The Mule Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Lee Morgan in motion 'cause it's kinda cool.... Quote
Brad Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 The Mule's avatar is cool. Mine are probably evident. I've had Bird and Miles from the Three Deuces and now Dex. Funny thing. At work my computer shows Bird while at home it's Go! Don't quite understand it. Quote
7/4 Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Coltrane, Live In Japan. A very important album around here, these days. Peace On Earth. Quote
BERIGAN Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 I really like the look of an x within a box.... Quote
Clunky Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 Shameless promotion of my local record label bringing Scottish jazz to the world. www.cabemusic.com Quote
Jazz Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 Two words. Tim. Curry. Curry = spicy. Conn, do I detect a sicilian defense in your chess avatar, or are you just happy to see me? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 Two words. Tim. Curry. Curry = spicy. Conn, do I detect a sicilian defense in your chess avatar, or are you just happy to see me? Sicilian Sveshnikov; quite popular these days with the likes of Kramnik, Leko, Shirov, employing it to good effect. Quote
John B Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 Rooster Ties - what is your new avatar? The one that replaced the Osby...I like it a lot! mine is a photo of Hamid Drake live at last year's Vision Fest. Quote
Gary Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 (edited) Mine's the cover of Albert Ayler's Love Cry , it happened to be the last CD i bought when i set up my avatar plus its a great cover that just seems to say JAZZ. I love Aylers music , but am by no means an expert & i'm gradually building up a collection of his titles. I've been in a bit of a Monk mood recently so i may be changing it shortly , now where were the posts explaining how to do it ........................... Edited May 29, 2003 by Gary Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 Rooster Ties - what is your new avatar? The one that replaced the Osby...I like it a lot! mine is a photo of Hamid Drake live at last year's Vision Fest. The answer you are searching for is HERE.... B) Quote
pryan Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 I haven't had an avatar since signing up here more than two months ago, but just added one today, of my own choosing. I finally got around to figuring out how to do it. It's the cover of Andrew Hill's BLACK FIRE, an album I haven't heard before (well, just the title track on the BN comp., THE AVANT GUARD YEARS), but will soon; thanks Late! Quote
Use3D Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 I really like the look of an x within a box.... Hm, I don't. Quote
Jazz Posted May 29, 2003 Report Posted May 29, 2003 Conn, I am at that oh so awkward phase where I can sense the innate power in the sicilian defense, but don't know how to use it to its fullest potential. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 30, 2003 Report Posted May 30, 2003 Conn, I am at that oh so awkward phase where I can sense the innate power in the sicilian defense, but don't know how to use it to its fullest potential. Cool! Another chess player on the board. Takes a lifetime to learn the Sicilian. Since I am an e4 player as white, I have to face the Sicilian from the other side as well. I can play a couple of variations as black, such as Richter-Rauzer and the hyper-accelerated dragon. I am in the process of putting in more time into the study of Sicilian setups from both sides. Why do I play the Sicilian? To me, black basically equalizes right off the bat. My style favors dynamic openings and my mentality is that if I start off one move behind when black then I want some dynamism. I want pressure on white and I want avenues for counterplay. This is the key to the opening. If black equalizes after the middlegame then he goes into the endgame usually with an advantage. Both sides hang on a razor's edge. Need strong nerves. That's the nature of the opening. I remember beating a sicilian dragon in a tournament last December after wild fireworks on both sides, and I got up from the table shaking in an uncontrollable fashion. You need strong nerves and I wondered why I do this sort of thing to myself. My favorite defence to d4 openings is the Benoni--again another aggressive and dynamic opening. These type of openings are close to being unsound, but they are not quite unsound Again I try to select an opening repertoire which suits my style. This may sound obvious to people, but I find that most club players do not follow this in practice. BTW, are you USCF rated? Just curious. Quote
Jazz Posted May 31, 2003 Report Posted May 31, 2003 Conn Most of your post went waaaay above my head bro! I do love chess though, I was studying it for a while but I didn't get too far before I had to study other things. I am not USCF rated, I don't want to get rated until I can kick serious butt. And I will be able to just as soon as I have the time to start studying again. I have an older book named Chess Openings: Theory and Practice by Horowitz that should get me started. What you said about the sicilian equalizing the playing field for black is really illuminating! As far as those openings being unsound, I guess I prefer the term daring. Its the ability to really go for victory without fear or hesitation that makes someone good at anything imo. P.S. - Anyone that stands up shaky after an intense chess game is my kind of chess player! Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 31, 2003 Report Posted May 31, 2003 I am so disappointed in this thread. By this time, I had hoped to have learned the secrets to the animation in Parkertown's avatar, plus have learned what the heck it's pointing at... Quote
Late Posted May 31, 2003 Author Report Posted May 31, 2003 av•a•tar (av'-uh-tar): An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; a temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity. Yep, I'm still waiting for Parkertown's post, and ghost of miles' post (origin of painting; painter) as well. Also want to hear about Mike Weil's conga player. And who has the avatar of the bass saxophone? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 31, 2003 Report Posted May 31, 2003 av•a•tar (av'-uh-tar): An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; a temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity. Yep, I'm still waiting for Parkertown's post, and ghost of miles' post (origin of painting; painter) as well. Also want to hear about Mike Weil's conga player. And who has the avatar of the bass saxophone? I can answer one of them for you. Ghost of Miles uses a self portrait by Edward Hopper, a well-known modern American painter. Perhaps his most famous painting is "Nighthawks" which hangs at the Chicago Institute of Arts. I love his work and am personally impressed that G-of-Miles would select one of his paintings as an avatar. Awesome! And one of my favorite avatars to be sure. Quote
Late Posted May 31, 2003 Author Report Posted May 31, 2003 I thought that was The Hop! (Which I'm sure Edward Hopper never was referred to as.) Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 31, 2003 Report Posted May 31, 2003 Conn Most of your post went waaaay above my head bro! I do love chess though, I was studying it for a while but I didn't get too far before I had to study other things. I am not USCF rated, I don't want to get rated until I can kick serious butt. And I will be able to just as soon as I have the time to start studying again. I have an older book named Chess Openings: Theory and Practice by Horowitz that should get me started. What you said about the sicilian equalizing the playing field for black is really illuminating! As far as those openings being unsound, I guess I prefer the term daring. Its the ability to really go for victory without fear or hesitation that makes someone good at anything imo. P.S. - Anyone that stands up shaky after an intense chess game is my kind of chess player! Maybe we ought to start a chess thread of something so as not to hijack this thread. Would be happy to expound on the game some more. I've recently returned to tournament chess after a very long layoff. My "comeback" is going quite well. Quote
Late Posted May 31, 2003 Author Report Posted May 31, 2003 One more word about Hopper. Was the guy prophesying the future of UTES?* Many of the women in his paintings are, um, bountifully endowed, in addition to being unusually defiant of typical gravitational forces. Don't mean to start one of "those" threads, but I thought it was at least a point of curiosity that scholars on modern American painting might be able to speak to. * (Upper torso enhancement surgery.) Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 31, 2003 Report Posted May 31, 2003 One more word about Hopper. Was the guy prophesying the future of UTES?* Many of the women in his paintings are, um, bountifully endowed, in addition to being unusually defiant of typical gravitational forces. Don't mean to start one of "those" threads, but I thought it was at least a point of curiosity that scholars on modern American painting might be able to speak to. * (Upper torso enhancement surgery.) His main model was "Jo" his wife. I'm going by memory here. I think that was her name. I like his introspective style. He had a talent for showing the hidden quiet of this very loud society. Quote
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