johnblitweiler

After the success of Percy's "Hit the Road Jack" Ray contracted Percy to write for him 20 songs a year for 5 years or so. He also had Percy writing songs for him in later years. The Mayfield songs that Ray recorded for Atlantic preceded that contract.

the article doesn't make them appear very promising

Mighty Burner Ralph Burns Rolf Ericson

Ura Hogg Ima Hogg Leroy Cooper

Scott, we sympathize.

Howard Mandel Howie Mandel Howdy Doody

Just like our White Soxies. They exist only to break our hearts.

somehow it recalls Louis Armstrong singing Handy's "Loveless Love"

twits

Marion Brown Gary Peacock Hammond Innes

Looks like Ira, at least, will have CDs for sale when he comes to Chiago next week.

I second your recommendations and would add On The Eve and Fathers and Sons as well. Re weight, in my limited experience he is as insightful as Chekhov.

It's great. Be sure to hear Smith's other Tum CDs, too.

Yes, Rapport is an excellent choice. Ran Blake always satisfies, and Film Noir and The Short Life Of Barbara Monk are two more gems that immediately come to mind.

Paul Bley Robert Bly Robin Blount

I bet nobody can read only one Turgenev novel.

Hm. OTOH I believe when Leopold Stokowski was 100 he signed a 10-year exclusive recording contract with Victor.

Crystal Gale Tempest Storm The Stripping Nun

Mitt Romney Mutt Carey Mat Mathews

electric toothbrush

a tooth fell out this afternoon. it was gold.

I work on the Chicago Jazz Festival, which is also heavily community-centered, and the Detroit fest is our great competition each year. Some people go to both festivals. Chicago has plenty after-fest sets each night in clubs, lofts, concert rooms. Is the Detroit festival completely free to the public, like ours?

Tom Tom the Piper's son H. Beam Piper Mr. Bean

Who wrote the clever answering machine script on "Game of Ourobouros" and who reads it? Here's wishing you success, Jim.

Back in the day I too read all of his books ... not sure I would enjoy them as much now. Anyway one book about him that is definitely worth reading is "The Letters of Evelyn War" edited by Mark Amory. It shows him as funny (particulary in his letters to Nancy Mitford) witty and suprisingly kind when writing to his family. Used copies probably going cheap on Amazon...... Be sure to read "The Loved One" even though it's later Waugh.