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Constant Craving Saturday, September 18th 2004 - 08:45:40 AM http://www.kdlang.com/ Alright, we'll stay in Canada for a while. Another fine vocalist, K.D. Lang. She's got a new album, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, the reviews differ. But as usual, listen without prejudice. Joni Mitchell's A Case Of You shines in another Canadian light ...

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Do you dream in color, though your day is grey.... This picture is my personal favorite. If you read her bio, you see that they mention that her voice glistens like a snowflake, caught on a spider's web. When I saw this picture, I thought to myself, "hey, she is wearing that snowflake" :-) I printed the picture and turned it into this really nice looking bookmark. So on top of her music, which is so wonderful, I have her traveling in my books with me. I have owned this album for a good part of this year and I do not tire of it. She is that good. angel

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..... Saturday, September 18th 2004 - 06:44:53 AM http://www.stevetyrell.com A New Standard. A fine CD by Steve Tyrell, a busy bee in various directions or disciplines. He's got a fine crew of musicians working with him on this wonderful album that contains 17 songs. And there's ofcourse more recent material available ... And although I dislike the idea of him performing for the Bush family in the White House, it doesn't change the music, the music is fine.

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M5 Saturday, September 18th 2004 - 05:35:31 AM http://www.coralegan.com And we have to insist on talking about Coral Egan from Montreal, Canada. Her words & music are refreshing and multi-layered. If you check her website, you can find a downloadable remix of the song "Favorite Distraction' in the media section. Here's a snippet from an article in All About Jazz: The final two nights of the 10-artist Club Soda vocal series were reserved for Montreal's own Coral Egan. This fine singer could be mistaken for a young Diana Krall both in looks and presentation, though her music inhabits another genre. Call it pop-rock with a jazz sensibility. Musically, she could be eastern Canada's version of Sarah McLachlan. She's clearly a star in the making, as evidenced by the fact that she sold out the room on both nights, July 9 and 10. All of her first set material on the 9th was original, presented with humor and a bilingual ease. At one point, she told the crowd she speaks ?Frenglish.? One of her more interesting lyrics came on ?Vertigo,? a tune she said was all about ?instability - sort of an addiction for an artist.? © Ken Franckling

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M5 Saturday, September 18th 2004 - 05:15:38 AM http://www.michaelbuble.com/ home.php And now for someone completely different. The feel of the sixties, Paul Anka-ish, as well as a more contemporary Harry Connick jr. And ofcourse the mood and melodies from the Crooning Days and singers such as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole ... This young one is from Vancouver, Canada. You can listen to a nice version of Van Morrisson's Moondance in the Michael Buble player, right bottom of the page. Have fun listening! © Ros O'Gorman

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PQ Friday, September 17th 2004 - 04:07:44 PM http://www.billevanssax.com Arcturus - see above.

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Professor Arcturus Friday, September 17th 2004 - 06:31:57 AM Does anyone know if the Randy Brecker/Bill Evans SoulBop band is recording? If anyone out there has heard this band live, could you please give a review or comments?

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PQ Thursday, September 16th 2004 - 06:49:37 AM Cool M5!

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M5 Thursday, September 16th 2004 - 05:44:10 AM http://www.oznoy.com Thanks, Peter, for the conversation with Oz Noy. You don't mind me dressin' up the announcement, do ya? He's got a cool visually website as well. Always good to learn more about fine musicians out there.

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Peter Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 12:47:56 PM http://www.danfannovel.com/forum The great guitarist Oz Noy chats with me at the above. Oz Noy is a guitar player from Israel who started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues & pop music. Since his arrival in NYC in 1996, he's made a big impact on the music scene with his unique sound, compositions and style, bringing a mixture of pop, rock, blues, funk & jazz into a cohesive and intoxicating groove. Oz has performed, recorded and toured with well established artists, such as Richard Bona, Chris Botti, Mike Clark, Harry Belafonte, Toni Braxton and more. His debut solo record featured drummer Anton Fig and bassist Will Lee from the Late Night with David Letterman band.

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PQ Monday, September 13th 2004 - 03:52:08 PM One of the hottest guitarists on the contemporary scene talks with me about playing and recording with Keith Carlock, among other subjects. Later this week at www.danfannovel.com/forum

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tones Sunday, September 12th 2004 - 07:20:42 PM Just want to post a "thanks" to Don and Walt for last summer. Part of me is still dancing in Konocti...

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Reggae Polka Dot dot dot dot dot Friday, September 10th 2004 - 08:31:59 AM http:// www.brokennewz.com/entertainment/steelybeegees.asp An old interview, with a twist or twitch?

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M5 Friday, September 10th 2004 - 06:54:24 AM hey Daddy G, thanks for the link! The Pretzel Logic below is fairly new, their second gig will be next month.

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Daddy G. Friday, September 10th 2004 - 06:45:34 AM http:// www.danfannovel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27&start=0 For those interested in checking out a bunch of SD tribute bands, I've tried to compile a list of such bands with active websites at the above link. Apparently there is also a third Pretzel Logic band in Toronto, Canada, but I've never found a website for them. The SD band list at TributeCity.com shows at least a couple of SD bands without official websites, although one of them---Royal Scam, Nashville (not to be confused with Royal Scam, NY)---does indeed have one.

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M5 Friday, September 10th 2004 - 06:20:57 AM http://www.pretzellogic.org/ L.A. ain't the only town with a Pretzel Logic

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..... Friday, September 10th 2004 - 04:19:10 AM http:// forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=77007

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Lu Thursday, September 9th 2004 - 07:37:25 AM okay... except for the wealth, fame, and M.J. thing...

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M5 Thursday, September 9th 2004 - 06:06:02 AM http:// www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/n/nerd/fly-or-die.shtml ah, but to balance the N.E.R.D. news some, here's .....

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Lucy Thursday, September 9th 2004 - 05:09:52 AM Steely Dan, Earth Wind & Fire, Stereolab, Stevie's "Golden Lady"... hey, that guy is me! Oh, except for the wealth, fame, talent, and thinking Michael Jackson is a "cool guy", lol...

