Nice set of photos documenting the first 100 days of the Obama administration:
I like that we’re all invited along for the ride and also the continued embrace of social media. This is what Web 2.0 is really all about!
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Missed the reunion tour because, really, how could the reunion be better than the original. OTOH, looking forward to listening to the recording. Downloading as we speak. I’ll read the review later…
Update: The music is very familiar and the musicianship is extremely high. It could only be better if they recorded awesome new songs or they really stretched out and improvised (the music is very “arranged”). Still I love it! It’s like seeing an old friend after a too long absence.
One nice moment. Al Dimeola is doing a solo and segues into Spain, where he’s joined by Chick. I was happy when I didn’t see Spain on the play list, but happier when I heard this spontaneous version.
Betty Carter was, and is, my favorite singer, ever. Here she is in one of her last filmed performances, with: Bruce Flowers – piano, Neil Caine – bass, and Eric Harland – drums.
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bblurred. what’s that all about? while i miss the smell of the darkroom (it’s been years) and covet the right dslr, my main, only camera these days is an iphone. the photo quality is not high, you have to be a little inventive.
awhile ago i snapped the button (no tactile sensation!) while my index finger was just under the lens. the image was chopped off, blurry, and, voila, an idea was born: see if we can intentionally mess up the image and end up with something approaching art.
so, we have the bblurred series on flickr. only eleven images so far including this one, but i’ll keep adding as i go.
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awhile ago i snapped the button (no tactile sensation!) while my index finger was just under the lens. the image was chopped off, blurry, and, voila, an idea was born: see if we can intentionally mess up the image and end up with something approaching art.
so, we have the bblurred series on flickr. only eleven images so far including this one, but i’ll keep adding as i go.
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i’ve fallen in love with some new music (yet again!), and you should hear it too. so saunter over to wbgo and download or listen to two songs by the edward simon quartet with mark turner, recorded live in early march at the village vanguard. i really like “pere” (and struggling to figure out the rhythms), but “colega” is excellent too.
btw, there’s also an hour-long village vanguard set by david sanchez available here.
enjoy!!
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