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50 years ago – 50. I remember 1967 – I was 7 for most of the year. Not sure that I would have tagged 1967 as the Summer of Love, but I was 7, doing what most boys did in 1967 – not think about love. The music was great – I was listening to…

Hello! Welcome to a new jazz podcast put together just for you. Well, it might also be a round up of recent releases that I have been listening to, and a tribute to Jaco Pastorius (whose newest I have not yet gotten). I think that everyone will enjoy the music I’ve put together, so let’s…

My wife informs me that today will be Adventure Day. She wants to go out for breakfast and hit the shops in the Portsmouth area. She may be surprised to learn that shops may not open especially early in Portsmouth on a Sunday, but that’s all part of the adventure. We’ll probably go for a…

Wow, I’ve been doing this (making podcasts and bugging y’all about it) for three years – had no idea it would last this long, or that I would still be interested in putting together a playlist every week. I’d like to thank everyone who’s been part of this, by making suggestions, liking, sharing, and listening…

Well, it’s supposed to be a mostly cloudy day today, but right now it’s sunny – maybe the weather report will be wrong today, and we’ll have a good day. I have lots of yard work that needs to get done, so I can use all of the sun I can get. The season is…

I was always under the assumption that Memorial Day started after World War 1, but it actually started in 1868, after the Civil War (as Decoration Day, which is the name of a blues song). People in Decatur, Illinois, started honoring the war dead by decorating their graves with flowers, and it was replicated all…

Is it Sunday morning? Then there will be trouble posting to Facebook. I’m not sure if they use Sunday morning for updates, backups, etc., but it’s become hard for me to post to the site. I also can’t really read the site – I only get the top 2 or 3 stories. How frustrating. Maybe…

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there. I no longer have a mother, but I still appreciate all of the mothers, and wish them well. I see all of the Facebook posts of sons and daughters from the proud mothers – I know that they will have a great day, but let’s…

If April showers bring May flowers (according to noted botanist Bugs Bunny), the May showers bring…disdain? Looks like we may escape the rain today, but it’ll still be very wet – I still have a lot of yardwork to attend to, and may not get that much done today. Looks like rain for most of…

Not much time this week – my thoughts (as usual) are all jumbled up. I will try to get my act together later and post something of merit – but for now I think we’ll just skip the regular yak and get straight to the music. On this week’s show we mostly focus on the…