Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Speedy 2: A.J. Green, Fred Biletnikoff

There is a fella playing for the mighty DAWGS now whose name is A.J. Green. The guy is almost unreal. His dynamite speed and uncanny "I'm gonna get open style" is so wily, and get-it-done EXPLOSIVE. This fine Wide Receiver gets all of us Real DAWGS fans going strong. When A.J. Green takes off like the proverbial rocket man he is, well it gets this Georgian remembering another exceedingly super player, the guy I saw many moons ago when he was the high-flying star at Florida State. Of course I am speaking of Fred Biletnikoff who finished up with the Seminoles and went on to gigantic stardom with the superb Oakland Raiders. It makes a man tingle with unrestrained glee when he sees the lightning speed of A.J. Green wowing 'em and zooming down the field. It is so wonderful for all Georgia DAWGS to experience A.J. Green and believe me just like the incredible Fred Biletnikoff he will soar to wonderful times of historic gridiron greatness. So let's all eat good trout, catfish, hush puppies and cheese grits and have ourselves a good think on the two fine speedsters, Mr. Green and Mr. Biletnikoff. The Culture of Southern football has been so enriched by Mr. G. and Mr. B.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Goddess Souls; Hello B. Holiday, D. Krall

Recent explosions of interest in fashions of a few decades ago and also the continuing love of vivid Art Deco designs have brought many of us to recall once again how delightful it is to tremendously enjoy the beautiful sounds of the female jazz singers. The day known as Tuesday has been so good for me because I got into listening to some fine tunes by the classic musical genius Billie Holiday. The brilliant style of the fantastic Billie Holiday can truly enchant people. When one has the max experience of hearing Holiday musical musings, it is such a marvelous feeling. One can hear in her dulcet tones all the intricate Art Deco lifestyles, the lovely imaginative fashions that capture all the merry mystery of those long ago eras. Oh, I also got into the sounds of another Fab singer, the grand Diana Krall. Yes, the woman named Diana Krall should make all strong music fans happy for her sleek and so introspective style is so burnished like wonderful gold. Great women of jazz can prove so exciting and give us a thrill of an esthetic experience.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Grits, a tomato sandwich and Miles Davis

Men who are Georgians (like me) enjoy eating some classic soulful food. When I was a young boy growing up in Cairo, a town in Southwest Georgia well, there was nothing better on a cool fall morning than getting up on a bright Saturday and having a huge helping of grits and some link sausage. My mother could make great breakfasts. But Lord, the grits made the day great. Then after a little while we'd have a whopping big lunch and the top item on the sparkling clean kitchen table happened to be two gigantic tomato sandwiches. One for Mama and one for me. Being a Southwest Georgia kid was a lot of fun. Soul living, that's what it was. Later, that night I would listen to some so fine jazz music from the one and only ace trumpet man, Mr. Miles Davis. The lively profound musical greatness of Miles Davis was so satisfying. Hello everyone! Realize Georgians like me know how to get down to it and dig the great things...grits, tomato sandwiches and Miles Davis. Those happy times, especially the tasty tomatoes, wonderful grits and big music of Miles Davis just made me a fella learning what being 'hip' truly meant.

Baldwin, Macy, Vegas; Electric Film Art

I've been thinking today about films that garner that special high-energy level of total hypnotizing emotional excitement. A real favorite in this category is the film called 'The Cooler.' This grand work from a few years back is an unusual story of the multi-level cultures that make up the shiny social infrastructure that is Las Vegas. Indeed the 'wowee' town that is Vegas is one of a kind. The vibrant atmosphere is so electric, yes Lord, Vegas is a truly magical city. Fine, creative souls are vital ingredients in 'The Cooler' and the bright colors capture the delicious palette of Vegas lifestyles. 'The Cooler" has masterful performances by two of my honest-to-goodness favorite actors, the so-cool, Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy. There is also delightful work from Maria Bello. Interesting is the bustling way the film moves right along with a pulse kind of a brash Nevada life rhythm that is so very compelling. Alec Baldwin is so vigorous and possessing of so much psychological depth that our friend, A. Baldwin kind of bowls us over, intellectually. It is so refreshing to experience intense, meaningful film artistry. Certainly William H. Macy and Alec Baldwin have lots and lots of this qualitative film ability. Vegas is a city where creative flow in a person can really come alive. Films like 'The Cooler' can help us to achieve some new dimensions and vivid depth and help us to get 'in sync' with the mysterious multi-structured world that is American culture.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Got carried away, my good people

