jazzypaul

re; the idea of making OOP sessions available for download...I suggested this to someone at EMI at the 2002 IAJE and they said they were working on it then, after they got offended that I said that I was glad that Kazaa, Napster and the rest exist, because at least that way, if they refuse to keep their music out there, the music lovers of the world could. I'm surprised that no one's mentioned the Don Byron session yet. In my humble opinion, that's the best session that Byron's yet recorded. It's thoroughly enjoyable. If you don't have it, and they have it on sale, you owe it to yourself to pick it up.

Yeah man, I'll suffer with you. I've been trying to do the Subway/Jimmy John's thing instead of fast food, but I got freaked out last weekend. Turns out that those subway subs with only 6 grams of fat are essentially plain. Which I knew. But, I sat down and figured out how much fat all of those goodies add up to, and before I knew it, I was eating 32 grams of fat in my Italian BMT sub. GEEEEEZ!!!! So, I'm trying to be more careful. It's time for me to get back down to dating weight again, and I'm trying. Walking 3 miles a day, trying to get back down to only a pack of smokes a day, and attempting to cut out the soda and just drink water (as expensive as it is, I REALLY like the taste of Dasani, and it's way better for you, so it's a good assault on my wallet). Any other tips from those of you who have dropped some tonnage?

Wow, I guess I'm the only asshole on here that actually really enjoys fireworks. Every year includes a trip to Indiana to get a couple of mortar kits, a few gross of bottle rockets and at least a gross of firecrackers. My neighborhood was a hoot on friday (I was in St. Louis for the rest of the weekend), with everybody and their brother setting off something. There were a few guys shooting off firearms instead of fireworks, and those guys scare the crap out of me. But, other than that, a good time was had by most.

got it. sorry, my ignorance shows. I was always a Punisher, Hulk and Thor kid. Was into Spidey when I was really little, but by the time I was a dressed in black, listening to speed metal, sporting a huge fro, it was all about the Punisher.

Alright, I get how Harry is obviously going to be the next hobgoblin, and JJ's kid now has an axe to grind, but why would you think professor connors?

couw, you'd be shocked how much substance a lot of the great comic books of the 60's and 70's had. And probably more shocked then with the graphic novels that they sometimes evolved into. Batman was about the only one that was completely out of touch, and even then. Hell, I remember one of my Conan the Barbarian comics dealing quite frankly with the consequences of being promiscuous. And this is supposed to be stuff for kids...The Punisher dealt with some heavy stuff as well. That film was wasted on that piece of shit movie that could have been SOOOO good is a tragic shame.

Thank you. This makes much more sense now. Isn't it great to be on a board with tons of musicians around?

Alright, so I'm in the middle of arranging A Taste of Honey for my quintet. One of the chords on the original sheet music is a Dm#7. Wouldn't that just be a D minor chord with an octave replacing the 7? But when I try voicing it, no matter how I try to voice it, it just sounds odd as hell...any piano players have any suggestions? I'm at a loss here...

Had to add this one to the bunch. Okay, so I had the organ trio that played P-Funk tunes and brought lots of people in the door, and we all had a great time. The band dissolves as the bass player goes to jail, and then moves to Northern Wisconsin. Ummm, okay, I guess. No worries, I still have my quintet, which is getting ready to record next month, and I am currently in the middle of fighting to get a couple of standards on the CD, as these guys want to do nothing but our tunes. So, that's cool. But my baby has always been my little trio...The Extra Large Duo. We play every Tuesday night at this little jazz club just down the street from work, and we get the door. Amazingly enough, this little knock-off of the DKV Trio is making some decent coin doing this, making a bunch of money for the club, and slowly, but surely, we're starting to get offers from other places looking for work. Suddenly, this little band that we never thought was going to do anything besides these Tuesday night sessions needs to record a demo! AWESOME!!! Until... Arrrggghhh...got the call this morning that the club in question went dark as of last night. And it's really sad, because they were making money six nights a week, and considering that they were only paying out of pocket for two of those nights, and dinners average about $20 a plate, they had to have been making hand over fist. This kills our momentum, not to mention, being able to grow every week in front of a steady crowd. We're looking for another opportunity like this (and it shouldn't be hard), but damn does it suck right now... sigh...

Strangely, I never really got into weed. Would smoke it if it was around, would buy it occasionally, if the time was right, but never really made a habit of it. Psychedelics, on the other hand, were a completely different story. My girlfriend in high school was known as the acid queen of DuPage County, and I was her guinea pig of sorts when new shipments would come in. After 2 years of that, my brain kind of melted after a bad trip, and I went into a serious depression for about a year. So, no more of that. Or so I said. When the Three Blind Mice were playing often, there was one guy that would always come to our shows and give us shrooms after our sets. One of those nights, we ended up at a casino, and somehow, I won $275 at a blackjack table while tripping balls. That's a night that will not be soon forgotten. As for other stuff, I was an alcoholic through most of my early 20's. Went to AA, and realized that the thought of having to be around these sad sacks all the time was enough to keep me sober. And it has been. Now I can drink socially and keep a lid on it. Of course, I do have a weakness for Patron that gets me into trouble quite often, but we won't talk about that.

