pianogonzology

Monday, February 9, 2015

Wish . . .

. . . you'd been there . . .

. . . last Saturday at Belisimo's Comedy Night, OHO kicked off the show with musical performances of some original OHO classics, several newer OHO compositions and some sophisticated covers.

The hyperlink below will take you to our spirited rendition of Slough of Despond from the show.

Slough of Despond
OHO live at Belisimo's, February 2015. OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak.

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

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Richer . . .

from The Noonday Demon; An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon) [James Ballenger said,]
". . . "We're eight inches taller than we were before the Second World War and much healthier, and we're living longer. No one complains about the change. When you remove a disability, people go out in life and find more, both good and bad.". . .

. . . And that, I think, is really the responses to the question that I was asked by almost everyone to whom I mentioned this book. "Don't these drugs blank out your life?" No. What they do is to allow you to have your pain in more important places, in better places, for richer reasons. . ."

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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?

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/