Jim Alfredson

If you are in Lansing and haven't tried Saddleback BBQ yet, you're missing out. This is the best BBQ I've had outside of Texas. No kidding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TeZfdas6b4

As the opening of the E. Lansing Whole Foods draws closer, remember this, folks. Shop local. Foods For Living is right across the street and is employee owned and operated. My brother works there and so do many of my friends. Screw Whole Foods. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/24/1396100/-Think-Whole-Foods-is-a-ripoff-It-s-worse-than-you-thought

I have my problems with Obama, but no one can deny that he is an intelligent, down to earth guy. Listen to the interview. His cool factor must drive the rabid conservatives crazy. He's just fuckin' cool. http://potus.wtfpod.com/

Dear people that write hilarious Amazon reviews of goofy products: You are ignoring a goldmine.

Very sad to hear about the passing of Wendell Holmes of the Holmes Brothers. I'll never forget the joy of playing with them for the Gospel Brunch on the Legendary Blues Cruise in January of 2011. Wendell was a complete sweetheart and a visceral force on stage.

Playing at the East Lansing Jazz Festival with Ari Teitel at 7pm this evening. Then playing Founders Fest with organissimo tomorrow at 3pm and back in East Lansing with organissimo for the jazz festival after party at 10:45. It's a festival of festivals! See you there!

This guy is dangerous and fucking crazy. He needs to be voted out of office as soon as possible.

"Researchers warn against surging online breast milk market: It’s not going to treat cancer or erectile dysfunction." Kind of depends on what you're into, doesn't it?

On a rainy day like today, this song seems to fit perfectly.

Birthplace: Shadow of his father and brother.

Whoa.

Dear Jeb Bush, No. Sincerely, America

"Promoting the image of a world full of enemies creates a “security psychosis” that misshapes our view of the world. It tempts us to interpret defensive steps taken by other countries as threatening. In extreme cases, it pushes us into wars aimed at preempting threats that do not actually exist." Why am I reminded of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia?

Hell yes, Grand Rapids! http://gizmodo.com/thirty-year-old-commodore-amiga-still-controls-heat-and-1711257091

"But that was precisely it. My questions did not strike me as novel or profound, but basic and elementary. The evasiveness that characterized so many of the responses, from this rabbi and others, suggested that the answers were a tangled spaghetti of sophistry meant to obfuscate rather than illuminate. And always, there were instructions to look further, elsewhere. I hadn’t read the right books. I hadn’t spoken to the right people. I was asked to place my trust in authorities who...

Having a wonderful time in Brevard, NC with these jazz trombone students. These kids are amazing. And finally some quality family vacation time as well. This trip was long overdue.

Campaign Slogan: “I Studied This Time”

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." Sydney J. Harris

"It's really a matter of who has more experience in dealing with my child," Cincinnati- resident Kevin Dufrense said of his decision to have his 10-year-old son Jake, who suffers from ADHD and dyslexia, school-homed. "These teachers are dealing with upwards of 40 students in their classrooms at a time, so obviously they know a lot more about children than someone like me, who only has one son and doesn't know where he is half the time anyway."

Yes, it's Behringer but this looks pretty damn cool as a controller for your DAW of choice. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/XTouch

Who can I turn to when nobody needs me? My heart wants to know and so I must go Where destiny leads me. With no star to guide me and no one beside me.

This guy is a real piece of shit. "Now, I wish that someone told me that when I was in high school that I could have felt like a woman when it came time to take showers in PE," Huckabee said. "I’m pretty sure that I would have found my feminine side and said, 'Coach, I think I'd rather shower with the girls today.'"

So my birthday was a week ago and so far nobody has given me a Dave Smith Instruments Pro2. It's okay if it's a little late. I know you're busy and all. Just send it over any time.

Whoa. Check this out!