first-call

The festival had no shortage of incredible sounds, as front-men showed off their writing and playing in front of mostly pick-up groups of first-call L.A. players.

Keeping Those Big Bands Swinging Tom Nolan 2011

Reports vary, but even accepting lower-end figures, the trend of P2P and torrents as first-call destinations for content seems to have the edge on everything considered “reputable.”

Some Thoughts, Part Four – Comics « The Graveyard 2010

When I reach the end of the hall, it is with a practiced motion that I slip the first-call pager over the bunched-up cloth at the drawstring waist of my fresh blue scrubs and flip a red neonatal stethoscope to hang around my neck.

Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

Reports vary, but even accepting lower-end figures, the trend of P2P and torrents as first-call destinations for content seems to have the edge on everything considered “reputable.”

2010 April « The Graveyard 2010

When I reach the end of the hall, it is with a practiced motion that I slip the first-call pager over the bunched-up cloth at the drawstring waist of my fresh blue scrubs and flip a red neonatal stethoscope to hang around my neck.

Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

Currently, the Department of Defense has an exclusive contract with Iridium Communications Inc. to manufacture and distribute these phones, but I found that Iridium has a first-call connection rate of only 80 percent.

Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe 2010

Here in New Orleans, he has always been known chiefly as a first-call pianist conversant in the full scope of the jazz tradition, and capable of great things on the bandstand.

Jazzfest: Ellis Marsalis Brings the Monk - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Here in New Orleans, he has always been known chiefly as a first-call pianist conversant in the full scope of the jazz tradition, and capable of great things on the bandstand.

Jazzfest: Ellis Marsalis Brings the Monk - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The author cited a "first-call connection rate of only 80 percent."

Matt Desch: Setting the Record Straight on Iridium Matt Desch 2010

Currently, the Department of Defense has an exclusive contract with Iridium Communications Inc. to manufacture and distribute these phones, but I found that Iridium has a first-call connection rate of only 80 percent.

Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe 2010