The posting from yesterday about the Las Vegas blogging event, got me wondering about what kind of jazz clubs there are in Vegas. Given how they have entire casinos based on various themes, I am surprised they don’t have an entire casino devoted to Jazz.
I have never been to Vegas, so I can’t say what […]
So, it seems that there is some kind of big BlogFest or something coming up in the first part of November. OK, technically it is called Blog World Expo and it is November 7th, 8th, and 9th. The folks who bring you this blog and other outstanding b5media blogs are going to be having an […]
I know this is the music blog and all, but I did want to thank all of you who sent such kind words to me after I announced the birth of my niece. I finally got a chance to see her this weekend and it was amazing. I have always wanted to be an uncle […]
I got this e-mail. See, since I started writing this blog and people have begun reading it, I get some strange e-mails. You know how e-mail is. Sometimes they seem just sort of legit and then you scratch your head and wonder.
So, this one came to me and I have been sitting here debating while […]
Well, good news for me personally, bad news for the blog for a couple of days, sorry to say.
1. I have my first book reading/signing/release party. My book “Ghosts of St. Louis: The Lemp Mansion and Other Eerie Tales” came out a few weeks back, but this is my big Chicago party for it. And […]
I am going to confess, right up front, to being a bit of a fan of the documentarian Ken Burns. He’s the guy who does those multiple-night, hours-long documentaries about things like the Civil War and World War II. These are the kind of documentaries that show up on PBS and play for nights and […]
So, it was a night for looking up musicians in the modern day on MySpace again. I have to admit, I have started to enjoy doing this. Not all of the music I hear I like, but the ones that strike me as particularly good, I like to show off to you guys. Plus, it […]
Since I just wrote about Louis Armstrong, I found this rather amusing. Now, I mentioned how Louis was vital to jazz, the advancement of jazz and was a major player in early jazz. Of course, he is also probably best known for his song “What a Wonderful World.” Well, I came across this little number […]
Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton is a rather controversial figure in the world of jazz. Why? Well, because of the legendary status for himself that he, essentially, created all on his own. Many people who love jazz dismiss the man as a braggart and, quite frankly, a bit of an idiot. His own arrogance has been […]
Hello one and all. I wanted to write and tell you all that I apologize for not writing over the past few days. I have been fighting some kind of horrific head cold. I have been very doped up on cold medicine and barely able to keep my head up.
I have been greatly enjoying writing […]
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