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M5 Thursday, September 9th 2004 - 01:23:39 AM http:// www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15840-2004Jun4.html Pharell Williams. Steely Dan is a band he usually loves to talk about. Although not in this interview. It's interesting, because once again one can wonder about the music business & industry and the role of the media. Still, no doubt about it, Pharell loves Steely Dan and country music. Earth, Wind & Fire are the BLACK Steely Dan, according to this young hiphop producer. He loves to sing Any Major Dude at any convenient or inconvenient time. And sometimes it's just ...

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M5 Wednesday, September 8th 2004 - 02:57:15 AM http://www.2weg.nl The Hague (The Netherlands) September 8, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------- All for the love of Jazz-Fusion The Hague (The Netherlands) - July 29, 2004 - The place to find Fusion when you need it most? For free? Finally the Fusion Fan has his own broadband home-base, served by "2weg | business in shape" - a graphic design company based at The Hague (The Netherlands). Via www.2weg.nl you can click around the clock directly to JazzRadio2. With any streaming mp3 player you can listen to your favourite Funky mixtures of Jazz, Latin and Rock afterall. -------------------------------------------------------- The North Sea Jazz Festival this year had 108.500 Jazz-eager listeners. But what Jazz is on offer afterwards? For the nucleus of Fusion-lovers radio stations are hard to find and there are not even a handful of internet-stations of which most provide a mono and/or low-bandwidth service. Reason enough for "2weg | business in shape" - a graphic design company based at The Hague to offer the share of their 128kB office-stream with the rest of the world as: JazzRadio2. You can listen for free to the likes of Yellow Jackets, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Steps Ahead, Miles Davis, John Scofield, Marcus Miller and many others. All this with simply the use of any streaming mp3 media player and in CD quality. JazzRadio2 play's them all - from the founders of Fusion at the beginning of the 70's up to the present. Fusion is the mix of Jazz and Popular (Rock)music and after 30 years still evolving with Funk, Latin, Rock and World-music influences. News items and cd releases from the Fusion-circuit are already available on the site. In the near future JazzRadio2 is planning to explore this ever further so enhancing the content with: Various genre play-lists, E-newsletters, request programming, Guest Dj's and more. JazzRadio2 has at present a limited bandwidth-capacity and is therefore on the look-out for benefactors who are willing to invest in extra bandwidth to support more listeners and assist in remaining a free service. JazzRadio2 is on-line 24 hours a day, 7 day's a week, 365 day's a year. Tune in at www.2weg.nl

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C Monday, September 6th 2004 - 11:12:02 PM Gott att höra.

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Lars Monday, September 6th 2004 - 02:36:56 PM gut, danke/L

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C Monday, September 6th 2004 - 03:44:32 AM Wie gehts?

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PQ Friday, September 3rd 2004 - 06:04:05 PM http://www.danfannovel.com/forum Guitarist Jake Ezra talks about playing with Steely Dan keyboardist Ted Baker.

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C Friday, September 3rd 2004 - 07:46:11 AM I got it :-)

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sh Friday, September 3rd 2004 - 07:43:59 AM lol clas - we would have to look back at my grandfather and grandmother's parents and grandparents...etc. somehow they got together ;-)

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C Friday, September 3rd 2004 - 01:06:45 AM Irish/Scottish/Welsh - excuse me SH, but how could that happen?

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GinA Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 12:43:41 PM Thanks, Tonez. There's no magic in turning 41, but i LOVE communication without .. ah well, SH, Lady Val, you're something special too :-) PQ, THAT IS SUPERB, i was wondering about the announcements, what would follow ..... give us a cue when it's UP & RUNNING, ok? I love the internet. forgive me my bluntness :-)

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tones Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 11:46:14 AM Happy Bitrthday G. Lunch is on me if we're ever in the same country...

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PQ Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 11:36:19 AM An interview w. Jake Ezra, jamming partner of Steely Dan keyboardist Ted Baker, coming this weekend at www.danfannovel.com/forum

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PQ Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 11:17:50 AM Caught up with Jake Ezra, jamming partner of SD keys man Ted Baker, and will have an interview with him up over the weekend at danfannovel.com/forum

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sh Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 09:17:48 AM first of all - happy belated birthday G! mu - nope - mom was Irish/Scottish/Welsh...yikes! but before she married my dad, she had to go learn how to cook all the northern Italian dishes his mom made...and my mom turned out to be a great Italian cook...and she also made great pies! no one yet has made as good an apple pie as she used to...and she taught me to make gnocchi! yum

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C Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 08:24:25 AM Larry Klein? The macho bassplayer. Once married to Joni M. Saw Joni with Klein and band in Stockholm 1985. It was no tiny folksinger, no way, it was heavy swinging great stuff. Must have been the "Wild Things Run Fast" tour. The band was crazy, played like... well, wild things. I remember "Raised on Robbery". The pianoplayer did a great job on the keys on that one. Too.

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M5 Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 05:40:22 AM http:// www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1262428,00.html Recent article on Kyle Eastwood

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..... Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 05:21:59 AM http://www.juliafordham.com Kyle Eastwood, bassplayer. His debut album From There To Here, a couple of years ago (1999), included Trouble Man and the vocals of Joni Mitchell and Julia Fordham. Producer Larry Klein was involved some. Listen to Radio Julia on her website!

