leaving the terry berry library
When Clyde auditioned for the band Ginger was impressed and told him they would offer him the tour but there were conditions for being in the band. 1/ no drinking […]
Bob Wiseman
the more common background
A young man from Peterborough who played the military snare in a marching band attended a jazz concert of players from Detroit. The drummer from the visiting band, played so […]
won’t you do your sister’s will
After Little Richard died, many stories were posted. One that stood out to me was when Roy Orbison’s guitarist was approached by fans who flattered him for his inventive signature […]
phd ideas
Passed a jogger this morning, doppelgänger of Al Minimalist Jug Band thirty years ago, even down to the clothing and hat. Was just about to say hello when it hit […]
the bald man with the last words
The virus and the directions to stay home and all the suspended jobs, illuminates how capitalism has been invisibly bleeping along, present like daisies in the grass as if it […]
what sam said
Schmuel said it was interesting that the person who invents an instrument isn’t necessarily someone with expertise for playing it and probably John Coltrane and Evan Parker were more fluid […]
need a pryer love
Most people have habits that follow them around a whole lifetime. Listening to the piano pieces Rossini made in his later years, hoping they have similar changes as Thieving Magpie, […]
little girl crying
Walking in the Park this morning, passed linebacker looking father with two little kids. One year old boy in stroller, three year old blonde girl ahead on scooter. She was […]
sampler
At the meeting of the Friends Of The Reticular Formation, one of the panelists said there is an argument in the head, a pleading inside oneself to change one’s behaviour. […]
for the birds
James was a busker, he played accordion in the subways and as he heard pigeons and other birds through the open doors of the outside exits, he improvised with them […]