Posts by ld111134

Quote: Originally Posted by A Y A pet peeve of mine: a piece of music is not a song unless it's sung by a voice. Calling "Take 5" a song is like calling Michelangelo's David a...

Some voters undoubtedly voted for specific performances of specific tunes, e.g. Coltrane and Johnny Hartman's rendition of "Lush Life", Peggy Lee's performance of "Fever", Weather Report's "Birdland" - much...

These look great, David!

Quote: Originally Posted by ChicagoRon You know it Lou Ah for the good old days when I was a semi-VIP at P.J. Clarke's...back when it was a great local hangout, especially on Thursdays and the barkeeps made...

Quote: Originally Posted by kwilkinson No, the girls got kinda weird. They were being cool and then they got into an argument with Ron about which direction was North. We went out to the usual spot, and then I...

Quote: Originally Posted by kwilkinson Shoulda seen it after Lou left. Night got wild. Damn, I wish I hadn't quit so soon. Did you get in trouble with the girls, K?

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Moo For the kids. (found out it's going to be a girl, yesterday. ) Congratulations and happy holidays, Moo!

Quote: Originally Posted by james_timothy We go to a remote, desolate mountain top, sit in rooms with cement walls and fluorescent lights, and watch computer screens all night. Above us a telescope points at the night...

Quote: Originally Posted by james_timothy Cool. Next year, I hope. Make it a Chicago tradition. I was coming off a telescope run and a 24 hr trip home so all I can do is to look at the pictures and dream of drinks...

It was great - and Ron's recommendation of Arami was spot on. I didn't know that this place existed and it's close to where I live.