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Monday, February 09, 2015
Sunday, February 08, 2015
Saturday, February 07, 2015
This week marks both the birth and death of Neal Cassady
By Jack Brummet, Counterculture Ed.
It is the anniversary of Neal Cassady's birth and death this week. Most articles talk about him being the basis for Dean Moriarty is Kerouac's On The Road. That's true. But Neal Cassady's writing style strongly influenced Kerouac and even caused him to abandon his Thomas Wolfe-style expansive prose for his more rollicking and open ended style of writing. Check out Neal's wonderful, sad, and insane autobiography The First Third (which includes a selection of the letters that caused Kerouac to adopt his "spontaneous prosody").
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Friday, February 06, 2015
Karaoke in Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico
By Jack Brummet, Mexico Travel Ed.
We listened to karaoke one night at a bar in Chacala (a week and a half ago). We were in stitches the entire time. I used my phone to record several of the performers, and, of the three recordings I made, this one was (believe it or not) by far the most talented singer. Serious. Because I'm a MovieMaker neophyte (and too impatient to deal with this tonight), the video extends for a minute beyond the "music." So quit listening at around 0:58.
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Thursday, February 05, 2015
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
One of the great rock voices Karen Carpenter died 31 years ago today: listen to Yesterday Once More a capella
By Jack Brummet, American Music Ed.
One of the great rock voices of all time. Karen Carpenter died on this day in 1983 from complications related to anorexia.
Over the years, people have released her songs with isolated--or almost isolated--vocal tracks. This is my favorite KC tune.
Over the years, people have released her songs with isolated--or almost isolated--vocal tracks. This is my favorite KC tune.
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Bambi Meets Godzilla, a 1969 short short film
By Jack Brummet, Film Ed.
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) is a cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation—#38 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons (1994) [1]. It's wonderful. I remember seeing it around the time it was released. I haven't seen it since then...
[1] Jerry Beck (ed.) (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Atlanta: Turner Publishing.
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) is a cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation—#38 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons (1994) [1]. It's wonderful. I remember seeing it around the time it was released. I haven't seen it since then...
[1] Jerry Beck (ed.) (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Atlanta: Turner Publishing.
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Tuesday, February 03, 2015
"The day the music died" — February 3, 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper. and Richie Valens
By Jack Brummet, American Music Ed.
Today is the anniversary of "the day the music died." Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper died on a plane crash in Iowa. Holly had chartered a plane because their bus had become prone to breakdowns and often had no heat. The weather was bad and the plane crashed just after taking off.
Buddy's band mate and friend Waylon Jennings--to Holly's displeasure--gave up his seat to the Big Bopper, who was sick. Holly told Waylon "I hope that bus breaks down." Waylon said to Holly "I hope your plane crashes," for which he felt guilty most of his life.
I'm glad Waylon sat that one out, and wish Buddy could have been around to make more songs and see his music venerated by the next generation of people, including most notably, The Beatles.
Today is the anniversary of "the day the music died." Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper died on a plane crash in Iowa. Holly had chartered a plane because their bus had become prone to breakdowns and often had no heat. The weather was bad and the plane crashed just after taking off.
Buddy's band mate and friend Waylon Jennings--to Holly's displeasure--gave up his seat to the Big Bopper, who was sick. Holly told Waylon "I hope that bus breaks down." Waylon said to Holly "I hope your plane crashes," for which he felt guilty most of his life.
I'm glad Waylon sat that one out, and wish Buddy could have been around to make more songs and see his music venerated by the next generation of people, including most notably, The Beatles.
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Monday, February 02, 2015
My Honda Element in a tight spot
By Jack Brummet
One thing I love about my Element (bought it new, now 136K miles & going strong) is the turning radius. Exhibit A: my parking job Saturday night in Pioneer Square.
When it came time to drive the car home, Maureen , Senor Daveed, and I had had a few glasses of wine. It was up to Keelin to extricate the truck. It took her maybe four or five iterations.
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