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“High-quality” African-American Jazz musician are hard to find… Re: I read that and it’s hard to figure. Yes, there are fewer black jazz musicians than there were, say 30 years ago, but why no black musicians this year? Very strange. I think (the new) Yoshi’s is pretty much run strictly as a business, so maybe … Read more
Re: Can you ‘xplain me how to take an .avi movie and burn it to watch on a regular dvd and not computer only? One word: Toast Grab the latest version. Drop the file into Toast. Toast it (ie: burn the disk). Plop it in your DVD player. Works like a charm. There are other … Read more
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: Live discussion from D – May 31, 2007 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 So I watched the entire thing and was happy. Not much new ground, but it is cool to see such important people have high respect for one another. … Read more
So after another wonderful night of FreeForm (the monthly party thrown by The West Bank Duo of Jeff Ziskin and Iyad Kaddour), my friends Suha and Courtney and I ran through Ruby Skye to Hernan Cattaneo. It was the first time I have been into Ruby Skye and I lasted about 5 minutes. Definitely not … Read more
Flying With ‘Shad Click the link (or the image above) for pix of that fine day in April my nephew took his mom and me flying =)
Gaza Fixer by George Azar I am proud to say George is one of my dear friends and was over at our house this weekend with his children for a pot luck. He and his wife, Miriam, are writing stories and creating film that will change the world. I wish them luck and calm seas. … Read more
Taken in the village of Ayod during the Sudan famine crisis, the picture depicts a small, starving Sudanese child being stalked by a vulture. Kevin Carter biography 500 years ago the African continent was a net exporter of food. What have we done? I saw this picture yesterday and I was moved to tears. I … Read more
I find the entire article elitist [Why does the kid have to be black while everyone else’s color is undefined? What is so special about classical music that we should notice? Why choose the metro instead of a more relaxed setting?] But the author writes well and brings up some good points. “If something like … Read more
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Travel like a king Listen to the inner voice A higher wisdom is at work for you Conqering the stumbling blocks come easier When the conqueror is in tune with the infinite Every ending is a new beginning Life is an endless unfoldment Change your mind, and you change your relation to time You can … Read more