Like Grandma's basement

Sometimes I order an old record from eBay, sight unseen. Or seen via photo. But not smelled. I have no idea how it's going to smell until it arrives. I guess that's how I ended up with this album, which smells like grandma's basement. I guess that this is proof that it really is an original pressing from 1963.

The album: Crash! Kenny Burrell with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet.

Great album. I've already listened to it half a dozen times in less than a month.

MNJazz is back! Sort of.

If you've known me for a long time, you might know that I used to host and manage the website for the Artists' Quarter jazz club. It used to live at www.mnjazz.com as the domain name artistsquarter.com was taken. Later, we were able to purchase the artistsquarter.com domain and move the club's website there. Now that years have gone by, and the AQ is no more, I've repurposed www.mnjazz.com to host a tiny little list of recurring jazz events that interest me. I'll be adding to it over time, hoping that it becomes a useful resource for others.

Morse Theatre

I didn't even know the Morse Theatre had a website until I saw Craig complaining bitterly (and immaturely) that they're linking to him.

From the looks of it, they're going to open around the first of October. I can't wait to check it out. I'm glad to have more stuff in the neighborhood.

Sounds like maybe Craig must have gotten into some pissing match with them, like he did with Morseland. Don't really care, not my fight, and it's Craig's loss.