Dmitry

I'm officially provisionally unemployed since last Thursday. So far I have managed to drive my wife crazy way more than my allocated weekly allowance. She is working, so I only see her a few hours a day, but thank god for uninterrupted cellular signal. Tele-quetching ... I love it, and Im good at it. Some observational notes : The cable news channels are just fear-mongering machines, fine-tuned to near perfection. All of them, no matter the political angle. I've been working out every day, but am still not losing any weight. WTF?! Traffic in the the gun stores is insane; even the anti-gun people are buying firearms. It's somewhat nostalgic to see people standing 6 feet apart outside the gun shop, line is wrapping around the block, like in the USSR, when the toilet paper was said to be available...until the stock runs dry. Speaking of the toilet paper, our BJ's was sold out of 8 pallets by 9:30am. They opened at 9. Darwinism at work. On the positive angle - I'm spending a lot of time with my kids, and they are actually eager to do various chores around the house, since there isn't anything else to do, god forbid, like reading. So far they've vacuumed, washed the floors, did the laundry, and are on to the yard cleaning next. Went to the liquor store yesterday at 1pm, and saw the locals I've never seen before - the drunks. Makes sense now - noon is the time to refill on the cheap booze and expensive cigarettes, once you shake off enough of yesterday's hangover...

Another shitty piece of cover art by the chronically-lazy BN art department.

Was looking forward to seeing his trio tomorrow at the Side Door [possibly one of the best jazz clubs in the country right now, imho], but at the last moment his trio is being replaced with Dave Stryker's. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dave-stryker-trio-tickets-82879688379 Wish Vic Juris well!!!

One of the words in your response is the same as a word in the previous post, doesn't matter whether it's name, or part of the the album title, or a song title. Following from above - Art and Aviation - Jane Ira Bloom Interaction - Art Farmer Me and the Farmer - The Housemartins The Famer - Thin Lizzy Dizzy, Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams A night in Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie Hope that explains it. .

Have you guys been doing this, and I missed it? For instance, I say: So What - Miles Davis ,you counter with Life - Art Davis ,then Art Lives - Art Pepper , then Bird Lives - Ira Sullivan , then Art and Aviation - Jane Ira Bloom

I haven't been wearing a watch on a daily basis in more than 25 years. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, I got my first one, and would wear it daily, as most of us had then. The horological need disappeared when I got my first cell phone in the late-1990s, and with my schooling, and then the job for the last 25 years I couldn't really wear a watch. Until recently I've only had one for convenience on vacations, where my cell phone wouldn't have signal. For that purpose ten or 11 years ago I bought a plastic Swatch in some airport, and it still runs, as long as I remember to replace the battery every few years. i don't even remember what watch I had prior to that. My wife, otoh, can't step outside without a watch on her wrist. Some years ago I bought for her a 26mm Rolex Lady-Datejust chronometer as a very special gift. No gold or diamonds, just a reserved stainless steel piece, as she wanted. It has been flawless, and went with her on many a trip, both terrestrial and aquatic. Recently my wife's eyesight has gotten worse, and telling time on a small dial with tiny hands has become problematic, so we decided to sell the Rolex, which I did, to an excellent, reliable on-line dealer. The process was a breeze, and the price I received was substantially more than from the other big on-line luxury watch dealers. If you want the name, PM me. It is truly amazing how Rolex watches keep their value, even after years of wear! We were initially considering buying her another one, but the prices are obscene at the moment, especially for the stainless steel models. On a whim, I bought a used mechanical 1990s 39mm Seiko in a consignment store for $30, and she's wearing it for now, and loves it. The hands are so much bigger than on her 26mm ladies watch! Since we've started to look for a new watch for her, I, myself, have gotten a bit into it. I have held on to a couple of watches that belonged to my late father; one is a giant perpetual calendar quartz Seiko from 1990, which needs to go to the Seiko service center to replace the battery and reset the calendar. It's a huge watch; my dad, unlike me, had massive wrists, so I don't know if it'll be comfortable for me once I size the bracelet, but we'll see. Another one is a self-winding no-name Swiss job from the 1970s that I remember him wearing since I was little. I've already taken it to a watch-maker for service. The plated case is brassed and dinged up, the plastic bezel has a burn mark from a hot car engine or tool surface, wherever he was working when it happened. Once it's back, I'll wear it. Are you guys wearing watches?

Good call on the plugs, I'll bring them! and sun block. 85* and full sun tomorrow. The beer garden opens at noon.

Dallas-Providence is an easy flight. Newport is only a short ride from there. I can help with the logistics for next year. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, and will keep you posted on everything that goes on. There are twenty acts appearing on 4 stages, but I'm planing on catching just 4 or 5. Too bad the Arkestra is playing the early show, because my wife doesn't want to go that early. So I'm going to miss that. Otherwise, I'm planning on starting with Tia Fulle, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, then Gary Bartz Another Earth 50th anniversary band [that's the one I really want to see], Thundercat, Billy Hart, and top it off with Herbie Hancock. Never seen him live.

Friday is the day when I’ll be there. Will take some photos. Herbie Hancock Thundercat Corinne Bailey Rae The Bad Plus Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen Gary Bartz ANOTHER EARTH 50-Year Anniversary featuring Ravi Coltrane Kandace Springs Women of the World Spanish Harlem Orchestra Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Billy Hart Quartet w/Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street Tia Fuller’s “Diamond Cut” DOMi & JD Beck The Dayna Stephens Group Mwenso & the Shakes Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings Tom Oren Ben Morris Quintet (ASCAP Winner) Mark Stryker: “Jazz from Detroit” Berklee Global Jazz Institute Workshop

It was pretty slim, actually, ...just the albums he produced, or wrote the liner notes for.

Almost a 40 year difference between them...could be love, could be anything. Could be that's she's milking him [and everyone who sent the money] dry before he goes to that jazz club up above.

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/A-campaign-to-raise-money-for-a-jazz-great-also-14088702.php#photo-17840020

I really enjoy this cd, which combines the Amoroso / Brasil albums.

I'm surprised not to see Jim R's comments here. He's a bossa nova connoisseur. Haven't seen him post in the forum for a while, actually.

I don't know what's not slow about it. It takes me 1 hr. to get to Boston and 2 hrs. to get back sometimes. There were 10 automobile-related deaths in Boston last year. As bad as it sounds, it's not a lot So you are safe!

Watched the Broken Flowers again, first time after I saw it in the theater on its first run. Love Mulatu Astatke's music, but the film is pretentious, empty dreck, imho..

I can tell you one thing - straw skimmer hats were very popular in 1915!

I hate to give my impressions after hearing the album in its entirety just once. One thing for certain, it's not just for lovers. I wonder what John has against lovers. That's how he happened, after all...

What a title! ...and then...what?!

We do have at least one true world class player - Pulisic. And, if he does well going forward, McKennie. When was the last time US had one of those?! Yes...never.

8/10 I did take the test officially in 1995.

Anyone else is going? I'll be there all day Friday August 2.

How do you figure? Boston consistently has the worst traffic* I've experienced over the years. And I lived and drove in NYC for over a decade. *Traffic here indicates very slow. Unless you mean having a heart attack and the paramedics not being able to get to you , how are you u risking your life?

There is no doubt for me that Brazil was favored by the Conmebol or whoever else was running this show. Messi is 100% right to call it bullshit. Two clear penalties not awarded to Argentina.

I wonder how the sumo wrestler from the Disney video would fare against the drunks from the baseball game. Cue in The Haitian Fight Song, and open the gates!