orpheus10
Responses from orpheus10
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, I look at that solitary guy at the counter, plus the fact that it's so lonely on the street, and I hear the music of "Round Midnight". | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t18ciJAQoNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvRl3GkgTF8 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pjw, I know you have this album, it's what I'm listening to at the moment. Peter Gunn was one cool dude; he wore Botany 500 suits, I wore Botany 500 suits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7s-JZ_BSSMFrom the album "Shelly Manne & His Men... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Beside trains I like to reminisce about Christmas Trees, all kind with all kind of decorations. What are your favorite?In the early 60's I seemed to be on duty a lot where they had these aluminum trees with the spinning color wheels. There was al... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, I'll have to get that "Lonesome Traveler" by Ray Bryant; he's my kind of pianist, never too complicated.The paintings were nice as well. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman, I was about to post this before you posted, now I'm going to post it anyway.Pjw, no body is a bigger fan of Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, and Joe Morello than I am, but to compare drummers, you'll have to make some distinctions. We would h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78yQbcppNdw&t=197s | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman, when I was preschool, my Grandmother lived so close to the railroad tracks, that big steam locomotives pulling a mile of freight cars, shook the house when they passed.I recall playing on the floor with my little toys, when I heard this lou... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thank you Mary-Jo for your descriptive view of looking out of that huge window watching the world pass by while in your comfortable seat on a train.We are both fortunate to have experienced something grand that most people will never experience, a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=028UoUkO7zc | |
| Jazz for aficionados When I was a kid, at Christmas time, my first stop would be the big display windows downtown where they had toy electric trains running all over the place. I always prayed that Santa would leave me one under the tree, but he never did. https:/... | |
| Jazz for aficionados This was in 65 Pryso, and the name of the club was the 20 Grand; all the top "Motown" acts appeared there. It was a rather "swanky" place with valet parking and coat and hat check. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert, Aretha Franklin brings back memories of some of my best times, and I need all of the good memories I can muster.I traveled from St. Louis to Detroit by train, not just any train, but one with a Dining car. Meals on a train with a dining... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pjw, thank you very much for that information; I don't know why I don't already have that album.The story told is just the tip of the iceberg; Black people who lived in Mississippi and took no part in the civil rights movement caught hell just for... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I knew they grew chickens in Mississippi, but I didn't know they grew them in New York. Just kidding about Mississippi, but I had no idea there was such a thing as "city chickens"; I bet they like jazz, especially "Bird". |