Check out this thread from JC

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I can't believe Lois is backing this pile of shit at the expense of her regulars. That's just plain sad and downright pathetic. She may as well change the name of the place to "JazzCroucher."

She's just taking her cues from AAJ's Mike Ricci. Actually, other than her fondness for the Grouch, Lois ain't that bad. Ricci, on the other hand, is a jerk.

When you think about it, maybe Lois is trying to get a few of the "regulars" to leave. After all, a majority of them are not too kind to the style of Jazz her clientele play.

Kevin

[Jim Alfredson]

Turn Funny Rat into its own forum and I think we'd pick up more JC posters.

I'm not opposed to this, not because I want to necessarily pick up JC posters (although of course they are welcome here... that goes without saying I hope) but because I like the idea of bringing a wider range of music discussion to the board.

What should we call it?

[Hot Ptah]

I can't believe Lois is backing this pile of shit at the expense of her regulars. That's just plain sad and downright pathetic. She may as well change the name of the place to "JazzCroucher."

She's just taking her cues from AAJ's Mike Ricci. Actually, other than her fondness for the Grouch, Lois ain't that bad. Ricci, on the other hand, is a jerk.

When you think about it, maybe Lois is trying to get a few of the "regulars" to leave. After all, a majority of them are not too kind to the style of Jazz her clientele play.

Kevin

I have not had any bad experiences with Mike Ricci. I do not know what you mean about Lois "taking her cues" from him, or why he "is a jerk". I have found All About Jazz only welcoming and interesting. What have I missed about Ricci?

[Jim Alfredson]

Mike Ricci is a good guy. Sure, he's made some flubs, but he's always been understanding. He's also a big supporter of the music.

One thing folks have to keep in mind is that AAJ is a business and as such they have to play by different rules than we do here. Frankly, my acceptance and openness can sometimes get me in trouble (and sometimes I wonder if the band's fortunes have suffered as a result... I know of at least two instances where that has happened but luckily they were nothing big... but what about the ones I don't know about?) Most people can seperate the forums from the band, but I worry about those that can't.

Anyway, everybody is entitled to his/her opinion, but I've found Ricci to be a very nice person.

[JSngry]

Turn Funny Rat into its own forum and I think we'd pick up more JC posters.

I'm not opposed to this, not because I want to necessarily pick up JC posters (although of course they are welcome here... that goes without saying I hope) but because I like the idea of bringing a wider range of music discussion to the board.

What should we call it?

Funny Rat.

[Big Al]

When you think about it, maybe Lois is trying to get a few of the "regulars" to leave. After all, a majority of them are not too kind to the style of Jazz her clientele play.

Kevin

Hell, some of the "regulars" are the reason I don't post there to begin with.

Edited July 12, 2006 by Big Al

[Big Al]

Turn Funny Rat into its own forum and I think we'd pick up more JC posters.

I'm not opposed to this, not because I want to necessarily pick up JC posters (although of course they are welcome here... that goes without saying I hope) but because I like the idea of bringing a wider range of music discussion to the board.

What should we call it?

Noise pollution.

Edited July 12, 2006 by Big Al

[Christiern]

She [Lois] 's just taking her cues from AAJ's Mike Ricci. Actually, other than her fondness for the Grouch, Lois ain't that bad. Ricci, on the other hand, is a jerk.

When you think about it, maybe Lois is trying to get a few of the "regulars" to leave. After all, a majority of them are not too kind to the style of Jazz her clientele play.

Kevin

A gratuitous post if ever I saw one. This thread has absolutely nothing to do with Mike Ricci, who is, indeed, a nice guy working hard to keep a vital board going. That was a cheap shot, Kevin.

Edited July 12, 2006 by Christiern

[J.A.W.]

Turn Funny Rat into its own forum and I think we'd pick up more JC posters.

I'm not opposed to this, not because I want to necessarily pick up JC posters (although of course they are welcome here... that goes without saying I hope) but because I like the idea of bringing a wider range of music discussion to the board.

What should we call it?

Why don't you ask thread starter Tony ("Chaney")?

[J.A.W.]

She [Lois] 's just taking her cues from AAJ's Mike Ricci. Actually, other than her fondness for the Grouch, Lois ain't that bad. Ricci, on the other hand, is a jerk.

When you think about it, maybe Lois is trying to get a few of the "regulars" to leave. After all, a majority of them are not too kind to the style of Jazz her clientele play.

Kevin

(...) This thread has absolutely nothing to do with Mike Ricci, who is, indeed, a nice guy working hard to keep a vital board going. (...)

I don't like Mike Ricci very much either (I've had a few very bad personal experiences with him) and on that point I agree with Kevin, but you're right, this thread is not about Ricci.

Edited July 12, 2006 by J.A.W.

[WD45]

Turn Funny Rat into its own forum and I think we'd pick up more JC posters.

I'm not opposed to this, not because I want to necessarily pick up JC posters (although of course they are welcome here... that goes without saying I hope) but because I like the idea of bringing a wider range of music discussion to the board.

What should we call it?

I think that is a great idea.

[jazzypaul]

She [Lois] 's just taking her cues from AAJ's Mike Ricci. Actually, other than her fondness for the Grouch, Lois ain't that bad. Ricci, on the other hand, is a jerk.

