paul secor

If you want to go back to the blues, Charlie Spand, Will Ezell, and Speckled Red began their careers in Detroit. Big Maceo played there when he was young. And T.J. Fowler, Boogie Woogie Red, and Detroit Count played in Detroit after those gentlemen.

Cat Anderson The Cat in the Hat Gato Barbieri

A Very Happy Birthday To You!

Turned the Yankee game off in the first last night. Yanks won 10-8, but you can't win consistantly if you're winning ugly. Both Beckett and Kuroda stunk the joint out last night.

Polly Walker Chuck Willis Gary Coleman

Like that photo.

Tana French: The Likeness Somewhat strange book. Began as a police procedural, seemed as if it was going to take off into another realm, then reverted to police procedural. It's a good read but, perhaps because I sensed that Tana French was such an intelligent and skillful writer, I expected more and was left with some disappointment.

The Mystery Man Rex Stout Falstaff

Has Buell Neidlinger been named yet?

Hey, Clark Terry recorded with Buell Neidlinger and another C.T. in early 1961. Wonder if Cecil is in that book.

A couple of people have mentioned blues names. If you want to go there: Bumble Bee Slim Smokey Hogg Daddy Stovepipe Miss Peaches Jewel Long Peppermint Harris King Ivory Lee Zu Zu Bollin Lazy Slim Jim Harmonica Fats Bo Diddley Cripple Clarence Lofton Cousin Leroy Smiling Smokey Lynn Long Tall Lester Lightnin' Leon (Billy Lee Riley recording as a blues singer) Flash Terry Stick Horse Hammond and a couple thousand others.

Sandy Sandy Sandy

Tubby the Tuba Tubby Smith Bubba Smith

Happy Birthday 2012, Jack!

Watched the Mets come from a run down in the 9th last night to beat the Phillies and Papelbon. A good friend of mine is a Mets fan and I'm happy for him.

Jim Sangrey

Mezz Mezzrow

Was at that game today. What impressed me was that Lee was the first guy on the field each inning, stretching and getting loose while he waited for his catch and infielders to get there. Plus, while he didn't get a hit (at least that I remember), he had a sacrifice bunt and ran hard when he did hit the call. Admirable on a hot day.

They were concerts, but they were also movies: Richard Pryor - Live in Concert and Richard Pryor - Live on the Sunset Strip. And they're funny as hell.

I watched Ernie Kovacs on tv when I was a kid and thought he was hilarious. I still do, but I can understand people not "getting" him.

Nuke LaLoosh H Bomb Ferguson T.N.T. Tribble

Tinkerbell Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Steve Jobs

HB,WD!

The Cisco Kid Pancho Lefty

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