On my last blog, oldtimer me got carried away and made an error on a label, not spelling Chicago right. I apologize to you good folks. Oh well, my point is Chicago Blues is truly fabulous. Chicago Blues is 'right on.'

Bold Chicago Blues powerhouse music

It's a great Sunday evening here in the historic state of Georgia. Sun's out and the flooding has gone for which we are thankful. Harmonicas with their bold blues music edge...well, that's what I needed today. Had to have some Chicago blues. Decided to listen to some fine, kickin' blues harmonica work from the magnificent, so exciting artist, Little Walter. The guy has the potent, Chicago blues sound wailing out so perfectly. His number called 'Juke' and another with the name 'Fast Boogie,' well Lord, the man can really rock out as the old-time scribes used to say. The man's music is so pulsating, so just right. Little Walter can enliven one's whole soul. That big sound of Chicago is so inspiring for us all.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Coltrane's rapture; Designers' joyfulness

Strong emotion sweeps madly over one when a person is confronted with the innovative jazz sounds of the one and only magnificent tenor saxophonist, Mr. John Coltrane. And when he has one of the profound men like Curtis Fuller on the trombone, then it is a heady libation of musical joy. That's what it is. Coltrane's work in the late 1950s had such vigor and yet such a poignant, poetic sweep. Coltrane knows how to really get a ballad going with just the right musical nuances. Great artists in jazz are just like the super artful people, the fine designers. Michael Kors, Diane von Furstenberg and of course Donna Karan all have that elegant sense of esthetic style and like the great Coltrane, Karan, von Furstenberg and Kors they have such a marvelous impact on the wonderful American arts scene. So many delicious aspects can electrify our inner beings. Indeed as the masterful French literary giant, Gustave Flaubert intimated, the furniture of the story is vital to the overall joyful pastiche. Good jazz ballads, grand fashion, literary wunderkins...all these exciting true personas of joy can bring enriched new dimension and meaning into the complex fabric of our lives.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Fascinating Film; Bacall and Sinatra

Film, design art and great music are the energetic levels that spice up a life. Last night I watched the old Noir film effort, 'The Big Sleep' with B. and B., in other words Bacall and Bogart. It was so strong, so good. This particular work, based on the clever work of the fine mystery writer, Mr. Raymond Chandler, is so marvelously overwhelming. The acting is superior. The set designs are great, sort of reminding one of grand NY interior design concepts happening now. Interior design is really exciting. Bacall has a wonderful total overall feminine look. Fascinating, a bit remindful of the very interesting fashion work of the grand Escada. While delving into fine film I went overboard turning on the magical musical vocal stylings of Frank Sinatra. That man, Sinatra, is so incredible. Man, yes, that sleek Sinatra tone is so wild and engaging. Sinatra, just like Bacall and Bogart, has that dimension of Genius, a thrilling power that's so meaningful. Great film, glam fashion, magnificent interior design--what exciting elements that possess the raw fulsome power to really energize one.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Big floods, DAWGS victors, Isley Brothers

My Georgia has been hit hard with massive flooding. People are working to get things better. When the severe floods come it's good to have some pick-me-ups in one's life. Today I got into some shiny old-style Gospel music and some super-fine hard driving music, especially some Wilson Pickett and some Isley Brothers, 'Shout!' That helped a lot. Let's all hope and pray the weather conditions here in the wonderful land of Georgia start improving very soon. One more thing, last Saturday night, the UGA QB, Joe Cox,did such a masterful job coming up with a big bunch of touchdowns and the guy had sleek Namath-styled passing. The DAWGs grand gridiron history lives on in the form of Mr. Cox. Culture is a good mix of so many things. Great music, the Georgia DAWGS, and all kinds of magical art are such very grand elements to put a delightful spark in one's life. Big flooding, please ease up. DAWGS continue rockin' out. Isley Brothers, what a marvelous sound that is. Isley Brothers, Wow!

