jacman

i think i....um, i was gonna say sumthin'...hmmmm, now what were we taking about?

Miles Davis-Kind Of Blue. Tom Waits-Small Change KoB was the Jazz album that converted me, and i still sit in amazment at the interplay between the horns, the fat lines RC lays down, and Jimmy Cobb's right hand. Small Change came out around the time i was in the military. i had never heard him before. his lyrics, his voice and the music (Shelly Manne on drums) were, and still are, mezmerizing to me. {thread hijack} GoM-get well soon. i'm glad you can still post! smart move: a helmet. {hijack off}

i'm an RN. years ago i worked in at an infusion (intravenous therapy) home health company. previous to that job, i worked at a large hospital as an "infusion RN", on the IV Team. when i went to work in Home Health i had tons more IV experiance than anyone else there. if someone needed an IV and no one else could get an IV started, they'd call me. pretty soon the other nurses there started calling me 'The Jacman'. kinda like Superman. the 'the' got dropped, and everone started calling me jacman, and the name stuck. i work at another company now, but several of the folks from the first company work there also, so now everyone at the new place calls me jacman, too.

thanks, Joe G- PM sent.

funny thing, when he was sporting his cooool Gerry Mulligan style flat-top, i thought he looked like a dork. i look at those old pix now and think, Damn that's hip.

and everybody giving the 'upraised fist', as the cops lead Billy to the police cruiser. my, how idealistic the movie (and I) was then. the first Billy Jack movie (Born Losers), was cool. more fighting, less political stuff, tho they make lots of references to Billy's service in Viet Nam. for any one interested: http://www.billyjack.com/

i got up early (before the kids), and watched Billy Jack. i'm 44 and i still like that movie. tonight after everyone has gone to sleep: An American In Paris.

G*d Bless him. i'll never forget 2 of his movies: To Kill A Mockingbird and Gentlemen's Agreement (which my Yiddish grandmother called Gentilemen's Agreement).

my dad is 82 years old this year. his health is fair, and he lives close by, so he's happy to spend time with his granddaughters. he joined the Army the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. he served 4 or so years in the ETO. He served in North Africa, Italy, Belgum, France and England. he was the lone man in his squad to survive The Battle of the Bulge. he was at D-Day +3. after the war he spent some time as Jake Hanna's "drum tech", before getting the drum seat in Ray Robbin's band. after that he worked with Ted Fiorito (on a recomendation from Louie Bellson), Don Rickles (Key Howard Trio), Ray Conniff, and for many years Shecky Green. living in Las Vegas for 20+ years he worked many casuals with every one from The Rat Pack to Tom Jones. as one could imagine he spent alot of time on the road. i didn't get to see him much-something we both regret, but we see alot of each other now. i look at this 82 year old man, and listen to his stories about the war and the road, and my admiration and respect for him grows daily. when i was a kid, he come off the road and get me early from school. we'd go over to the Musicians Union Hall, and hang out. sometimes there would be a jam session, and i'd help pop set his kit up. he'd let me sit next to him as they played. man, that was just the coolest thing.

Branford discussed this in a recent magazine interview (can't remember which one tho). his quote was edited to fit the agenda. it would have been nice if they had let at least 1 tune play all the way thru.

Weber Charcoal grill for me. luckily for me, i live in a place were i'm able to (and do) grill year round. "Og make fire", at least 4 times a week. nothing like grilled asparagas.

i have a Carlos Santana (Japanese import) CD called "The Ballade". i'm not sure what a 'Ballade' is, but Carlos is playing ballads.

also worth mentioning is the release of Ralph Gleason's old TV shows, "Jazz Casual". i picked up the Dave Brubeck episode a few weeks ago. next on the list is Coltrane. has anyone seen "Let's Get Lost"? it was a documentary about Chet Baker. i saw it in the theater and then a couple of years later on Video. haven't seen it on DVD yet.