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Billy Kilson
August 2, 1962




Nana Vasconcelos
August 2, 1944

Sorry that I missed your initial post, Alan. R.A. Dickey is simply amazing! I could watch him just about every day. He used to play for a franchise a lot closer to us, in Seattle. Got to see most of the game today with Toronto vs. Kansas City, and I thought the Blue Jays would take this one ... unt...

Jimmy, what are your recommendations for (marinara) pizza sauce and dough? Do you make your own, or have you found some store-bought for home use that rival the best in restaurants? Many tomato-based sauces are often too sweet, but a scant few are well-balanced. Dough can also be problemati...

Glad to see that the priorities are correct for Lobster Rolls in Connecticut, Jimmy. More lobster, more lobster ... .

Lobster Rolls at McDonalds?

Happy Birthday ... http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef015436a3422f970c-pi Kenny Burrell July 31, 1931 http://media.npr.org/assets/music/blogs/blogsupreme/2010/05/hankjones_wide-bc89020b4204f04ebbc98b2b3efdebeb47425b22-s900-c85.jpg Hank Jones July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010 https://s3...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.naturalvoiceperfection.com/data/admin_img/24e965c81e7abbaeff5c328d5ccb2663.jpg Kevin Mahogany July 30, 1958 http://www.giorgioalto.com/resize.php?maxx=800&maxy=600&src=admin/img/foto/1196764251__MG_6945.JPG http://www.jazzpodium.nl/images/spaulding_foto_elvin_v...

Patti & I were watching the evening news when rudely interrupted by an earthquake yesterday. We knew that it was powerful, and I guessed that its magnitude was 6.4, later learning how close my guess was when it was assigned a 6.34 by the scientists. We're fine, as is our sturdy little house...

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif New Release: Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s “Tokyo Adagio” Late bassist and pianist were recorded together in 2005 By JazzTimes 07/21/15 http://jazztimes.com/images/content/articles/0007/7011/DownloadedFile2TOC_depth1.jpg?1308869942 http://jazztim...

http://www.symbols.com/gi.php?type=1&id=1915 Howard Rumsey, Musician Who Invigorated West Coast Jazz Scene, Dies at 97 By BEN RATLIFF JULY 26, 2015 http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/28/arts/28RUMSEY-obit/28RUMSEY-obit-master675.jpg The bassist Howard Rumsey, right, in 1954, with members of...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/8/8/9/88247ee4fe04b88b334a4410b0934.jpg Charlie Persip July 26, 1929 http://www.tomajazz.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/01_130314_Joanne-Brackeen-trio.jpg Joanne Brackeen July 26, 1938

Happy Birthday ... https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dave-lambert-jon-hendricks-and-annie-ross.jpg?w=450&h=456 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KP6JAuoX5EU/VC8dgO29BGI/AAAAAAABd0w/KtWztqm2Nes/s1600/3752686.jpg Annie Ross July 25, 1930 http://www.quotationof.com/images/don-ellis-2.jpg htt...

http://gasparillafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Variety-Logo.png Theodore Bikel, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Star, Dies at 91 https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/theodore-bikel.jpg?w=670&h=377&crop=1 July 21, 2015 | 11:55AM PT Carmel Dagan Oscar- and Tony-nominated charact...

Happy Birthday ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Charles_McPherson.jpg/399px-Charles_McPherson.jpg Charles McPherson July 24, 1939 http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/04/08/taylor-ec78c2d0a4c62d6645c39fbc6732e0cda1aec53b-s900-c85.jpg Billy Taylor July 24, 1921 – Decembe...

Happy Birthday ... http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KLbXPwPKfK4/0.jpg Richie Kamuca July 23, 1930–July 22, 1977 http://www.gustav-eckart.com/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_img_slideshow/public/photos/steve_lacy_1989.jpg?itok=64a9GGfb Steve Lacy July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004 http://www.lorenschoenberg.com/i...

Happy Birthday ...






Junior Cook
July 22, 1934 - February 3, 1992




Al DiMeola
July 22, 1954

Happy Birthday ... http://jimbrittphoto.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Plas-Johnson_.jpg Plas Johnson July 21, 1931 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/sonny-clark-at-the-piano-during-the-recording-session-for-clifford-jordans-cliff-craft-album-1957.png Sonny Clark July 21, 19...

As the result of our recent software upgrade, the icon and location of our Donation button have changed. Here is what the new icon looks like in a greatly enlarged view, followed (below) by the icon and Donate button in context in the upper left hand part of our Home Page, just to the right...

This makes me very sad and angry, though I'm not surprised. http://www.symbols.com/gi.php?type=1&id=1915 Bill Cosby, in Deposition, Said Drugs and Fame Helped Him Seduce Women http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/19/arts/19cosby3/19cosby3-master675.jpg Bill Cosby in 2014. Credit: Evan Vuc...