Read the story so far, here, here and here After the somewhat suspect “On A Coconut Island”, which I will have to admit that I did find myself humming many years ago while doing the Island Cruise around Les Rocques on my first trip to Margarita, the band changed to a more traditional number which … Continue reading Upton Jazz Festival 2018: Friday Part Three
Month: July 2019
Sandman’s Q and A
Here's another little Q and A for you. Either answer in comments or if you prefer, create your own post and link back to this post with a pingback. Do you sunbathe and get that tan easily? Do you have a special beach/pool towel or do you just use anything handy (i.e. a regular bath … Continue reading Sandman’s Q and A
A Tune A Day #31
Alan Barnes with the Dave Newton Trio https://youtu.be/bPi9xd0Qf3A
A Day A Tune #30
Let's mellow out with some Gerry Mulligan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cK_AIpmejs
FOWC: The Fearless Vampire Hunter
When I was a child I was something of a gamer, of course growing up in the 80s and early 90's my gaming wasn't done on Worldwide Computer Communities, it was done on a Commodore 64 initially and later a Super Nintendo. One of the games I did like to play was a game called … Continue reading FOWC: The Fearless Vampire Hunter
Share Your World 29th July 2019
Is it wrong to sell store-bought pastries at a bake sale? Providing you aren't trying to pass them off as your own work I don't see why it should be a problrm. Have you ever interacted with the police? A couple of times due to my work, normally it is just liasing with local officers … Continue reading Share Your World 29th July 2019
A Tune A Day #29
Charlie Watts (yes, him from the Rolling Stones), and Scott Hamilton perform "Happy Go-Lucky-Local" aka "Night Train", performed live on BBC 4 3rd May 2019 as part of JAZZ 625 for one night only. https://youtu.be/aaeaFMXLDfs?t=1m3s
The Sandman’s Q and A
Here are some random questions for you answer. You can either answer in the comments section or create your own post and link to this one with a pingback. The Questions What do you consider is the most important piece of furniture in a house? How many remote controls do you have in your house? … Continue reading The Sandman’s Q and A
A Tune A Day #28
Dave Brubeck Quartet performs "These Foolish Things" live in Rome in 1959. Apologies for the poor picture quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8UQbzvSVy8
A Belated Fibbing Friday
What objects are closer in the rear view mirror? The combined representations of the Black Lodge which occasionally in the form of BOB What wouldn’t he do for love? Dance the Birdy Song What happened in the summer of ’69? The clue is in the name... Why does everybody hurt? Because Lemon Juice always finds … Continue reading A Belated Fibbing Friday
