Jazz-man Dave Brubeck has passed at 91. RIP Here’s In Your Own Sweet Way Let’s take five and listen to his big one…this melody was all over the radio tonight.
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Deadwood (the novel)
Deadwood, the novel by Pete Dexter, was published in 1986, long before the unresolved television spectacle of the same name. Both deal with the same couple years in the strange wild west muddy world driven by greed for gold, and both deal with many of… Read More
Scottish fiddle music from Prince Edward Island played on clawhammer banjo…
thanks to Salvelinas Fontinalis for turning me on to Ken Perlman’s banjo playing….
It’s here…
The good folks at Canada Post delivered me a package today – my banjo neck is here! You can see how perfectly it’s going to fit on the can. Just right. I don’t think I’ll be able to start working on it until the weekend.… Read More
Cleaning the Can
First I decanted the remaining oil from the can into a container. What a bonus, not only I have a cool banjo pot, I also have some cutting oil. You never know when you’re going to need some cutting oil. I haven’t ever needed it… Read More
Some fantastic accordion playing from Quebec
Check out the videos posted on YouTube by antonincarla. I really enjoy this fellow’s playing. His name is Lauréat Caron. Here are some samples on three different boxes. If these tunes interest you, I think you’ll enjoy all the music he has on his feed.
…more Lakeshore Santa Parade
In the parade
Tuffy P volunteered to help out with the Lakeshore parade this year, so the dogs and I walked up to Lakeshore to see her. There’s Tuffy P in the red, holding up the Long Branch Animal Clinic banner. She called out to us to join… Read More
Lakeshore Santa Parade
Each year there is a Santa Parade along the Lakeshore in Toronto, through the communities known as Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch. The parade took place this morning and it was a perfect day for it. Near the start of the parade Canada Post… Read More
Opening the can
This morning I removed the screw top from the SULFLO can to see what was inside. There is still a little bit of oil down at the bottom, just enough to about cover the bottom of the can. It looks as if something yellowish has… Read More
27th Street 