Neal Pomea

Jo-Ann Kelly and Woodrow Mann, Drunken Barrelhouse What a voice! What chops! http://en.musicplayon.com/play?v=447699

National League man here. Will root for Giants!

She didn't evolve from monkeys!

From Tom Boswell's column in the Washington Post "If you send the winning run home on a wild pitch (Aaron Barrett); if you can’t field a two-hop grounder back to the mound (Gio Gonzalez); if three players look at each other and none of them picks up a sacrifice bunt attempt (Gonzalez, Anthony Rendon, Ramos); if you can’t throw a strike with the bases loaded and walk home a run (Gonzalez); if you get confused and throw home when no Giant is actually running toward the plate (LaRoche), squandering an out, then you have no business staying at baseball’s October party." That pretty much sums it up, painful as it was to read. When Tom's right, he's right.

I watch a lot of Nationals' games but today I was cooking all afternoon and only walking in on the game every now and then to check the score. The tradition of announcers not jinxing the pitcher by mentioning he's got a no-hitter going kept me from knowing about it until the game was over!

And when you realize a single used to be two songs, not one, to me it seems cheap beyond belief!

I wonder if Apple can make it so that albums or songs you get on iTunes in the future won't be loadable on iPod Classic?

Do you mean Chris Richards' piece? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/08/11/all-what-jazz-or-how-to-declare-something-dead-without-listening-to-it/

Good Will Hunting! (RIP)

It's like I was saying the other day. Whatever happened to comedy that mocks the powerful?

They're giving parody and satire a bad name.

That was great! Thanks for posting. Never saw footage of baseball at the LA Coliseum.

Belated best wishes! Glad to hear about Lucinda.

I thought comedians were supposed to mock the powerful and popular. Instead so many are just hopping on the bandwagon, going for cheap laughs.

My friend Berigan will know what I'm talking about here: Wash Post 8-2-14: "The Nationals and Braves continue to mimic one another, for both richer and poorer. From June 28 to July 13, the Nationals went 10-4 but gained no ground in the NL East. In the past 10 days, the Nationals have gone 3-6, but they’ve only lost a half game because they Braves have gone 4-6, including a loss last night on the West Coast in which they allowed the Padres 20 hits." The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat!

Loved him in The Great Escape.

Interesting mix with Hobart Smith!

I would like the Henry Red Allen lp if it is still available.

John Fahey has a large catalog, so here are some recommendations for albums with more blues: Blind Joe Death Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites Days Have Gone By Voice of the Turtle Of Rivers and Religion Kottke, Fahey, Lang The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick Red Cross

Jeanette James and her Synco Jazzers, The Bumps (what a groove by everyone involved!) Mary Lou Williams' first records were with this group. James was the vocalist of the group, later named John Williams' Synco Jazzers. This song is instrumental. This was on Really the Blues cd 4.

An important challenge of the umpires' call in last night's game between the Nationals and Rockies. Come to find out manager Matt Williams is successful in 65% of his challenges! Is there a list somewhere for the whole of MLB?

Ace and Bear have done some great Cajun reissues lately.

Have a good one!

Best wishes!