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..... Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 12:38:47 AM http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ iviews/arogers.htm

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M5 Thursday, September 2nd 2004 - 12:32:06 AM http://www.lucykaplansky.com Hey PQ, thanks for the link. Yep, had some interviews and stuff on Adam Rogers but somehow they didn't make it online, the Dreambook refused! Maybe it's because Steely Dan or the collaboration with Walter Becker didn't mean that much to him, not as much as it did to the others, i read it in a All About Jazz interview. Tried to upload the interview and a nice picture numerous times but nope, Mizar5 wouldn't digest it. Strange, eh? Herington ... Beers talked about Lucy Kaplansky in the UK board, a singer-songwriter. We're just hoppin' from one board to the other :-)

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Doctor Mu Wednesday, September 1st 2004 - 09:21:50 PM sh: You too? I hope for your stomach's sake that your mother was Italian like mine...My mom's father made an amazing antepasta and he mom luscious lasagna... My Dad's mom used to frighten the children with a kidney pie every now and then...she could make incredible pies though

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PQ Wednesday, September 1st 2004 - 06:58:20 PM http:// www.culturedimensions.de/interviews/the_world/1999/jim_beard.html On Lost Tribe, don't forget Adam Rogers, who along with Perowsky creates a link to Jim Beard and Bill Evans, from whom everything in contemporary fusion emanates, LOL. Beard and Evans gave Herington, for example, much work in the 80s.

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David Wednesday, September 1st 2004 - 06:32:24 AM Gina darling, HAPPY BIRTHDAY baby!!! May all your birthday wishes come true, dear lady. Tushie slap-- David

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M5 Wednesday, September 1st 2004 - 01:24:44 AM http://www.perowsky.com/bio.html drummer Ben Perowsky

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..... Wednesday, September 1st 2004 - 12:48:36 AM http:// www.globalbass.com/archives/feb2002/fima_ephron.htm Fima Ephron, bassplayer, appears on Eleven Tracks of Whack. A SD reference in this interview.....

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..... Wednesday, September 1st 2004 - 12:36:53 AM http://www.spv.de/lynleon/default.html The CD Glass Lounge will be released in Europe on 27th September, available in stores and via Amazon.

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Gina Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 11:31:44 PM http://www.lynleon.com Hey David, please don't take it serious or anything, those words weren't directed to you in person, was merely talking in general! Speak of tasteful, i listened to Glass Lounge and the entire CD should be in anyone's cd collection. To listen with headphones or louder volume is recommended, the depth of the glass sounds is intoxicating, they definitely take you to a world of its own. Carolyn's voice is superb with these instruments, more later!

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David Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 02:22:31 PM Gina, tasteful? When am I not ever tasteful? OK, don't answer that. I do try always to suit the word to the action, the action to the word and the punishment to the crime.

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Gina Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:30:25 PM http://www.archaeospain.com/testaccio/testaccio.htm Monte Testaccio, to dig or not to dig ... But you're right about the imagery attached to the language, David. Somehow it's associated with romance and outer boundaries and realms of our imagination. As long as it's tasteful!

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David Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:19:44 PM You mean HE has been in there already???? And Gretchen told me to stay the F*** out???? OK, I'm going in.

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Gina Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:15:26 PM Oh brother :-) I was just talking about learning us a few Italian words, David. And there you go, doing that LUV jibberish of yours, it being a burden? Well, if you talk as much and fast as you do in these forums, when would you ever find the time to go and deliver some, loverboy? Anyway, if C can make it into the boudoir, so can you :-) (geez, i can't believe i just wrote this, arrgghh!)

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David Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:00:40 PM http://www.romeholidays.net/eng/mastroing.htm Claudio - one of my best friends, a piano player who will remain nameless - SteveeDan - also loves Vannelli. Tower of Power also a big favorite. Ahh Testaccio! Here's the area Claudio's speaking of. Great night life, the street doesn't even begin to calm down till around 3 AM in the summer. OK, Gina mia, but the Boudoir scares me...I get nervous and shy around girls. Mi comprendi, cara? Why do women like to be whispered to in Italian when you make love to them? Another mystery. Oh, heavy, heavy burden. Claudio, tanto gentile Signiore, I look forward very much to seeing you and your fine complessi, a piu presto. Un gran abbraccio, thank you for loving this music, my brother.

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Terzomando Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 11:31:35 AM Of course.... 1. Well, yeah, sort of it.. we're mostly into the language but I guess the problem is the music market in Italy, we buy stuff from abroad but it's pop muzik and that's it.. very few people go to find other stuff and radios always broadcast the same sh... every day. 2. It was long time ago, 1983, a present for my birthday, a copy of Gaucho on Vinyl... it changed the way I listened to the music. 3. Yes, I've seen them in london on 2001. Wembley Arena (unfortunately) bad place for listening.. but I was very happy as well, you can imagine... 4. If you come to Rome you can buy a good guide book that tells you all the best places but if you want to live the night with us jump on a taxi and head to "Testaccio", plenty of bars and music places. The guides won't tell you that... 5. This is a good question... yes, we do just like the Dan.. there's a fixed core of 4 elements but the others rotate according to what we play and where we play and if they are available at the moment... but the good thing is that everybody would like to join every time just to play that wonderful chords.... Music I like... I mostly like jazz but I listen to everything...actually I liked a lot the first Tower of Power, AWB, Gino Vannelli, Al Jarreau but you know, when you meet jazz and you start to dig there, man, you need two lives.... but i also like some italians.. you can try Vinicio Capossela, Avion Travel, Daniele Silvestri... I could go on for a while here, ask me if you like more and I'll tell you.... Ciao Claudio

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Gina Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 11:06:18 AM Ok David, that's settled then, hop over into the M5 Boudoir and teach us grrrls some italian, ok?

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M5 Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 11:04:57 AM hey Claudio! yes, Mediterraneo, been a long time since i've seen that movie. thanks for bringing it back, no clue it was the same director. Would you mind answering 5 questions about Steely Dan and the Scurvy Brothers? 1. Is it because Italians are mostly into their own language and music which makes it tough to find a crowd or audience that loves Steely Dan? 2. When were you first introduced to their music and what song(s) do you like best? 3. Have you ever seen them perform LIVE or did you ever travel to the States? 4.What places in Rome would you recommend us tourists to visit when in Italy? 5.The band has 8 members, has it always been the same group or did musicians come and go, stayed for a while and then moved on? Thank you so kind for answering! And what music do you like to sing besides Steely Dan or your own songs?

