@puroandson   @all     I watched the results come in last night (8 hour time difference so not terribly late here), and when it was all over, I couldn’t help but think, well, the shit has really hit it now, and we’d all better duck. I can’t help but think that there are challenging times ahead no matter what side you’re on (of course, the times…[Read more]

@puroandson      “It’s cold” is not a complaint I hear from you very often!  🙂  I do like a song with nice harmonies interesting use of instruments. A group that throws in the occasional violin, accordion, or trombone, for instance, will always win my love. Best of all is a group that will use all of those.  🙂

I give you the fabulous Quebeco…[Read more]

@Whisht   I’m sure lots of us have a story at least a bit like that. Back in the day, we all heard at least one great “new” song that was actually thirty years old or whatever. In fact, it still happens. A couple of years ago, my son was very keen on this song. He didn’t believe us when we told him that it was using a theme from something 30+ y…[Read more]

@TheDentistOfDavros       Oh, no, not encyclopedic at all! I have been introduced to so much great music on here that I had never heard before. And the really humbling bit is when six other people come on and say things like “Oh, classic!” and “Great memories!” and I’m going, “Well, all right, then. I guess everyone’s heard this band except me!” …[Read more]

@puroandson   @ichabod      I think that comment was mine, actually. It wasn’t said so much as an objection to mindful discussion, more that the same points do seem to be made over and over. Personally, I’ve accepted that 1) Time Lord gender change is now canon; 2) it is probably only a matter of time until the right set of circumstances gives…[Read more]

@puroandson      No doubt some folk led beautiful lives of equity (:cough:) and leisure whilst the majority slaved away in toothpick factories but :cough: let’s ignore that…. 

Not to mention how many of these lovely girls would have lost their lives at an early age in childbirth– assuming that they survived childhood themselves. And yes, lovely…[Read more]

@puroandson      Hello, sweetie!  🙂  Nice to “see” you. I have greatly enjoyed the Puricle’s contributions over the last couple of days. The Cat, not in a tree but among the pigeons; a polite, respectful cat, but not afraid to voice an opinion!

@Whisht      OMG, Jimmy Smith. You’ve just pushed at least four of my buttons– jazz, organ, Hammond B3, Jimmy Smith. I hadn’t heard that before. 🙂 🙂 🙂

And Tito Puente. That’s funny, because I was just last night reading some stuff about Latin jazz while listening to Stan Kenton. Tito came up in several places. That’s a great track.…[Read more]

@ichabod    I think what helped make Xena so successful was that she was so beautifully realized. All these years later, they still don’t get female superheros right, when they try them at all; and back then, I can’t remember if there were any truly kickass women out there (in the mainstream where I lived, anyway). Xena was smart, she was fu…[Read more]

Welcome back, @mudlark! I hope the recovery is going well and you will soon be back to digging and so on.  🙂

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Okay. I’ve stayed out of this because I don’t really understand why we keep coming back to it. I won’t go into my own reasons for being on the fence about the issue, but only wanted to throw this in for what it’s worth.

As a lover of music, my greatest respect goes to those artists and groups who…[Read more]

@puroandson         Son of Puro, here’s a link to share with your mom. The music school where I teach had their year end recitals recently, and the little guy in this video is a great kid with some big behavioral challenges. He usually prefers gymnastics to music, and has a hard time staying focussed, respecting the other kids, and so on. At th…[Read more]

@puroandson    Hello, sweetie! Lovely contribution, the Te Deum. I shall play the whole thing tomorrow in the quiet of my own Sunday.

Yes, things are gradually calming down. Music school is done now, and the boy has one more week of classes and just a few more baseball games. While not exactly frosty, the temperature has dropped quite a bit an…[Read more]

By the way, I’ve been listening to huge amounts of jazz over the last week or so, here’s something I listened to today. Anyone who likes piano, listen to the fabulous solo in the last few minutes. Jess Stacy. So awesome.

@Whisht   I had seen your post, just hadn’t had time reply, in the midst of year-end music school activities and Midget house league baseball playoffs, among other things. Although I do love Arvo Part, I confess I did not listen to him twice. I have put a few PCO things onto my wishlist since that conversation, but not this one. I will have a l…[Read more]

@Miapatrick     That is a very funny story, and it makes a good point. And the moral is that most personal differences can be resolved by bringing in the ukuleles?  🙂

But what you say about professional writers sometimes receiving less and less editorial help rings true. I have noticed the same tendency in films sometimes, when someone prod…[Read more]

@puroandson      Lovely piece of music! (I loved the poem as well.) Have you heard it done live, or perchance, performed it yourself? I would think it would make a terrific impression heard in person. Some very interesting harmonies in there. Thanks for sharing it.

@Miapatrick      Do you know what’s the worst thing that gets tracked into our house? The little bits of rubber that come up out of all-weather artificial turf playing fields. We have a lot of those in Vancouver due to it raining much of the winter when soccer is on, and the cleats end up full of these tiny rubber balls that end up all over the…[Read more]

@pedant        Nice piece, as always. Thanks for sharing!   🙂

@pedant  @puroandson

I have just today been hearing about the problems with Windows 10, and am just glad that I don’t have to go that route. We are a household of Mac users, and I agree regarding the excellence of Time Machine. My husband has worked in IT for years and has often quoted that line about the two kinds of hard drives. He has set up…[Read more]