Just made my way to the CD release party for this one over the weekend, got the CD and, well, damn is it good. Her take on I'll Be Around brought tears to my eyes, and her versions of A Taste of Honey and Annie Lennox's (!?!?!?!) Pavement Cracks were daaaaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnn good. The rest of the album is a beast too, even if it's a little down tempo for my usual tastes. Anyone else hip to Jackie's talents?

This probably makes me a prick (and prone to more bad karma), but man, I love driving fast. It's a rush of sorts, and not the "woo, I'm doing something illegal!" kind either. If there's nobody else on the road, or in the case of being on the Dan Ryan, simply keeping up with traffic, I'll jam it to the metal, and once again be happy that I have a car that can do 145 mph. Now, if I could chip it and put a better turbo on...hee hee hee hee hee....

Vibes...I'm largely in your shoes. I'm 29, about 60 lbs. overweight. The shitty part is that I overcame alcoholism, turned my shit around and used to work out constantly, was finally in damn good shape. Then, in the course of one year, I broke a foot, seriously sprained my back, got pneumonia, an ulser and then pluricy. All of that time spent on the couch got me smoking again, too. Not a good formula for staying in shape. Now add heartbreak and a life that seems to be pulling way too much from Paul Thomas Anderson's movies, and it makes for a mess. sigh...

the super dark, ultra morbid guy in me wants to say Curtis Mayfield's (Don't Worry) If there's a Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go. But really, what I'd want is enough time to be able to listen to Speak No Evil, The Sorcerer, White Light/White Heat (singing along to Sister Ray would be a helluva way to go out), The Smiths' debut album and the first disc of DKV's Trigonometry. That I could live with. Or, in the case of this thread, maybe not so much...

HEATHEN!!!!!

I love to play. Usually it's 7 card, but I'll play hold 'em as well. Omaha is a no-no for me after I realized just how big your balls have to be to play that game. The casino that is just down the street from my parents' house used to have $1-5 split, $2/4 and $3/6 games, and I used to spend way too much free time down there. After our governor's brilliant plan to tax the casinos at 70%, the poker room went to games at $10/20 or higher, and that was the end of my brick and mortar experience for a while. Now that I'm only a half hour away from the Indiana casinos, however...

no soda for me with my BBQ, thank you very much. It's all about takin' the shit home and making KOOL AID to go with the ribs. That's the shit, right there.

Everybody knows wookies can't play chess!!!! (great line from the band vs. audience chess match, Chicago, Halloween 1995) I saw them about 45 times between 1991-2003. I can't say I'll miss them (the endless stream of one chord jams was starting to get tedious), but I sure as hell have a ton of great memories of seeing them. And doing the phish thing was probably the single best way to get to see the country too.

Ditto to what Larry said about the Empty Bottle. I live in that Neighborhood (East Humboldt Park) and while it's getting better every day, it IS a sketchy neighborhood. The neighborhood that houses the Velvet Lounge can also be somewhat ugly, so use caution when getting to and from these joints. If you're going to be around the Empty Bottle, also know that there are a bevvy of killer jazz clubs in the area. Quenchers (Fullerton and Western) is a great spot to check out a lot of Chicago's young lions. The California Clipper (California and Augusta)is a joint that does jazz on most Fridays and Saturdays, and they favor organ groups. Phyllis' Musical Inn and The Smoke Daddy are right next door to each other on Division, and both split their time evenly between jazz and blues. As for Ari Brown at Green Dolphin Street: Ari is awesome. Neighborhood is safe. Green Dolphin Street is a VERY expensive jazz club, however. I remember going in there one night to interview Christian McBride and getting a martini for the "friend" price of $7.50.

The Reader is a great idea. So is just going to the Green Mill, Pops for Champagne, Pete Miller's or the Jazz Showcase on virtually any night of the week. The bang for the buck value goes to Wednesday nights at The Empty Bottle. $1 Amber Bocks (not a good beer, but a fantastic $1 beer) and the Vandermark 5, when Ken's in town. Or Tuesday nights at Michael's for the Paul Abella Extra Large Duo...

Sleepy Back Jackson here, singin' tha blues fo' y'all...

Along with Billy Higgins, Elvin is my drumming idol. It is indeed sad to hear that he is ill. He will indeed be greatly missed.

I must say, I am very tempted to order a bunch of these...this could be very very cool indeed...

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Wang Chung yet. They were truly underrated, and To Live and Die in L.A., besides being the theme song to a truly excellent movie, is one hell of a song. "In the dark of the night/every time I turn the light/I fear that God is not in Heaven..." that's some good lyric writing right there. I will avoid the seconding of songs, so Break My Stride and Church of the Poison Mind are both out, I reckon. I always thought Der Kommisar was a great tune though. And let us not forget one of Stevie's best tunes, which is an 80's tune: Overjoyed.

up!!!!!! and will continue to go up until these are gone, gone, gone!!