Music Break: Matteo Mancuso
For all I know, I’ve put this up before on this blog; but it’s just so worth it. Matteo Mancuso is an incredible Jazz guitarist, and I love listening to… Read more »
Category: Music
Easy
I was up early this morning. As usual. Not out of bed yet, but just about ready. Thinking about what to do…but not thinking too hard. Pick up the iPad… Read more »
Bonus: We have Russian Friends…
Having just finished a rather dour piece, let’s not forget there are some wonderful and amazing things that we of the Cold War era may have never imagined. Like a… Read more »
These Russians…
I’ve written about them before — Leonid and Friends, a cover band that favors the music of Chicago (the group). And as I wrote before, I like Chicago (both the… Read more »
Cartoons and Jazz
Kids these days probably wouldn’t get it — what’s so special about Saturday mornings? Saturday mornings used to be the only time you could watch Road Runner. Or Bugs Bunny…. Read more »
A Little Different
I like to listen around on occasion, and sometimes I find something that doesn’t quite fit the mold. I was watching some random video and one of the speakers said… Read more »
Music Break: Pure Imagination
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of those movies that used to be a kind of annual event. Like The Wizard of Oz, or Born Free, or all… Read more »
Before we Grew Up
One of the better Bond films is the 2006 Daniel Craig debut, Casino Royale. Craig brought back some toughness – some of the rough edges – of Bond that had… Read more »
Two Beautiful Minutes
I’ve written about Keith Jarrett before. You should go back and read it (I must have written it when I had a lot more time). His talent was incredible, and… Read more »
Perfection is Not Expressive
I have dubbed our commissary the epicenter of autotuned music. If you were to follow me through its aisles, you might see me suddenly “dive” for my earbuds. That’s because… Read more »