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David Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 10:56:45 AM See what I mean, go with his. I loved Mediterraneo. The plot is brilliant and so Italian. Yes, Donald has problems, like most Anglos, with flat vowels. We do not caress the vowels very much at all. They're hard and strident. Which is how they can tell I'm American over there: I tend to flatten out the words even though it was my first language. Your English is very good, by the way, paisano!

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David Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 10:51:14 AM I'd go with, "a piu presto." Which is vernacular for [see you] "at the earliest," but if you want literally, "until next time," that most likely would be, "finche la prossima volta." But they would never construct the phrase that way. It's clumsy. There's quite a few ways to say just about anything and like English, the language goes through phases of usage depending on what's in vogue. But don't take my word for it, you can't truly be fluent in any language unless you speak it every day amongst the native speakers.

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Terzomando Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 10:44:48 AM Si Davide, but I've chosen the name because that's the way Donald sings in italian... he goes "e l'era del terzo..mando.." I liked it.. we mostly play in Rome, very difficult to find venues interested in SD that can pay a 8 musician's band... very sad but true... M5 ...alla prossima. That's how we say..the movie is great and the director is Gabriele Salvatores..another great one. Did you see "Mediterraneo"?

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M5 Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 10:31:58 AM http://www.apple.com/ trailers/miramax/im_not_scared.html Niccolo Ammaniti Aloha Claudio, mille grazie per visitare ci qui in Mizar5. Now when i ran the words until next time in a webtranslator, it spit out 2 versions. Which would be accurate i wonder: -fino alla volta prossima or fino al prossimo tempo? my guess would be the first option ..... anyway, about the young writer Claudio was referring to, there's a movie 'I'm Not Scared" .....

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Davide Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 10:29:53 AM Ciao, Terzomando. For our Anglo-only friends, "terzomondo" with an "o" instead of "a" means "third world." E l'era del terzomondo, you recall. So "Terzomando" with an "a" kinda gives you "third world man," I'm certain even Clas could figure that one out. How is your Italiano, Scandinavian? Wow, I've been listening to your MP3s. That's the best jazz/rock groove I've ever heard from my countrymen. I must come see you when I get back in a few months and bring my large and loud family members. Please keep us posted. Do you mostly play in Rome and if so, what venues? What part of town?

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Terzomando Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 10:00:30 AM http://www.scurvybrothers.it Hey Guys... thanks for this italian tribute.. and for the comments on our band... we hope to see you here in Italy at our next gig...very soon... here's another link you might like... this is a young writer...very good.. check it out!! ciao Claudio

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angel Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 09:24:22 AM Donald doesn't look quite so scared in that shot. Good find Mz Webmistress. :-)

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M5 Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 09:07:54 AM http:// www.jayblackandtheamericans.com/jb12.htm Okay, Jay & The Americans, that's way way past for Walter Becker & Donald Fagen. Guess again, check out this picture gallery above .....

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..... Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 08:12:30 AM http://www.giselle.com/oriana.html Oriana Fallaci

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..... Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 07:56:45 AM http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc30.html Playwright Luigi Pirandello

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..... Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 07:38:57 AM http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/cal.html Let's stay in Italy for a while! Writer Italo Calvino

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..... Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 07:25:17 AM http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/652_reg.html Italian & Irish .....

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sh Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 07:14:01 AM i'm Italian and Irish...they really were in cahoots! lol

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M5 Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 05:30:27 AM http://www.thaliaservices.it/terzomando/band.php Received a very nice email from Claudio Panteleone, singer for the Scurvy Brothers in Italy. He'll grace us with a visit soon enough! Here's another band he's in, Terzomando. And don't let the language scare ya off .....

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C Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 01:44:09 AM http://www.michaelmoore.com/warroom/f911notes/index.php?id=20 Check it out If you got time on your hand.

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..... Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:23:54 AM lol! sorry for what? we hit these keys simultaneously, at random order. funny.

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C Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:21:24 AM Sorry Gee. What I didn't know was about the Italians and the Irish.

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C Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:19:39 AM I didn't know that.

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Gina Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:19:15 AM hey Angel! Yep, i must have browsed thru the Webring a dozen times and somehow the link of the Scurvy Bros always escaped my attention. I seldom check the Webring, last time i looked was to find the dictionary. And somehow these things happen in an instant which makes it magical or put a smile on your face, eh? Well, your country is up for something 'big' and republican in New York now. It's all over our news & newspapers ..... Feels like a Trojan Horse perhaps, or just another spectacle to pump up the adrenaline, whether good or bad. Did see a very nice documentary on TV yesterday, old color film from 1944, it showed snippets and authentic footage taken by American soldiers in various parts of France as they gradually marched across the occupied and liberated land. There was a very nice shot taken near the Mont St. Michel, one of France's main attractions. The actor Edward G. Robinson and photographer Robert Capra were filmed wearing their military uniforms. You were taken back in time 60 years, it felt more real because it was in color. There have been various references lately to the Olympics in Berlin, when Hitler was reigning. The film made by Leni Riefenstahl was on TV, ohoh, that was something special! And the day before yesterday a documentary on Joe Lewis the legendary boxer, and the german champion Max Schmeling during the nazi years. History, sports and politics. Hm.

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Professor Arcturus Tuesday, August 31st 2004 - 12:05:10 AM But you must understand the Irish and Italians have always been in cahoots, a little known fact outside the States.

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David Monday, August 30th 2004 - 08:11:24 PM Angel, baby, I'm just happy the nut case who pushed the then-leader from Brazil into the crowd WASN'T Italian. Turns out he was a defrocked Irish priest, I kid you not! The Italian was tremendous and looked very proud. He also had a great voice as well. Surprise. Donald ought to start running. Great for the voice. Stefano Baldini was the best tenor to ever take the Marathon. Bravissimo.

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angel Monday, August 30th 2004 - 03:53:49 PM Gina: The Scurvy Brothers have a link in the Steely Dan Webring. I have known about them for years, but I never heard them. I might have checked the site years ago and there were no sound clips. Who knows.... I really look forward to checking out Century's End. :-) David: I almost cried watching the Marathon winner last night. They played the National Anthem of Italy and he was just singing his heart out, he was so proud. It was a beautiful moment. After 26 miles, he had earned it.... My Hubby said the Italian Anthem sounded like an aria.