Monday, September 21, 2009

Stan Kenton's wild music rocks the house

Hard-driving. beautiful and so magical Big Band jazz, that's what the Stan Kenton vital musical excitement truly is. When the fella takes off on the beautiful keyboard sounds and the the fella on flute kicks in with his vibrant, persuasive unusual solo, well it's the classic Kenton number, 'The Peanut Vendor' and it shines Good Lord this flashing pulsating music does shine like something made by Cartier. A beautiful powerhouse brass section and harmonically engaging saxes work on this very fine 'Peanut' number also. The sleek mysterious brew Mr. Kenton starts up with another big number--'Artistry in Rhythm'--also gives a huge, satisfying wallop of a sensual, Big Band jazz massive sensual rapture. Stan Kenton is one fantastic leader. Well. there is no doubt Stan Kenton will make folks who love superior jazz feel a whole lot better. With all the nerve-wracking heavy flooding in the Metro Atlanta area today it is really good to start digging great music men like the one and only Stan Kenton, one oh so grand musical wizard if there ever was one.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

JapanFest '09 was so super 'Cool'

I am tired this evening. Thoughts of Japan are in my soul tonight. Believe me JapanFest 2009 here in Metro Atlanta was such super fun. Things of Japan are so 'Cool.' So good seeing people from all over the big South having a really great time. The little children looked great, the young and old had a lot of style. Well, it was a mighty fine experience, this JapanFest. Wonderful this chance to truly dig the fascinating culture that is that of Japan. Now to relax this evening while watching a fresh episode of 'Mad Men."

Friday, September 18, 2009

Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone giant

Today, I got into listening to some rather different jazz music. By that, I mean I got into really digging the strong jazz music of the quite innovative, Mr. Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone. I know the bari sax is quite hard to play, cause when I was a student many moons ago a close friend played the baritone saxophone and did a truly fantastic job. The guy went on to grand things getting some very high posts in university academic circles. When I truly got my noggin' into getting right in there with Mr. Mulligan's shiny jazz solos today, well Lord it was a gigantic good feeling. Listen to the super work on that big horn, the baritone saxophone and you'll find yourself having some good 'ole whoop it up musical funtime.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Mr. Rains, Mr. Bogart and Classic Film Art

Film art can be fantastically full of powerhouse brain excitement. Last evening I watched a marvelous performance by the wonderful Mr. Claude Rains. The excellent sort of short fellow is such an interesting actor. Rains has so much depth. The film last evening had him working with another true superhero, the one and only Mr. Humphrey Bogart. Lord what a man, that Bogart. What consummate professionals these fellas are. It is a whole lot of fun delving into superior film expertise because just like the magical art of Chagall, Mondrian and Warhol it surely gets one's brain neurons electrically popping so well. Oh and even later last good night, yours truly got so tickled watching the engaging and so clever work of the magnificent genius, the one and only Robin Williams. What a fascinating super trip this guy is! All these grand images can be so much fun. I believe it was the marvelous Italian film director, Michelangelo Antonioni, whose work had such panoramic poignancy with his skillful use of images. Oh those grand images for a person's brain. They can help one out so much. Enjoy film, art and of course jazz and blues today. Put some magnificent jumpin' joy into your life's experiences.

