June 15, 2026 Jazz great Herbie Hancock and the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center (Photo by Openverse) As of this morning, the tarps are still hiding the wall at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, so we can't be sure the hijacker's name has been pulled down. However, it gives… Continue reading Capitol letters and musical memories
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A pandemic diary: Blues and the cold, hard truth
November 12, 2021 Photo by Ladyfern Photos on Pexels.com Fall has arrived in Georgia in earnest, slowly overtaking the sugar maple and ginkgo trees we planted last year in our yard. Though we feared they might not survive, thanks to the summer rain they're growing fast, showing us a palette of red, orange, yellow, and… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Blues and the cold, hard truth
A pandemic diary: It’s five o’clock somewhere!
October 22, 2020 It's Thursday afternoon and the pandemic has got you down. You need a break from the loop of bad news, a slice of normalcy, a little fun. If any of that sounds familiar, go to Facebook or Instagram at 6:00 p.m. Eastern for, "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere: A Musical Social From a… Continue reading A pandemic diary: It’s five o’clock somewhere!
A pandemic diary: Letter to younger self
October 16, 2020 You've probably heard of and maybe indulged in the exercise of writing a letter to your younger self. The idea is to take stock, reflect, set down the big lessons of the past, and promise to live by them in the future. That's all well and good, but I've already made a… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Letter to younger self
A pandemic diary: Take a load
September 5, 2020 When you're staying home on Labor Day weekend with no football, it helps to have music, the kind that resonates in the heart, that's steered you through tough times before. I've been switching between the now-virtual Detroit Jazz Festival, where I've gone in person three times, and the wild party on WWOZ,… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Take a load
A pandemic diary: Watching and waiting
August 7, 2020 As you might know, Michelle Obama has said she’s dealing with low-level depression over the pandemic, racial strife, and the Trump administration. She's far from alone: more than a third of us are believed to be suffering from mental distress, but numbers are abstract, impersonal. It's different when it's you and me.… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Watching and waiting