No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn

I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate my old college roommate and friend Peter Lorge. He wrote a book due to hit store shelves in November. Chinese Warfare 900-1795: Empire Without Nation is available for pre-order at Amazon (be sure to reserve your copy!). He now joins the rarefied ranks of friends with published work, including John McCannon (Red Arctic) and Eric Marin (editor of Lone Star Stories and flash fiction writer extraordiniare). Someday I hope to join that list.

Another reason to hate Windows: a recent update of the XP OS conflicted with the software that manages my wireless connection. It took me a long time and many calls to my cable provider to figure that out. Eventually, I had to uninstall my old software and figure out how to get Windows to do the job instead. What a pain in the patootie.

After my posted my top ten list the other day, I pondered over a much longer list of albums that didn't make the cut. The process of determining what made that list and what didn't was difficult but I stand by my choices. Nevertheless, there are many albums that deserve mention. So I thought I'd list a few more, in no particular order:

Kate Bush: Hounds of Love and The Sensual World

Suzanne Vega: 99.9 F and Solitude Standing

Billie Holiday: Songs for Distingue Lovers and Lady in Satin

Bill Evans: Trio '64 and Trio '65

Oscar Peterson: Night Train

Simon Rattle/Birmingham Symphony: Adam's The Chairman Dances and Adam's Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Gergiev/Kirov Symphony: Stravinsky's The Firebird

Talking Heads: Songs About Buildings and Food and Speaking in Tongues

Oingo Boingo: Only A Lad and Nothing To Fear

Getz and Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto

Lunasa: Otherworld

October Project: October Project and Falling Farther In

That ought to keep you occupied for a while!