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The White House grounds are safe after a toddler breached the fence
Not as innocent as you might think
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4 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:
Ah, dang. Well, they can understand you, and even if he can't hear he can recognize facial expressions and know where you're coming from, especially if you've had him a long time. Slow blinks also work if he can see okay.
Max (Roach) is 17. I adopted him and his brother Sonny (Rollins) when they were a year old. I was joking about the lack of understanding. He knows me and I know him, which is fortunate because our efforts to learn ASL have been underwhelming. 😄
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4 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:
I mostly talk to my cat.
So do I. I was heartbroken to learn that he had grown deaf with age, as if he could understand me before.
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26 minutes ago, scooter_phx said:
I usually talk to myself. I'm my own little friend.
As a clinical psychologist with decades of experience, I can safely say that talking to yourself is fine, but you might have issues if you repeatedly ask, "what did you say"? 🤪
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You accuse me of twisting your words, so I responded exclusively with your own words. "Selective quoting"? Sure, I guess. Rather than quoting an entire post, I sometimes choose the words describing the idea that I am specifically responding to. I do it to clarify, not misrepresent. You say, "Acknowledging a reality is not the same as endorsing a practice." I respectfully disagree. Again, I'm not talking about demographics. I don't disagree with you on that point. However, I do disagree with the idea that addressing the lack of black voices is a conversation that is decades too late and of little use. If that's not what you were saying in your original post, then we have no quarrel that I am aware of.
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20 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:
Nowhere did I promote an interest in "maintaining the status quo," ...
On 4/15/2023 at 9:25 PM, Teasing the Korean said:Today's jazz audience is almost exclusively aging white males, so what's the point? Great idea, in theory, but about 70 years too late...
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20 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:
... If I gave the impression that I think it is good or appropriate that most jazz writers are white, if indeed they are, that was not at all my intention, so my apologies.
9 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:To say nothing of the fact that sonnymax twisted my words and then didn't acknowledge my response.
I don't think I twisted your words by quoting you.
On 4/15/2023 at 9:25 PM, Teasing the Korean said:Today's jazz audience is almost exclusively aging white males, so what's the point? Great idea, in theory, but about 70 years too late...
This is the statement I wanted to address. Complacency is complicity.
11 minutes ago, Dan Gould said:Don't apologize to me, apologize for using a term like white fragility, one of the most ridiculous concepts to emerge in this god forsaken era where the truly fragile pay race hucksters to have dinner and be berated over their racism. I am sure you've heard of that "service"?
And the racism "trainers" get richer and richer because "the work" "can never be done".
Why is it that the idea that a writer's skin color has nothing to do with the value of his prose is not universally accepted?
I didn't read Willard Jenkins' JT writings because he is black. I read him because he had something to say.
And I think you should read, and re-read Allen's reply to you.
Your response only reinforces my original assertion - white fragility.
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19 hours ago, Dan Gould said:
... I oppose racism wherever it exists, so .... FUCK THAT FOREVER AND ALWAYS...
Sorry Dan, but your posts reek of white fragility. Identifying and calling out inequality based on race isn't racist, imo. Accusations of "reverse racism" typically underscore efforts to maintain white privilege. Efforts to include more black voices doesn't necessarily mean white voices go silent.
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3 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:
No, and that was my point.
Am I misreading you? This is the opinion you were expressing:
16 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:Today's jazz audience is almost exclusively aging white males, so what's the point?
Your subsequent exchanges with Savoy over whether or not people of color comprise a significant portion of jazz listeners reinforces this ridiculous rationale for maintaining the status quo. In case you didn't understand my basic argument, here it is: You can't faithfully describe a cultural experience like jazz without authentic voices that speak from that culture. Other voices can add to the narrative, but they shouldn't be the predominate voice.
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12 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:
Today's jazz audience is almost exclusively aging white males, so what's the point?
Great idea, in theory, but about 70 years too late...
White guys telling other white guys about (largely) black experience? Isn't that how much of history is written? And you're okay with that? Authentic voices tell a more truthful story. I'm not talking about the skin color of the author. I'm talking about writers who help me understand the cultural and historical value of the music I love. Of course, there are writers like the OP who do an excellent job. But the absence of black and other non-white voices is troubling and in need of change.
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59 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:
I liked him and was especially fond of Don Martin.
Me too. I never knew Jaffee was a music artist, however.
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8 minutes ago, jlhoots said:
Sometimes, some of you (you figure it out) are strange. 💀🤯
As a psychologist, that would make me Dr. Strange. Cool.
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1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said:
I try to be more precise with language. If you say "turn of the century," someone is likely to ask "which."
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Michigan man assaults clerk with frozen fish, officials say.
“I never thought I’d have to say this, but if you assault someone with a fish in our county you will be prosecuted,” an official said.
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49 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said:
I’m getting Paxlovid literally within the hour — probably already at the pharmacy, or will be shortly.
Great to hear it! Hope your recovery is quick and lasting.
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1 hour ago, Rooster_Ties said:
... Just gotta wait it out.
Please consider getting and taking Paxlovid ASAP. Everyone I know who has done so is glad they did.
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Hey all,
I saw this article about archive.org this morning and thought it might be of interest to others. Some members have mentioned using the site for music research, enjoyment, etc. I saw no evidence of similar challenges being made against musical content. Still ....
Internet Archive's digital book lending violates copyrights, US judge rules
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4 hours ago, bresna said:
I bought a bunch of Steeplechase CDs from Tommy's Jazz a few years ago and I'm still waiting for them to replace a Ronnie Cuber disc that was a CD-R. I've about given up on it, to be honest, but since I did pay for a CD that I never got, I'm still a little upset with them over it.
Hell hath no fury like a Kevin scorned. I pity Tommy.
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43 minutes ago, mhatta said:
I meant "Blue In Green", but I wonder if "Nardis" was really written by Miles? Miles never played it, and it sounds Gil Evans or George Russell-ish to me.
So, Bill Evans' word isn't good enough?
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Oooh, Thundercat is performing! Can't wait to hear the awesome tune "Drink Dat":
Can't open my eyes, girl
'Cause I'm just too wasted
You're taking me higher
Straight shots with no chaser
I'm up past the clouds
Can't come down, we're too faded
Way out in the stars
She said, "Come to outer space"
Then she said, "Drink dat, drink dat
Drink dat, drink dat"
She told me, "Drink dat, drink dat
Yeah, no.
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From Wiki: "Because he was very knowledgeable about the music business and copyright laws, Gaskill was able to use that to his advantage. He claimed composer credit on Christmas songs and nursery rhymes like, Jingle Bells, Adeste Fideles, The Farmer in the Dell, and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
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Weird News Tonight (or Today!!!!!)
in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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You're kinda making it political. Eso no es bueno mi amigo pelirrojo.