Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Michael Winner R.I.P.
Michael Winner passed away at age 77.
Director of amongst others : Lawman, Stone Killer, Death Wish, The Big Sleep, The Mechanic, Chato's Land ....
The Independent has already an obituary here.
Check out this interview where Michael Winner, locks horns with journalist, Ann Raeburn, in this TV interview from the early 1980's. Hosted by Derek Hobson.
Director of amongst others : Lawman, Stone Killer, Death Wish, The Big Sleep, The Mechanic, Chato's Land ....
The Independent has already an obituary here.
Check out this interview where Michael Winner, locks horns with journalist, Ann Raeburn, in this TV interview from the early 1980's. Hosted by Derek Hobson.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Jack Kerouac
The New York Times has a book review of 'The Voice is All' by Joyce Johnson.
It's available here.
Enjoy!
It's available here.
Enjoy!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Julian Priester needs help
http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/please-help-julian-priester/38293
Many of you know Julian Priester...
...if not personally, then as one of jazz's living treasures. He's performed and recorded with the likes of Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra... and has been a key member of the Seattle jazz community for the past 35 years.
Prof. Priester recently retired from his longtime faculty position at Cornish College of the Arts, and was hit with a "perfect storm" of events. He sufferred serious kidney troubles, incurring expenses and forcing him to stay near Seattle - both for treatment and to be available for a transplant should the opportunity suddenly arise. That prevents him from touring which, for lack of a pension, is his main source of income. He and his wife have already had to give up their home and put most of their posessions into storage. Even so, it has been a struggle to keep up with the costs of storage, and they cannot reclaim their belongings until the mounting fees are paid off. Soon their things will be auctioned off - not only practical posessions but a lifetime of artwork, music and family history.
Prof. Preister and his wife are wonderful people, and it does not come naturally to them to talk about their personal issues, much less ask for financial help. But they do need our help. They have been working hard to line up a good long-term home for themselves and their belongings, and to delay the confiscation of their posessions until they have the money to pay their storage bills and reclaim them.
Anything you can contribute now will be of immediate help. We hope to raise enough money to reclaim all their belongings and help with their medical costs, at least until they are able to get back on their feet.
Julian Priester has given so much to the jazz community for decades, through his music and his teaching. Let's come together to help him through this time of need.
Many of you know Julian Priester...
...if not personally, then as one of jazz's living treasures. He's performed and recorded with the likes of Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra... and has been a key member of the Seattle jazz community for the past 35 years.
Prof. Priester recently retired from his longtime faculty position at Cornish College of the Arts, and was hit with a "perfect storm" of events. He sufferred serious kidney troubles, incurring expenses and forcing him to stay near Seattle - both for treatment and to be available for a transplant should the opportunity suddenly arise. That prevents him from touring which, for lack of a pension, is his main source of income. He and his wife have already had to give up their home and put most of their posessions into storage. Even so, it has been a struggle to keep up with the costs of storage, and they cannot reclaim their belongings until the mounting fees are paid off. Soon their things will be auctioned off - not only practical posessions but a lifetime of artwork, music and family history.
Prof. Preister and his wife are wonderful people, and it does not come naturally to them to talk about their personal issues, much less ask for financial help. But they do need our help. They have been working hard to line up a good long-term home for themselves and their belongings, and to delay the confiscation of their posessions until they have the money to pay their storage bills and reclaim them.
Anything you can contribute now will be of immediate help. We hope to raise enough money to reclaim all their belongings and help with their medical costs, at least until they are able to get back on their feet.
Julian Priester has given so much to the jazz community for decades, through his music and his teaching. Let's come together to help him through this time of need.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Killer Elite
Friday, January 11, 2013
Claude Nobs R.I.P.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
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