Leeway

Ask Jon about "Blue" . (Vis-a-vis the Motian awkward conversation thread). Musicians I like like Jon but so far I'm not feeling that feeling myself. Best I've seen him has been in Halvorson's Septet. The rest has ranged from disastrous to ho-hum. Which is not to say I'm not willing to be pleasantly surprised someday.

Tommy LaSorda Sandy Koufax Don Drysdale

Edouard Lalo Lola (she looked ike a woman and talked like a man) Gina Lollobrigida

Sister Sadie Sister Hazel Sister Souljah

Vijay Iyer is the special guest playing with Trio 3.

Odds 'n Sods Bots 'n Sots Rots 'n Grots

Bambi Bam Margera Margot Kidder

Alice in Chains The Prisoner The Madwoman in the Attic

Squidco Used CD Sale today: Trio 3 + Irene Schweizer: Berne Concert Zed Trio: Lost Transitions Angelica Sanchez Quintet: Wires and Moss Mike Pride: Birthing Days Alex Cline: For People in Sorrow [CD / DVD] Michael Attias: Spun Tree

I'm still working on my schedule. So many good things, especially on Friday. I'm trying to figure out "the key to all things" so I can make the most of my 2 days. I know we'll be running around, and likely to not have time for an extended hang, but it would be nice if there were a few minutes here and there to engage in the Organissimo secret ritual handshake as we pass from one venue to the next. I was thinking of coming up early, but then would miss ICP at Baltimore. I still would see them in NYC in any case. Decisions, decisions.

Francis Xavier Pope Francis I Pope Stephen 1

John Holmes Johnny Wadd Eddie Haskell

Rex Stout Minnesota Fats Biggie Smalls

My Brothers Keeper Orrin Keepnews Orrin Hatch

Clarissa Harlowe Jean Harlow A Harlot High and Low

Pearl Mesta Richard Perle Dr. Strangelove

Following my NYE Big Book Resolution, I've started reading Clarissa. Of course, even a 100 pages completed is a mere drop in the bucket; one feels overwhelmed by the page count. I also discovered that holding an oversized, 1600 page volume presents certain unanticipated physical problems; it's heavy and hard to hold. It seems to be holding me, not the other way around. Notwithstanding, I'm launched; we'll see how far we get. Following up on Bill F's Penelope Fitzgerald/Hermione Lee posts, here's a nice review by the Washington Post's Michael Dirda. My only quibble is his forward-comparison of Marilynne Robinson to Fitzgerald; it just struck me as odd and inapposite. The Hermione Lee bio looks quite interesting. http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/michael-dirda-reviews-penelope-fitzgerald-a-life-by-hermione-lee/2014/12/31/3e9bd460-8d1e-11e4-a085-34e9b9f09a58_story.html

Stringfellow Barr George Barr McCutcheon Barre Phillips

Sonny Bono Sonny Liston Sonny Jurgensen

Jigarthanda Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

A WORD CHILD - Iris Murdoch -1975 Finishing the year like I've started the last couple of years, with an Iris Murdoch novel, in this case, A Word Child. Started this book once or twice before, but never gained traction, but this time I got pulled in. It's the first-person narrative of Hilary Burde, from the wrong side of the tracks, who rises to linguist at an Oxford college, only for it to go smash, literally. Hilary has been having an affair with Anne, the pregnant wife of Gunnar, an Oxford colleague and friend. Burde kills Anne in a car accident--or was it? This is one of the great novels of sin, repentance, reconciliation, and the need to go on. Philosophically and spiritually, this might be one of Murdoch's deepest novels. I think she is at the height of her powers here. Surprisingly, there is a streak of roguish and mordant humor in the novel, courtesy of the wolfish narrator. Reminds me of her The Black Prince, but more affecting.

Olive Oyl Slim Shady Skinny Bolink

Tess of the D'Urbervilles Tarzan of the Apes Jude the Obscure

DISC 6

McGruff the Wonder Dog Wonder Woman Wonder Boys