The other recipe got more votes, but this time the contest had a generous sponsor who is even awarding the runner-up (me) a generous prize of $500. so I won while losing.

Ron Thorne wrote: Harvey Mason
Harvey Korman
Harvey S(wartz)

Paul Harvey
Paul Desmond
Desmond Tutu

jtx wrote: William Jefferson Clinton
Jefferson Holt
Carl Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Meadowlark Lemon

Really excited my recipe, "1-2-3-4 Spareribs" is a finalist in the Food52 contest this week. I hope you all will go over to the site and vote for my recipe. Here's the link: https://food52.com/contests/410-your-best-appetizer-to-share-with-friends and btw, it makes a great SuperBowl m...

Ron Thorne wrote: Curtis Counce
King Curtis
B.B. King

Martin Luther King
Curtis Prince
Prince William

Looks like the Jazz Police decided Natalie Cole doesn't belong here. Sad.

Using a "gentler" rum than 151 proof would make it a little less potent. Just saying... Personally, I don't like to mix liquors in eggnog, but maybe that's just me. I use either rum or brandy. But I haven't made it since the days when I taught my "Holiday Treasures" cooking class...

I never had any desire to sing it.... :p

I'll post some photos when I get them downloaded and organized. It was a totally fabulous weekend.

Joey Alexander is a very talented little boy, but I find it really hard to believe that his solo was REALLY one of the five best this past year - in anyone's opinion other than his mother's. In fact, imho, I KNOW it wasn't. Nor was his album special other than that it was by an 11-year-old child. Pr...

Ron Thorne wrote:Happy Birthday to hornplayer (June Jacobs).

Thanks, Ron! I guess I finally found the messages.

bluenoter wrote: 

 

 

Wow! What a clever b'day card. Milles mercis!

Sorry I haven't been around. I was in Martinique for my b'day weekend.

Ron Thorne wrote:Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Addison Farmer
Mercer Ellington

Mabel Mercer
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Carson

Ron Thorne wrote:Donald Byrd
Charlie Byrd
Charlie "Bird" Parker

Parker Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
Steve McQueen

bluenoter wrote:Taylor Ho Bynum
Don Ho
Ho Chi Minh

Chita Rivera
Paquito de Rivera
Don Byron

Oh dear! You're supposed to be enjoying "Paradise!" Hope you hit the lottery soon, Ron.

jtx wrote:"Captain Lou" Albano
Cyndi Lauper
Candy Dulfer WHO?

so okay, I looked her up...
Antonio Hart
Antonio Banderas
Melanie Griffith

But he's not gone yet. And who know WHAT will succeed him.

Probably much worse.

Gentle Giant wrote:Carol Wayne
Carroll O'Connor
Mike Connors

(A salute to the '70s!)

Mike Douglas
Doug Fletcher
Fletcher Henderson

Today is Diz's birthday (my personal all-time favorite trumpet player) and WBGO (www.wbgo.org/listen) is featuring him for 24 hours.

Not much better to my ears than listening to lots of Diz.

Jazzooo wrote:Well, it's not as if we have a lot of traffic right now, but here's another one: Xavier Gibler, Remy Fenoy and me doing Tres Palabras.

I'm sending myself a note to watch at home later. Not a good idea to play music here at work.

jtx wrote: Louis Chevrolet
Louis Hayes
Tubby Hayes

Gabby Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Gentle Giant wrote:
Sonny Clark
Clark Terry
Terry O'Reilly

Terry Thompson
Terri Thornton
Dick Thornton

so sad.

Oh my goodness, one of the best news items of the year!