Next up on my reading list: Scarborough – a novel, by Catherine Hernandez Curry – Eating, Reading, and Race by Naben Ruthnum and… The Mayor of MacDougal Street – A Memoir by the late Dave Van Ronk Are you a reader? What books are you… Read More
I was out for a walk this morning along the Humber River and came across this beautiful Ganoderma. I couldn’t tell what kind of dead tree it was growing on so I’m not sure if it is a Ganoderma tsugae (grows on hemlock) or Ganoderma… Read More
Here’s Eric Dolphy’s take on on the Billy Strayhorn composition, Take the A Train. Wakey wakey, it’s Monday morning. Charles Mingus – Bass Eric Dolphy – Bass Clarinet Clifford Jordan – Tenor Sax Johnny Coles – Trumpet Jaki Byard – Piano Dannie Richmond – Drums
I hadn’t thought about The Roches in years, when somehow or another they recently came up in conversation with a friend. Now some of their tunes are buzzing around my little brain again, so I thought I’d share. I first heard them in NYC in… Read More
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How do you choose a novel to read? Sometimes I do it with great purpose. I’m working my way through the works of a particular writer, or somebody I know says hey have you read such and such by so and so and I pick… Read More
Here’s some fiddle music for a Saturday morning, the Earl White Stringband performing Apple Blossom.
Today’s nature walk was close to home. We’re so fortunate to live just down the street from that treasure known as Colonel Sam Smith Park. I walked in early and just past the water filtration plant, I saw a coyote coming up from the lake.… Read More
I was chatting with a friend the other day about the oddball music I grew up on. My dad loved his jazz, Dixieland and Big Band mostly and he knew those players. “Who’s that on trumpet son?” In his day, my father played clarinet and… Read More
Shadow, AKA The Old Man, was at the clinic today for some extensive dental surgery. His teeth were in rough shape and he needed several extractions. I know from our experience with Jerry a few years ago, what a huge difference it can make to… Read More
27th Street 