yesterday was a definite mixed bag. on the plus side it rained. we’re in a drought and needed the rain. on the downside, i went to the organic garden festival which was partially rained out. i went over to it after the thunder and lightning ended (and then 10 min after that, just to make …
yesterday in nyc, alfa anderson, luci martin and norma jean wright got together and did a couple of radio interviews. one was on pulse 87, the other was on sirius radio with larry flick (formerly of billboard magazine). they met up later in the evening for dinner at the sugar bar (which i believe is …
yesterday i was traveling down one of the roads from my home to my storage unit (i’m trying to get my stuff out of there before next month, see prior posts). along the way i saw a news crew from the local cbs affiliate. they were doing a story on a house in disrepair that …
i just received a heartfelt note from david nathan about making a donation to the rhythm and blues foundation. i was reading up on the origins of the organization and it seemed odd to me. some of the companies that didn’t properly pay royalties are now making (in my view) half-assed amends. i say half-assed …
recently i have been listening to and studying the aretha franklin outtakes and b-side release album. all i can say if these are the rejects, we the listening audience are being treated to the most delicious table scraps. i can understand why some of these tracks weren’t used at the time. but that doesn’t mean …
here is a link to a video about samba rock. the more i hear folks try to explain a musical movement, the more i am convinced you just have to get into the music as words never properly explain the feeling.
like most humans, i consume food. i also enjoy the preparation of it (most of the time). to that end, i sometimes research different ways of preparing meals, and on occasion watch the food channel and shows on other stations related to food.now i don’t claim to be an authority on what anyone should eat. …
another reminderi am not an att mobile phone customer. as such i am not invited to the iphone party. so when i saw a family member blazing away on the internet on an iphone, i thought why cant i do that on my phone with internet capabilities? well according to my mobile phone company, there …
i ran into my buddy kevin iega jeff from the deeply rooted dance company out of chicago. we had dinner and caught up. he had been in lavonia ga teaching some classes (dance and theatre) and directing a piece they are producing up there. some of the local african americans there showed him two trees …