I Ran Over To Say I Aint Misbehavin'

" Iran said that it would soon offer a timetable for inspectors to visit a hitherto secret facility, but was not prepared to debate its “rights” to operate the plant..." » Full Story on New York Times

Iran wants a nuclear program...like everybody else. It's like everybody sitting in a tub of gasoline and THEY want a match stick, too...
Oh brother.
Maybe Japan ought to have a word with them instead of the U.S. Japan knows about nuclear programs. If Iran convinces them that they are not misbehaving...then maybe they won't...

Louis Armstrong – “Ain’t Misbehavin’” mp3



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99 Year Old Plays Like Magic

"My dad played the cornet and he had a good voice. My mom played classical piano, but her heart was in ragtime," Brown remembers. "I spent my babyhood under the piano, going to sleep watching my mother's pretty little feet going up and down on the pedals." That was around 1910. And (continue reading)

Well...it's no surprise to me, really, that at the age of 99 she is still hammering away on those ivory keys. Jazz, to some, is like old magic. Velzoe, like many great Jazz musicians, have the ability to bring to life, something which was not there, into the world for all to hear. But only for that moment. And when you do that within the elements of a Jazz arrangement...people usually applaud. As if it was magic. It keeps you young at heart, too. And that is why Velzoe Brown does not surprise me at all. She is probably very very accomplished at what she does. And should keep doing it until she cannot. Good for her.

And now...a composition of mine that may regard the lovely

Velzoe Brown

Duke Ellington – “Sweet Mama” mp3

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Right Wing Freak Show

Hello. How are you?
Me? I was ok until I found this ridiculous article about Fox News. And no, I am not going to give you a link to them. You'll have to find it your self. But what I'm going to give you is brief statement about tact. It use to be something we all knew about it. It use to be how we spoke to one another. A measurement of class.
Now a days, tact is as ancient as an artifact you would find in any British museum. That photo, for instance...the woman in the green with her back turned happens to work for Fox news. She is rallying up the crowd during a Fox news coverage. (sigh) It's a little biased when you have an employee from the news station egging on the crowd. What a bird.
And answer me this...why is she flapping her left wing at a right winged convention?

Who are these people? Luis Russell and His Orchestra might have the right question here...
Luis Russell & His Orchestra – “The (New) Call of the Freaks” mp3

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New Age Concerts

That's Nick Becker playing the gourd with a sword...
I'm just gonna take the photographers word that it sounded interesting. Now you may think of me as old fashion, or maybe out of touch with today's world, but any composer that I've ever known would never put their fingers in such danger. But because I'm a fan of NPR, I found myself reading their concert page at their website. And boy was I in for something unusual. Though I musn't forget that we live in a world of 12 notes repeating themselves. One must figure out a way to avoid monotonous boredom in music. My, my...does he know the sharp end is pointing up?

Now here is a band that we use to consider noise in our day. Very unique blend of instrumentation, they have. A Banjo, Guitar, violin, saxophone, trombone, piano, clarinet and one jug. And I'm just going to guess that this would be easier on my ears, without listening to that sword on a gourd.

Dixieland Jug Blowers – “Boodle-Am Shake” mp3

Health Care Reform Calling Doctor Medicine

Forty percent of employers surveyed said they are likely to increase the amount their workers pay out of pocket for doctor visits. Almost as many said they are likely to raise annual deductibles and the amount workers pay for prescription drugs. Nine percent said they plan to...(continue reading washington post article)

I can only sigh and say the solution for health care in America is very simple. Unless politicians just want to keep playing games with other peoples lives. Simply get the people health care first and then let the journalists continue writing brilliant articles about our economic strife. At least will people will be healthy enough to make changes. There is going to be debt either way.



It should be rather simple. Like, for instance, the composition called Doctor Medicine. It's not very complicated, yet it states something very plain about what people need.

South Memphis Jug Band – “Doctor Medicine” mp3

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Strange Conversation Over Health Care

Hello. It's been quite a while since I have written anything here. Honestly, I have been sucked into the world of politics. Following a few topics, such as the Gay Marriage bill, The economic struggle of America and the latest one which would be the health care issue. Now, I am not sure what the first two topics will inspire in me. But what I will say is that the latest conversation about health care is quite ridiculous. It seems that the only ones who are raising a fuss about it are the ones who already have it.

Maybe those who really need it are too sick, weak and malnourished to speak up.

To me it seems like a conversation between people on a ship and those stuck in the water. It would be nice to at least toss them a life preserver. But they would rather argue from the ship and watch folks tread water.
What an absurd conversation. Here is another one I have found. But at least it's being said over a well arranged song.


Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom – “How Can You Have The Blues?” mp3

FYI- I found this wonderful track at Public Domain 2ten (2010)...the year that people start to hear the music again.

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