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No, at Round Midnight no. Tavernier has been more effective on other occasions. There's too much honey in that film (seen in theaters at the time). Not bad, but ...

No way, dude. I know the executive producer was Eastwood. Do you know if it's available on DVD? No peer to peer.

I always break the balls, but since I'm an Altman fan, I can't help but suggest Kansas City: It's the thirties, the film is Altman, and that would be enough; but what makes the difference is the sheer amount of references to jazz history (at the Hey-Hey club, Count Basie and his orchestra, Lester Young, and Coleman Hawkins played, and Bird hung around as a kid) and contemporary jazz musicians in the roles of the old lions (Joshua Redman (who plays Lester Young in the film), Craig Handy (Coleman Hawkins), James Carter (Ben Webster), Cyrus Chestnut (Count Basie), Geri Allen (Mary Lou Williams), David Murray (Hershel Evans), Christian McBride (Walter Page), Don Byron, Mark Whitfield, and Ron Carter). I believe it was also released on DVD. END OF PROMOTIONAL MESSAGE

Oh, in the rush, the OLD spool forgot to thank the attendees for their kindness (Hobbit, if you keep this up, I'll get a big head).

Just dropping by to greet you all, hoping that the auscultation of los sempols has somehow made up for the gaps in my random little page. @ Zia, I say: well, Built To Spill, for example, is a really great album. Its 4+ deserves it, right? And there are dozens of them if you look across the "genres." For me, a 5 isn’t necessarily the album of the heart, at least not just that. I use the 5 to say: this is worth buying (not to the point I’d reimburse you, but almost); in its "genre" it’s an excellent example, it has its own character and style. But you know what else? I have always liked, minor albums, and in albums, details, a certain air, maybe the sounds and their particular "organization." And it’s not that these things alone make for a 5 album. This one, for example, could have gotten a 4. But I keep it low because those who always expect revelations and who knows what are left astonished by so much "emptiness." Mhh, this time I was restrained in the text, but I unleashed logorrhea in the posts... :) bai

Regardless. Here.

But what are you rambling on about, Minchia, regarding Barilla? Granoro is definitely better, even though there’s no comparison with the spaghetti from Gragnano made as they should be. And regional pride doesn’t have a damn thing to do with it, considering it’s Campania. And I’m not a shareholder. P.S. about the oil, dear Coratone, we’ll talk another time. You’re shooting off too many ridiculous things; what is this, the Valley of the Temples of taste, your mythical land? Come on... Damn, I’m still here. Bye.

If you don’t know it, get yourself a taste of Gragnano pasta. I can’t remember the name of the pasta factory that produces the one I recently discovered, but I know that a new company has started production not long ago and is investing quite a bit (also in terms of quality), and sooner or later it will gain wider distribution. Generally, it’s quite expensive, but the difference is immense. I’ve never had pasta of such quality. A true delight. Enough, I have to go out right now. A trattoria, a restaurant, the kitchen of sorella Lella....

Well, if we're going to chat, at least let’s make some sense. Does anyone really want to take Barilla seriously when talking about spaghetti? Give it some credibility? And you criticize the Take That? Okay, I’ll stop; it’s almost inevitable to come off as a snob if you don’t appreciate that stuff. Damn, I’m feeling a bit peckish.... I'm going to feast during lunch break today. Bon appétit, ladies and gentlemen.

Well, I agree that there's no longer any respect for anything, that "creativity" seems to justify any outrage, but I really didn't expect onion in carbonara. I'm not getting into the debate; I'm just expressing a slight disappointment. Of course, if there's a seat at the table, I’d happily eat that blasphemy in the form of a dish; I'm an omnivore and voracious. But if we stick to theological grounds, no onion.