algae bloom in Austin city water & Ornette Coleman on Nov. 19

[Wayne Johnson]

Algae is good for you. Consider a G*FT from G*D!

Or

Blame Bill Clinton.

The Choice is Yours.

Amerika: Love It or Love IT.

Rev. B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Madelon Umlauf" <madelon@austincc.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:45 AM
Subject: algae bloom in Austin city water & Ornette Coleman on Nov. 19


> until the algae bloom dissipates Austin tap water will
> remain undrinkable. you can even smell it faintly when
> taking a shower. now THAT is something I never
> experienced before whilst living here far too long
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> 62% of Austin voters voted for light rail
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> our Lloyd Doggett in his new Delay-ed district was
> handily (as they say), nay very handily elected with
> 68% of the vote
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> Ornette Coleman will be playing at the UT
> Performing Center on Nov 19. There are 3 ticket
> options: $45, $35 & $20. As the house will not
> sell out, it will be easy to infiltrate better seats.
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> We used to go and hear him at the Five Spot
> and elsewhere in the late 60s in NYC when we
> lived there. No cover, just a coupla drinks.
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> My sense is that 40 years later, he is gotta be
> a burnout. Or else he'll pull a Sonny Rollins --
> when Sonny Rollins played the same venue
> he dumbed his set down, way down to accomodate
> what he thought the locals would get off on.
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> This Uncle Tomming of one's act is not uncommon;
> I remember Maceo Parker doing this shamelessly
> at Katz's.
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> Some don't though. We heard Miles at the Colliseum
> (best acoustics in Austin according to the soundies,
> now torn down) and he of course made NO compromise
> in terms of where he was playing. I would have to say
> that this set was the ultimate jazz experience of my
> life. I've heard Miles 3 other times. This was the band
> with John Scofield on guitar. Unfortunately it was
> arena seating but they did have a mixed drinks bar.
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> The set about 2 hours or a little less was without
> breaks and at first it didn't make any sense. Only
> towards the end was one able to get it and then one
> found oneself dwelling in the playing of the music.
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> Then you dont want it to end anytime soon, like
> good sex, but it does anyway. Damn!
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