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So What

Over at Tom’s Book of Days I had Miles Davis’s birthday as May 25. But in Ted Gioia’s History of Jazz he gives May 26, so I’ve updated the listing.
So What:

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It seems so right somehow

Cheney video set to Radiohead’s “Creep.”

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My Sweet Lord

Looks like the Roger Smith Hotel in New York has caved in to demands from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights to remove the art piece My Sweet Lord by Cosimo Cavallaro. A six-foot-tall representation of Jesus on the cross made of chocolate, the piece has apparently offended the League more by its [...]

Mambo de la Luna

Lately I’ve been listening to Kirsty MacColl’s Tropical Brainstorm … mostly at work, however, as folks at home are getting a little tired of it. Click below for a sample.

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Why we need music

Nerve impulses are based on sound not electricity.
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Cousin Kerry, Master Alpine and Western Yodeler

Sista Annie will like this one. I figure Kerry Christensen must be someone’s cousin, even if not ours. Click the groovy photo to hear samples of his yodeling artistry.
For more information, visit the official Kerry Christensen website.

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Drum Machine

Generally speaking, I’m not a big fan of flash animations. This one isn’t bad, though.

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– William Butler Yeats

Problems …Espresso at NYPL

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Another Volley in the War on Christmas

The Martyrdom of Nicholas,
by Francisco de Goya and Thomas Christensen
Top Ten Seasonal Songs That Don’t Mention Christmas
As a public service to those who will be entertaining Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans, Jews, and the like this holiday season, I offer this list:
1. Deck the Halls
2. Frosty the Snowman
3. Gloucestershire Wassail
4. Happy Holidays
5. Jinglebell Rock
6. Jingle Bells
7. Let [...]

Reg Kehoe and His Marimba Queens

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via Spodinvark via Serpent Factory.
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Ukes in the News

Apparently there was a uke performance last night on a show called Boston Legal.
The uke player was “an insane male kidnapper who spoke exactly like Katherine Hepburn.”
Nice to see ukes getting some press.
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Ukes for troops

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The uke player …Companion Sites RoundupEvery now and then I post a roundup of what’s been going on at my companion sites. Here’s the latest…

tropical blogging, beachside

A work trip brings rightreading to Waikiki this week, so posting will be light.
After a short time here I observed that Waikiki is evidently Hawaiian for “place of pink skin.” Weather on arrival was pushing 90, with 80 percent humidity — so humid even the locals were complaining. But the haole to a man (and [...]

Blog anthem

Listen to the blog starters’ anthem here.
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