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M-Audio BX5a or the big boys BX8a. Sweetwater.com has the 5a for $299 right now. Guitar Center was cheaper when I bought them, iirc.

What are you doing tonight? I may have some free time to come over for the Big Test. True. True. Beer goggles for the ears are a very likely contributing factor.

Given your obsession with steam, I have a new avatar for your use. Enjoy:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/4051057-post1.html OK, who is it? Gotta read the profile fast before it is gone...

25 and 21 are good birthdays. You had better fucking enjoy them! Cheers!

Have a great one dude! Which amp is going to get birthday preference?

Gen. Bonkers agrees.

It's kind of a pipe-dream, but I may try to leave a little early and make my way over there. I will just buy a ticket if there are any--and Yoshi's usually has something lying around. JP thought you were going for the 8pm show which was completely out. We shall see, but don't buy anything or move anything.

What show? I am thinking of cutting out on poker early to link up with you guys.

Now you can haz biscuit.

Or just make one of the kids hold his hand over the label while steaming. Amazon kids are cheap so you could just buy a new one when the flesh is too damaged and might get on the precious label.

Oh no you won't! JP says this is better, PJ! OBEY AND FOLLOW!

I really had a different idea in my head... How about you, Reks?

Here are my new racks before putting anything on them. Core Designs (corefurniture.com) does great work, and the fact that owner Arnold Marr brought them to my house fully assembled made for a truly pleasant purchase experience. Arnold happens to be a headphone geek and has a great collection of his own. Thanks to JP#s for helping set them up.

Good stuff, bad stuff, in that order. IMO, obviously, and using Duggeh language in honor of his birthday. Gindeed.

I hope you have had a ginrific celebration!

I felt pretty lucky, especially after he started playing. It was very cool to watch and he was worlds beyond the other tambla players I have seen. I will definitely check out that record, sounds great. Yeah, it seemed like the right choice to my wife and we were both so happy to have made it almost from the first moments.

Something for me to look forward to! Seeing them on April 11 or so. I went to see the Charles Lloyd Quartet last night in a celebration of his 70th birthday. With him were Jason Moran on piano, Eric Harland on drums, and Reuben Rogers on bass. Without notice, tabla (hand drum) master Zakir Hussein joined the quartet for most of the set. In sum, Charles fucking Lloyd is the muthafucking Man! He played well even though his sax was fucked up from being dropped that day, and his tone by the end of a rich 2-hour set was really sweet. He also played flute, clarinet, 4-handed piano with Moran, and maracas, and danced around the stage and hovered over the youngsters like a proud father. But he clearly let them run and did not hold them back. If anything, you could see their admiration and inspiration from the man, without that stand-offish idolizing that sometimes happens with young players supporting great old timers. Here, instead of that, the quartet was amaZing, individually and together, and Zakir really added some great shit on talbas and percussion. Lloyd, Harlan and Hussein also play together separately and that really showed in some interplay between them was great including call and response drumming, vocal tone "singing" and scatting. Hard to describe in writing but great in action. I guess I am violating Charles Lloyd's last comments by describing the show. He said that what went on tonight is personal and private and should be kept to ourselves. "Don't let THEM know, that YOU know, what WE know!" Oh well, I had to share it anyway. Go see this cat wherever and whenever you can. Some amazing shit that I am so glad I did not miss to see Ray Davies (as per earlier thread).

Queen Vicki got her prize! That was really cool of you, Steve!

Nice going Ken! How do they sound out of the Extreme?

Nice picks everyone. Great call on the LA4 Ken. Add this one, which is really great on this Concord LP: Ornette is the man, so Vicki also has a great call. I am going to find Money Jungle right now and check that out. Although your pick is also my favorite, the debut should be on the essential list too: Agree on all counts with hungrych, except that there is no question Head Hunters and A Tribute to Jack Johnson are jazz. I think that some of Herbie's early offerings as a leader are essential too: Man, this thread is going to get really, long really fast.

Enrico Rava and Stephano Bollani -- The Third Man [AMAZING!] Charles Lloyd Quartet -- Rabo de Nube The Brad Mehldau Trio -- Live at the Village Vanguard Shelby Lynne -- Just a Little Lovin' B-52s -- Funplex 180g LP with free CD The Raconteurs -- Consolers of the Lonely 180g LP x 2 Big Dipper -- Supercluster Chico O'Farrill -- Nine Flags Used mono LP

This one is truly essential in my book. Amazing arrangements, awesome musicians, and great sound. Just look at the lineup. Nobody knows Oliver Nelson any more, but he was a great arranger and composer, as well as decent tenor sax player, and this was a jazz super-group perfectly suited to the music. Perfection.

We decided to stick with the jazz. Thanks for your input, except for Grawk because the image of Tyll lifting it up has me spooked.