pianogonzology

Friday, March 13, 2015

Blood . . .

. . . (and blood products)donations

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateletpheresis)
". . . (more accurately called thrombocytapheresis or thrombapheresis, though these names are rarely used) is the process of collecting thrombocytes, more commonly called platelets, a component of blood involved in blood clotting. The term specifically refers to the method of collecting the platelets, which is performed by a device used in blood donation that separates the platelets and returns other portions of the blood to the donor. Platelet transfusion can be a life-saving procedure in preventing or treating serious complications from bleeding and hemorrhage in patients who have disorders manifesting as thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) or platelet dysfunction. This process may also be used therapeutically to treat disorders resulting in extraordinarily high platelet counts such as essential thrombocytosis. . ."

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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

So Is Spring . . .

Coming

April 7, 2015

to http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak

On April 7, my latest, digital-download only, solo, instrumental piano music release becomes available at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak which brings you . . . well . . . JUST MORE MUSIC by Ray Jozwiak. Organic, still anything but mundane, original compositions and improvisation based in jazz but incorporating elements of everything from "A"dderley to "Z"appa.

". . .equally at home playing Keith Jarrett-style jazz, Steely Dan-style rock and writing and performing classical compositions. . ."

". . .jazzes up the room most mightily. . ."

". . .channels Erroll Garner and sometimes Thelonious Monk, and plays himself into corners that you just don't think he’s going to get out of – but, wait – a quick wriggle and there he is gliding across the open floor. . ."

JUST MORE MUSIC by Ray Jozwiak will be available through digital distribution only at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RayJozwiak

For a Promotional Copy, Please Contact:

Ray Jozwiak

Website: http://www.rayjozwiak.com

Email: pjozwiak@verizon.net

Phone: 410-369-8463

Snail: 1049 Winsford Road

Towson, MD 21204

USA

Butter
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Don't Jump . . .

. . . to conclusions . . .

. . . about women from the great state of Alaska based on that Palin person.

Comedian Hailey Boyle is living proof of the good that Alaska is capable of producing. . . and the funny too.

You can see her opening for Ralphie May, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (March 19, 20 & 21)
at:

Magoobys Joke House
9603 Deereco Road
Timonium, MD 21093
View Map
Phone: 410-252-2727
Email: magoobys@magoobys.com

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

More of the Same . . .

. . . stuff . . .

Now the pitifully, most-likely Democratic Presidential candidate has, as she and her former-President 'mate' seem always to have had, more scandal with which to contend. Foreign money and secret emails are the latest of more-of-the-same for this 'principled' 'family' of public 'servants.' She tried to defuse the latest controversy with a late-night tweet short after the email problem surfaced that, like all Clinton responses to confrontation, fell far short of effective.

It's difficult to find a vocal Republican with whom I am likely to agree, but Republican Party spokesman Michael Short, who said “Hillary Clinton must think we’re all suckers. The fact Hillary Clinton set up a ‘homebrewed’ email system in her house to skirt federal record-keeping regulations is a pretty good indicator of just how transparent she’s interested in being,” may just be one.
(source: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/03/05/258816/a-clinton-candidacy-is-weakened.html#storylink=cpy)

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Bass . . .

. . . is the place . . .

Another step in the fascinating, joyful, and always rewarding creative process. Thanks to Jay and Bill for guidance and spiritual support. This track's gonna KILL!

Unique
© Copyright - OHO Music, BMI / Oho Music
by OHO (Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak, (work-in-progress)

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Smart . . .

. . . phones . . .

. . . are honestly and truthfully a wonderfully convenient and efficient tool. Not only communication via the internet, phone service and email but all the computing capabilities all at your fingertips any time of day (or night). Magnificent.

But I don't have one. At least not yet. I most certainly have no quarrel with the power and convenience these devices provide.

Back around 2003, when I established my 'Gonzo' brand of independent music, I forced myself to explore marketing possibilities on the web from websites to social media to all the free (and some paid) music promotion and distribution services. More than ten years later, I am still exploring. Not only is there a wealth of potential to explore, new opportunities become available almost hourly.

So, you may be thinking, all the more reason to have a smart phone to enable yourself to access this wealth any and all times. Well . . . yes. But, in truth, I most certainly am not a 'gadget' guy and do not need to own the latest and greatest of all tech things available at any given time. I do, in fact, spend more hours on the laptop than many people with whom I have much in common. And I don't need to resolve questions or uncertainties regarding topics of conversation with others instantaneously. I still am able to research such things at a later time.

I don't intend to discontinue explore web potential to market music. But once I close the laptop, I don't feel the need to have all that capability in my back pocket for instant access. When I need to make a phone call, I simply pull out my ancient Samsung fliptop and make one. No need for a smart phone. . .

. . . at least not yet.

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Graying . . .

. . . heads . . .

(from http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/grayhair.html)
". . . Parents often cite having teenagers as the cause of gray hair. This is a good hypothesis, but scientists continue to investigate why hair turns gray. In time, everyone’s hair turns gray. Your chance of going gray increases 10-20% every decade after 30 years. Initially, hair is white. It gets its natural color from a type of pigment called melanin. The formation of melanin begins before birth. The natural color of our hair depends upon the distribution, type and amount of melanin in the middle layer of the hair shaft or cortex.

Hair has only two types of pigments: dark (eumelanin) and light (phaeomelanin). They blend together to make up the wide range of hair colors.

Melanin is made up of specialized pigment cells called melanocytes. They position themselves at the openings on the skin’s surface through which hair grows (follicles). Each hair grows from a single follicle. . . the hair follicle has a “melanogentic clock” which slows down or stops melanocyte activity, thus decreasing the pigment our hair receives. This occurs just before the hair is preparing to fall out or shed, so the roots always look pale.

Moreover, Dr. Tobin suggests that hair turns gray because of age and genetics, in that genes regulate the exhaustion of the pigmentary potential of each individual hair follicle. This occurs at different rates in different hair follicles. . ."

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