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...Women just don't like jazz. Some pretend to, which is nice. For awhile. Then the truth comes out...

My wife LOVES jazz and is responsible for many LPs and CDs in our house.

Yes.... my mom's record collection and listening choices ignited my love for jazz at a very early age - around 4 or 5. I loved her Monk LPs (trio and solo in particular), Ella in Berlin - and much, much more.

Music is equally appealing to men and women - and small children of both sexes. I was very fortunate in having had the chance to start hearing good music very early in my life, and I'm deeply grateful for that. My dad loved jazz, too, but he knew that the real "adept" in the family was my mother. (and hey - he used to bring her LPs from *Japan*! :D)

Music isn't a "guy thing," nor is jazz - but bulletin boards have been, for the most part. :) (Though i've been participating in jazz listervs and on boards off and on since the mid-90s.. there *are* other women like me out there, y'know!)

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Egalitarian fantasies notwithstanding , most women view jazz the way men view cuddling : as an adjunct or instrumentality to something more 'valued' .

I don't think one can gauge loving jazz music by how much one writes on bulletin boards. Some people express themselves by writing; others express themselves in other ways; others just like to listen and learn. Obviously.

This is absolutely correct.

Plus, how the hell do people expect the women to write more posts when it takes both hands to operate the vacuum cleaner properly? :g

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Love the LOLcats, "guys"! [just kidding about the quotation marks, but it sure can be hard to figure out a person's sex from their username and tastes alone... ;)]

maybe if more people put their first names in their signatures there would be a lot less confusion.

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Bev - No, I'm a guy, its a British thing.

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Fran - actually, its Frank, but I hit <enter> too soon

plus learning the first names of a lot of other people here. C'mon folks, its not like you're revealing everything.

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A lot of folks would rather not fill in personal information on profiles, period.

I'm one of them. for me, it's about privacy issues, as I've had some unpleasant things occur as a result of exchanges on boards. (harassing email and such.) The internet isn't the Wild, Wild Web anymore, but it's still as tricky - and often as difficult - as "real life."

BTW, some of you know me from AAJ as "clave." :D

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I don't think someone's first name remotely constitutes "personal information" of the sort that would possibly be risky in any way. If your username was your personal email, then I might agree. Telling us your first name is simply being friendly and open on a board that tends to be more "familiar" than most.

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I've been a music journalist - that's one reason I'd rather not use my real name. but there are others.

In fact, I'm accustomed to thinking of internet usernames 1st, even when I know the poster's "real" name! Nicknames are something people don't usually get to choose for themselves, and it's kinda nice to be able to designate your own.

Ultimately, it's just personal preference anyhow, for you, too. :)

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Oh yeah, to seeline/clave - welcome indeed. Looked at your blog (it is yours, right?) and was intrigued.

Also looked at that AAJ blues thread and got kinda barfy. Glad you're "here" now, hope you come to feel the same!

That is a very cool blog. A ton of interesting music. Even some blues! :w

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I didn't know that was you, clave. I was sorry to see you banned over there.

Welcome to the O-board!

Yes, welcome. How about restarting your Brazilian music thread here?

Yes please!

Clave/seeline has done more than anyone to broaden my listening in recent years.

Hello Bev! Nice to see you back here again!

MG

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Hi MG,

I've missed the details of your trips into Tonypandy.

Bev

Me, too!

Thanks for the welcome, all - and yeah, I'm thinking of grabbing a lot of the posts from that Brazilian thread and re-posting them here, somehow or other...

Spinning in Air is my blog, yes! Please feel free to drop by - hope you enjoy it.

and Bev - aww, shucks! [blushes and looks at feet]

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I didn't know that was you, clave. I was sorry to see you banned over there.

Welcome to the O-board!

Yes, welcome. How about restarting your Brazilian music thread here?

Yes please!

Clave/seeline has done more than anyone to broaden my listening in recent years.

Second (or third) that, and good to see you Bev.

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