When you think about it, maybe Lois is trying to get a few of the "regulars" to leave. After all, a majority of them are not too kind to the style of Jazz her clientele play.

Kevin

A gratuitous post if ever I saw one. This thread has absolutely nothing to do with Mike Ricci, who is, indeed, a nice guy working hard to keep a vital board going. That was a cheap shot, Kevin.

One of those rare occasions when I agree with Chris completely. Ricci was always really cool to me, and I feel kinda bad that I just kinda stopped feeling at home on a board where he went out of his way to welcome me and solicit my opinions.

[sheldonm]

While the thread is not about Mike Ricci, I will go on record as one who likes the guy very much. I've had several dealing with him, talked with him on the phone many times and he has supported me on several projects in the past and current; the guy is cool in my book~~~

m~

[Jim R]

While the thread is not about Mike Ricci...

Obviously, this thread is (now) (in part) about Mike Ricci. It's also about the Funny Rat discussion, and perhaps a few other things, including JC, some of its members, and Stanley Ouch.

I've had a few minor problems with Mr. Ricci, but I do think he's really a good guy. He just doesn't have time (or doesn't wish to devote much time) to the bbs portion of AAJ, and that has caused him to be a bit less than understanding and helpful in solving bbs problems. My experiences with Lois (who had turned me off somewhat by 1999 or 2000, when I began to spend less time at JC) were similar, but I think she has less common sense than Ricci or our Mr. Alfredson.

If there's a mass exodous from JC (and I'm not saying I'm wishing for that), I hope we'll see more of Ron Thorne, Jimmy Cantiello, Steve Minkin (? is he still around?), Larry Nagel (?), and of course, steve thelil (goes without saying).

Edited July 12, 2006 by Jim R

[Kevin Bresnahan]

A gratuitous post if ever I saw one. This thread has absolutely nothing to do with Mike Ricci, who is, indeed, a nice guy working hard to keep a vital board going. That was a cheap shot, Kevin.

I guess it's OK to take a shot at another person who's working to keep a vital board going? Then it isn't "cheap"?

What kind of "shot" is it when someone (more than once) start threads over here on Organissimo to denigrate another Jazz board? The last time someone did this here, Jim asked them to cut it out. I'm somewhat surprised he's allowing it this time around. It's not too cool to be bad-mouthing another board over here on Organissimo.

BTW, Mike Ricci lost me when he allowed a rather tasteless "joke" thread go on about Mosaic Records going bankrupt. When I complained about it, he threatened to ban me. Nice guy. Right. Not then.

[Hot Ptah]

I sent an email to Mike Ricci and told him about this thread. His only comment was that he has banned nine out of 9,600 members at AAJ, and two of the nine are posting on this thread.

[Christiern]

Yeah, I figured Kevin was having another attack of sour grapes.

[Jim Alfredson]

This is kind of pointless. I'm not sure why we need to bring another board's dirty laundry over here. I've banned people from here, too, with some controversy. Again, everybody is entitled to their opinion. Kevin doesn't like Ricci. Chris doesn't like Lois. So what? I'm sure there are folks on the other boards that don't like me. You can't please everyone all the time. Good thing we have choices.

Let's move on.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Yeah, I figured Kevin was having another attack of sour grapes.

Chris, this thread over here is really unecessary. The members of the Jazz Corner Speakeasy are speaking up for themselves very nicely. Lois has further clarified what she's saying and it seems to me that she's trying to get some posters to stop bashing Grouch's writings before reading them. She apologized to Sisco too.

If what the Grouchster wrote over there bothers you so much, go over there and have your say. We don't really need this stuff over here. What is the point of it? Lots of glad-handing?

[Christiern]

Chris, this thread over here is really unecessary. The members of the Jazz Corner Speakeasy are speaking up for themselves very nicely. Lois has further clarified what she's saying and it seems to me that she's trying to get some posters to stop bashing Grouch's writings before reading them. She apologized to Sisco too.

If what the Grouchster wrote over there bothers you so much, go over there and have your say. We don't really need this stuff over here. What is the point of it? Lots of glad-handing?

Huh?

Edited July 12, 2006 by Christiern

[J.A.W.]

I sent an email to Mike Ricci and told him about this thread. His only comment was that he has banned nine out of 9,600 members at AAJ, and two of the nine are posting on this thread.

I'm one of them

I was banned as a result of our, well, let's call it a collision. No problem.

Edited July 12, 2006 by J.A.W.

[7/4]

JC seems like a nasty place.

[Dan Gould]

I sent an email to Mike Ricci and told him about this thread. His only comment was that he has banned nine out of 9,600 members at AAJ, and two of the nine are posting on this thread.

I'm one of them

I was banned as a result of our, well, let's call it a collision. No problem.

Unless he missed me, I'm the other one.

In honor of another person banned from the Org and AAJ (DEEP):

Hans,

CLASP!

[Jazzmoose]

Hell, I've never been banned from any jazz board. I must be doing something wrong to have avoided such a fate, particularly considering my propensity for telling jokes involving minors, George Bush, and a nose picking

{The rest of this post has been censored by the moderator and the poster banned}

[The Red Menace]

Is this Mr. Crouse some sort of commissar???