syllabus for sun ra
The course Sun Ra taught in 1971 at UC Berkeley was called “The Black Man in the Universe,” or “The Black man in the Cosmos.” This was the required […]
laughing in grade 1
When Prince became a symbol I offered to be Prince. It was just a fax Don my Manager sent around, a Toronto joke. Soon I got a call from CNN. […]
turbulent indigo
There was a moment in the 90s when Joni Mitchell was celebrated in Saskatoon and before it was done the officials asked what should they do, in the education system […]
find your own
Had one piano lesson one time with a woman from the former Soviet Union. I asked her about a technique I saw her do in concert. She answered by saying […]
speed of school
I have one last paper to write, 20 pages waiting on professor to upload choices for the Marx class. This situation is moving at about 10 bpm. My daughter sleeping, […]
no different
If you live long enough you see people have children and then those kids become adults and you might consider the difference between their child personality and their adult one. […]
high school interview, writings on the wall
Last month a person from a high school in Minnesota wrote me asked to do an interview for class project. She found me in a random search. What’s your favourite […]
cult leader
Friend #1 told me years ago he was lost and on drugs. Scientology saved him and I should check it out. Friend #2 told me years ago she was […]
Lannie Petrushka
His name is Lanny Petrushka. Always at the open stage in the 1980s at Fat Alberts, tinkering on the piano before the regulars arrived. Seemed not a pianist because […]
blowin’ in the wind
There is a line of thought that says from within a system you can’t understand the system. Pretty sure things work like that. When I was dishwasher no matter how […]