Jimmy Smith Documentary (Jazz Organ) – 1965

Jimmy Smith Documentary (Jazz Organ) – 1965

Classic Jazz : Chet Baker 1

Classic Jazz : Chet Baker 1 Chet Baker Live (Belgium 1964) : Time After Time Chet Baker – My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker in Tokyo Chet Baker ~ Every Time We Say Goodbye Chet Baker’s Autumn Leaves Chet Baker – Alone Together Chet Baker – This is Always Chet Baker – Dancing in the […]

A classic ghost tale

The poem Background information about the erlking and elves. Various illustrations A less dusty version of the song

Exploring ancient cultures

Even though Indiana Jones is a fictitious character, he is based on some real explorers and treasure hunters: Percy Fawcett Henry Layard Luigi D’Albertis http://youtu.be/lLLL1KxpYMA The ancient egyptian mouth opening ceremony! http://youtu.be/eBLI4HTXf8w http://youtu.be/dHObvdslyBw

Classic Folk : Phil Ochs 1

Classic Folk : Phil Ochs 1 Phil Ochs – I aint marching anymore The War Is Over – Phil Ochs Phil Ochs Draft Dodger Rag “Ballad of Medgar Evers” – Phil Ochs Phil Ochs Power and the glory Phil Ochs – The Men Behind The Guns Phil Ochs – Here’s To The State Of Mississippi […]

Verdi: Aïda – San Francisco Opera (starring Luciano Pavarotti)

Verdi: Aïda – San Francisco Opera (starring Luciano Pavarotti)

now THAT’S spontaneous

found myself in an Arts and Crafts store today…suddenly asked the Manager about job openings…what they need is overnight stockers (starting at 5AM)…What the heck, my sleep schedule is so screwed up anyway…I figured, why not go for it…so I did…did the online app already…gonna try to go see him on Monday hopefully…I could make […]

bad choice

went to see some friends playing across the street…stayed MAYBE an hour…the lead guitar was too loud, the vocals were muddy…I found the woman sitting nearby to be annoying…While it’s possible she doesn’t recognize me from Safeway, it’s just as possible that my impression of her (loves herself a LOT) keeps her in a world […]

Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

LYRIC REWRITE: Contagiously

The lyric rewrite at the end is for the CPC Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge, where the theme is “Autumn color and Autumn breeze.” Nat King Cole’s presentation of “Tenderly” on his TV show, 1957 The original lyrics to “Tenderly” The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly Then […]