Exciting JapanFest is Saturday, Sunday

JapanFest starts up this Saturday morning. The big event will be Saturday, 9-19 and Sunday, 9-20 at the Gwinnett Convention Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway. All kinds of super cultural experiences, great dance performances, martial arts and many fun things for the whole family to enjoy. It is grand for the good people of the South to get this marvelous look into the unusual culture of the people of Japan.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Provocative Fashion, super Piano people

Interesting how so many cultural bits are kind of wrapped together. Rather like a delicious somewhat sophisticated recipe. Fashions of design great ones like Jacobs and Lui sort of remind one of sparkling, mystery-laden good piano or perhaps I should say the mod term, keyboard artists whose works sort of engulf one. What I'm coming around to is the fact many sets of grand vibes were going in the old cranium today. Kickin' good styles from mainstream jazz, tickle the ivories guys like Teddy Wilson, Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor and Earl Hines. I was giving a listen to these fellas and well it was such a happy, exuberant sounds trip. It rained like crazy late today but it didn't bug me cause I was chillin' and diggin' the pianos. Yeah, the big jazz piano folks can put a lot of great get up and go in your system. Hey, folks and imaginative fashions are all ingredients of a big, vibrant life. True stuff... this thing we call life is a grand musical gift.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Patrick Swayze, film good soul passes

It's hard to believe the wonderful actor, Mr. Patrick Swayze has passed away. He brought us many fine film performances. His artful work was a grand accomplishment. Let's all remember the very good man. The film world and yes all of us will miss him.

Hey People! Shelly Manne, Comedy Rocks

Jazz people with super abilities regarding the beat are a great experience. Shelly Manne is one of the fantastic folks. He is one of my all-time favorite drummers. The guy gets into a compelling shrewd sense of rhythm that tickles the fancies of one's brain. Today I was so busy but I had myself a downhome lunch...some meat loaf, mashed potatoes and okra and tomatoes. Man, good meat loaf hits the spot as my daddy used to say. Well, Lord it was so satisfying. Then I finally got to my place and started digging the sounds of Shelly Manne on drums along with fine sidemen like Conte Candoli on trumpet and Richie Kamuca, one fine tenor saxophone man. What a great overwhelming happy time for yours truly, the lean guy's brain. Comedy rocks. Love my comedy. Gonna have me a good time diggin' the marvelous one, Mr. Jay Leno tonight and then Lord all's goin' to be so terrific, so right with the world.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Atlanta fashion's groovin' SWING

Cavorting around all over Atlanta neighborhoods can be a whole lot of fun. In this beautiful time of the year one of the real good times is watching the very fetching sophisticated new fashions showing up. There is nothing quite like having some grand fun experiences enjoying the spots in Atlanta's Buckhead and Midtown places especially. Good seafood, really creatively offered steaks and listening to some elegant jazz sounds from singers like Mr. Frank Sinatra and Mr. Tony Bennett are so appetizing during this shiny, so sparkling season of the year. The so heady and fantastic delightfulness of invigorating Atlanta fashion good time scenes can be so packed full of fun. This vivacious urban big wonderland called Atlanta is still swinging, just like the scat singing of the immortal, Ella F.

Wow! Dawgs win and Mr. James Brown

A huge Georgia DAWGS soul like me sure had a big time last night. The DAWGS faced a truly tough South Carolina unit. It was rough but somehow the hard-working DAWGS hung in there and got themselves a win. Lord, it was a close one. The game kept jumpin' back and forth like big jazz gettin' me going. But ah, sweet victory for the good DAWGS. Lots of mental excitement for me so I kind of got into listening to some big boss James Brown joltin' music, that 'Got You.' Man, those soulful, pulsin' high-speed, great raw, blue notes coupled with some super-grand looping, piano runs from the incredible imaginative man of jazz, Mr. Oscar Peterson...Well, bless me that makes an excellent scene for one to get motorized in. It's interesting how so many unique ingredients are bubbling around in our grand whoop it up recipe that is the real southern culture. We got all kinds of happy feelings going. Mighty DAWGS, James Brown, cracklin' strong as the dickens powerhouse jazz and ever fascinating super-grand fashions. The folks of Metro Atlanta and Athens and all of Georgia know how to get the good things going. Oh, please go strong. Listen to huge music fellas like James Brown, Oscar Peterson,Otis Redding and the like. It's the start of another great September week so kick things into gear and take off for greatness everybody.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Reminder: JapanFest blossoms 9-19, 9-20