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..... Monday, August 30th 2004 - 12:25:36 PM http://www.artistiassociati.it/mussolini.html Romano Mussolini, third son of Benito Mussolini. The link above is in Italian, but has a mp3 of his music. His daughter is in politics and has a famous aunt, actress Sophia Loren. Well, if we proceed on this level, perhaps we'll find a pleasant mix of trivia and .....?! Romano Mussolini (born September 26, 1927) is the third and youngest son of Benito Mussolini; he has never dealt with politics. Romano is a well-appreciated jazz piano player and a painter. He is married to Anna Maria Scicolone, sister of famous actress Sophia Loren. His daughter Alessandra Mussolini is currently a parliamentarian in the Republican Chamber of Deputies of Italy. Tristan's Sistah, since there's not much to look forward to besides Lewis Fairlawn's stewarding for Donald Fagen, so to look at the past from perhaps a new angle might be an acceptable way of renewing visions, or, in case we give things a first spin in the mind, a refreshing experience. The present in relation to the past is always pleasant and very seldom tinged in a been there-done that dip, because time itself changes around more frequently than we're aware of and that is why we sometimes find nice stuff on the internet to feed the inquiring minds asking how come we find this now and not a year ago ... Interesting you mention the liner notes to CBAT or the lyrics to Kid Charlemagne. There's always something to find afterwards, there's always something new. Thanks!

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Tristan's Sistah Monday, August 30th 2004 - 11:21:00 AM Well, it was a long while ago, you have to keep that in mind. Suffice to say, as women musicians in that male-identified time and place, Birtha didn't have things easy and maybe they were being driven by their record company to, shall we say, over-compensate...but at least as I recall it some thirty years after the fact, they were a good bar band, not much else, a cut above Joy of Cooking or Fanny, perhaps, but then that's hardly a rousing endorsement, is it? Rosemarie Butler went on to have a medium profile career as a backup vocalist/singer in Little Feat post Lowell, and from what I dimly recall the other gals were sort of country mamas in faded calico, ultimately going back to the bars and becoming one with all the stove-up bikers and acid burnouts who found Jesus...Maybe it's best not to think too wistfully about those times. Doubt it? Go back and re-read the liner notes to CBAT or the lyrics to "Kid Charlemagne" for an informative reminder of a few of the realities of the day, neatly disguised as pop-hype irony but nonetheless strangely applicable to the present.

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Gina Monday, August 30th 2004 - 10:21:59 AM Hey T, Angel, David ... No clue why i never came across the Scurvy Bros before, sometimes serendipity and patience to work those search engines pay off, eh? I'm especially interested in that Birtha story and curious about their rendition of Dirty Work. All in good time! I figured you (and maybe Angel as well) would appreciate these Italian musicians because of your own background and mutual bloodlines, eh, the Italian bloodlines i mean, not that you and Angel are related but hey, who knows you are ... I liked the live mp3's better than their demo sequences and if we insist on using the sensitive membranes in order to achieve perfection, ah yes, we could scribble some notes here and there when listening to these tracks. But what i liked when hearing those tunes for the first time, was their dynamic way of interpretation, it was warm and spirited, as perhaps only Italians can be, right? Anyway, if you think about it, it is a weird combination, the music of Steely Dan, often said to be cerebral, cynic and mysterious etc etc and their Italian audience and fans, people with a culture of being passionate and emotional, seldom showing restraint, they do have a good taste (mostly) in food-art-fashion-any other artistic expression and a very rich and deep historical background. This all in general ofcourse ... We won't go into their political states of diffusion or the corrupted bodies the country also beholds, there's positive and negative to everything. Mussolini's son by the way is a jazz musician, he looks like his father a lot but has been able to make a life of his own. Perhaps if we feed his name to a search engine it might be puffin' some interesting news! Okay. I second Angel in the what-a-treat to hear that guitar in this Italian New Frontier. It's warm, very melodic and vibrant and singing, as in with a soul of its own. I hope we learn more about the Scurvy Brothers, i take it you'll try and contact them? This takes me right back to finding old books on fleemarkets, translated versions of forgotten Italian writers ... Or the tragic ones such as Cesare Pavese, a man with a brilliant mind ...

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David Monday, August 30th 2004 - 08:45:43 AM Gina, thank you for turning me on to the Scurvy Brothers. This is too good. On so many levels.

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t-oh-nz Monday, August 30th 2004 - 03:03:55 AM Oh... so *that's* what that's for! I thought it was for if I had a homepage. Thanks ang... you were a fine momentary host body for M5.

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angel Sunday, August 29th 2004 - 02:27:22 PM Uh, thanks for the blue turtle there Mizar "G"irl.

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angel Sunday, August 29th 2004 - 02:24:41 PM Channeling M5.... Tones: See the URL link on the sign in page. Paste it in there. Make sure you delete the http:// part before you paste your link in there and it should work.

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t Sunday, August 29th 2004 - 01:48:49 PM angel - have you tried dancing around all those candles? Take it from me and wear tight fitting clothes if you do... ouch! I hear what you're saying about videos. One that comes to my mind is the Snowbound video. It's cute and clever and everything, but until I saw it for the first time last year I had 20 year old images of black and white film noir Manhattan with a fresh snowfall, all romantic and everything. I don't watch the video very often because I don't want that feeling stomped completely out of my brain. M5 - again, thanks for making the link 3-D. If I knew how I wouldn't bother you with it...

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angel Sunday, August 29th 2004 - 09:42:40 AM Tones: Good find! Todd touches on some subjects that have been running through my mind recently. Jam bands and aging and Music Videos. I just bought Sting's first solo album (Dream of the Blue Turtles), to get a song I really wanted to hear ("Fortress around your Heart"). I still haven't finished it, so this is just a very first impression. There are some songs on the album that were made into music videos and I hear them for the first time in 20 years and the feelings of the music video creep into my listening experience. I am not finding that entirely good. I almost feel that the music itself lost something vital, due to the videos. "Russians" (with a little piece of a Prokofiev work in it). I can see the visuals during the open with the ticking clock. Going back to Police days, I hear "Every Breath You Take" and I immediately think of black and white images and lots of cigarette smoke. Then there's "Wrapped around your Finger". I see lots of dancing around candles going on in my mind. Sheesh!

