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Ed Thigpen: Gentleman of Jazz

Ed Thigpen: Gentleman of Jazz

A Profile of Sorts
I pride myself on hardly ever having misjudged people. Naturally, I have been completely wrong at times (and when I am/was wrong, I am/was completely off), but as far as I recall, the number of blunders were rather limited. It is my profession to evaluate people and although that is often quite [...]

Trials and Tribulations (V)

Trials and Tribulations (V)

The Shopping Nightmare
I do 98% of all my music shopping online. I know that I’m helping the demise of the record store swiftly along, but I need to save cash to feed my habit(s) and I simply cannot pay some of the outrageous prices my local shops ask for releases that often cost me one [...]

John Coltrane: “Fearless Leader” and “Interplay”

John Coltrane: “Fearless Leader” and “Interplay”

It’s been quite a while since I started a series entitled Trials and Tribulations. In that series, I wrote about things that can drive us collectors up the wall …and down again. At the time I only hinted at it, but right now I’m planning on expanding on one of the issues I mostly left [...]

“Zweitausendeins” … And More

“Zweitausendeins” … And More

I know quite a few collectors who actually plan their shopping sprees. I used to do that too, at times, but today I neither look at my usual online haunts all that regularly nor do I head into town as often as I would like. The shopping patterns I adhere to are not based on [...]

Wordpress 2.5.x a Major Disappointment

Wordpress 2.5.x a Major Disappointment

Yes, I had another post first planned and then ready, but my change to Wordpress and then upgrading to 2.5 and 2.5.1 has been such a nightmare that it has negated each and every reason why I changed over to this “blogging” platform in the first place. It seems as if every fix that is [...]