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Dave Douglas Quintet at the Jazz Bakery. I went three nights, and was thoroughly convinced that James Genus is the greatest bassist of all time.

Of my own shows, a gig at Steve Austin Music in Portland, TN, a small town near the Kentucky border, and there were A LOT of small children there. We played Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" (a staple of cartoons) and they went off like we were playing "Freebird."

Other than mine, a Jack Sheldon gig at Jax in Glendale where between tunes he did a killing 20 minute monologue about the new waitress' nipples. After taking this abuse gracefully, she answered that he didn't have ten seconds worth of dick, so retaliation would have just been cruelty.

Haven't been to a new movie. Caught up on a lot of great stuff I missed. Casino was the best film I saw this year.

“ "If I Give My Soul“ by Billy Joe Shaver

James Hunter. If he can follow up this album, he's bona fide. Of course, I said the same about Clint Black, and his first album is still the only great one he ever made. Also, Grayson Capps proved he had more than one good album in him, and very few people are doing that lately. Finally, the Hacienda Brothers. That rare thing: an insanely great live band that makes good records.

Russ Meyer's autobiography -- 3 huge volumes, countless huge breasts

My trio had been listening far too much to Lewis Black's The Carnegie Hall Performance in the van, and Lewis calls Carnegie "a good fuck room" about 20 seconds into the opening. So, we're loading into Sun Studio in Memphis -- where Elvis, Jerry Lee, Cash, Howlin' Wolf etc -- all cut classics, and David White walks into
this Holy Place, looks around, and says: "Good fuck room."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Cmbrkwaao
Greatest mandolin solo ever.