Aah.  The Xeni Jardin argument.  Discussion over folks.  Somebody some place said something crass about someone some place else on the internet and the effects were so devastating no further discussion is possible.

@TashaRobinson:disqus :  as I mentioned above Palmer herself opened the "professional" can of worms.  Putting an "ish" after it is negated by the fact that she then screens players to her standard.

@TashaRobinson:disqus :  as I mentioned above Palmer herself opened the "professional" can of worms.  Putting an "ish" after it is negated by the fact that she then screens players to her standard.

I'm not making any assumptions.  Palmer's own blog on  August 21st specifies that she wants "professional-ish" quality (and goes out of her way to mention that she doesn't want to embarrass you if you show up and can't play to her satisfaction) and that you are expected to provide some sort of proof of general…

I'm not making any assumptions.  Palmer's own blog on  August 21st specifies that she wants "professional-ish" quality (and goes out of her way to mention that she doesn't want to embarrass you if you show up and can't play to her satisfaction) and that you are expected to provide some sort of proof of general…

If I had enough "professional-ish" skill to have made it through her audition process, I would have played as well as I could through her (mandatory) rehearsal and then coughed up a giant hairball on stage.  Especially if I played something like a saxophone that is genuinely painful if not played well.

If I had enough "professional-ish" skill to have made it through her audition process, I would have played as well as I could through her (mandatory) rehearsal and then coughed up a giant hairball on stage.  Especially if I played something like a saxophone that is genuinely painful if not played well.

Hear, hear!

Hear, hear!

And didn't her Kickstarter specify album and tour?

And didn't her Kickstarter specify album and tour?

That's the thing that irks me about this—Palmer requested that all the musicians who volunteered for this have a "professional-ish" level of ability and submit an audition tape/resume for review.  I have no problem with putting out a general call to anybody willing to come down and make some fun noise, but when you…

That's the thing that irks me about this—Palmer requested that all the musicians who volunteered for this have a "professional-ish" level of ability and submit an audition tape/resume for review.  I have no problem with putting out a general call to anybody willing to come down and make some fun noise, but when you…

I know she hosted a few times, but is that the Candice Bergen episode in honorable mentions that has the short film of people at the airport and train stations meeting friends and family visiting for the holidays set to "Homeward Bound"? The video gets me every time.

I know she hosted a few times, but is that the Candice Bergen episode in honorable mentions that has the short film of people at the airport and train stations meeting friends and family visiting for the holidays set to "Homeward Bound"? The video gets me every time.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Probably because one of the hands is in the shot they're shooting and one isn't.  I bet that suit is hot enough without adding gloves to it.  I've seen movie shoots like this and unless the costume is really hard to get in and out of, the actor will only wear the bare minimum required by the shot.  (I bet you Robert…

Probably because one of the hands is in the shot they're shooting and one isn't.  I bet that suit is hot enough without adding gloves to it.  I've seen movie shoots like this and unless the costume is really hard to get in and out of, the actor will only wear the bare minimum required by the shot.  (I bet you Robert…

@twitter-499832989:disqus  You seem strangely fixated on the nightstick thing..