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toenz Sunday, August 29th 2004 - 01:50:36 AM http://www.relix.com/rundgren/ Found an interesting read on Todd Rundgren. No Tristan Fabriani references though...

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..... Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 01:34:51 PM http://www.chrisbell.co.nz/009.html The Bumper Book Of Lies ... a story for Tristan Fabriani ...

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.... Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 01:14:32 PM http://desires.com/2.3/Music/Dwd/ dwd.html How many Tristan Fabriani's can there possibly be? This article does mention Steely Dan, so it's ...

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..... Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 01:03:12 PM http://herculesmusic.com/ alleywaytechnical.html On a Tristan Fabriani (aka Donald Fagen) search i came up with the link above, for starters. Those who love to imagine his voice, or imagine anything for that matter ... well, does it 'sound' like the same guy or is this another Tristan ...

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angel Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 11:18:58 AM http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/40/features-greene.php Can't find the actual cover, but this article has some of Chandler Wood's other pictures.

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M5 Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 10:11:02 AM http://www.musicstack.com/item.cgi?item=98891591 Here it is, the single 'Dirty Work' by Birtha ..... And all of this because i was looking for Donald Fagen photo's, so Snakehips would be happy :-)

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M5 Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 09:45:30 AM http://www.aurealm.com/birtha.htm This is a female rockband from the seventies, BIRTHA. Rosemary Butler, bassist and vocalist appears on various recordings from artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne (Clas, is this a cue for ya?) as a back up singer. If you scroll down the link above, you'll find a single, 'DIRTY WORK'. Yep, that's the one. ... I thought the 'Babe Choir' did a very nice job singing this tune during the live performances, but i have to wonder about this single. Does anyone know about this or even heard it???

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drive west on Riverside, to the Hudson Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 09:04:56 AM How long did it take the Weakly to pick up on those lyrics? 24 years? Real cutting edge.

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C Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 08:28:13 AM You can't cover Steely Dan or Fagen or Becker. Enough! It's like reproduce van der Milt. Whoever that is.

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angel Saturday, August 28th 2004 - 07:17:22 AM Gina: Wow, that guitar player is definitely channeling Larry Carlton (Mr. 335). What a treat to listen to, on a Saturday morning. OK: Who in the LA area picked up the LA Weekly? Check out that cover picture gang. A cartoon of Sunset Blvd. around the Echo Park area of LA and in the middle of the traffic driving down the street, is a pickup with a shell on it. In a talk bubble coming out of the vehicle is the music (written, of course, this is a comic after all) "Drive West on Sunset to the Sea". Donald and Walter have arrived!!!!!!!!!!

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David Friday, August 27th 2004 - 05:55:42 PM Gina, cara, it almost sounds like you...are you f'nn with me?

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David Friday, August 27th 2004 - 05:45:57 PM Dear God, honey, I'm listening to it now...it's...it's...wonderful. So Italian, I love the power disco drummer and the lady back-up. The guitarist sounds Anglo but in any case a conservatory player. That woman sounds like Basia and I love her trope and scat. Are they really Italians???? I've looked everywhere...what a treat Mizar Mistress, you rule woman.

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M5 Friday, August 27th 2004 - 02:27:23 PM http://www.scurvybrothers.it/mp3/new_frontier.mp3 Hey, what about this Italian Steely Dan tribute/cover band????!!!

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..... Friday, August 27th 2004 - 01:19:45 PM http://www.jazznow.com Rickie Lee Jones - The Evening of My Best Day The voice is unchanged, the sonic palette a tasty smorgasbord of all Ms. Jones' many musical guises (Jazz obviously, R&B, dirty and streamlined blues, Jimmy Smith organ whizzy, a tincture of Broadway, anything that has, as Gower Champion used to say, "legs") except for the techno flavorings of 1997's GHOSTYHEAD, but something entirely different haunts the lyric sheet of THE EVENING OF MY BEST DAY, Ms. Jones' first studio recording in six years. As she has been quoted in the press kit, what got her writing again was "the election of George Bush, the passage of the Patriot Act, the monopolies of media and their misuse of language." Some will complain, and I of course respect that, but even if you are of a different mind about the political situation (to say nothing of the events of 2001 which brought it about), Ms. Jones' crossing over into commentary on the life of the USA writ large is done with a Jonathan Swift subtlety and no small panache. A lot of pundits got out the baseball bats when Joni Mitchell began to wax topical in the 1980s and 1990s, but she telegraphed her punches: listen closely to the opening, snazzy if angry "Ugly Man," and how Ms. Jones jives, "Hey, ugly man/ what's the plan?" and George W. ("He grew up to be like his father...") suddenly becomes just another hustler trying to get credit on the great nameless avenue Ms. Jones' characters populate. Possibly the next building over has Eddie with the crazy eye (from PIRATES' "Livin' It Up") sitting on the stoop, turning into a cartoon when a pretty girl goes by. This is how we deal with our problems using classical satire, a method going all the way back to Aristophanes. Cut them down to size, and we see they'll pass away. Some with more effort than others, I admit. Internalize the world's ills and make them your own, and you can figure out your own contribution. Gandhi's famous comment about how we must be the change we wish to see in the world comes to mind. "Tell Somebody"'s hop-bop could have been a Ten Years After hit in 1969 (that's before they used to play 20-minute versions of "I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes"), with its raunchy Alvin Lee-esque acoustic guitar and handclap chorus,"Tell somebody what's happenin' in the USA..." You Jazz fans may wonder what this review is doing in this E-publication, but I'm thinking it fits in well because Ms. Jones and guitarist/ arranger David Kalish display an easy facility with so many 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Jazz stylings, including a knockout turnaround in the trumpet solo on "Ugly Man" that'll have you hitting REPEAT repeatedly. "Bitchenostrophy" (largely in French so I miss the meaning somewhat) and "It Takes You There" also score very high on the 'hook' meter; how about a few CD singles off this recording, V2 Records? Ms.Jones places herself in her down-at-the-heels world as well as any other of her characters ("All I see/ looks back at me," from the darkly rollicking a la Bertolt Brecht "Tree on Allenford"), which I think gives her message its heft: we're all in this together, nobody's in the upper story above the Boulevard (where "they take you very hard") looking down and laughing. Except maybe the members of Steely Dan, and I have no time for their lazy cynicism any longer. Ms. Jones even namechecks Walter Becker and Donald Fagen in the whistle-ready "A Second Chance" (working off chords not too far from those of Miles Davis' "Freddie the Freeloader") in an oblique fashion: "Don't look at me, got nothin' to say, as you count down to ecstasy..." To her credit, Ms. Jones knows it isn't effective to dissemble, as she does here as her old neighborhood falls apart, "It's all right, that's OK/ I was gonna move out of here anyway..." because, as John Lennon put it in ROLLING STONE in 1968, "There's no point dropping out, 'cos it's the same there, and it's got to change." Well, it still has to change, and kudos to Rickie Lee Jones for reminding us. by Kenneth Egbert, Jazz Now Magazine