JapanFest will start up here in metro Atlanta next weekend. Remember, the days are Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20. The grand two-day event will be at the Gwinnett Convention Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway. Japan has a long beautiful cultural history that embraces so many art forms. Lots of super dance performances showing the wide spectrum of styles from both Japan's main island of Honshu and the famed island of Okinawa will be given. Since a lot of us enjoy the interesting flavors of food from Japan, rest assured there will be lots of that delicious cooking also. People will also enjoy the martial arts demonstrations and the cultural activities. Get ready for Japan fun next weekend.

DAWGS, BLUES, make a mighty fine day

This Saturday afternoon is kind of cool, just right for getting revved up for some football fun with the famed Georgia DAWGS. Hope the fellas get some good, hardhitting stuff going on with the men from South Carolina. When the DAWGS first got really kickin' into gear back in the topsy-turvy early '60s, the most gigantic appeal of the guys' play was that bruising brand of defense. Hope they get that big kind of stuff going today. I got me some good sirloin going, fixing up my soul to cheer on the good fellas from the grand historic Georgia town of Athens. I sort of started my day up real high octane style this Saturday. The thing was I got to listening to some fine tough guy whoop it up blues music today. Yes, people I was catching on to the power styling sounds of Muddy Waters singing about that 'mojo.' Buddy, I guarantee you if you give a good hard listen to that smokin' terrific big BLUES music it will give you and your bones a mighty satisfying thrill. Let's give a big shout out on this Saturday for the wonderful feelin' of good, whoopee engulfing BLUES and also the mighty big joy that is the saga of some good guys, the DAWGS.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Wassily Kandinsky, an art superman

When I was younger, I took off on an interest in abstract art. I just loved the unusual material. I never will forget the first time I saw the work of one of my real heroic artists. Yes, the colors generated by Mr. Wassily Kandinsky truly bounced all over. Indeed, the action was very powerhouse in its electrifying bright colored tones. Kandinsky left the regular mode of representational painting behind. He was one of the first far out greats. It is still a huge joy to "dig" his work.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

BB King review

I listened today to some fine sounds by BB King, the blues master. The man has that giant wild side voice that really draws the happy fans into his fold. Plus, like many super performers he has the great art of being a strong instrumentalist down pat. This powerful blues man of the Deep South is something else. What a super day it is to start with the smokin' blues of BB King, the blues master.

Japan Fest arrives 9-19, 9-20

All people in the metro atlanta area who love Japanese things are excited right now. Japan Fest is coming again to the Gwinnett Convention Center on September 19 and 20. All sorts of dance performances and good cultural activities are planned. Enjoy all the fine things of all Japan and of course Okinawa will be there. Japan smile times soon.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Rockin' good food art fun rockets in

Good warm day kicking in here. I was thinking about a fun subject of mine...the merry world of food. The artful display of fine naturally, tasty stuff like arugula, basil and roma tomato goodies can be so zinging, so cleverly right. A lucky soul am I cause the exuberant city of Atlanta and the N. Georgia scene has such a grand spectrum of super fab restaurants ranging from the fantastically delightful upscale to the vital and soulful downhome food art this grand place called the Deep South is all about. One time a long time ago I went to a Vietnam style place and its beguiling elegance was so smooth, indeed so calming. In a grand way, it reminded me of my times in Okinawa. Go out there, you happy groups of men and women. Latch on to flavor-filled salads, good red tomatoes, sleek seafood and of course the good old food art standbys of the powerful southern people, the great steaks and the wild burgers. I plan to get me some fun today studying the imaginative work of one S. Dali and also I plan to listen to good heady gospel and high energy jazz. Maybe get into some of that fine genius of the trumpet, Mr. Miles Davis. Eat real good all you art and great music fans out there.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Those groovin' lions of the word biz

