JAZZ. SWING. BIG BAND SWING. BENNY GOODMAN, GLENN MILLER, COUNT BASIE, DUKE ELLINGTON, LOUIS “SATCHMO” ARMSTRONG, AND I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO LIST ALL THE GREAT ONES OF JAZZ that make Jazz, Swing, Big Band Swing the enduring and feel good art form it is. From the thirties and forties, this music was and … Continue reading »
I’m tired of people exhorting their armchair quarterback opinions about politics and the economy. I want to talk about something the politicians can’t screw up. Well, maybe I should say, they haven’t screwed it up YET… Do you know what Boogie-Woogie Music is? What about dancing to Swing Music from the forties and early fifties? … Continue reading »
I think iPhones, IPADs, laptops, smart phones, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, hot zones, Facebook, Twitter, video games, texting and video surveillance (hidden or otherwise) are making people obsessive compulsive information gatherers, whether they really need the information or not. These devises have morphed into our security blankets. When was the last time you left home without your … Continue reading »
What is the ultimate video game? If you caught a glimpse of the pictures or the videos below and then guessed flying an F-18 for the United States Navy’s Blue Angels, you’re right. At least to me it’s the ultimate video game. What makes this the ultimate video game? The pilots cannot make a mistake, … Continue reading »
Shortly after I published my last article, HEAR YE! HEAR YE! 55 YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH…, I decided to get a few more concerns off my chest … As far as I’m concerned, left-wing, right-wing, Republican, Democrat, Independent, Tea Party, Libertarian, or The Greene Party, etc., most of these candidates just want make sure they’re … Continue reading »
I know, this article will have the same impact as me standing in my backyard and hollering help to the world, but I got to say it… HEAR YE! HEAR YE! The purpose of this article is to get as many people as possible to vote in every election and to follow 2 simply rules … Continue reading »
A couple of weeks ago my wife and I visited our grand-kids, our son and daughter-in-law in Denver, Colorado, the mile high city. During a side trip into the mountains, we visited a child’s indoor interactive playground, in Beaver Creek, Co. (altitude approximately 8,500 feet). While I enjoyed watching the kids having a blast, I … Continue reading »
WARNING: THERE IS NOTHING OFFENSIVE, GRAPHIC OR REPULSIVE IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE OR VIDEOS… Except for a visit to a zoo, when was the last time you had a close encounter with a gorilla? I know, that’s a silly question, but I couldn’t resist asking… Please remember, the gorillas in these videos are really … Continue reading »
ALERT : TURN THE VOLUME WAY UP ! All over the world in the 50’s, millions of kids experienced a musical earthquake of the highest magnitude. This earthquake came from the rich musical soul of a changing and growing America. That soul, that passionate emotion, was, and still is, rooted in songs, rhythms, and melodies … Continue reading »
One of the most dreadful, frightful series of words in the American language, in any language, is “ASSEMBLY REQUIRED”. Several days ago my wife decided to replace the coffee table in our den. A few days later she called to tell me she finally found a coffee table she really liked. I said, Fine, but … Continue reading »
I don’t know how you feel, but I’ve decided, the only thing in my life I have 100% control of is my integrity. When we were in high school, college, starting our first job, moving away from dad and mom into our first apartment or house, or getting married, why did some of us let … Continue reading »
When I get an email and in the signature block I read: ‘Sent from my IPHONE’, or ‘Sent from my BLACKBERRY’ (or something similar) I want to gag. It’s as though the sender wants to impress me that they have the latest “Magic Bullet” communication device, or their device has some inherent charm or revelation … Continue reading »
If you haven’t seen it, in person, it’s known as the GRAND CANYON. Once this spectacular, ever-changing, vivid event of nature is witnessed the most smug person is even stunned by its beauty and magnificence. My wife and I visited the Grand Canyon in September of 2010. Although my wife is not a big fan … Continue reading »
****** * * * * * * * * * * I suggest in the interest of improving home and office safety, all throw rugs, regardless of size, color, thickness or shape, should be outlawed! They’re cute, till someone trips over one. No, I … Continue reading »
Dr. Patch Adams is right; everyone on this planet needs a life long dose of excessive happiness, and I mean everyone. * * * * * * * * * * * * * No later than the night before Christmas Eve, I will have a large sign in place on my roof, with neon … Continue reading »
No disrespect intended, but I don’t like the word “BLOG”, I’m sorry. Say it, “BLOG”… It doesn’t even have a decent sound. It sounds like the name of some disease, or a monster from a class B movie. I guess one day, a long time ago, someone was writing about all the wonderful things the … Continue reading »
When I graduated from 8th grade in 1957, my parents gave me a Wirgin 35mm camera. Included were 2 rolls of black and white film, I think they were 24 exposure rolls, a shiny brown leather custom fitted cover with a matching leather strap and a collapsible flash attachment with 6 flash bulbs that looked … Continue reading »
A couple of days ago, someone put the barrel of a paint ball gun to my forehead and screamed, “You better tell me who’s gonna be on the ballot in the presidential election, or, you’re gonna be purple. And, don’t get cute, either.” I told’m “Rick Santorum, Barack Obama and, maybe, Ron Paul. The really … Continue reading »
