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9-11

It seems to me that 9/11 had a profound effect on the music business. I've never heard that talked about. As I remember it was after 9/11 that all the New York gigs fell apart. No one was going outside. All the clubs started doing the door for musicians. I heard of one club where you had to tell the guy at the door you were here to see the band or the money would not go to the band!!

Grad School Treasure Hunt

I feel like i've been on a treasure hunt lately. I've been looking for grad schools to apply to for Jazz Vibraphone (graduate level). Im not finding a big list here, and was hoping some of you guys would have a better idea as to wear i could consider applying?
So far i know of: Manhattan (locke), UArts (miceli), Queens (rafalides).
Know of any others?

Conflicting Interests, Rehearsal

When you come into rehearsals what do you expect to happen? Do you have order to your rehearsals? Is there a leader, or does everyone just work together?
For me personally, i prefer to walk in with a set idea of what to do. Whether its running through tunes we as a group are all familiar with, or running through an arrangement idea someone had.

Good Vibes October update -- Terry Gibbs' birthday

Hi Everyone,
October's Good Vibes will air on Sunday, October 2 (8-10pm eastern) and rebroadcast on Wednesday, October 5th (4-6pm eastern). This edition is dedicated to Terry Gibbs, who celebrates his birthday October 13th. I will open each of the first three half hours with a Gibbs recording, and close the two hours with his version of "Flying Home."

Replacing Bar Posts

My Deagan 580 bar posts are eye bolts. That means that I cannot remove my bars for transportation.

I recently lost a bid for a nice Deagan 582 on eBay, which had the more modern posts that allow removing the bars.

I put in my maximum bid and let eBay automatically increment the bid. I was watching the countdown timer on eBay. I had the highest bid. 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3, I am getting really excited..., 2, then the bid changes. Someone obviously wanted it more than I did. Oh well. I already had a vibraphone, but it would have been nice.