Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Famous people sound off on the election
Joss Whedon got together a bunch of his friends and acquaintances to make this terrific video. I'm hoping it will help get everyone, especially young folks, to come out and vote for Hillary.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Some timeless Nina
I'm posting this from our place at Tahoe/Donner. We got here a couple of days ago and will be staying through Sunday, going home on Monday morning.
The other day I was driving while listening in the shuffle mode to a large playlist I have on a flash drive. It was a lovely end-of-summer day and what should come up but Nina Simone singing "He Needs Me," It really moved me in ways I can't adequately describe, but I guess "goose bumps" might come close. Of course this track was from the best Nina album ever (and her first) "Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club," on the Bethlehem label. This album is more commonly referred to as "Little Girl Blue." Every single song on this album is a treasure, but hearing "He Needs Me" out of the blue was like finding a treasure all over again. The track is a mere 2:30 long but manages to tell a rich story. Check it out, from the original Bethlehem LP, right here.
P.S. I remember the first time I heard this album. I was 20 years old at the Spokane, Washington basement apartment of my friend Michael Lally who played it for me there. I was enthralled. So, Michael, if you are reading this thanks for the first of many, many times you have pulled my coat to better things in life.
The other day I was driving while listening in the shuffle mode to a large playlist I have on a flash drive. It was a lovely end-of-summer day and what should come up but Nina Simone singing "He Needs Me," It really moved me in ways I can't adequately describe, but I guess "goose bumps" might come close. Of course this track was from the best Nina album ever (and her first) "Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club," on the Bethlehem label. This album is more commonly referred to as "Little Girl Blue." Every single song on this album is a treasure, but hearing "He Needs Me" out of the blue was like finding a treasure all over again. The track is a mere 2:30 long but manages to tell a rich story. Check it out, from the original Bethlehem LP, right here.
P.S. I remember the first time I heard this album. I was 20 years old at the Spokane, Washington basement apartment of my friend Michael Lally who played it for me there. I was enthralled. So, Michael, if you are reading this thanks for the first of many, many times you have pulled my coat to better things in life.
Monday, September 5, 2016
Teachers deserve more
Why do we pay pro athletes millions when teachers are making barely enough to survive? This issue gets some brilliant Key and Peele treatment right here. Click on the "sketch" link in the first line of text. I wish my dad was still alive to see this -- he would have loved it.
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