We took the dogs out for a walk this afternoon over to the dog-swimming beach. Now this isn’t a beach designated by the City for dogs to swim or anything like that. It’s just an excellent beach for dogs to swim, and lots of the… Read More
He wrote this one with Burt Bacharach… Mr. David was 91.
Tonight’s Daily Dose features a venerable old tune and one I never tire of, The St. Anne’s Reel or the Reel de Sainte-Anne. This one features Aly Bain on fiddle and Jerry Douglas on Dobro… Geez, that’s beautiful. Ask me why I love traditional music… Read More
Thank you to my friend Steve who pointed out that somehow a cat had made its way onto my banner. I have launched a full investigation.
Occasionally a musician comes along who must come from some other place, somewhere else, another planet perhaps. As Sun Ra wrote, there are worlds they have not told you of… One of those musicians was Rahsaan Roland Kirk. He came from a very special planet,… Read More
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything from down in the studio. Here are some paintings I have on the go. These works are so fresh I can’t even tell you if they’re finished or not. These are small oil paintings and by small… Read More
Check them out at Friends of Sam Smith Park.
I don’t know that the Daily Dose has ventured into Rev. Gary Davis territory before. If not, it’s about time. Way back when I was a teen-aged blues freak, I found a Rev. Gary Davis record in some little record shop, just sitting there waiting… Read More
Tuffy P signed us up somewhere or another to receive emailed birding reports. I thought that might mean an email every few days but it turns out that birders are a very industrious lot and they take their hobby oh so seriously. Here are some… Read More
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