keyplyr

joshuamc · 2-5-07, 01:56 PM

keyplyr
Member Spotlight #11

Name: D C DowDell
Location: San Diego, California

Computer(s):
Main machine: Shuttle XPC 3.9mhz Pentium4 dual core, 2 gig RAM, 400 gig HD
Recording Studio: Hewlett Packard 3.2mhz AMDxp, 1 gig RAM, 100 gig HD, linked to 200 gig external HD.

How long have you been a PowWeb customer?
I moved my website to Powweb in March of 2000.

How much time, on average, do you spend at the PowWeb Forums per day?
On average, I spend a cumulative hour unless I'm following an issue that's being discussed or helping someone debug code.

Are you a web designer or programmer? If yes, When did you create your first web site?
I'm both a web designer and programmer. I put up my first handful of web pages on the University of California, San Diego servers in 1992. Believe me when I say they looked nothing like web pages do now - LOL

What advice would you give a first time web hosting client?
It would depend on what their online goals are, but in general I would tell even the amateur hobbyist to learn to code by hand. I feel it's a waste of time learning specific software that may or not be applicable in the future, or even exist for that matter.

How do you see the web changing in the next five years?
I see it becoming more dynamic in almost every way, especially in the mobile arena. For every desktop purchased, 20 times as many laptops, PDAs, cell phones and other mobile internet appliances get sold each day.

What are your other hobbies?
Music, music and more music. Did I mention music?

Favorite books, television shows or movies?
Books: Other than my own?
Television Shows: No favorites
Movies: Dogma, Brazil, Caligula, 5th Element, Angel Heart, 12 Monkeys

What is your favorite quote or saying?
"Ah... those jazz guys are just mak'n that stuff up" - Homer Simpson.

**BerksWebGuy** · 2-5-07, 02:09 PM

Another club member...welcome!

Its always nice to see a favorite quote by Homer Simpson

**Croc Hunter** · 2-5-07, 09:32 PM

Nice to learn more about you keyplyr. That hour you spend here you put to good use, you're a great help in the forums. Keep posting mate. What did you write, music books?

tbonekkt · 2-6-07, 09:29 AM

Who are your favorite jazz artists and what are your favorite jazz charts?

Mine:
Artists: Maynard Ferguson, Miles Davis, Louie Bellson, Stan Kenton
Charts: Sambandrea Swing, Four, Birdland, MacArthur Park, Malaguena, Malaga, Artistry in Rhythm

YvetteKuhns · 2-6-07, 12:00 PM

keyplyr, any truth to the rumour that you dated the blue singer in the movie 5th Element? And is she related to the Blue Man Group?

I think it is difficult to pick favorite jazz musicians or even songs. You can probably pick styles of music such as classical jazz, contemporary, progressive or even fusion. It seems that most jazz fans will mention Miles Davis.

As a teenager with more time than I have now, I used to listen to the Jazz Show with David Sanborn who was a sexy saxophone player. Mmmmm....... Love that photo on the Straight to the Heart album. Anyway, he played old and new jazz and I remember Bobby McFerrin singing a song about/for the show. Bobby is funny, but not the caliber of the other artists featured on the show.

Another favorite was guitarist Lee Ritenour. I have an signed photo sent to be directly from him. A relative of his worked in the music section of a local KMart! She commented about me buying his (vinyl) records and asked him for stuff. I got postcards and notices of upcoming albums. He is only 5 feet 2 inches or something like that, a bit shorter than I am. Very nice guy.

Yeah, these are more jazz/pop artists, but they helped my generation hear jazz. Then you look for THEIR influences. I haven't heard much new jazz. I can't seem to find anything on the radio anymore. I don't care for hip hop/rap music or country/pop music and there seems to be plenty of that. So I mostly hear classic rock (my generation) or oldies (my husband's generation). More music and less foul language. Some cool blues or jazz still on college radio, but not like before or I just don't seem to find it.

For jazz, we need musicians and enthusiasts to share information. That is why the Internet is so important. Everyone must visit these websites and tell others to do so. Or check the local events for concert listings. I love romantic jazz for that romantic candlelight dinner. Okay, this may be a fantasy, but it sure beats listening to my son and my husband playing musical fruit wars at the table.

**NMS** · 2-6-07, 02:10 PM

Nice life and nice machines. I enjoyed reading your interview!

YvetteKuhns · 2-6-07, 02:41 PM

Herbie Hancock?! Remember his version of Watermelon Man? How about that stupid Rock It video in the 1980s that was more pop than jazz? Ha ha. I hate to admit I heard those other cats, 'cause I will appear older than I am. I just dig those older cats. They got rhythm!

Kitchensink108 · 2-6-07, 03:10 PM

3.9mhz P4 Dual Core?
I assume that's supposed to be ghz, first off. And is that overclocked? If so, from what?
I suppose same question for the AMD, as I can't remember any AMD processors above 2.8ghz.

symo · 2-6-07, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keyplyr

Well I like all those cats (played with Maynard) but when people ask me about favorites, I tend to think of pianists, being one myself. Those would include Bill Evans, Billy Childs, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Mulgrew Miller... and others. I currently have the hots for Diana Krall

Another deserving victim for the Hall of Spotlight

Piano? I could listen to Joe Sample for hours.