Good writing is like sensational blues and jazz music. It enriches one's inner soul. A fun thing for me is to get into reading the shiny word artists like the groovin' Mr. Elmore Leonard and of course the bit of a powerful introspective one, Mr. Philip Roth. When I was a younger guy I went a little madly wild over the chuggin' along smooth prose art of Ernest Hemingway. About the same time I got into reading the elegant conversational work of John O'Hara. All these people are much like the zesty musical individualists. They got the real fire of fine art going. That means a lot just like the mystery art of Dali and Warhol. Reading Leonard now and enjoying the modal finesse notes of Milt Jackson on vibes...That is a delicious fun kind of cultural recipe, for sure. Getting in the track race with these literary lions...that's a good thing.

Bless the enormous Tenor Saxophone

I play saxophone, specializing in the big tenor. Also I manage some keyboard stuff and now I am trying my hardest at playing guitar. A long time ago, my teacher on the tenor saxophone kept harping on the importance of "tone." Later, I found out the crusty old guy knew what he was talking about. This afternoon, I got into listening to some of the extraordinary '64 stuff of Mr. Dexter Gordon who really knows how to put together some remarkable pulsing, huge saxophone grand sounds. Diggin' some pulsating, pumping good linear lines from D. Gordon has made my afternoon so wildly fresh and energetic and so dynamic. Lord bless the tenor saxophone great ones.

Johnson, Perkins, Lichtenstein... Wow!

Have Blues parties, you know super, get-togethers today. It is a fine one, this thing we all call Labor Day and Lord, it's here again, the 2009 model. Get yourself going just like me. This morning I listened to some style-loaded good southern men, the super, compelling wide-ranging sounds of the genius duo. First of all, I got into Robert Johnson, a smooth operator and then it was time for a vigorously vivid piano man, the guy called Pinetop Perkins. What a magnificent boogie-woogie keyboard fella Mr. Perkins is. All of you people, hello...? Yeah, get out there and purchase some great, joltin' big Blues and hard-drivin' jazz of every possible kind. Your brain will surely thank you. I noodled around some and got into loving the fascinating, grand colors of the elegant POP Art man, Roy Lichtenstein. His giant kind of bang, bang power art is so massively full of all the exquisite good feelings of the happy minds of the surely good times men and women of our fine working folks' country, the U.S.A. Lichtenstein and Warhol and Pinetop Perkins and Robert Johnson. What a grand bromide of joyful, gigantic joy. Fill me up, R.L. Stevenson. Put a whole lot of exciting lifetime experiences in my being, Dr. Jekyll. I remembered the time I went out and got some lovely Japanese art one day. I got extremely interesting Hiroshige prints and this clever glimmer of historic Nippon added so much flavor to my eager on a strong, intellectual quest soul. Indeed, get out there get all brands of art. For Lord, good art can put some really revved up 'hot' style in your home place. Sing a loud song of big triumph. God Bless the workin' folks all over our land. Listen to grand keyboards, guitars, super big Blues Shouters and as Jack K. might say, find a road ripping right on to the huge clouds of joy right here on this good Georgia and grand boppin' U.S.A. earth.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Labor Day, Chagall, Monet and Renoir

All sorts of brain waves are poppin' today. First, Labor Day is here again, coming on early in the morning. It brings a flood of memories cause it makes me remember what it is to be a southern man and to respect the work ethic. It is so good and real and most of all I recall what my grandfather said about respecting the value of working hard and Lord as a man of the Depression he sure knew what this wild thing called life truly means. Went to church today, a grand place in fine university environs. Heard a superior, soprano solo. The woman was so beautifully great. Thought about how marvelous our music can be with all its very intricate layers of gorgeous sounds, at times gospel, a bit of blue notes and a terrific zesty modernism that suddenly shows up giving us the vibrant surprise. The church had communion today and one old man had trouble walking but fantastically he hung in there and in his own way he was there for all to see...a symbolic representation of southern soul. After lunch I got into some art fun cause I looked over some of the imaginative works of Monet, Renoir and even the elegant perhaps a bit of a mystery persona, the vital one of intrigue, Mr. Marc Chagall. The brain is driving fast now kind of like welcome to good 'ole NASCAR, buddy. Yesterday, the DAWGS had problems but oh well. Hope things get better soon. Indeed, there is nothing quite like Labor Day, a good day for thinking over life's treasures. Those excellent vibes that flow into us from art, film, jazz, blues and culture can fill our big glass up just right. Get some good times today, people.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Of chicken, burgers and the sleek Pollock

