Category Archives: My World

MJJO at the Jumpin’ Jive to Thrive dance 2013

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Suzy joins me on tenor for this event. I *really* like performances where she can make it. Since she works nights, she isn’t always available.

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Lesson One: Fronting a band at a Bar

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

“People don’t dance to brilliant guitar solos or heady changes, they dance to the hook lyrics of a simple chorus.” This was posted in Miami craigslist by a club owner about the bands he encounters, and also the realities of … Continue reading →

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2013 Resolutions a la Commitments

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

“New Year’s Day now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” ~ Mark Twain With all the talk and jokes about New Year resolutions going … Continue reading →

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Musician Gig Snapshot ~ 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

“The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallwaywhere thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There’s also anegative side.” ~ falsely accredited to Hunter S. Thompson Recently this article popped … Continue reading →

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Baby You’re a Rich Man

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

“The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich.” ~ P. J. O’Rourke The Wall Street Journal provides this fascinating look … Continue reading →

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Guide: Boots for Seattle

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

“Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot.” ~ Ani DiFranco I started commuting on the Seattle bus systems in January. I was an avid bus commuter … Continue reading →

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Blame Society

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

“Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.” ~ George Orwell

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On Marriage

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

‎“I would never recommend marriage to anyone–I’d just say it is the best thing that every happened to me.” ~ Jim Glass Picture from Facebook and attributed to anon.

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Work at 56, Starting Over

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost After 20 years in the military and 20 years at Microsoft, I now work in South Lake … Continue reading →

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Chive On

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.” ~  Lois Wyse I’ve heard it said that the male of the human species are very visual creatures. For example, if you look at the statistics for the … Continue reading →

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