pianogonzology

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Purposes. . .

. . . of music . . .

(from http://www.mediapocalypse.com/what-the-origin-of-music-reveals-about-its-true-meaning/)
". . . Entertainment is surely one of the purposes of music. To be fair, most people do realize it’s not the only purpose. Live performances can and have united broad swaths of society in ways that transcend simple amusement. Music can be used as therapy or as a call to action. Songs can move us to tears or lift our spirits far beyond a simple diversion. The right song played at the right time is not just a part of one’s music library, but a part of one’s soul. And it would be hard to argue the entertainment value of the funeral dirge or the sonic torture of Iraqi prisoners of war. Clearly, there is something more to music than mere entertainment. . ."

Butter
(from Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, ©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak, coming in April 2015)

What do you think?

Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html or at
http://www.ohomusic.com

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. Please Visit http://www.ohomusic.com

My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music will be released April 7, 2014 Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

(To Access all Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano music you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser: http://http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak)

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

Friday, February 6, 2015

One Last . . .

. . . reminder

OHO

at Belisimo's

Saturday 7:30PM

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Comedy Night at Belisimo's @ Belisimo's

2900 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg, MD 21048 (United States) - Map

410-245-0507

Set: 7:30 PM

All Ages

Tickets: Call 410-245-050

Please visit http://www.ohomusic.com

Limousine
(OHO rehearsal recording January 30, 2015)

What do you think?

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Blame . . .

I knew him when the world was still young
Sometimes I liked him but sometimes sometimes I didn't at all
But so little choice did I have
In the matter of just who I am

I watched him struggle with his tribulations
Wanting to lend some kind of a helping hand
Still any amount of advice I would offer
Was just so much spam

Can't you see people like you and me
Are so much the same
After all we're the ones standing tall
We took all that life had to give
There's no one else to blame

He lived an average life in an average place
Who ever gets to choose his own time and space
He never fit into a crowd
If he thought he belonged there somehow

He felt emotions torn between two extremes
Yearned to belong but fueled by some other means
The kind not so easily explained
And the kind he could feel but not know

Can't you see people like you and me
Are so much the same
After all we're the ones standing tall
We took all that life had to give
There's no one else to blame

The springtime came dressed to the nines
We never heard of reading between the lines
Then summer we thought we were grown
As autumn fast approaches
The seeds have all been sown

I try to visit once every now and then
There's not a lot that we have in common now
But in spite of present demands
There's a laugh and some memories again

Can't you see people like you and me
Are so much the same
After all we're the ones standing tall
We took all that life had to give
There's no one else to blame

Blame
©2005 Raymond M. Jozwiak, copyright filing demo recording

What do you think?

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Music . . .

. . . by OHO. . .

. . . then COMEDY. . .

Saturday, February 7, 2015
Comedy Night at Belisimo's @ Belisimo's
2900 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg, MD 21048 (United States) - Map
410-245-0507
Set: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Tickets: Call 410-245-0507

Out of Thin Air
(OHO rehearsal recording January 30, 2015)

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

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. Please Visit http://www.ohomusic.com

My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music will be released April 7, 2014 Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Orange . . .

. . . must be SOME correlation . . .

. . . to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives which, just today, voted (for the 56th time) to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This time it's a vote on whether to actually take health coverage away from millions of Americans who now have it. They said it was 'symbolic.' I agree. I 'symbolizes' the idiocy of these particular members of our legislative branch of government.

(from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_boehner.html#8tSoiOOmQEugXz0d.99)
I didn't need to be speaker because I needed a fancy title or a big office. I wanted to be speaker so I could lead an effort to deal with the serious issues that are facing our country.

Our manifesto, whatever it will be called, will come from the people who are really in charge of this country, and that's the American people.

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget.

http://www.boehneraccomplishments.com/

Monday, February 2, 2015

Brushing . . .

. . . up for Saturday . . .

(Sing along with us now . . . )

Blood Brother
(OHO rehearsal recording January 30, 2015)

I'll be your Blood Brother

By your side through thick and thin

I'll be your Blood Brother

Just as long as I don't have to bloody

My hands

Bar rooms sure have a funny way

Of bringing loyalty out in a man

Buy a drink and tell a joke

And buddy you've got you a friend

But keep a good eye upon that friend

Because he really doesn't give two hoots

And don't say anything about his Mom

His girlfriend or his army boots

I'll be your Blood Brother

By your side through thick and thin

I'll be your Blood Brother

Just as long as I don't have to bloody

My hands

Walked into an auto-mo-showroom

I need some wheels but got no money to spend

When a guy with an ugly tie

Walks out and acts like he's my long-lost friend

I said hey Buddy I've a purpose here

And if you please I will accomplish my goal

So don't you slap me on the back again

Cause if you do I might just lose my control

I'll be your Blood Brother

By your side through thick and thin

I'll be your Blood Brother

Just as long as I don't have to bloody

My hands

So please be careful when you meet someone

Who'll make a promise at the drop of a hat

And don't provide them with encouragement

You will regret the day you offered him that

Cause everybody needs some empathy

But just how willing

And how far will they go

To really help you when the chips are down

Can they be trusted half as far as you throw them

I'll be your Blood Brother

By your side through thick and thin

I'll be your Blood Brother

Just as long as I don't have to bloody

My hands

Catch OHO at Belisimo's
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Comedy Night at Belisimo's @ Belisimo's
2900 Baltimore Boulevard, Finksburg, MD 21048 (United States) - Map
410-245-0507
Set: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Tickets: Call 410-245-0507

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Facts . . .

. . . and fiction . . .

Fox's Varney: "New Figures Suggest That Obamacare Will Be Much More Expensive Than We Thought."On the January 27 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, network host Stuart Varney claimed that the CBO's report showed that "Obamacare is going to be much more expensive than we thought" and that these "uncovered" costs are "going into our deficit projections." Varney didn't mention the CBO's finding that the ACA will cost less than expected. [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 1/27/15]

Fox's Hasselbeck: "Bombshell" Report Says Obamacare Will Cost "$50,000 In Taxpayer Money Per Person." During the January 27 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck reported on the CBO's new estimates, saying the estimated cost of Obamacare would be "two trillion dollars" or "$50,000 in taxpayer money" for every insured American, omitting that the price has actually fallen. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 1/27/15]

Wash. Examiner: ACA Will "Spend About $2 Trillion." In a January 26 article, The Washington Examinerreported on the CBO's estimates on healthcare spending without noting that the analysis had actually lowered the cost of funding the ACA. Instead, the Examiner focused on the healthcare law's price tag of "about $2 trillion over the next decade":

(from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/budget-office-slashes-estimated-cost-of-health-coverage.html?_r=0)

The subsidies will cost the government less than originally expected, but are still substantial, the budget office said. “Subsidies in the exchanges are projected to average about $5,000 per subsidized enrollee from 2016 through 2018 and to reach almost $8,000 in 2025,” Mr. Elmendorf said.