Level 42 Digest for Friday, August 17, 2007

Friday, August 17, 2007

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Topics for Friday, August 17, 2007

    1.  Spit Takes....oooh what a wet thing you are - Doug White
    2.  Band Geekiness - Doug White
    3.  Oh hey...TCW bashing....how novel! - Doug White
    4.  Jaco Pastorius BIG Band - Doug White

1. Spit Takes....oooh what a wet thing you are
From:	Doug White <bigdp @ stanford.edu>
Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:34:15 -0700	[top]
> From: Brian Flint > > I have to agree with your points on off topic > content. It made no sense to me ( I hope I'm not > being a hypocrite here as I don't recall the Brian > of the past too well). We've all tried to put him behind us. For some it's been easier than others. To make a donation for those still suffering, please visit www.postbrianstressdisorder.com. Andrew, I am going to go to this website and see if I can help out my fellow digesters in need....that mean old Old Brian. Hee hee.....good one AG > 3. Well I will horn swoggled! > From: Doug White > > The last time I came back to the digest AG told me > that Loz had sold his Level 42 collection off. I, of > course, did not believe him and posted that I > thought he'd made a bad attempt at humor. Yes, yet another of the endless slaggings you give me. All I ever get from you is abuse, abuse, abuse. Ahhh....but you KNOW you like it.....and as bad as I am....the Friesen character is a much better abuser and much more creative than I am....alas. And that's my entry for the 2007 Winston Walker Lame Comedy Award. I was drinking water when I read that...it resulted in a magnificent spit take....grossed out some of my coworkers, but it was well worth the cleaning up of the computer keyboard, desk and screen. Hey Win....do I have entry as well? Snicker > 1. Anansi > From: alex.friesen @ sickkids.ca > > Congrats! That means you've managed to completely > ignore me for 13 years! > If only I could get that kind of stamina out of AG! I keep telling you Friesen, twice a night is as much as you can expect from a man of my age. Liar Liar...pants on fire.....I've heard for you it is down to twice a month....if she's REALLY lucky....or can't run fast enough. ================================ Sorry for being so quiet the last week or so. The cold finally got the best of me and I stayed home until today and thus wasn't up to being my usual witty (?) self. While I was out of the office, I received The Word is Out by the Jaco Pastorius Big Band and Marshall Chapman's It's About Time. I am giddy with anticipation, I can barely contain myself. Ok, that's a stretch, but I am highly anticipatory. That's about it for now.... =

2. Band Geekiness
From:	Doug White <bigdp @ stanford.edu>
Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:04:31 -0700	[top]
Brian's postings regarding Drum and Bugle Corps reminds me of a couple of things. When I lived in Fremont, that's the South East SF Bay Area for the non cognoscenti, the local high school had a big time Drum and Bugle Corps and were always practicing out on the fields of the high school in the summer. We lived close enough that you could hear the instructions clearly over the bull horn. My wife was in the band in high school and played alto sax...try as I might I can't get her to play the instrument (no naughty comments from me, nope). She's got two saxes and I think is hoping our daughter will become interested in playing. My grandfather taught piano at the Eastman School of Music, in Rochester, NY...those of you who know what that means will be suitably impressed, but that was before my time. My dad played the trumpet, the trombone and the stand up bass and I also remember that we had an old fashioned pipe organ in our house when I was a little kid and I gotta tell you that was the COOLEST thing to play around on. But, alas, he doesn't play anymore. All that noise and the foot pumps pushing air through the bellows, man it was so cool. My mom played bassoon and cymbals in the band, but doesn't anymore. Me....I can't carry a tune and man, I can play a really mean recorder. Hopefully Audrey, the kidlet, will have more musical talent than I do....if nothing else at least genetically she'll earn it. Well, I am sure I've bored the heck out of you..... That's it for me.

3. Oh hey...TCW bashing....how novel!
From:	Doug White <bigdp @ stanford.edu>
Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:58:43 -0700	[top]
I am slogging my way through old digests once more.....I am now at 3/3/05...and oh look, there's bashing of The Chinese Way. How quaint. I don't get the hatred for the song...and yeah I know Lolita DETESTS it severely, but I don't have strong feelings about the song either way so I guess I don't get the whole 'ewwww, its 'TCW, ewwwww' rampage. Oh and Steve....the dance partner that looks like Boon Gould was pretty funny.....I am looking forward to seeing if you ever get a dance with her. Doug

4. Jaco Pastorius BIG Band
From:	Doug White <bigdp @ stanford.edu>
Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:25:17 -0700	[top]
Oh my....what a terrific CD. I have always been a closet big band person....Toshiko Akiyoshi anyone?...so this was right up my alley. I didn't know what to expect, but my gosh, this just knocks me socks off. Just imagine....Randy Brecker soloing on trumpet, Toots Thielemanns blowing his fanny off on the harmonica (swoon), Hiram Bullock AND Victor Wooten soloing in the same song (Beaver Patrol) on Guitar and Bass.....Beaver Patrol kicks some major bootay in my humble opinion. Also another favorite of my Mike Stern solos on several songs. Jimmy Haslip has a solo too....gosh I could just go on, this CD is just awesome. The music is stupendous, you can tell they've put a lot of care into the production and the music is top notch. Lolita if you've heard both CDs and you think that the Word of Mouth CD is better....oh my....I am in for a treat. I especially love Los Olas, Sirabhorn, Beaver Patrol, Kuru / Speak Like A Child and Good Morning Anya....but it is really hard to choose. Before this I listened to Miami Deeper Lounge 3 - Deep Touch Extravagant Mix, a REAL change of pace and really enjoyed it. I don't know if anyone has an opinion on SFP Records or Deep Touch Productions but I gotta say I really enjoyed the CD and it sure made for an upbeat night. Well I have typed enough for one day. I can't wait to get in the car and go home in about 30 minutes....gonna be some good listening music in the car for sure! I'm off tomorrow (Friday) so y'all have a terrific weekend. Doug

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