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Superfly and Slaughter's Big Rip Off are my favorites of those mentioned. I dig the title song from Death Wish, it's the only one I've heard. I haven't heard the whole soundtrack, but "Theme From Cleopatra Jones" is a favorite.

I thought the passing looked exceptionally crisp for the first game of the year. I think Kobe will fit well in the system, he will adjust to the new players once he gets in there. Give him all those open looks Devean George got last night, and he'll knock 'em down (not that Devean wasn't knocking them down). When Kobe is slashing without the ball, catching passes from Karl, it's gonna be ugly. Picture a starting line up of Shaq, Malone, Kobe, Payton, Fox... I wouldn't trade Kobe for any player or group of players in the NBA, period.

Ditto that! Embarassingly enough I have the Lalo Schifrin on a cdr I got from a friend. Thanks again Jim R!

King Funk 45s!!! B)

It's bluesy, greazey, slooooow and mellow. I'm in the same camp as danasgoodstuff--I like it. But I do remember the dissenting opinions from the previous discussion. I threw it on right now as I haven't played it in a bit. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?" is reminding me why I should play it more often.

Shaq should shut up and leave it up to the coaches to talk to Kobe if there is a problem. The media doesn't need to hear any of it. Tell it to your team, not the microphone.

The fires aren't near me, but this is horrible. I hope they catch the scumbags who started these fires, if arson is indeed the case. 13 dead and 700 homes destroyed. It reeks of smoke outside and to top it off it is unseasonably hot this year. Hellish conditions, let's hope firefighters are able to gain the upper hand. I read that the one near San Diego was started by a lost hunter's flare.

Put up and shut up. Spoiled brats is exactly right. However, IMO Kobe should shut up first, with all the baggage he's brought to the table this year. The balls of him to make a fuss when he's already put added pressure on the team with his personal problems.

C'mon Bev, tell us how you really feel about this pointless topic.

Good point about JC's slow software, at home it lags big time. My PC at work is insanely fast, part of a gigantic server. I never have to wait for search engines there--I just have to wait for the manager to stop hovering like Lomburgh from Office Space. I like all three, Org, AAJ, & JC, but this place OWNS them. AAJ has been less active since it went down, the other two have just kept right on chuggin'.

I have a few tracks off these on compilations from Laserlight records and they are smokin', particularly the song "Bad Bad Simba." O'Donel cuts loose with some furiously fast playing on that bad, bad, funky, funky track. I am definitely interested in hearing the rest of the tracks on these albums, despite AMG's two-star ratings.

Worse yet, a mongrelization. No, I think the difference lies specifically between drawing inspiration and complete imitation. There must be a unique personality that shows through, even when paying homage to a predecessor.

"...They call me Back Door Santa I make my runs about the break of day They call me Back Door Santa I make my runs about the break of day Ho! Ho! Ho! I make all the little girls happy while the boys are out to play I ain't like Ol' Saint Nick He don't come but once a year Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! I ain't like Ol' Saint Nick He don't come but once a year Looky here, I come running with my presents every time you call me near..." --Clarence Carter :rsmile:

On my way to get myself a Ultimo Burrito I picked myself up Jimmy Smith COOL BLUES on sale for ten bucks at Virgin. I saw THE NATURAL SOUL there but it wasn't on sale, so I went with the less expensive deal. Besides, I only had THE SERMON, BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK, and ROOT DOWN for a Jimmy Smith collection. COOL BLUES is doing all the right things for me, a great recommendation. I've been paying attention to Lou, and agree he is fantastic here. Did I hear Babs Gonzales call Art Blakey "Art Blakley" though? I'll have to look for BLUES WALK, couw. I'm adding it to the list, thanks! B)

Not any more! I must have got the last copy in stock. Dusty Groove does have that great feature where one can request to be informed via email when something comes back in stock.

Thanks a lot for the suggestions! Looks like MIDNIGHT CREEPER, MR. SHING-A-LING, THE SCORPION, and Jimmy Smith COOL BLUES will have to follow THE NATURAL SOUL (gonna go back and see if that one is still where I saw it). I've got Lonnie Smith LIVE AT CLUB MOZAMBIQUE and MOVE YOUR HAND--both excellent, excellent discs.

Thanks again, AB.

Lou was consistent, that's good to know. Thanks AB. Have his Argo/Cadet dates been re-issued on cd? SIGNIFYIN' and POSSUM HEAD get high ratings on AMG. As the former noj4possumproductions, POSSUM HEAD is something I should have!

I'm on the fence about whether I'm staying on emusic or not. If their quality of mp3s doesn't return to normal soon, I'm outta there. I'm sick of my computer freezing due to error tracks. The last thing I tried to get was Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreax--the fourth track froze my computer twice and I haven't been back in about a week.

I've got: EVERYTHING I PLAY IS FUNKY ALLIGATOR BOGALOO GOOD GRACIOUS What should I look for next from Lou? I was just looking at THE NATURAL SOUL, and I regret not getting it.

Did you extract the mp3s to your hard drive first? I used to struggle with burning cdrs until learning to do this.

Going out in L.A. is expensive. I'd rather buy CDs or records--they last longer. I had free tickets to the Clipper game the other night--still cost me $100 when all was said and done. McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson would have been worth breaking bread for, no question. I'm out of the loop as far as live jazz goes, I should look to improve on that, but I probably won't.

Nothing against John Stockton, but "Mr. Clutch" is Jerry West.

I was born and raised in L.A., my teams are the Lakers, Dodgers, and Raiders. I guess I'm supposed to hate the Boston Celtics, SF Giants, and Denver Broncos/KC Chiefs, but I'm one who's more for rooting for my team than hating someone else's. I consider the Clippers, Angels, and Rams sort of secondary teams of mine, except when they play the Lakers, Dodgers, and Raiders. I pull for the UCLA Bruins against the USC Trojans, but really I'll root for both of them against any other team. So much for traditional rivalries...

In Pedro's defense, that sure was an ugly hit by Posada--talk about fighting one off! A lucky, ugly, flailing, fisted, nippler--but a 2 RBI killer nonetheless. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. I would have yanked Pedro right after Matsui's double--if not sooner. Dan is right. Damned Yankees.