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Not to worry. Forgetting a drummer's name = not a problem. Forgetting what drums ARE = problem. (at least that's what I keep telling myself... )

Oh, so this whole thing is just a joke to you? Well, howza 'bout you being grounded for a week? Pretty funny, huh? What's that? You wanna make it TWO weeks? Fine by me, mister... :rsmile:

That's it; go sit in the car!

Happy Birthday, MG! You were born on a very auspicious day!

Green for breakfast burritos (from La Hacienda this morning) Red for enchiladas (with fried egg, if available)

Good formula to know: 3,2,2,1 3 parts vodka 2 parts triple sec 2 parts cranberry juice 1 part lime juice = Perfect Cosmopolitan! (edit to mention that formula arrived at after EXTENSIVE research... )

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and later got thawed out by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! Sometimes the honking horns of your traffic makes me want to get out of my BMW and run off to the hills or whatever. Sometimes when I get a message on my fax machine I wonder, Did little demons get inside and type it? I don't know! My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts. But there is one thing I do know. When a man like my client slips and falls on a sidewalk in front of a public library, then he is entitled to no less than two million in compensatory damages and two million in punitive damages. Thank you." (R.I.P. Phil Hartman )

Premonition perhaps?

Kenton donated his entire library of charts to the University of North Texas. When I played in the band there, the director dug out Graettinger's arrangement of "Laura." Sweet Fancy Moses! That was some dark shit!

Yep, that's the one for me! Here in NM they have an annual event called the National Fiery Foods and BBQ Show. I've never been, but apparently there are some dangerous concoctions served... :rsmile:

It's been a while since I played that Tooth arrangement, but as I sing the tune in my head, it's an A A B A form with each section as 16 bars. The different phrase lengths in Tooth's arrangment are probably just him taking the arranger's perogative. Near the end of a 16 bar phrase, he would often "interrupt" the end of the phrase by starting something new, resulting in what looks like a 14 bar phrase. Or he might extend an 8 bar phrase by stretching something at the end, giving you 9, 10 or 12 bars. JSngry's suggestion to find a vocal version is a great one. I would heartily suggest finding a the episode of Gomer Pyle USMC where Seargent Carter coaches Gomer's girlfriend Luanne Poovey in how to perform. The vehicle they chose: "That Old Black Magic" Classic!

Actually, your comments have indeed given me pause to think about that term and its usage, both past and current, and I understand your point. It's just that it is difficult to get the toothpaste back in the tube once it's been squeezed out. As far as "common usage" goes, I'm not basing my experience of the word just on its use on chat boards. I started playing in "cover bands" in the mid-1980's. And working musicians I've been around for the last 20 years have used that term freely in that way. I get your point, Christiern, and I understand mourning the the loss of that term having a more specific meaning. But I think that day has passed. Cheers!

I don't want to speak for Dan, but it seems to me that the evolution of a language as a means of communication is defined by common usage. As others have said more than once in this thread, people, LOTS of people, use that term in a way that's different from how you would have it. As a result the usage HAS changed and IS changing. Tilt at the windmill if you must, but that doesn't mean the windmill is going to stop turning. What is so difficult to understand?

I stopped for a fill-up the other night and the gas station TV had a "Three's Company" marathon on Nick at Night. I was stuck standing at that damn pump for a day and a half!!!!

This one just came out. Kind of an impulse purchase after hearing her on Letterman the other night. Only heard a couple of tracks so far, but it's definitely Chaka (which is fine by me).

Lanny Morgan Pete King Gary Cox

Barney Fife Floyd Lawson Ernest T. Bass

Often misquoted, it was actually, "...plays with Big Skitch."

I had a rehearsal today. When we scheduled it a while back, I mentioned that it would be Trane's b-day, so the singer in the band made sure we had some Sweet Potato Pie in celebration!!! YUM!!!!

I like PayPal a lot. I've used it mostly as a buyer, but recently sold a couple of saxophones, and recieved payment via PayPal. It's a bit of a drag to have to pay the fees, but I negotiated a prices with my two buyers that basically resulted in us splitting the fee. Also, my saxophone quartet started selling some merchandise at cafepress.com, and the profits from our meager sales are automatically put into my PayPal accound on a quarterly basis. Very easy and convenient!

Sometimes it seems that we (as listeners, or the writers that were quoted on the TBP blog) over-think these things. TBP was saying that they're not doing those covers with a knowing wink or an ironic agenda. They're just taking tunes they like, and playing them in a way that pleases them. We might dig it, or not. But it doesn't always bear up under too much scrutiny. What I'm not sure of is when jazz players in the '40s or '50s were doing show tunes or pop songs, how much was it that they just liked the tunes and the chord changes for blowing, and how much was it about playing some melodies that folks could recognize (or record companies wanting to put out recognizable titles)? Did some porducers/label guys specifically want some pop titles, or were they just as happy to put out records with all originals?

Jim, don't sell yourself short; not just awesomer, I'd say awesomEST!!!

My last name (Kostur) is not very common, but the database say that there aren't any of us! As it happens, just the other day UPS delivered two packages addressed to Glenn Kostur, but other labels on the boxes indicated that they were originally sent to a GK in Colorado. Apparently he moved, the packages got refused, and when someone did a search they came up with my address. Sadly, nothing good in the packages; just stacks of brochures for some Pharm company.

Brandon was a student of mine for a couple of years here in ABQ, and we played quite a few gigs together, both during and after his time in school. He's a very creative musician, and brings really positive energy to all of his projects. I'm sure it will be a great concert!

I was playing a gig at a church here in town that has a house jazz trio as the music (plus a guest each week). My wife was there, and asked the bass player about "my situation." He told me about her and introduced us a couple of weeks later. We just recently celebrated our First Hundred Days of marriage! I have some friends who found their spouses on match.com, and I tried it for a while. Met some nice women, but never made any real connections.