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Silence
September 4, 2011 Silence is my Master Can’t you see? When I close my mouth It speaks to me. It serves as Master to my God. It seems most helpful for a child. Its’ golden gleam surely catches the eye., … Continue reading
Causation
MP3- Her Name Is Love September 3, 2011 LOVE is the first, the last and always cause that ULTIMATELY made and STILL makes ALL things happen. What YOU LOVE YOU WANT. What YOU WANT YOU try to get. TRYING takes WILL … Continue reading
New Orleans
August 20, 2011 My home town just keeps trying to pull me back home Facebook tapped me on the shoulder with ‘ People who grew up in Gentilly’ and ‘You’re probably from the Westbank if …..’. Vince Vance’s video ‘ I Am New Orleans’ … Continue reading
MIDI
August 12,2011 Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Is MIDI in or is MIDI out? MIDI used to be in, but then it went out for awhile. It didn’t stay out because some musicians just went THRU a phase where they thought MIDI … Continue reading
This and That
August 6, 2011 Somedays you’re the statute, somedays you’re the pidgon. Somedays you”re the windshield, somedays you’re the bug. Someday I’ll be the sky and the river.
My piano heroes
July 21,2011 Beginning with the Classical Masters my piano heroes come and go through the years.I started out with Art Tatum, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. I went through a period with Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, Ramsey Lewis and Joe Zawinul. … Continue reading
Mountain Country
July 19,2011 Living here in the Blue Ridge Mountains is quiet and peaceful, and most of the time quite beautiful. As I look out my window I can see deer, rabbits, squirrels, blue birds, mocking birds,woodpeckers, red birds, turtle doves, … Continue reading
Living and Loving Life
July 17,2011 The every day routine of life can be dull OR…… full of loving and living for the simple joy of just being.
Music and Karate
July 10, 2011 You can take this musician out of being a karate instructor, but you can’t take karate out of this musician. I’ve been teaching karate too long to forget about discipline, honor, spirit, respect, excellence, attitude, commitment … Continue reading