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David Friday, August 27th 2004 - 01:16:36 PM Clas - I was just there you Scandanavian scungilli. First time was maybe twenty years ago and I must say they've cleaned it up nicely. But the freaks remain. No I didn't see any Viking headgear but I did see a man in a brassiere in the Place Sarbonne. I think it was a man.

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 10:41:05 AM D - for your ignorant mind, Apache is a name for Paris gangsters. Got it? Don't insult me again. OK?

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 10:37:34 AM David, man, I have been in Paris. The question is if you have. You gringo.

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David Friday, August 27th 2004 - 10:11:12 AM Clas, you can walk around Paris in full Viking headgear and no one will notice. That town's full of freaks. Angel, the Bowl is just too big, almost as bad as Dodger Stadium or the Meadowlands. The sound is so dampened to conform with the City's decibel level ordinances, the crowds are generally silent and sedate so you can't even talk to your neighbor without getting shushed. It's just plain awful, it's like a non-fat desert. No joy whatsoever. Yeah, I do like the small joints, the nasty bars, the old legit theatres for shows of any kind. But Dave Holland getting the hook -- they shut his band down and spun the stage on him. So unprofessional, so cold, so so wrong. The Hollywood Bowl people really showed their ass Wednesday night.

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 09:27:48 AM Who are those Apaches? Paris Gangsters? No. Can't walk around the streets of Paris looking like an Indian. Such thing would be impossible.

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Clas Friday, August 27th 2004 - 08:59:39 AM Uh. Three dots please... --- And for the song? I guess it's pretty steely danish.

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M5 Friday, August 27th 2004 - 08:24:11 AM Ok. We could also write a song about it, Clas. At first, it's shaky. Then it gradually becomes more peaceful and the coda, well, the coda is ..... Lyrics. Hm.

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 07:54:38 AM OK. Maybe we should talk about LP's latest staff meeting instead.

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 07:42:32 AM Anyway, I arranged so he got "his" money. So I'll probably survive the night.

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 07:36:26 AM Well. No big deal.

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C Friday, August 27th 2004 - 05:40:35 AM Damn. Had a terrible moment (over the phone) with one of the heaviest gangsters in Stockholm (spent the most of his time in prison). He said I owned him 600 bucks, and told me if the money wasn't on his table before 6PM he'd come over with a knife. He's a neighbour to me and we've done a lot of drinking together. Strange. Like a movie. This guy has done some real mean stuff in his days. Must say I am a little shaky. --- So, where's Tarrantino?

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angel Friday, August 27th 2004 - 02:44:04 AM Wow, David. You and I could not have had different experiences at the Bowl. But I saw Midsummer's Night Dream and you Dave Holland. By the way, was Chris Potter with them? I think having just seen a band play in an intimate club setting and the sax player being so close to you, made the Bowl seem much more sterile, but hey, what do I know.... :-) Good memory Gina. Yes, one of the 2 shows I was thinking of attending at the Bowl was a Peggy Lee tribute and Jay Leonhart was playing. Unfortunately, we would have had to go to work the following morning, so ended up seeing the Midsummer's Night show, instead. But I do regret that I didn't see Carolyn and Michael's dad in action. I loved his bass work in the Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland show with Steely Dan. Especially Chain Lightning.

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M5 Friday, August 27th 2004 - 01:11:43 AM http://www.peggylee.com/solos/bowl04.html Happens so, Angel also went to the Bowl a couple of weeks ago, she took a pic of the Beatles collection/exhibit. Plus, when i was browsing for some nice shots of the venue, i came across the link above, Peggy Lee tribute. Some fine singers included and on bass ... Jay Leonhart. Nice coincidence, Herb. Hey Clas, Sweden is doing fine at the Olympics!

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C Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 11:56:53 PM Hollywood Bowl? That's pretty fancy isn't it?

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David Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 08:43:54 PM I saw Michael Brecker, Dave Holland and Joe Zawinul at the Hollywood Bowl last night. Suffice to say the Bowl is one of the most institutional and frigid venues in the world, Dave Holland got the hook, Brecker played 3 numbers and Joe had to stop at 11 PM due to local ordinaces. All this and decibel monitors up the hill to register all proceedings. Terrible place to see a concert, classical works here or if you're just a casual music fan. Bob Sheppard was seen playing flute for Brecker. Holland's Big Band was classic bee-bop, ten horns: 3 trumpets, 3 bones, 3 sax. Rhythmn section was trap, bass and vibes. Perfect, no guitar players, they're nothing but trouble anyway. House only 3/4 full. This presentation as a whole was a disaster, logistically speaking. Representation must be disconnected from these artists, or maybe it's the "Bowl" syndrome that just sucks the life out of most performers. By all means, avoid it.

