7/4

I think that sums it up.

I don't even own one, the plumming in my building can't handle it.

Well..she-it. Not only are they part of Guitar Center, but the store in Lawrenceville is in the same mall where my Dad had a book store in the late '70s. I even worked there for a year or so. Have fun...

What's up with that?

What's a "not real jazz musician"? A non-musican?

I'm offended. She's spreading her legs. ← But she's not a repellent skank. ← Dry up Dan, they're both beautiful women.

Can't say too much if I haven't heard it. :rsmile:

I'm offended. She's spreading her legs.

Genghis Blues was an amazing film, it really touched my heart. I saw it many times. I saw it in the theatre twice, then on the Sundance channel many times and also own the CD.

Paul Pena -- star of 1999 documentary 'Genghis Blues' - David Rubien, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, October 4, 2005 Click to View Paul Pena, a San Francisco blues artist who mastered the arcane art of Tuvan throat singing, died Saturday from complications of diabetes and pancreatitis. He was 55. Many people are familiar with Mr. Pena because of the 1999 Academy Award-nominated documentary "Genghis Blues," which tells the story of how he took up throat singing, culminating with an eventful trip to the Central Asian country Tuva, where he won awards in a throat singing competition. But millions more are acquainted with his work without even knowing it because he wrote the song "Jet Airliner," which was a Top 10 hit for the Steve Miller Band in 1977. Mr. Pena, almost completely blind since birth and plagued by illnesses most of his life, lived off the royalties from that hit. Mr. Pena was born to a family of Cape Verdean background in Hyannis, Mass. He proved to be a natural musician, singing and teaching himself several instruments. In the late '60s, he was in a band that opened for big-time acts including the Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa. Blues artists ranging from T-Bone Walker to B.B. King to Bonnie Raitt recognized his talents, hiring him to play guitar in their bands. "He's like having my very own Jimi Hendrix," Raitt once said. "There's simply nothing he can't play well." In 1971, Mr. Pena moved to San Francisco, where he played many gigs, frequently opening for Jerry Garcia's and Merle Saunders' bands. His career was on a positive arc when he released an album, "Paul Pena," in 1972. But things took a bad turn when he recorded a follow-up, "New Train," the next year. Mr. Pena got caught up in a dispute with volatile label owner Albert Grossman, best known for managing Bob Dylan, the Band, Janis Joplin and others. Grossman refused to release "New Train." "That just broke Paul's heart," said Seth Augustus, a musician who studied throat singing with Mr. Pena and helped care for him over the past several years. The album did finally come out in 2000 -- by which time Mr. Pena was reeling from the shocks of experiencing the release of "Genghis Blues" and getting diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Told he had only a few months to live, Mr. Pena began a course of chemotherapy. Shortly after, however, his doctors said they made a mistake: It was pancreatitis, not cancer after all. Mr. Pena became interested in throat singing when he heard a Tuvan broadcast on his shortwave radio in 1984. Later he got ahold of a Tuvan record, playing it countless times until he learned how to throat sing, which involves producing several distinct vocal-cord sounds simultaneously. In 1993, attending a throat singing performance at the Asian Art Museum, he demonstrated his own technique to Kongar-ol Ondar, one of the foremost throat singers in the world. Ondar was mightily impressed with Mr. Pena, nicknaming him "Earthquake" and inviting him to come to Tuva to participate in the annual competition. His 1995 journey to Tuva -- where he won the contest in two categories and charmed locals who were delighted with this foreigner who mastered their art form -- is recounted in "Genghis Blues." "The influence he had on other people was very bright," Augustus said of Mr. Pena. "He taught me more about music than anyone ever did." Mr. Pena is survived by his parents, Jack and Virginia Pena of Cape Cod, Mass., and two brothers, Jim of Lynnfield, Mass., and Peter. A public memorial concert and celebration of Mr. Pena's life will be announced at a later date on www.paulpena.com.

Thelonious Monk Birthday Broadcast WKCR is proud to announce the annual Thelonious Monk Birthday Broadcast celebrating the music of the great pianist, whose contributions will always be felt when hearing that instrument. On Monday Oct. 10, WKCR becomes Monk radio, playing nothing but Monk's music for 24 hours. So tune in to WKCR 89.9 Monday October 10th to celebrate Monk's 88th! listen here

Well...maybe one. Then a coupla shots for the road...or the train.

I'll drink to that.

I think I missed something...did you just join AA or something?

Wow! So how do you get a listing in the NY Times???

Sounds like dinner to me.

Explains why you don't like Jack. I love Burbon, but I can't drink it anymore. Too much sugar.

Now I know what happened. When I saw this on the news, they couldn't even explain what happened.

Not unless a check arrives in the morning. ← With an adjustment in the amount to account for inflation.

I'd like to make it and get there early for the hang. Any suggestions? Dinner?

I hope he did. The keyboard is made of fabric. You can roll it up and pretty sure it has MIDI. I saw one in a store a few months ago.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

I think that's enough coffee for now...

That's right--you were supposed to remind me about it when the time came. ← Sorry. I think there's a Fall show coming up...I may be in the market for a Tele.