unfortunately things tend to go like this: since i've worked in a record shop for years & years NOBODY ever buys me music gifts anymore...i try & try but no-one dares...('we don't know what you have already','you got so much already' etc.)....and giving people lists of records to buy just isn't the same thing than getting something nice out of the blue...so i'll usually get something else. sob sob. but as a young man, i remember buying lps for my parents, lps that i wanted to get myself! sneaky lil' bastard, i was. and maybe still am. -brother tyrone- On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Samerivertwice@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 12/19/02 2:02:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, crumpw@bellsouth.net writes: Hey List, it's the holidays. What's the best gift of music you ever got? Wm. Crump It's a toss up between the complete "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore" series from Frank Zappa, the "Sound & Vision" box set from Bowie or an autographed CD from Elvis Costello.  Can you tell that my friend worked for Rykodisc? Other cool holiday music gifts: Tickets to see the Black Sabbath reunion show in Boston a few of years back The Billy Bragg/Wilco documentary "Man in the Sand" "Best of Broadside 1962-1988" box set A framed photo of me and Elvis Costello backstage The book version of Ken Burns' Jazz ______________________________________________________ Discs I'm listening to at work: Jimi Hendrix -- Band of Gypsys Ben Folds Live Uncle Tupelo -- Still Feel Gone Elvis Costello -- Might Like A Rose Richard Thompson -- KFOG 3/16/01 Wadad Leo Smith -- Reflectativity ------------------------------------------------- Get your free @Elvis e-mail account at Elvis.com! http://www.elvis.com