Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 08:26:56 CST
From:         Little Inquisitor <U33963@UICVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Mindless melange

Re cataloguing: Sonia, Tim, Libby and Herr Koester -- you were all a big help (
NOT!) in assisting me.  Enjoyed the Legendary 78 Massacre at Sonia's.  Actually
, it's too bad since classical 78s have become quite pricey and hugely collecti
ble.  Many, in fact, have not been released in any other format.

And while on the 78 rpm groove, I want all of you to know that yesterday I scor
ed a first pressing on Jazz at the Philarmonic (on Stinson): 3 beautiful 10" re
d label disks with "How High the Moon" and "Lady Be Good."  The inside liner no
tes read prophetically: "This new album...may in time become a collector's item
 for a reason unrelated to its musical content.  For it is the first appearance
 of a 12-inch album in 10-inch form."  What a find! (at Amvets).  Also picked u
p an *empty* record album (Jazz at the Philarmonic, vol. 4), but with the stunn
ing cover artwork of David Stone Martin, and cool pics of musicians inside.
This was thrown in for free.  BTW: also liked the nice tie with the little blue
whales I got on the way out.

Personal to the B & D specialist:  you're wrong about the best 3 things about T
he City of Big Shoulders.  Most of us northsiders are Cubs fans and consider Wr
igley Field the Sistine Chapel of the sport.  OMC: much spontaneous a cappella
can be heard, particularly in the bleachers when the home team is winning by a
ton or getting murdered.

Public apologies to MALBUFF for misplacing him among us.  If this happened to m
e in my work, I'd be run out of the profession.  Fortunately, noone's yet found
 a single factual mistake in any of my publications; but as for interpretation.
..that's another question altogether. (OTOH, we'd like to have you around here,
 David).

 CRISPEN: a cursory computer check of my *catalogued* records reveals, alas, no
 4 Frosh.  Cross-referenced by "Four" and "Fresh" and found Four Aces, Four Pre
ps, Fearless Four, Gang of Four, Fresh, Four Seasons... but none of what you wa
nt.  I do believe I have some; will check in the -inlaws house at Thanksgiving.

Any possibility is establishing an extension of your church here?  I'd call it
the Church of the Subway Singers, in honor of the place where I recently had a
most memorable religious experience (or was it a rapture?)

POP QUIZ!! BLOOM, who is Harry Breuer, and why is he relevant to a recent discu
ssion on the list? No fair cribbing.  Upchuck all over the net.

On my way to the dentist yesterday I was listening to an extremely nice set of
Cream songs ("Strange Brew," my knees went weak), and was humming them to mysel
f on the way from the car.  But as soon as I went through the office doors, Cre
am was obliterated by Extra Lite FM.  I fought and fought but quickly lost the
battle.  It's eloquent testimony to the resilience of the human spirit that it
is able to survive these vicious onslaughts and still preserve some semblance o
f creativity, originality and decent taste.  Don't know what's worse, the metal
 picks they use on you, the canned music or the outrageous bill...

BRANDO line about "stick man": can anyone help me with the exact words?  I know
 it's fairly tame stuff by comparison to what's out there now, but surely some
of you may wish to see it (again?), and provide me with the right info, no?

CAROLA RAMA: (Great possibilities for rhymes and puns!) You like my evil twin?
Shame on you. He's not let out too often. Is told to stay away from sharp objec
ts and is always getting into trouble.  He adores dirty jokes (the grosser the
better) and off-color humor of all types.  Lusts after net.red hot mamas -- nee
d I say more? -- and has questionable artistic and musical tastes.  Witness thi
s embarrassing example of haiku composition:  he once wrote a haiku about
pissing in the snow (luckily long forgotten except for the final line "and slow
ly a yellow ring appears.")  Lock him up, please!!

BIRTHDAY contest: there are already winners!!  I guess I'll doing a lot of tapi
ng this week-end.

Renato "Pearly white teeth" Barahona