Going to see Peter Brotzmann this sunday, ready for a sonic explosion!!

hell yeah, always safety first! i’m thinkin’ more like cab ride once every TWO weeks. unfortunately, my work has not been busy…at all.

my childhood best friend is coming to visit this weekend. i won’t have much time for brew though, as i’ve got late gigs both weekend nights…

can you forward through the replays at all?

10mins cab ride is fine once a week, always remember: Safety first!

The replay thing is amazing..perfect for me as I follow Gameday and the Banter while “working” every morning, then can watch at leisure in the evening. You can also watch live via the web if you are in the US..it’s well worth the money!

Me and the fam all good, work has been insane the last 3 weeks but almost there for the 10-day winter break..3 hours till friday evening, home for some nabe (Japanese winter hot-pot) and some sake…ahhhhh…..

thanks, man. i’m doing all the online changes right now – email, home addy, phone #. pain in the arse.

listenin’ to geri allen blue note cd’s all the while. she’s got a trio record w/ ron carter & tony williams. i hear they’re pretty good! ; )

no, that’s the one thing about this place – NOT walking/stumbling distance from a pub. i’m on my 3rd beer now. that said, i’m only 3 miles from my old stomping grounds and a bunch of watering holes. it’s like a $10/10-minute cab ride.

you can watch games on replay? hella cool! yeah, i’ll prolly do that. i’ll really need to upgrade this old laptop though. my computer tech buddy (music guy) is coming by sunday evening to take a look-see.

hope all is well with you, your lady and ok jazz jr.!!!

Get yerself settled in, get the mlb.com package next year (only $100) for the year and with your schedule being what it is, it’s perfect for watching games on replay late at night.

Live Chick Corea & Roy Haynes album on the web radio last night..Roy was killing it!! I heard he still is at 80+ years.

Take care, buddy!

yeah man, i’ve been thinkin’ about you and hoping/wishing you can get yourself into a new pad. i still have my old apt for this month and i’ve gone back a coupla times. part of me misses the inside and the location, but every time i’ve been over there, the idiots below are at it. he/they are moving out at the end of the year, but who knows what evil will move in. i was there exactly one DECADE, so it was time.

i have no doubts i’ll end up digging it here quite a bit, come a coupla months, and i’m good and settled. that said, it’s not a perfect palace. i am renting and it is a duplex (of sorts), but it’s definitely a step up. i think it’s a good “interim” move for me.

my folks are coming down the last week of the year to do their parental units’ duties and set me up at the new digs! : )

Hope you end up liking your new crib, though I suspect anywhere is better than what you were enduring all that time. On my part, I’ve been putting more energy out in the universe than usual, hoping that the Christmas season will inspire some goodwill towards moving to a much more relaxed home conducive to acting on creative inspiration (so to speak…)

Lee = Morgan

Cliff = Corcoran

Webb = Wilder

Brandon = Arroyo

what’d i win?

missed you guys…

[91] new digs is pretty cool, i suppose. gettin’ a bit better each day. really weird and different though. it’s gonna take me a minute…

i’ve always had cable; it’s just ‘basic’ cable though. still no mlbn or yes. i originally set up for directv, but after reading some bollocks they sent me in the mail and other bullshit on the phone, i bagged it and stuck with what i’ve had. even for basic cable, they had to send me some converter box just for espn. then today, i’m told i didn’t get the ‘digital’ box to get my ‘full’ basic cable. whatever. i’m never gonna watch on demand movies and music channels, so fuck it. at some point, i might upgrade my tv and the package.

looks like i’m a-gonna have to get a new laptop sometime in the near future. with that, and high-speed comcast, i might be able to get some kinda mlb package and watch games online. i’ll do more research (read: ask you guys!) around when the season begins…

[96] ms. o – you get 50 buckers! it was a nightmare dealing w/ at&t. they disconnected my landline & internet (not to mention discontinuing my freaking email address) waaaay before they were supposed to, then weren’t gonna get it turned back on til after i moved out and then NEVER figured out how to turn on my service at the new place. what a bunch of jackasses.

anyway, i’m NOT settled in yet. gettin’ a lil’ closer each day, but i’m still really far from being ‘settled in’. i think it’s gonna take a coupla months, actually. but i’ll get there eventually…

how was ‘bama? hope you had a great turkey day w/ your mom and her animules! (can’t remember if it was a dog or cat or what…)

[97] hey man! Dancers’ Groin Rust – YEAH!

i’m not surprised you haven’t ever tried at&t – it always comes with mustard and everyone knows: mustard is ICK!!!

i followed the banter up in NY around turkey day, but never commented. i generally had my niece in my arms and at least one nephew nearby. got some cool Yankees WS gear at Mo’s for my birthday. i was displeased Diane didn’t mention my b-day in her NOTD column. i’ve got a bone to pick with her! ; )

hopefully there’ll be a good time soon to post my funny/nightmare moving story. i’m sure you’ll all get a kick out of it!

(Four more words in general: Lee, Cliff, Webb, Brandon…) yunnow, just in case… >;)

09: 9 different outfielders
08: 8 different outfielders
07: 9 different outfielders
06: 13 different outfielders
05: 12 different outfielders
04: 6 different outfielders
03: 11 different outfielders
02: 11 different outfielders
01: 14 different outfielders
00: 14 different outfielders

As this relates to Damon vs Jackson, it’s attractive to have Damon on a short contract is because he’ll be 36 at the beginning of the season. If Jackson is ready, that’s a bonus, but I have a hard time seeing a long term contract for a player with the wear and tear that Damon has.

Do you know that I have never once used AT&T? Really!

[92] well the yanks have colin curtis – who sounds close to mlb ready just not an impact player. the just got the kid from la that also sounds close to mlb ready just maybe nothing good. but more importantly they have granderson now.
so i don’t really agree with the notion that damon was attractive since jackson was around. i don’t think jackson was ever the linear replacement for damon.
now if the price comes down on holliday then i think there is a strong chance they get him as a replacement to damon – gets boras has to decide which commission is more important to him.

I still imagine that one of the reason Damon via a 1 or 2 year deal was attractive was because AJax was around. The nearest OF prospect now is 3-4 years away, maybe Cashman will look for a longer term solution. Or stick with the one year plan and go hard for next year’s FA? Or trade?

And HE’S RIGHT!
We have no OFers anywhere near MLB ready.
I predict….
A real run at Holliday and a rotating DH.