Stomp Off, Let's Go...

[kh1958]

The blog looks very interesting, but the white print on a black background format is difficult to read for very long.

[Larry Kart]

NO MORE POLITICAL STUFF HERE, GUYS, OR THIS WHOLE THREAD GETS ----CANNED INTO THE POLITICAL FORUM, WHICH WOULD BE UNFAIR TO ITS MAIN POINTS, OR THOSE POSTS GET DELETED. JUST STOP.

[gmonahan]

The blog looks very interesting, but the white print on a black background format is difficult to read for very long.

That was my frustration with it--I even mentioned it in a comment. Love the photos and the stories about Lil Hardin Armstrong and others, and plan to read more, but for these increasingly aged eyes, the small print is sometimes very tough to read. I have to put on my reading glasses and get up close to the screen!

As for the political stuff, I've never even clicked on that category. I can get politics in a zillion places. I come here to talk about, and more importantly learn about, the music.

greg mo

[Quincy]

The blog looks very interesting, but the white print on a black background format is difficult to read for very long.

That was my frustration with it--I even mentioned it in a comment. Love the photos and the stories about Lil Hardin Armstrong and others, and plan to read more, but for these increasingly aged eyes, the small print is sometimes very tough to read. I have to put on my reading glasses and get up close to the screen!

greg mo

Then try using Google Reader or some other RSS/blog sort of reader. Check it out, take the tutorial if need be to get the hang of it. In the case of Chris's blog you can get black "ink" on a white background with the pictures. It's the sort of program like tabbed browsing that can change your online life for the better!

The other great thing about programs like this is that rather than having to visit a blog and see that "no, there aren't any new posts" you'll save time by having the new content delivered to you.

[Larry Kart]

OK, I've probably unfairly deleted several recent posts from this thread that were about politics. But that's how it's going to go. Take it ELSEWHERE. I've got better things to do than moderate a sandbox -- or is it a litterbox?

[clifford_thornton]

The other great thing about programs like this is that rather than having to visit a blog and see that "no, there aren't any new posts" you'll save time by having the new content delivered to you.

Well, Reader doesn't always work - according to my feed, "Fucked in Park Slope" hasn't had any new stories in a year but I know there are several a day.

[Christiern]

Thanks for all the encouraging words and constructive criticism. I have changed the blog's look to accommodate people who share my aging eyesight.

Edited August 25, 2009 by Christiern

[Niko]

OK, I've probably unfairly deleted several recent posts from this thread that were about politics. But that's how it's going to go. Take it ELSEWHERE. I've got better things to do than moderate a sandbox -- or is it a litterbox?

since my posting of berigan's avatar was deleted (and the rest of it was thoroughly unpolitical) i assume that means berigan isn't allowed to post outside the political forum anymore, at least with that avatar?

[Niko]

Thanks for all the encouraging words and constructive criticism. I have changed the blog's look to accommodate people who share my aging eyesight.

thank you for everything! (btw, i've tried with two browsers, since the change of colors the right-most 25% of each photo aren't visible anymore (even scrolling is impossible...))

[Jim Alfredson]

OK, I've probably unfairly deleted several recent posts from this thread that were about politics. But that's how it's going to go. Take it ELSEWHERE. I've got better things to do than moderate a sandbox -- or is it a litterbox?

since my posting of berigan's avatar was deleted (and the rest of it was thoroughly unpolitical) i assume that means berigan isn't allowed to post outside the political forum anymore, at least with that avatar?

Give us a break, okay?

[Christiern]

Niko, I think you can drag it wider (from the lower right-hand corner)

[Guest Bill Barton]

Thanks for the link, EKE BBB.

It's a very fine blog.

Did anybody else notice the following "P.S." that Chris posted earlier today?

"Check out Organissimo and go to the Forum - it's still the best jazz-oriented bulletin board around. The group, Organissimo, is also well worth your ears.

on Tuesday, August 25, 2009"

[Quincy]

The other great thing about programs like this is that rather than having to visit a blog and see that "no, there aren't any new posts" you'll save time by having the new content delivered to you.

Well, Reader doesn't always work - according to my feed, "Fucked in Park Slope" hasn't had any new stories in a year but I know there are several a day.

True. Sometimes you have to resub or use a different subscription to get a feed.

[AllenLowe]

the great thing about posts being deleted is that it gives the thread a surreal aura - I find it's like reading Macbeth with every third page ripped out. In this version Lady Macbeth goes into rehab.

Edited August 25, 2009 by AllenLowe

[gmonahan]

Thanks for all the encouraging words and constructive criticism. I have changed the blog's look to accommodate people who share my aging eyesight.

Thanks Chris! I think I understated my enjoyment of the blog. I'll enjoy it even more now that I can see it better!

greg mo

[jostber]

This blog is great! Thanks Chris for this, and all your contribution to supporting great musicians and music through the years.

[sheldonm]

Right. I discovered Chris' new blog a couple of weeks ago and what a treat it is. I sure miss his presence on this site. The right wing rednecks who seem intent on taking over Organissimo have become a huge pain in the ass.

And who might these nefarious rednecks be?

I can think of one person who might fit that description, but that's about it. So one person has taken over the entire board? That one person is confined mainly to the political forum, so if it bothers you that much, don't go in there. And if you have no self-control, then I can make it so you cannot see the political forum at all.

...dude, I'm right here...wait until I log off!

[Big Al]

Slightly off-topic, but I just realized I have a Sonny Stitt LP at home with the same title as Chris' blog. Pretty sure Stitt won't mind, though...

[Harold_Z]

Stomp Off, Let's Go is the title of a tune Louis Armstrong recorded in 1926 with Erskine Tate's Vendome Orchestra. Pretty sure Chris is making reference to that. I'd like to hear Sonny Stitt's record tho.

Edited August 28, 2009 by Harold_Z

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Glad I looked at this thread. Chris' blog now in my favourites list.

Sorry to see him go, though.

MG

[AllenLowe]

I'm bumping this, as I've been catching up with some older posts on Chris' blog today -

I find this blog to be one of the most signficant contributions today, anywhere, in jazz and cultural history. Best thing on the net on the subject, and I do not exaggerate. I hope it ends up in book form, somewhere.

Amazing stuff, Chris, if you're reading, and sorry it has taken me so long to say something in public (the first three months of this year have just evaporated for me in a haze of editing and band rehearsale) -

Edited March 15, 2010 by AllenLowe

[AllenLowe]

bumping for the night shift -

[kh1958]

I'm really enjoying the John Hammond series.

[Christiern]

Thank you, kh.

[kh1958]

I laughed, I cried, I shook my head in bemused incredulity...

I did sort of wonder what happened when John Hammond and Leonard Feather were in close proximity. Could they not be contained within a single room? Or did a mutuality of self-admiration create a bond of friendship?