Monthly Archives: December 2014

Ashland ‘Family Album’ by Stew is just the thing, 2014-style and onward

Ok, I lied that the previous post was the end of 2014. And1: I cannot believe it took me four months to dig thru a pile of clips and pulls on my desk and then notice that my former client … Continue reading

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The V. Vale says check out Werner, Cornell and Patti all in one week

() FREE Wed Jan 14, 630pm: Reception for “The Other Worlds of Werner Herzog,” Goethe Institute, 530 Bush/Grant St, SF. http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/ver/en13670079v.htm () $ Thu Jan 15, 7pm Cornel West: Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Commonwealth Club at Castro Theater, … Continue reading

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Dave Douglas says there is no “Witness at 10” in fact he has retired most of his early bands and projects

BUT THERE MAY BE CONTINUUM HYPOTHESIS AT 50 December 31, 2014 last post of the year, and provisionally posted until Dave says it is okay to print that none of this info was private for my eyes only. Dave knows … Continue reading

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Tuck and Patti voice or guitar lessons for $150 or $160 via Skype, Americans only

Hi! This morning we discovered that you must have a US credit card and address to use Square. Sorry about that! If you’re outside the US, here’s what to do instead: 1. Go to our lesson scheduler at tuckandpatti.com/schedule-an-appointment.html. 2. … Continue reading

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George Crile w. Ann Hagedorn

I am reading Ann Hagedorn’s book about privatization of the U.S. military, “Invisible Soldiers”. Slowly. It’s in my stack. Plus I photographed Ann not once but twice when she was in town. Later, while touring with Andres Fajardo and his … Continue reading

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The year in blog

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many people … Continue reading

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Low-fly late-night planes rile up Palo Alto residents

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Wolves face Lancers in Tuesday tilt

I am writing this on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 2 p.m. but I am projecting ahead, prognostication even, to Tuesday night at 7:45, the Saint Francis Lancers versus the San Ramon Valley Wolves, in the finals of the 38th … Continue reading

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Mad Bum is 16th baseballer as SI Sportsman of the Year

Terry sent me to CVS for batteries and I could not resist SI with Mad Bum on the cover, Sportsman of the Year. The first was Roger Bannsiter (track) but I was surprised that there were so many, 16. Johnny … Continue reading

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Flashback 2008: Steven Bernstein Diaspora Suite at BOTH San Francisco

CD1 (54:44): 1. intro: Mark Weiss 2. intro: Steven Bernstein 3. Reuben 4. Simeon (Yis May Chu) 5. Levi 6. Judah 7. Dan 8. Naphtali 9. Gad CD2 (31:57): 1. Asher* 2. Issachar* 3. Zebulon* 4. Joseph* 5. Benjamin* total … Continue reading

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