It's Ffffreeeeezing Up Here!

ite den. two pictures: a thermometer and john coltrane's blue train. not mutually exclusive but a nutty juxtaposition of two objects nonetheless...
okay. the thermostat displayed this number when i came home. the top number (in fahrenheit) is the interior number and the bottom number-the negative 4-is the outside temp. we're experiencing a three-day deep freeze up here at 8800 feet in sunny colorado in the middle of winter. yup. it's cold kids.
now coltrane...on the way home i stopped at my most favorite used cd joint near my work. i saw three artists-used that is-that might make the purchasing cut. they were: matthew sweet, modest mouse, and they might be giants. for grins and giggles i check out the used jazz, and lo and behold mr. coltrane whispers, "buy me machmoud!" not only is it blue train (arguably mr. coltrane's second-most popular album done in the hard bop sound), but it was re-mastered in 1997 by rudy van gelder (notice the rudy van gelder print on the spine of the cd?)-blue note's most accomplished sound engineer. ole rudy had the penchant for recording resulting in a warm yet brilliant sound at the expense of the piano's sound. all this sonic righteousness for the $6.99. oooo-weeee! now that's why i love this place. brrrrr. i better tend the fire kids....