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| Jazz for aficionados "Reconstruction for many was actually worse for a large portion of the populace. The delta changed very slowly following emancipation and so much of the blues was from juke joint to juke joint. To say it was about entertainment is to ignore the do... | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? The most accurate way to determine price when you are the seller, is to ask YOURSELF, "what would I pay for this". Ask for that amount. That's fair.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados " but let's all admit that the good old days were never as good as people remember them to be." Can't do that. They were the good old days as far as music is concerned. You seem to think that Jazz started in the mid fifties. Try New Orleans, way b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some folks think Jazz is just any improvised music. Jazz is rooted in the BLUES. That's the part that the current crop of Jazz folks don't get. Louis Armstrong put it this way: If you can't dance to it, it ain't Jazz.I wish I could like the curren... | |
| Cables more hype than value? "Now, anybody that tells me that "Sassy" can't sing."Now who could be clueless!!!Cheers | |
| Cables more hype than value? To All:I just dropped by to give a shout out to Irvrobinson. Frogman then addressed a post to me, and I answered. Thats just common courtesy. But I am finished with the so called 'debate' on wire. I have found that after things like this are over,... | |
| Cables more hype than value? "Having said that, I don't believe for one minute that you are nearly as firm nor passionate in your ideas about this stuff as what you present in print. "And how, pray tell, did you come to that conclusion? And what 'stuff' are you referring to?C... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Being the Gentleman that I am, ladies First.Billie Holiday -- Songs for Distingue Lovers Harry 'sweets' Edison / Ben WebsterHer voice is beginning to go. BUT, Billie on her worst day is better than 99% on their best day. I visualize her looking me... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Irvrobinson:Well said. I think I detected a little Aczelian influence. Last night I reread his review of the Parasound A21 power amp. How refreshing to read a real review. I really miss his input. he was the last of a kind. The only thing between ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:I am glad you started this thread. My collection runs from Adams, Pepper to Young, Lester. So I will have to give it some thought. Of course I think they are all 'must have'I did listen to the MOANIN" cd tonight. We tend to remember the 'hits... | |
| Opinions on Land Rover LR2 "So many designers don't seem to give a damn whether you can see. Maybe it's me."No it's not just you. This is becoming a real safety issue due to the design of newer cars. Form over function. A case in point is the 2013 Taurus.Cheers | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever O-10:A Tale of Two Divas!I got the Anita O'Day Cds today. I was did not think they lived up to the hype. Her voice is just fine. I would place her in the same voice group as someone like Nancy Wilson, which is not bad at all. Not up there with the... | |
| Youtube, the new radio? I like to watch world war two documentaries on youtube. Stuff you will never see anywhere else. Some made in the Soviet Union for example.Cheers | |
| Cables more hype than value? Irvrobinson:You are absolutely correct in everything you said. I think I will take your advice and go watch 'Gunsmoke'. Glad to see the Peter Aczel reference. He is a real hero in the field of audio. CheersThanks for the support. It gets lonely on... | |
| Cables more hype than value? The case against wire:1)NO ONE has ever demostrated that they can hear wire2)There is no measurable or scientific basis for hearing wire3)The limits of human hearing4)Golden ears have tried and failed with wire and amps5)Given human greed and prid... |