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Category Archives: Video
Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis, “The In Crowd”
Ramsey Lewis is still out there movin’ and doin’ it, and his excellent drummer, Red Holt, also still lays down a mean rhythm, sometimes in great Chicago jazz pianist Joe Hurt’s trio. (Full disclosure: I’ve known and jammed with Joe … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged Joe Hurt, Ramsey Lewis, Red Holt, The In Crowd
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Today’s Music: The Beatles, “Norwegian Wood”
One of my favorite Beatles tunes, more for the melody line than the lyrics, though.
Video: The Marco Rubio Fraud
From a geeky Florida Republican who, despite his grandiose Bilderberg conspiracy theories, does have a few facts straight about the potential Romney Veep choice:
Posted in 2012 Election, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Idiots, Media, Politics, Republicans, Teabaggers, Video, Wingnuts
Tagged Florida, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Veep
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Today’s Music: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, “Bring It On Home to Me”
Piedmont-Delta folk blues kings Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee tear it up on this tune written and made popular by Sam Cooke.
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged Bring It On Home to Me, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
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Today’s Music: Taj Mahal and the Pointer Sisters, “Sweet Home Chicago” (1972)
Shakin’ it up this morning with a different version of this old blues chestnut. While you’re listening, read about Taj Mahal here. H/T to Mat Wilson.
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged Pointer Sisters, Sweet Home Chicago, Taj Mahal
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Video: Mitt Romney vs. Reality
The title says it all.
Posted in 2012 Election, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Humor, Idiots, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Teabaggers, Video, Wingnuts
Tagged Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Reality
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Today’s Music: Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, “Hoodoo Man Blues” Live…
…at the Montreux Jazz Festival. You don’t get much closer to the bone in blues than Junior and Buddy.
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video
Tagged Buddy Guy, Hoodoo Man Blues, Junior Wells
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Today’s Music: Bill Evans, “Spring is Here” (1959)
A simple standard morphed into a subtle and complex tone poem by the late, great jazz pianist, Bill Evans.
The ‘Duh’ Factor: Would Rubio Be Romney’s Palin?
Sure, on paper, descendant of Cuban immigrants Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would seem to be Mitt Romney’s perfect pander to the Hispanic community, a group with which President Obama holds a tremendous lead, according to the latest polls. (Although those of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Percent, 2012 Election, Cartoon, Christopublicans, Conservatives, Economy, Global Politics, Humor, Idiots, Media, Obama, Politics, Quotes, Republicans, Teabaggers, Video, Wingnuts, WTF?
Tagged David A. Graham, GOP Base, Hispanic Vote, John Dickerson, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Slate, The Atlantic, The Week, Veep, Washington Times, WSJ-NBC poll
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Today’s Music: Ray Charles, “Them That’s Got”
Ray, from his salad days in the ‘50s and ‘60s.