war
When Harper won, Mendelson Joe lost his mind. He was so freaked out. He said nothing will ever be the same. He gave me shit one time for waiting for […]
floating
There is so much madness in the world. Why shouldn’t there be, we are after all floating on a ball that is floating in a universe that is floating in […]
sebbo
Sebastian died. He was cranky. Acted as though he knew everything and nobody could tell him something he didn’t know. I think he felt betrayed when Bazil had good fortune. […]
which side is the pledge of allegiance?
I started a song trying to not do things the way I usually do. Stemming from all the situations I put students in to write stream of consciously. I worked […]
stand up, let’s strike the band up, who’s lifting this land up, yes Nixon’s the one to go with….
For the music history course I’m teaching in the fall, I decided to look at how songs can have political influence. One section will be devoted to propaganda songs and […]
art tatum
Watching an interview between Andre Previn and Oscar Peterson. Oscar says when he was a late teen he had become arrogant about his piano capabilities and his father, a man […]
knife
I saw a trailer for a new film about Lutheran Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was tortured and hung by Hitler for not behaving like a Nazi. Trailer looks very Hollywood […]
morley
My cousin is 96 years old. If my father was alive he would have turned 100 this year. They were friends since childhood. I called him recently recalling how Gershwin […]
gad saad
Finished Gad Saad’s Parasitic Mind. The part about Batesian mimicry stands out a lot. Creatures that imitate the look of other creatures but do not actually have the particular talent. […]
student
a student writes in their journal that they are trying to quit smoking and that they keep failing then realized they also keep practicing new scales on piano and do […]