As I finished college, jazz fusion had successfully crossed over to rock, “smooth jazz” was a format for the future and many gifted jazz musicians explored different directions, combining jazz with other forms of music to create novel hybrids.
Archive for May, 2009
Friday Night Concert Clip: Al Jarreau “Take Five”
Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Helping, Human Behavior, Jazz, National, Soup du jour, World, beauty, pop culture, tagged Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Entertainment, Jazz, music art, pop culture, Seventies, Singers, Vocalists on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dear Diary, What a Day It’s Been.
Posted in Soup du jour on May 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Sorry to have been so unproductive this past week. I’m dealing with some painful but not life-threatening health issues that have relegated me either to bed or couch, in a state of altered consciousness. I’ll know more today.
Thanks for checking and please utilize my links to help keep current. I know I will.
SUB PRIME Forclosures Decrease; PRIME Mortgage Forclosures Rise
Posted in Soup du jour on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The NY Times reports an unsettling, yet growing trend for banks and borrowers. Reeling from a sub-prime mortgage crisis, in which banks wrote loans based on little or no collateral and questionable tangible assets, loans that once reset, were impossible to keep current, the same banks loaned less-gimmicky, safer PRIME loans to borrowers considered good [...]
Friday Night Concert Clip: Susan Tedeschi
Posted in Blues, Entertainment, Soup du jour, beauty, pop culture, tagged Blues, Friday Night Concert Clip, Great singers, music art, Susan Tedeschi on May 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you’re not a follower of Susan Tedeschi but love the blues, it’s about time you had a taste. She’s a terrific old school blues belter and her old school band has chops a plenty. “Hurts So Bad” is one of my favorites for its road house feel and raw power. I’ve never heard a [...]
Democrats: You WON! Stop Cowering and Start Crowing
Posted in Action, Activism, Business, Economy, Good, Government, Greed, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Philosophy, Reason, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Trends that suck, politics, tagged Blue Dogs, change, Democracy, Democrats, GOP, hate, hopelessness, legislative branch, liberal progressive politics, lies, life, living, media, new thing, Obama, outrageous, plinciples, politics, public behavior, public discourse, right-wing, spineless woms, trends, ultra conservative, unity on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had regime change. We now must capitalize on that trend by removing all resistance coming from within. Any ranking dem who forgets his or her sense of purpose or pedigree must reconsider. We must be allied. The stakes are too high to equivocate. We may never get another chance.
TODAY (Minus 3 Days) IN HISTORY
Posted in Entertainment, History, Humor, Soup du jour on May 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On about this date in 1870, the first magician to attempt “sawing a woman in half,” a Mr. Steve Colder, failed miserably. He spent the rest of his life in jail.
A Penny For Your Thoughts, A Penny For Hope
Posted in Action, Belonging, Caring, Films, Government, Helping, Heroes, Human Behavior, Kindness, Philosophy, Reason, Religion, Self-improvement, Soul-searching, tagged advice, charity, coins, fatherhood, generosity, Helping, hope, life, living, love, nonviolence, pennies, resourcefulness, saving, street, Useless Currency on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For years I hated pennies…
I once collected them. I used to examine every penny, looking for an “Indian Head.” Copper became expensive and I felt pennies waste copper.
As much as I loved pennies as a child, relishing “penny” candy, saving up 12 for a comic book, I grew to loathe them. As a paperboy, pennies [...]
TAXES: Forget “Pay to Play”. I Say, “Pay to Poo”.
Posted in Activism, Business, Economy, Government, Helping, National, Soul-searching, politics, pop culture, tagged business, Complainers, Conservation, Democracy, Entertainment, Green jobs, history, Humor, liberal progressive politics, life, living, new thing, politics, Poo, pop culture, public behavior, public discourse, Sin taxes, Tax what we use, Tax whiners, taxes, Toilet paper on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For decades, I’ve had the solution to our tax problems–toilet paper.
Whoopi to Glenn Beck: You’re a Lying Sack of Dog Mess!
Posted in Entertainment, Frivolous, Greed, Humor, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, politics, pop culture, tagged bloviating butt-munchers, Democracy, Entertainment, GOP, hate, hatred, Humor, liberal progressive politics, new thing, outrageous, phonies, politics, pop culture, public behavior, public discourse, right-wing, Right-wing douche-bags, Right-Wing Haters, Round Mouth Beck, The View, TV pundits, ultra conservative, Whoopi Goldberg on May 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Every time I mow my lawn I run over countless organisms of higher purpose and intellect than Glenn Beck. I once noticed one in my wake a row over. It was small and furry. I thought it a mouse, but it wasn’t. I never figured out what it was but it appeared mammalian. Being lifeless, I offered a quick prayer, crossed myself and tossed it into a bush.
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