Comments on: Toronto Blue Jays II: Back To Reality

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:08:03 +0000

alright, Rays, Jays & Sox all lose!!!

good day in baseball! : )

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:04:06 +0000

Alex has a new thread up. but i’m a-gonna check these last 2 outs in the Rays game and hop off. it’s Beer:30!!! : )

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:03:08 +0000

they have all but gotten rid of the big – and free! – Jazz Festival here in Atlanta. this year or last, was the first without the big festival. i’ve seen some big acts, including Max Roach, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Heath Brothers, Brian Blade, et al…

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:58:30 +0000

[336] Worse..lots of rap, folk, classic rock. Basically any genre under the sun. To be fair, there were a lot of complaints a couple of years ago and it has gotten better. They’re shooting pretty straight this year.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:56:38 +0000

[336] i hear ya on the ‘forever’ thing.

there’s prolly some world music at the jazz fests. but definitely “granola” jazz or “safe” jazz. also, some more modern backbeat stuff. not the good stuff, for the most part.

oh, what i wouldn’t give to see Hank Mobley circa Workout, live in person!!!

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:53:27 +0000

3 more outs to go in Arlington…

[335] cool. i don’t know if PJ likes jazz, but i’m sure even he would say that Brubeck is acceptable! did he have his sons playing with him?

you’re right about jazz festivals. 5 years ago (2004), Diana Krall played there. i’m a big fan and she’s prolly the biggest international jazz figure the last 10 years. but this was her ill-advised “adult contemporary” phase, after she married Elvis Costello. the set list for that Montreal Jazz Fest, was pretty unfortunate. i have the live dvd. it even takes away from the jazz standards on there. She’s Canadian and can prolly do no wrong there, but iirc, even the crowd was unsure how to react, at times…

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:49:05 +0000

[334] Like Prince said, “Forever is a mighty long time..” But I love Asia and would be happy to stay here!
[331] I hope the inclusiveness is for world/experimental things and not Kenny G-style smooth jazz..

Time for lunch and to cue up the Yanks game on archive, hasta manana, banterinos!

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:45:02 +0000

[330] About five years.

[331] The Jazz Fest is pretty good, but…with each year the definition of “Jazz” becomes more and more inclusive. The last couple of years the number of “jazz” acts was pretty limited. Plus, the headlining acts can be expensive. Still, you can see some good side acts for free, and for that price who can complain.

(A couple of years ago we did pay to see Dave Brubeck…that was rather acceptable.)

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:44:01 +0000

[333] you plan on staying in Japan forever?

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:41:16 +0000

Will make it there one day!
Wow, John Franco is a real dweeb..”the Mets lack leadership”..No you idiot, they lack half their lineup due to injuries..am so glad am not a Mets fan..

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:38:19 +0000

[331] they used to have a Montreal Drum Expo, which was a major drum event with some of the world’s best players. they still have festivals like that all over the place, and who knows, they might still have one in Montreal, i’m not sure…

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:36:40 +0000

[330] Have always wanted to go to the Montreal Jazz Festival in the summer..have heard it’s one of the world’s best!

Sox are done, we’re going to win the division by 6 games!!

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:34:49 +0000

[328] how long have you lived there? i’ve played Montreal a coupla times. most ‘recently’ was maybe 3 years ago, a little less. i played Ontario 2 years back, i think it was…

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:33:44 +0000

looking ahead, we still have a tough remaining series against the Blow Jays, then have to tackle the Halos and Twinkies, who are coming along, as of late.

after the break, we have 17 games in a row! there was a scheduled day off in there, but we’ve got a makeup date w/ Oaktown.

methinks this is a pretty important stretch here…

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:33:07 +0000

Watch it chief…I’m not Canadian! I’m just passing…

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:30:25 +0000

[325] stop calling me stoopid. are all Canadians racist? ; )

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:29:20 +0000

Manny walked in his first AB, but hasn’t had anything to do with the 5-run explosion going on in the 1st…

6 outs to go in Arlington. Rangers win and we gain a game on everyone in the AL East!

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:27:51 +0000

I find this all very confusing. I thought that good teams like the Sox never lose to bad teams like the M’s. Moreover, they gave up seven runs to a historically inept offense. I’m really surprised Francona still has a job after such a lax performance.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:22:47 +0000

I hope it was a brutal loss for the Red Sox.

Two games out.

And over the last month or so AJ Burnett has been the Yankees best starter.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:54 +0000

Ballgame! Dusty McVittles isn’t gritty enough to come through!

I love how the Sox announcers focus on the “valiant” effort by the Sox rather than the M’s victory!