If one wishes to make a country "great", one presumably must first possess an adequate idea of greatness.
For a start, we could admit that no aspect of buying, selling, or owning a car is truly "great".
fragments of thought, pieces of mind
Finally this month I'd like to share what has to be one of the most extraordinary live performances ever captured on video. The legendary Pete Rock joins Roy Ayers on stage with a full backup band whose chops are just out of this world, playing not only some highlights from Ayers' storied career but offering several original jams and new arrangements that must be seen & heard to be believed! Recorded live at the 2011 North Sea Jazz Festival.
Despite departing our Earthly plane for the mystic harmonies of the beyond, the music Roy Ayers left us is a treasure trove of wonders that will dazzle us all with its glittering briliance for generations. RIP. We could never thank you enough for the precious gifts we are so fortunate you've shared with the world.
Another stellar show. Was there anyone classier, more ahead of the curve, more effortlessly at ease with themselves and the entire panorama of musical possibility both as a performer and as a composer; as an auteur of the highest caliber??
Fundamentally, the spirit of his music was one of pure, unadulterated joy, lending it a universal appeal which shines through the whole body of his work. EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, now and always!!
While it was cloudy here in middle of the American continent for last week's solar eclipse, here are some photos I took last year in April showing the characteristic "crescent"- shaped circular pattern of light near totality filtered through leaves and projected through a pair of binoculars during the 2024 total solar eclipse over North America. Taken in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago just a few blocks from an apartment I no longer occupy.