Monday, April 20, 2015

Phone Stuff

TRYING TO GET a live person on the phone is somewhat difficult in our culture.  You try and try to get a person to talk with and you continually get..."At the tone, Leave a message.'  It is rather perturbing.  I wonder what guys like Tolstoy and Raymond Chandler would think of this cultural oddity.

Wardell Gray Quartet 1949 ~ Easy Living

P. I. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 44 (Pletnev, Fedoseyev)

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Friends Are Great Human Beings

FRIENDS ARE WONDERFUL.  Now that I am shall we say a wee bit more mature I realize more and more the value of having great friends.  It is marvelous to have souls who will back you up.

Count Basie - Jada

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Relaxing music with river sounds 1hour

Music for reading - Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Liszt, Sch...

Relaxation Piano Music - Chopin

Doug Watkins Sextet 1956 ~ Phinupi

Julius Watkins Sextet 1955 ~ B and B (Take 4)

Kenny Dorham Quartet Stockholm 1963

Tonight - Oscar Peterson Trio

Oscar Peterson Live at the Blue Note "Let There Be Love"

Cannonball Adderley

Easter Sunday!

A BEAUTIFUL HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYBODY!  This is a gorgeous, tremendously wonderful time as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord.  I have always truly enjoyed the passion of Easter for it is indeed a marvelous spiritual renewal for all of us in our culture.  The memories of Easter with all our Southern people getting dressed up in Springtime finery and then going and enjoying our religious services...My....there are so many memories of all the good experiences and loving times in my soul.  Let us enjoy totally the renewal of Easter Sunday!

Friday, April 3, 2015

Another Old Friend Reconnects with Moi

SUPER WEEK going now.  Yesterday, my great friend from high school and also the University of Georgia got in touch with "moi" (me.) It felt so good to hear from the guy because for yearswe used to talk about our shared interest in great literature, arts, music and philosophy so much. My buddy is a North Carolina man now and it is good to know where he is.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Great to Hear From An Old Friend

WONDERFUL SURPRISE this April evening.  I heard from an old friend.  Marvelous to hear from him. We have known each other a long time.  Enjoyed so much together in our school days.  It is good in our culture when we reconnect with the people in our past.  Social communication helps us all.  This particular man is one of the greatest thinkers I have ever known.  He appreciates the arts, history and philosophy.  I am feeling so blessed right now.

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.