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Couldn't be happier that I bought mine in August 2008. I got the full Dura-Ace model, with the FSA SLK carbon crank, and since it was model year closeout, only $3300!!! They've lowered the spec every year on this model, so watch what you're buying. It's now Rival-equipped, and has an FSA Aluminum...

How do I get the stains off my screen?

Anyone can play these notes, but only with the soul of Santana can play this song…

It's nice that you all can play this etude. But can you play it right? No, you can't. There's just so much going on here. The internal melody alone makes it almost impossible. Play it, enjoy the ravishing melody, but remember it's an exercise with several purposes, no the least of which are the r...

Useless to speculate on which is the better pianist/musician. There is Art Tatum, there is Oscar Peterson, and there is…everyone else. Just imagine the rent parties in heaven these days!

i met Pop when I was stationed at Udorn Royal Thai AFB in 1970/71. It was an Air America (CIA) base, and they airdropped rice to the villagers he lived with in Laos. There is far more to his story than you'll see here.

I know it's your brother, but, lose the music. It's AWFUL!

Other than that, great advice from a great saddle maker!

Can you ride again, or does the PTSD keep you on the sidelines? Thank God for your high level of fitness. It probably saved your life!

Good playin' in the tradition! Haven't seen you since those Pope John XXIII casino nights, Dean (R), and it sure is good to hear you again!

John P (Lisa's husband)

I saw Bekka at a meet my wife was in. She benched 505LB clean & squatted about 750! My wife said she saw her from the back and thought there was a man in the locker room (and she holds the state record benchpress in her age group!). She also had an EXTREME case of acne, and left before the urine ...

@TheWorldHasFallen : You're so full of s@#$t your eyes are brown!

If you want to see the opposite of Bill Clinton, watch this depressing video and realize that this is the BEST candidate the GOP can muster…Bill would have told him he's going to make sure that he gets whatever he needs, and no law enforcement is going to stand in the way of his treatment. Romney...

I feel sorry for all the blighted souls posting here and criticizing this woman's playing. I'd LOVE to see you play this better. I'd LOVE to see you play it at all!

Them that can, do. Them that can't, post on youtube.

She's living proof that life isn't fair. She got looks, brains, talent and driv...

You're better than me, but not as good as Oscar. (but I wouldn't despair, no one is)

Good swingin', good playin'! Only lost the rhythmic pulse a couple times, and that may have been me.

@jemillexbacerdo

Yes, but he would (and has) admit that Buddy is the master and he's the student.

Somewhere tonight, Fats Waller is being schooled by Buddy in how to play stride. Whoever recorded these gigs deserves enshrinement for preserving the art of Buddy Charles. Step up and be recognized. You're the Leonard Feather of the YouTube generation!

Those of us who had the privilege know what we lost. Those who didn't escape the grief, but it's definitely better to have loved and lost than to never have loved. Miss you Buddy, miss you bad…

Been listening for a couple years now. You get better every time. The Great American Songbook is in safe hands for at least another generation. Just don't let runaway technique get in the way of the tune. Always use it in service to the tune. (Just like this one!)

@TrevorDrumster :

Were you asleep in kindergarten when the concept of Satire was explained? Or are you just reinforcing another Texas stereotype?

Mad love and respect for one of my favorite people, and whose blues I've proudly shared. Long live the Dogman!

John Petergal

Comparing Art Tatum to Oscar Peterson is like comparing Hashem to Allah. They are the same thing, and you can only understand that part of either that your limited senses can perceive. To understand where they're coming from, you have to understand where they've been, and to to that you'd have to...

The pianist is too beautiful to be anyone but Mary MacMaster (McInnis), right?