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Happy B'day, SoulStream! Hope it's a good one!

American Bandstand originally came from Philly. Perhaps Dick Clark was a Sun Ra fan?

I missed this thread when it was started, so please accept my belated condolences. But the bike looks great, and I'm sure your dad would be pleased that it got finshed and had such a good showing!

My mom was a big fan, so I saw the show frequently in the late '60s and '70s. Not the hippest talk show host ever, but some entertaining moments. edit to post link: Mike Douglas obit

Industry standard broadcast mics are the Electrovoice RE-20, and the Shure SM7 (note: this is not the same as the very common SM57). I believe prices for either of those will fit your budget. RE20 SM7

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Well, it's just that I wanted to get S.A.R. to sign my yearbook!

We used that same code in college too! Small world. Greg, I'm pretty sure we went to the same college: Go, Mean Green!

L.A. tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb is an active drag racer. You can read about his racing team and history here. and Pete's more grown-up racing:

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I don't have any Urbie Green sides, but I do have fond memories: I had a roommate in college (trombonist) who enjoyed a lot of "recreational herbs", and when he was trying to make either a sale or a purchase on the phone, the super secret code was "Hey man, do you have that new "Urbie Green" record?" I'm sure that one was tougher to crack than those WWII Navajo Code Talkers! Happy Birthday, Urbie!!!

Yeah, that would be pretty brutal. But as you point out, they're playing for a constantly changing audience of tourists. In my mind, that puts it in the realm of commercial work, even though the material is usually thought of as classical/art music. It's more like a buddy of mine who plays tenor in the Les Brown Orchestra in residence at a theater in Branson, MO. Daily shows for busloads of tourists, so even when the band is swinging, they're still cranking out another performance of Leap Frog!

There's the old joke: Q: How do you get a musician to complain? A: Give him a gig. Yeah, classical musicians bitch about playing the chestnuts, especially when dealing with orchestral players. I think the issue is different when working in the arena of solo literature. A classical musician has more of an opportunity for self-expression, and playing "in the moment" when performing as a soloist, or as a member of a smaller chamber group, where issues of phrasing, dynamics, etc. can turn on a dime and one can really changes things up from performance to performance. If you're just sawing away on your part in the middle of the 2nd violin section on another performance of Beethoven V, there's not a whole lot of leeway. However, I also think that those issues change with the level of musicians involved. Taking the discussion back to the realm of jazz, you can sometimes hear guys complaining about playing a tune like "Stella By Starlight" or "Autumn Leaves" or "All the Things You Are". But those are often the guys who can't come up with any new ideas to play on those tunes. Nothing is stopping them from playing anything fresh or creative, except their own lack of freshness and creativity. Same could be said for classical musicians. Also, in the jazz (or commercial music) world, you are asked to play the chestnuts every night. An orchestra might work its way through the Beethoven symphonies every few seasons, but Artie Shaw had to Begin the Beguine at pretty much every show. Ask Free For All about how often he had to do Woodchopper's Ball! One last thought: While the vast majority of classical musicians have to work to cobble together a livable wage, in the major orchestras (Chicago, Philly, NY, LA etc) those guys are doing OK financially. So when I know that a guy is making $100K, I don't feel too bad for him when he complains about having to pound out another performance of the Nutcracker.

I have the iHome pictured above, and I like it. Sounds pretty good for a clock-radio; not as full as something like a Bose WaveRadio, but at about 1/4 of the price, I'm OK with that. It's nice to wake up to a tune of my choosing, rather than an electronic beep or some random radio idiocy.

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Here it is: Leslie video at 2:59 (edit: sorry, I didn't see that it was already posted.)

Thanks!

Aggie- who else is in the quartet besides Sco and Tain?

I was a little late to the party, but placed an order for about 40 CDs early last week. Here's my question: Assuming that some of those are out of stock, if more than ten are unavailable, my order will be fewer than 30 discs. Will my per disc price get bumped up to $3.99? And will Concord notify me before they change the prices and charge me? (I doubt that). Anyone...?

Amen, brother! Forgiveness can be awhile in coming. I spent a fair amount of time in a lot of anger, and being far from a place of forgiveness. But I firmly believe being right in the middle of those feelings, and really acknowledging them is the only way to eventually get to a good place. Eventually I got past the soul-sucking darkness, but I still remember it, and I still remember what put me there. I just had a visit with my ex (after not seeing her for 2 or 3 years), and it helped me confirm the fact that the anger isn't there anymore. That's a pretty good feeling.

Awesome indeed! When the video started I said a little prayer that EW wouldn't pick up the saxophone. Apparently, there is no God. I think the highlight for me was when he picked up the sticks to engage in the dueling Hawaii 5-O drum fills. Thanks for posting that. And yes, I vote for that entire production to make its way into the organissimo set list ASAP.

Not on YouTube, but an awesome video of a young Frank Zappa on the old Steve Allen show, playing a concerto for bicycle, electronic tape, and ensemble. Steve keeps calling him "Frank Zahpa" Zappa on Steve Allen