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About admin

Born and raised in New Orleans in 1942. Married with two children and one grand child First degree Black Belt in American Freestyle Karate

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Back to the Dojo ( Almost out of Retirement )

July 29, 2011 After attending the senior  black belt class as a student, I fell into helping the staff of AFK by teaching some one hour classes. While this is not officially coming out of retirement, it is honoring my black belt oath … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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