Mark Zeger

Three old ladies are sitting on a park bench. A flasher comes by and opens his raincoat right in front of them. Immediately, the first lady has a stroke. The second lady has a stroke. The third lady couldn't reach.

You were right, Linwood. All the tracks were so strong but I especially dig "Ornetthology". Ernie, save space in the next issue for Brother SK.

At the risk of offending... 3 drunks are in a bar. Bartender says "Hey, guys, today is Easter. What are you doing for the holday?" First drunk says "Easter is the day when the family gets together, we watch some football and have a big turkey dinner." Second drunk says "No, Easter is about when Jesus was born and we exchange presents." Third drunk says "No, Easter is about the time when Jesus died on the cross. And after he died, they put him in a cave. After three days, he comes out of the cave and if he sees his shadow, there's six more weeks of winter."

I always thought it was a Nord Lead...

"Every Time You Go Away", the Hall & Oates song that was a hit for Paul Young, reminds me a little of "Tempted". Maybe it's just the "blue eyed soul" thing.

It could be an MKS80, but Lyle Mays used a "digital EP" sound on his solo album Street Dreams. It's not a keyboard texture usually associated with Lyle Mays. I loathe the song, but the DX7 EP sound is center stage on Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All".

This will make this board's Dougie Thompson Fan Club happy: Supertramp In North America That "70s group Supertramp have announced shows on this side of the pond. They're currently in Europe and will finish up their tour there at the end of July. The band is celebrating the release of their 11th album, Slow Motion. Released in March, the disc marks the band's first new material in five years. Last December saw the re-release of The Very Best Of Supertramp, which debuted in 1990 and features songs taken from the original masters of the group's best-selling albums. The reissued package includes interviews with band members Rick Davies, John Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg and Roger Hodgson, who left the band after their 1983 tour. Like their European friends, North American fans will be treated to a new show that includes material from Slow Motion as well as many familiar Supertramp classics. The mostly Canadian run kicks off August 20 in Newfoundland. Three shows in New York, Washington and California are the only stops south of the border thus far.

Pat Metheny tells a similar story about sitting in with a group in an Eastern Europe club and playing a crappy guitar through a shoddy amp. He still sounded like himself.

the factory K2500 program "Alazawinul"

To steal an album title, pleased to meet me. I'm a 38 year old television station sales manager by day, musician by night/weekend. I've professionally produced local/regional jingles which I find creatively rewarding (you've got :30 to make a strong musical statement that successfully bonds the listener to a product). Career I find completely fascinating: film scoring (I should be listening to more soundtracks). Mostly, my playing is just for me. While I consider myself a jazz fan, I love a well-crafted pop song (see influences/faves below). My home studio centers around a G4 running DP2.7 (can't wait to see 3.0 w/dual processor support). Formerly happy, 10-year Vision user (F-Gibson). Keys/modules: Korg N1 & 03RW Kurzweil K2500RS Proteus 1 w/Invision board (soon to be departing for a P2K) a REAL piano - a beautifully restored 1927 Steinway M a mid-'70s Rhodes Stage 88 w/Satelite speakers (mint - still has tags on it) a mid-'70's ARP Odyssey (also mint) Guitars: '69 Gibson ES-345 Veillette Citron solidbody Ovation '83 Commemorative acoustic (and a Getzen Doc Severinsen Model trumpet & Conn flugelhorn I've hardly played in 15 years) Influences/favorites include: Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Ivan Lins (and other MPB artists), Brian Wilson (you try recording on 4 track tape), Sting, Al Green, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Peter Gabriel, Steely Dan, Babyface, Weather Report, Todd Rundgren (wrote/produced some amazing pop songs), Joni Mitchell...and I'm a recovering Yes, ELP, Genesis and Frank Zappa fan from my youth (the music is still undeniably great, I just don't listen to much of it anymore).