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To quote Gang of Four (the post punk band — NOT the Maoist political faction of four Chinese Communist Party officials)… ”To have ambition was my ambition.”

I understand his last 3-5 albums were and are generally very well-liked on the Steve Hoffman Forums. I’ve never heard them personally, but I’m not recalling too much (if any) negative options of his last 10 years of creative output. I only saw CSN once, the summer after my senior year in high school in 1987 (also saw Nash solo, as an opening act in ~1986). Like so many, I loved the blend of their voices — three unique timbre’s, which both blended, but also allowed the particular qualities of each voice to be discernible (at the same time). RIP.

Supposedly intermissions were “not sanctioned” (or not allowed, or whatever you wanna call it) by the director/producers of Titanic (which clocked in at 3hrs-15min… …but I’ve also found online reports that some theaters that did have an intermission (or people who saw it at the time, remembering intermissions in some theaters).

Yeah, Tár is the longest film I’ve seen in a theater in years (saw it a couple days before Thanksgiving, also an afternoon screening). Knowing it was 20-min shy of 3 hours, I definitely didn’t buy a large soda going into it (just a bottle of water, which I don’t think I even finished). I was very strategic about it.

My wife and I saw what I remember as being a Kenneth Branagh directed film of a Shakespeare play — probably his Hamlet (from 1996) — that had a 10(?)-minute intermission. That’s the only one immediately springing to mind.

Here ‘tis… https://www.dustygroove.com/item/106220 Been tempted by it on a couple Dusty orders since it came out 2 (or 3?) months ago, but pricier than I wanted to spend (at $23) — but I’d probably jump on a used copy for $15 or so.

Next stop might be Organissimo Coconspirator!

Eddie Gale‘s two Blue Note dates from the late 60’s both feel like close cousins to some other examples from this genre (those already mentioned) — although I can’t remember if they specifically have any religious overtones lyrically. (They just seem like they’re cut from the same sort of cloth.) Edit: Of course they both slightly predate the original Jesus Christ Superstar concept album (which was recorded in Oct 1969)

Yeah — reading that’s gonna keep a smile on my face pertineer all day! And I can SO hear Wayne saying that too — but not just hear him — it’s that look in his eyes as he said it (which is just as easy to imagine, as hearing him). Classic Wayne!

Who’s “Jimmy”? WS: Oh, yeah. Well, actually a lot of us played like him. There’s a guy from Jersey City, what’s his name, Jimmy…he played really like Charlie Parker. It was a close match. He knew all the stuff, “Star Eyes” and all the breaks and all that.

👍👍👍 Nice one!!

A friend bought me a copy of Herbie’s autobio several years ago, and it’s an enjoyable read (been about 5 years ago when I read it).

I’m not CJ, and I don’t know what’s ‘right’ — but right or wrong, I have a tendency to capitalize the ‘B’ in ‘Black’ in most cases when using it as shorthand for African American (just a habit I’ve had for 20-30 years) — and I’d do the same with Black British (a term I have less need to use). That said, if I’m already capitalizing ‘Black’, I think(?) I would naturally be tempted to capitalize the ‘E’ in ‘Excellence’ too — because “Black Excellence” looks better to me than “Black excellence”. Also, as it’s used here, doesn’t “Black Excellence” sort of feel like a collective noun almost? Not technically probably right, but that feels right to me. Anyway, I probably would have capitalized the whole term too — even if that’s not what style guides say to do (fwiw). THAT SAID, there are a few other proofreading things I noticed too (though god knows I don’t proofread my own stuff enough most of the time).

I’m irrationally offended by the orange-cover clearly not-licensed ‘reissues’ specifically of Blue Note studio material — from what I had always presumed was a legit label. ‘Incensed’ is clearly too strong a word, and would just be hyperbolic — but they do kinda piss me off whenever I see them on Dusty Groove website listings.

Ouch! (Dan) — and, indeed Chuck, that car accident really does suck, especially to such a new car. Is your insurance paying for a rental, even though it’s gonna take extra long to get parts? (Sure hope so.)

Got an email last night that the Australian outfit had just shipped my order — so to their credit, they got my five shirts out the door in less than 24 hours (and I’m sure they’re printing these things to order).

Yeah, that Judgement shirt from Uniqlo is just about the best ever. All my Uniqlo shirts have held up really well, but so have the non-licensed ones I got from the UK — and the one I got off eBay too, come to think. (All the ones I reported on upthread — none of them have shown any signs of wear, or the transfer not adhering perfectly well). Very happy with all that I’ve purchased.

Ok, late last night I took the plunge with the Australian site… https://albumcoverstickers.com Apparently I’d created an account with them a couple months ago (maybe I had to, in order to test the $100 purchase gets your free shipping even-to-the-US offer). Anyway… …as a result, I got an email out of the blue yesterday with a Cyber Monday 15% off coupon code for their entire site (and had to act fast, because of the huge time-difference). So 15% off took their $25 shirts down to $21.25 each — and then buying 5 of them got me over the $100 threshold for free shipping. So I got three for me (Hill: Passing Ships, Monk: Genius of Modern Music Vol 1 (the bad-ass 10” cover), and Henderson: Mode for Joe). Bertrand wanted a Shorter: ETC (LT cover). And an Ornette: NY is Now for my buddy Joe, back in KC. (We all got them on black shirts.) It should get here in 15-30 days (shipping is 10-20 days alone). But $106.25 total for five shirts (free shipping, from Australia) ain’t half bad — truly $21.25 each, and no tax even. No telling what the quality will be like, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. I’ll certainly report back my findings.

I probably agree… Though I’d add that the peaks are higher (a number of really true “greats”) — and the troughs lower (a fair number of kinda “meh” dates) on the one more uneven label… …Whereas the more consistent label is nearly all “good” — but with very few truly “great albums”. (Assuming, of course, that we agree on which label is which!! )

Nice recent Anam Neely video on the general subject of copyright, using throughout the very example in this thread...

Drat, I seem to be missing 2-3 issues from 1983 (including July). I thought my uncle (he subscribed in about mid-1964 up thru the early 90’s) had kept and filed every issue, and he did for most years — but a few years have a gap or two here and there. But I’m just seeing inexplicably he had two(!) copies of the Dec 1983 issue — both of them with his mailing address label still attached. Sorry to not be of help with July ‘83 — unless it happens to be misfiled with some other year. I’ll try and look through all the 80’s folios later this week, and see.

I probably have a hard copy, I’m pretty sure — and if so, I’d be glad to scan it.

I too have read Michael’s liners numerous times, and been super impressed almost every time. I’d preorder a whole book in a heart beat, and even contribute to a Kickstarter (as a vote of confidence), should such an arrangement happen to be necessary. All the better if it were a combination of history personally witnessed, and memoir.