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dr. wu Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 12:44:37 PM http://damon.typepad.com/wu/ hi all point of information ... the leonhart with the bass credit on carolyn leonhart's "steal the moon" cd is her father, jay - a celebrated and reknown jazz pro. brother michael plays trumpet, and joined sister carolyn on both the steely dan 2vn and emg cd sessions and live tours - both carolyn and michael can be seen in the 2vn video and dvd "plush party" production. with the leonharts it's a musical family affair since mother donna leonhart has a jazz singer background ... check out all current leonhart family cd's at http://sunnysiderecords.com/ regards to all h. sierra

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angel Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 10:29:07 AM Thanks Gee :-) Gretchen: Yes on Home at Last. I love that song and yes on I've Got the News. But I too love Michael McD's vocals on it too, so no loser there. My favorite tune of the "Dental Suite" was the small part that turned up on the '74 tour. I love listening to the open to what is now called YGTII. When it morphs into the somber part (who are these children), it loses that young vitality, that you hear on bootlegs from the time, when Steely Dan was touring. Stevee and company putting those 2 tunes together, really brought new life to them. Even Cathy Berberian knows....

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tohnz Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 10:27:56 AM Yes, it's much better with the visuals... thanks again M5 :-) Prof - Brooklyn? I think of that as one of the quintessential Dan songs, but I can feel your meaning. I've always thought it's too bad Donald didn't sing the "official" version on CBaT. The version he sings on The Catalyst is more "dannish" because of "the Voice", but doesn't have the production values of CBaT, of course. Or Walter's cool head boppin' double stoppin' bass line.

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Gretchen Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 08:17:38 AM I agree, YGT 1 is a more upbeat, enjoyable song than YGT 2, which is more pensive and woeful, although I love both. I've always been partial to YGT 1's tempo. "Home at Last" is my favorite track on Aja, it signals a foray into real jazz. In my opinion, "I got the News" is the weakest track on the album, although even it is still a great song, as I love Mike McDonald's backup vocals. Aja doesn't have a bad song on it, they go from ethereal and sublime to classic. It's an emotional martini. G

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Professor Arcturus Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 06:43:16 AM No, Mu-- YGT I FAR better than YGT II. "Home at Last", while a great song, is still the LEAST strong of all the songs on Aja. Really sounds like it could be from either Pretzel Logic or Katy Lied. "Pearl of the Quarter" is a beautifully written song, but just doesn't have enough Dannishness (much like "Brooklyn" from CBAT).

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Gina Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 05:56:21 AM howdy Angel :-) i took them myself, using the camera in my phone. i just love the old typewriter scene, and the hands ...

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angel Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 05:51:58 AM Yikes! First thing I did was look down to see. Nope, not this morning, but yes, I still do sleep in the light yellow one. It trades off with my Sesame Street characters tee-shirt. Where did you find those pictures?

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Gina Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 04:30:45 AM And I love this Lucy tin box! Okay, the memory lane thingie, does anyone else still wear the yellow SIS t-shirt?

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M5 Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 04:06:31 AM we needed the visuals :-)

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tones Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 04:03:09 PM I bought a tin of mints in Santa Cruz with Lucille Ball's picture on it. They're called Lucy's Predic-a-Mints. SD's worse song? A Horse in Town

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Aja Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 03:35:28 PM angel-yes, can't wait to pass out the mints! Hate the twang-just soooooo not steely dan! Best: King of the World, Aja, Kid Charlemagne, The Second Arrangement (SOMEBODY record and release this, please!) Jack of Speed (can you beat those horns?) Dr. Wu, etc. etc. Another worst: Blues Beach! Aja

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Doctor Mu Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 01:39:09 PM Yep, Change of the Guard, Charlie Freak, Waterloo, Springtime (except for the first 30 sec)...little excitement Best: Dr. Wu. Negative Girl, Home at Last, Your Gold Teeth II, Gaucho, Pixeleen, Black Cow Some killer songs on the new Finn Bros. album - testing the image function

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angel Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 01:38:24 PM Love those mints!!!!!!!!

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angel Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 01:34:47 PM Yeah, Charlie is right up there on my don't like list, but I do have more appreciation for him, since I got yelled out for saying that. Love those bells toward the end of the song. Agree with you Aja on Pearl on the Quarter. It's those twangy sounds that do me in, though I do like the voulez vous part.

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Gretchen Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 12:51:48 PM Aja, you don't like Pearl of the Quarter? I love the way Donald sounds in that song, he's so sincere, and of course I love his million dollar words. I think the worst song is "Charlie Freak."

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Aja Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 12:45:40 PM Worst SD song: Pearl of the Quarter! Speaking of changing the guard: I ordered some "National EmbarrassMints" off this website: www.UPGuild.com All proceeds go to nonprofit groups dedicated to fighting errorism. Aja

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Gretchen Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 06:35:40 AM Angel, I'm with you on "Change of the Guard!" I admit I never liked it all that much, but it's a perfect song for the next few months, as we can only hope and pray for a change! G

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angel Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 06:21:45 AM Now, I take exception to poor Change of the Guard. Why is it that when I listen to it recently, it feels like the soundtrack to this election cycle? Or is it just me dreaming my American Dreams..... :-) Oh and what about that guitar work!!!!!! lol

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Professor Arcturus Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 02:08:53 AM Guitarists (still) underrated: Ritchie Blackmore (SCULPTED phrasing like no one else) Roy Buchanan (demon-pacted and double-crossed-- forgotten ALREADY?) Steve Khan (Really, the heir of Wes Montgomery, chordally-speaking) Well, I could probably think of a bunch more, but it's late . . . Worst SD song: "Change of the Guard" Best SD song (so far): "West of Hollywood" Good Night All

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Captain Kirk Tuesday, August 24th 2004 - 07:00:53 PM My friend Spock went to Berkeley...psssst...I think he dropped a little too much uhhh... LDS

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t Tuesday, August 24th 2004 - 05:52:47 PM jeez... sorry. Didn't mean to kill the board... :-/

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