Welcome to the club keyplyr

symo

Builder · 2-7-07, 11:19 AM

Great to know more about you, keyplyr! And welcome to the club.

Years ago I played in jazz bands in high school and college. Being a trumpet player I gravitated toward listening to those guys (Maynard, et al) at the time. I saw Maynard in concert here about a year ago and the guy I was most impressed with in his band was his drummer. Then Maynard went and died on us about 6 months after that. Our local jazz station had about a 3 hour tribute to him that day.

I'll agree with you about Diana Krall.

Kevin

joshuamc · 2-7-07, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Builder

Great to know more about you, keyplyr! And welcome to the club.

Years ago I played in jazz bands in high school and college. Being a trumpet player I gravitated toward listening to those guys (Maynard, et al) at the time. I saw Maynard in concert here about a year ago and the guy I was most impressed with in his band was his drummer. Then Maynard went and died on us about 6 months after that. Our local jazz station had about a 3 hour tribute to him that day.

I'll agree with you about Diana Krall.

Kevin

Maynard? As in Maynard Ferguson?? Ha. I haven't heard that name or listened to his stuff since high school when my band director gave me some of his old Maynard vinyls to listen to. I was also a trumpet player.

Man, I envy his range. How he was able to hit some of those notes and keep doing it as he got older, I'll never know.

tbonekkt · 2-7-07, 05:13 PM

I had the honor of meeting Maynard in either January or February of 1998. He came to Lubbock my freshman year at Texas Tech for a concert at Lubbock High School. The concert was simply amazing. At one point, Maynard went offstage during a medley of his most well-known hits: Birdland, MacArthur Park, Gonna Fly Now, and others. I figured he went to get some water or something. Nope. After three minutes the man appears at the back of the auditorium and began to mingle and talk to people in the audience as the band kept playing. He didn’t come near my seat unfortunately.

After the concert which lasted about an hour and a half, my friends and I went backstage hoping to get the chance to meet him. To our surprise, not fifteen minutes after the concert, the man comes out from his dressing room and actually began talking to those of us backstage. Class act. A real class act.

Builder · 2-7-07, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshuamc

old Maynard vinyls

To show you how old I am, I still have 2 or 3 of those laying around here somewhere.

Conquistador, and I don't remember the others.

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshuamc

Man, I envy his range. How he was able to hit some of those notes and keep doing it as he got older, I'll never know.

Yep, a lot of range, but there usually wasn't a whole lot going on technically. Boy could he wail, though! He was still doing it at that concert I went to last year. He was what -- 78? 79? Jeez, I just hope to live that long...

Kevin

2-5-07, 02:09 PM	#2
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2-5-07, 09:32 PM	#3
Croc Hunter Mod.. with bite.. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 7,295 Reputation: 442	Nice to learn more about you keyplyr. That hour you spend here you put to good use, you're a great help in the forums. Keep posting mate. What did you write, music books? __________________ Croc Hunter MSC :

2-6-07, 12:00 PM	#5
YvetteKuhns Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Allentown, PA USA Posts: 15,215 Reputation: 467	keyplyr, any truth to the rumour that you dated the blue singer in the movie 5th Element? And is she related to the Blue Man Group? I think it is difficult to pick favorite jazz musicians or even songs. You can probably pick styles of music such as classical jazz, contemporary, progressive or even fusion. It seems that most jazz fans will mention Miles Davis. As a teenager with more time than I have now, I used to listen to the Jazz Show with David Sanborn who was a sexy saxophone player. Mmmmm....... Love that photo on the Straight to the Heart album. Anyway, he played old and new jazz and I remember Bobby McFerrin singing a song about/for the show. Bobby is funny, but not the caliber of the other artists featured on the show. Another favorite was guitarist Lee Ritenour. I have an signed photo sent to be directly from him. A relative of his worked in the music section of a local KMart! She commented about me buying his (vinyl) records and asked him for stuff. I got postcards and notices of upcoming albums. He is only 5 feet 2 inches or something like that, a bit shorter than I am. Very nice guy. Yeah, these are more jazz/pop artists, but they helped my generation hear jazz. Then you look for THEIR influences. I haven't heard much new jazz. I can't seem to find anything on the radio anymore. I don't care for hip hop/rap music or country/pop music and there seems to be plenty of that. So I mostly hear classic rock (my generation) or oldies (my husband's generation). More music and less foul language. Some cool blues or jazz still on college radio, but not like before or I just don't seem to find it. For jazz, we need musicians and enthusiasts to share information. That is why the Internet is so important. Everyone must visit these websites and tell others to do so. Or check the local events for concert listings. I love romantic jazz for that romantic candlelight dinner. Okay, this may be a fantasy, but it sure beats listening to my son and my husband playing musical fruit wars at the table. __________________ Yvette Kuhns Power Pages Web Design Customized Internet Advertising Solutions

2-6-07, 02:10 PM	#6
NMS Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Malta - Europe Posts: 7,108 Reputation: 125	Nice life and nice machines. I enjoyed reading your interview! __________________ Neville NMS Designs - Website Services & Graphic Design. ThesisAbstracts.com - A website for under-graduates and graduates. Ktieb.com - Sell, Buy and Watch New & Second Hand Books online. Website Agent - Online discounts & Resources for web designers. - new promotions just updated Sell and Buy Stuff Classified - Free of Charge You never have a second chance to make a first good impression!

