pianogonzology

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Elk . . .

. . . Run

. . . is the name. . .

. . . but you'll see many more grapes there than elk. And this Sunday, September 21st, you'll also see OHO (3 - 5:00PM) as Elk Run Vineyard presents "Sippin' Sundays" at the vineyard.

OHO came out of nowhere in the early 1970s playing music the chroniclers swore was years ahead of its time. OHO sneaks around the musical conventions that have mummified so many others, unleashing sliders where you'd expect curve balls, fast balls where you'd expect change-ups. Part of it is their sense of humor, part of it their unerring humanity. Definitely, one of a kind and all in good fun...its got to be. 21st Century OHO continues to play locally as a trio consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jay Graboski, drummer/percussionist/vocalist David Reeve and keyboardist/vocalist Ray Jozwiak. In 2011 the band began work on a new release, tentatively entitled GAZEBO. Look for it in the near future.

What do you think?
Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html

OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD) OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak

My latest solo release, '2014' of original, instrumental piano music, can be downloaded digitally at:

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Discovery # . . .

. . . 492,732,075,295 . . .

The music business is a lot like the electoral process.

"The clear difference between the cheap pop put on the radio and the quality work heard less is the amount of money thrown at the pop to force into the ears of all." (thanks David Balogh)

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Everybody . . .

. . . wants one . . .

Many firms spend their 'quality' time with employees preaching on how the employees can do things differently, usually to the benefit of the company. How many actually consider what makes a 'good' company? . . .

(from http://www.goodcompanyindex.com/good-company/good-employer/)
The phrase good employer evokes images of generous, nice companies. While such attributes are part of the equation, being a good employer is more complex – and more difficult to achieve. There are many moving parts, tradeoffs, and judgments that companies must make with regard to their employees.

There are three main elements to being a good employer:
    A value-creating organization committed to its employees, through active management of the organization’s leadership, work, and learning environments
    Creating business intelligence for being a worthy employer; this makes it possible for a company to masterfully manage the tension between employees as costs and employees as assets
    Providing an inspiring purpose with compelling answers to the questions “Whom is the company designed to benefit?” and “What is the company trying to achieve?”

Why would a company seek to be a good employer? This is basic to being a good company for at least three reasons:
    Employees are fundamental stakeholders in a company and deserve to be treated and managed well
    Over the long run, it’s hard for companies to deliver great value to their customers if their employees are surly, disenfranchised, and/or in short supply
    If companies mistreat or mismanage their workers and fail their customers, the company’s capacity to deliver value to its investors and other stakeholders will suffer correspondingly

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

Friday, September 12, 2014

It Will Not . . .

. . . Be Late . . .

. . . matter of fact, the show will be right on time . . .
Oho
Live at Sippin' Sundays
September 21, 2014 @ 3PM
Elk Run Vineyards
15113 Liberty Road Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Phone: 410-775-2513 • Fax: 410-875-2009 •
TOLL FREE: 800-414-2513
elk_run@msn.com

I'm at a slumber party where sleepwalkers roam

I heard her say "You can do bad on your own"

Shut down my head I vow poverty of speech

The flora's growing green upon my gnashing teeth

You make me know that what ain't mine ain't mine

I feel like I have been dispatched from time

Now there's no wind so I will grab my oars and row

So I start to laugh so hard I cry

It all goes away but never too late

It will not be late

Let me tell you something about your other face

I see it smiling there behind a veil of lace

Mary's dressing up her fish fillets

The juicy mango's calling for her blade

To pierce the silence of the desert as it waits

The virtue is there so just take it up

It waits through delay it surely comes

It will not be late

It will not be late

Just to lose you've got to stand up in the ring

Defeat it trickles like the dreams inside your dreams

I know you think that I'm a philistine

See the water changing into wine

Just a sip will turn the lights on in your head

You know I'll do the least that I can do

The eyes behind my head are watching you

The cock will crow the next time I am denied

It Will Not Be Late
[9/5/2014 rehearsal recording by OHO - Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak]

What do you think?
Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html

OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD) OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak

My latest solo release, '2014' of original, instrumental piano music, can be downloaded digitally at:

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

Jazz . . .

. . . at Elk Run Vineyards . . .

Event:
    Autumn Harvest Jazz Festival
Start:
    September 13, 2014 12:00 pm
End:
    September 13, 2014 5:00 pm
Category:
    Festival
Updated:
    August 11, 2014

For tickets please visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/828632

Sept 13/14 Autumn Hues and Jazz Festival $20

12-5pm Local musicians, food vendors, hay rides

local produce, artisans and crafters.

Presented in Support of the Therapeutic & Recreational Riding School
In Memory of Katherine Wilson

Saturday Sept. 13
Darryl Brenzel Trio
Ronny Smith and Friends
Josh Bayer Trio

Sunday Sept. 14
Ray Jozwiak
Time Squared
Eric Byrd Trio

The performers have been listed by order of appearance.
Elk Run Vineyards
15113 Liberty Road Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Phone: 410-775-2513 • Fax: 410-875-2009 •
TOLL FREE: 800-414-2513
elk_run@msn.com

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

An Apple . . .

. . . a day?

(from http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/the-evil-reign-of-the-red-delicious/379892/)
For at least 70 years, the Red Delicious has dominated apple production in the United States. But since the turn of the 21st century, as the market has filled with competitors—the Gala, the Fuji, the Honeycrisp—its lead has been narrowing. Annual output has plunged. And even still, a gap is growing between supply and demand from American consumers. Earlier this month, Todd Fryhover, the president of the Washington Apple Commission—whose growers produce the majority of apples in the United States—recommended that this harvest, up to two-thirds of the state’s Red Delicious yield be exported.

How did such an unlikeable apple become the most ubiquitous in the country? And as its dominion here ends, where will it invade next?

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com