I had a giant sized lunch today. Too much of what us southern guys might consider delicious ambrosia. In other words, chicken. Goodness gracious, I love chicken, but then again I go for the old powerhouse tradition, the hamburger, also. I enjoyed looking over some rather engaging strong, sensual art late today. I got into some unique Jackson Pollock from the early 1940s. That time frame is a sterling one for we people who dig all sorts of artistic endeavor. Certainly, the stylish work of Bogart and Bacall(two more magical denizens of that era) provides us with good, creative energy fun. The meal will be light tonight. Need some spartan mind-set, right?

Big Saturday, DAWGS, muscle cars

Today is a fine Saturday here in the bustling good work ethic state of Georgia and the great scott (hi l. scott, huge hero in the florida game) marvelous deal is UGA football fires up fresh and filled up with joltin' joy today. The DAWGS scrap with the fellas from Oklahoma State. Looking forward to the work of the sleek receiver, A.J. Green. Tell you people something, Mr. R. has done a great job since leaving Bowden's gridiron combat hq down in north Florida. Lord knows I did so many errands early today but while I was driving my blue, ancient vehicle I was listening to the full, pulsating sensational tones of one of the real blues masters, of course the truly big soul, the one and only Mr. Lightnin' Hopkins. Hearing the man sing about his "big car" and all of its raw, soulful style was such a blast of a total trip as the young men say. Kind of like watching the huge powerhouse of hardnosed good gridiron men like the clever DAWGS that we all get our feisty motors going with. It is such a popping, energetic Saturday. The neighborhood kids are riding their bikes and hollering. This bright big arena of a world here in the Deep South is cram full of huge resounding vitality. Get it on big smokin' jazz and blues wild and wily people. Today is a great time to relish good tailgatin' and what we Georgia guys call the huge one. In other words, I'm saying. the 'good life.'

Friday, September 4, 2009

Grand art of Okinawa, Hopper, Warhol

A little special recipe of sweet culture shock produces delightful electric thrusts in one's brain waves. I used to enjoy seeing the old masters paintings in the museums but then a little later in my life I found myself jumping for joy kind of like listening to early Basie. My joy came about because I got in the know about very brilliantly simplistic artists like the strange genius, the soul known as Edward Hopper. His works possess a sensitive tone that are infused with the vigorous machinations of a very sleek sense of mystery. Then of course there is the clever iconoclast of American art the man named Andy Warhol. Just studying one of his rather regular guy kind of art works can of course refresh the human mind. Culture is such a blend of crafty ideas as well as incredibly depth-filled hours of just looking at all the wondrous stuff. Once in a while I go off into the massive ocean that is the culture of the Japanese. It is so fantastic when one experiences the thrill of seeing the folk dances of Nippon. Of course a huge favorite is seeing the tremendous cultural delights of the Ryukyuan people, those dances are so unusual and full of human interest. It is great this sleek pastiche of grand works coming from Okinawa, in other words the main island of the Ryukyuan archipelago. This fine island is now part of Japan. What a glorious cocktail it is, this grand modern libation that is contemporary culture.