2-6-07, 02:41 PM	#7
YvetteKuhns Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Allentown, PA USA Posts: 15,215 Reputation: 467	Herbie Hancock?! Remember his version of Watermelon Man? How about that stupid Rock It video in the 1980s that was more pop than jazz? Ha ha. I hate to admit I heard those other cats, 'cause I will appear older than I am. I just dig those older cats. They got rhythm! __________________ Yvette Kuhns Power Pages Web Design Customized Internet Advertising Solutions

2-5-07, 01:56 PM	#1
joshuamc Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 2,511 Reputation: 135	keyplyr keyplyr Member Spotlight #11 Name: D C DowDell Location: San Diego, California Computer(s): Main machine: Shuttle XPC 3.9mhz Pentium4 dual core, 2 gig RAM, 400 gig HD Recording Studio: Hewlett Packard 3.2mhz AMDxp, 1 gig RAM, 100 gig HD, linked to 200 gig external HD. How long have you been a PowWeb customer? I moved my website to Powweb in March of 2000. How much time, on average, do you spend at the PowWeb Forums per day? On average, I spend a cumulative hour unless I'm following an issue that's being discussed or helping someone debug code. Are you a web designer or programmer? If yes, When did you create your first web site? I'm both a web designer and programmer. I put up my first handful of web pages on the University of California, San Diego servers in 1992. Believe me when I say they looked nothing like web pages do now - LOL What advice would you give a first time web hosting client? It would depend on what their online goals are, but in general I would tell even the amateur hobbyist to learn to code by hand. I feel it's a waste of time learning specific software that may or not be applicable in the future, or even exist for that matter. How do you see the web changing in the next five years? I see it becoming more dynamic in almost every way, especially in the mobile arena. For every desktop purchased, 20 times as many laptops, PDAs, cell phones and other mobile internet appliances get sold each day. What are your other hobbies? Music, music and more music. Did I mention music? Favorite books, television shows or movies? Books: Other than my own? Television Shows: No favorites Movies: Dogma, Brazil, Caligula, 5th Element, Angel Heart, 12 Monkeys What is your favorite quote or saying? "Ah... those jazz guys are just mak'n that stuff up" - Homer Simpson.

2-6-07, 09:29 AM	#4
tbonekkt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TX Posts: 12,382 Reputation: 248	Who are your favorite jazz artists and what are your favorite jazz charts? Mine: Artists: Maynard Ferguson, Miles Davis, Louie Bellson, Stan Kenton Charts: Sambandrea Swing, Four, Birdland, MacArthur Park, Malaguena, Malaga, Artistry in Rhythm

2-6-07, 03:10 PM	#8
Kitchensink108 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Miami U / Cincinnati Posts: 826 Reputation: 57	3.9mhz P4 Dual Core? I assume that's supposed to be ghz, first off. And is that overclocked? If so, from what? I suppose same question for the AMD, as I can't remember any AMD processors above 2.8ghz. __________________ [Scooter McDue \| TablesandChairs4] - http://kyle.barr.name

2-7-07, 11:19 AM	#10
Builder Thinkin' out loud again Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,846 Reputation: 262	Great to know more about you, keyplyr! And welcome to the club. Years ago I played in jazz bands in high school and college. Being a trumpet player I gravitated toward listening to those guys (Maynard, et al) at the time. I saw Maynard in concert here about a year ago and the guy I was most impressed with in his band was his drummer. Then Maynard went and died on us about 6 months after that. Our local jazz station had about a 3 hour tribute to him that day. I'll agree with you about Diana Krall. Kevin __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail... but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn... that was fun!"

2-7-07, 05:13 PM	#12
tbonekkt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: TX Posts: 12,382 Reputation: 248	I had the honor of meeting Maynard in either January or February of 1998. He came to Lubbock my freshman year at Texas Tech for a concert at Lubbock High School. The concert was simply amazing. At one point, Maynard went offstage during a medley of his most well-known hits: Birdland, MacArthur Park, Gonna Fly Now, and others. I figured he went to get some water or something. Nope. After three minutes the man appears at the back of the auditorium and began to mingle and talk to people in the audience as the band kept playing. He didn’t come near my seat unfortunately. After the concert which lasted about an hour and a half, my friends and I went backstage hoping to get the chance to meet him. To our surprise, not fifteen minutes after the concert, the man comes out from his dressing room and actually began talking to those of us backstage. Class act. A real class act.