace law, has said people who are sacked over social network comments could have grounds to file an unfair dismissal claim, as employment contracts rarely cover staff use of social networking sites. "What employers are doing is they're scrambling and trying to make out that present policies can be stretched to cover these new areas, and in many respects they can't," Penning said.