Magnificent, this great time of fall

Right now in my Georgia stompin' grounds the leaves have got so much gold, green brown and a bit of red. A huge cornucopia of all kinds of delicious naturalism. Setting all pistons firing is the fact big football Georgia style is about to spring forth. I got so many memories of the wild games. Never will forget the power running all systems go and the intense gladiator-style defensive units. Listened to some truly steamin' good blues style licks by the great one today. I'm speaking of Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan. What a man for getting all the right sounds and truly punching it home.It is not too scalding hot today. It's great the big artistic bonanza that is fall has now come upon us. How invigorating is this scenario they call the time of early September.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Some gorgeous, super-happy people

Two beautiful people. That was the grand elegance of the ladies of marvelous acting ability, the fine ones with great flair, of course the enchanting, energetic Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate. When they worked together in "Sweetest thing' wowee it was such a super delight. The supercharged duo with great hair, they were moving the film enthusiasts of the good old world to new positive delights. Like walking through Nieman stores for a long time. Happy memories just like good Art Blakey drum solos...they energize one's life and like a joyous artist suddenly one has a superior palette of colors to employ in the construction of one's life painting.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Film comedies smack us with max 'Cool'

One of my favorite film people is the witty director, Mel Brooks. The first time I saw his mod western tale, 'Saddles' it blew me away. The zing of his tight, stinging urban comic films is so tantalizing. But truly my favorite Brooks work is the intense, rather incongruous, bizarre 'Young Frankenstein.' The delightful wily, Mr. Wilder is such a bloomin' huge joltin' laugh fest in this thing. It is a true statement we all need a lot more humor. Grand, zinging and so fulfilling film comedy can surely help smooth out the rough edges in our brains.

September in Georgia's passionate land

September is a magnificent time in Georgia. The lush green of the giant pine trees, the flowers showing up in this tender autumn, well all of that is so good and doggone strong. When I was a little kid growing up in south Georgia, even though I was a "townie" I enjoyed going out in the country and seeing the crops and all the good things that make Georgia a good full of fine flavor place. One grand memory was being in town on Saturday and hearing some old guys playing harmonica or harp as the sleek pundits say. Later on in life I got heavily into listening to blues masters, like the sizzlin' Sonny Boy Williamson II. Lord, how he could play that harmonica. The way his sound resonated and entranced a soul was so immensely powerful. Such a profound dose of art. Again I say, Lord what a great musical time this is here in September in the history-laden state of Georgia.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Renoir, Calder and intricate, fine music

Today the art juggernaut has gripped me again. I studied two marvelous prints I have in my place. One is a great soft shimmering work of the man named Renoir. The other is a clever, mysterious kind of piece. It is an A. Calder of the 60's, I believe. Eating good peach ice cream and staring and really studying these works of art with their intricate machinations is a profound experience sort of like reading a great book from the wonderful man from South Carolina, Mr. Pat Conroy. Art, good books and jazz and blues are marvelous for the human mind.

Atlanta, UGA, Sinatra, Fashion, Good Life

Today, the one known as me got back into the jazz life's somewhat mainstream. I got really happy listening to the beautiful chords of the great tenor saxophone men, the immortal John Coltrane and Stan Getz, the ballad master musical painter. The sexy, sleek magnifico tenor sounds were so wrapped up in a pulsing, pleasing passionate package that it was a walk on the great side, a monumental trip into the delicious world of musical art. Also, I got into listening to the timeless fascinating totality of sound that is the elegant artist Mr. Sinatra of the famed whoop it so high NYC area and of course a conveyor of good times just about all over this big land. Also, it hit me how cool and at times scalding hot music can so heavily influence the fashion world. It is amazing how many times, the power folks in the design world came up with joltin' just right clothing looks because of the highly influential conundrum that is the sparkling set of musical libations coming from the total tonic musical magic that is blues, jazz, gospel and the like. When I was a young guy I got a kick watching the wistful quickly changing bright colors of good fashion over at the University of Georgia, but then later when I came to the wowee land of metro Atlanta I was also knocked out by the great total look fashions of this so cool, boppin' and invigorating place. Let's all have super good times today. To paraphrase old Rabelais, enjoy man, enjoy.

Nice Writing

THE GOOD terse writing of Ernest Hemingway is a real joy.  He does not use too many adjectives.  His 'Torrents' is a fine tome.