pianogonzology

Sunday, March 20, 2016

In Case . . .

. . . you didn't know . . .

(from http://www.lsuagcenter.com/MCMS/RelatedFiles/%7BA86D8A2D-3D53-4850-862D-CE5AA78A86CC%7D/Medicare-Information.pdf)
". . . Who is eligible for Medicare? A worker who has earned 40 credits provided he/she is paying Medicare tax on those earnings. You earn one credit for every $920 you earn. If you earn $3680 per year you will earn 4 credits. Not to exceed 4 credits per year. What do these credits cover? Medicare Part A, which is hospital insurance. The current (2005) deductible is $912. Pays 100% of covered expenses after the deductible. Cost to have coverage without 40 credits = $375/month (2005 rates)
Who else is eligible for Medicare? The spouse of a worker who has earned their credits, if the following criteria are also met: Spousal Coverage. Must be married – for at least one year – if still married. If Divorced – must have been married at least 10 years. Widow/Widower’s Entitlement.
Worker died with enough credits. Surviving divorced spouse – must have been married at least 10 years. . . Disabled widow/widower. . ."

(http://www.seniorcorps.org/social-security/can-i-collect-social-security-benefits-if-i-never-worked/)
". . . For the majority of senior citizens in the United States, the social security benefits program is a primary source of income which is needed pay for housing, food, medical expenses, and other expenses. While it is widely available, it is largely intended for people who have worked and contributed to the system. However, there are ways that you can obtain social security benefits even if you have never worked. Disability One way that you can collect social security benefits if you have never worked is if you are disabled. The social security benefits program is also available to people who are disabled and unable to work a job that is sufficient enough to provide an adequate stream of income. . ."

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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Cheers . . .

. . . to the creativity, originality, perseverance, dedication, open-mindedness, talent, commitment, skill, technique, objectivity, sensitivity, imagination, character, integrity and friendship of Jay, David and Bill who made this song into a glorious musical statement, the depth (and heights) of which I could never have imagined when this composition was bestowed upon me by that mysterious and indescribable musical presence from beyond, which provides the stuff of which sustains me with each new day, almost twenty years ago.

Third-Hand Intelligence
from the forthcoming, tentatively titled 'Male Pattern Radness" by OHO (Jay Graboski, David M. Reeve and Ray Jozwiak) with special guest, executive engineer, co-producer and multi-instrumentalist Bill Pratt

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Friday, March 18, 2016

Fill . . .

. . . -ibuster . . .

(http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/missouri-senators-marathon-filibuster-over-gay-discrimination-bill-n534751)
". . . A 39-hour filibuster led by Democratic legislators in Missouri ended Wednesday morning when Republicans forced a vote on a controversial measure to add more religious protections to people opposed to same-sex marriage. . . The bill. . . passed 21-11 after the GOP senators broke the filibuster using a procedural move. . . the hot-button bill. . . proposes to amend the Missouri Constitution and prohibit the state from "penalizing clergy, religious organizations, and certain individuals for their religious beliefs concerning marriage between two people of the same sex." . . . The Republican-controlled state Senate must vote an additional time on the measure before the MIssouri House can take it up. . .The senators' efforts had been praised by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, who said they are "standing on the right side of history." . . . "

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Blackout . . .

(from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/16/cable-news-totally-ignored-bernie-sanderss-speech-on-tuesday/)
". . . Bernie Sanders was the proverbial tree falling in a forest on Tuesday night. None of the three major cable news channels aired even a moment of his speech live. . . Did it still make a sound?. . . Apparently the Vermont senator addressed supporters for a full hour in Arizona, one of three states holding Democratic contests next Tuesday. But CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC ignored him . . . C-SPAN carried the speech. And Al Jazeera America. . . Sanders has complained about a lack of media attention, and the blackout of his remarks certainly didn't go unnoticed. . . "

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

New Music . . .

The tenth solo offering from Ray Jozwiak of piano soundscapes based upon and inspired by his own unique and original world populated by some very influential influencers including: Mike & Lilly, John, Paul, George, Ringo, Myron Floren, Eddie Arnold, Peter, Paul & Mary, Burl Ives, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Chet Atkins, Janis Ian, Mr. Schwartz, Dimitrious Apostolu, Eddie (Taylor) Krawcyk, Stephen Krawcyk, Albert Krall, Buck Owens, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Gentle Giant, The Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Keith Morgan, Bruce Kafer, Greg Marsh, Ray Kitz, Eddie Singer, Rick Hannah, the other Rick (trumpet player), Ted Brittingham, Randy Filmore, John Hammond, Joseph Arthur, Ani DiFranco, Bob Zacharko, Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, George Duke, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Vince Guraldi, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Kris Kristofferson, Lafayette Gilchrist, Tom Bresh, Bruce Kovacs, Jay Graboski, David Reeve, Jeff Graboski, Bill Pratt, Dom Minasi, Ken Gutberlet, Doug Alan Wilcox, Rod Deacey, Ron Goad, Todd Walker, Tomy Wright, Chris Anderson, Mary Battiata, Lara Herscovitch, Spook Handy, Dean Zhlomski, Barry Reichart, Johnny Hofman, David Murray, N'Dinga Gaba, Ornette Coleman, Ray Anderson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sun Ra, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Elvis Costello, Ian Hunter, Ira Sullivan, Abdoulaye Ndiaye . . . (and many more)

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Desperate . . .

(from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-will-become-president_b_8780730.html)
". . .The American political establishment is trying desperately to shift public opinion towards the belief that voters will elect a person they don't trust and don't like. It's not a conspiracy, however, it's simply the same dynamics that allowed Enron to seduce financial markets before its epic collapse. BusinessWeek wrote a glowing cover story on Enron in February of 2001, stating "Enron's success has not gone unnoticed, but it has a few advantages that competitors would be hard pressed to match." Ten months after this glowing review of Enron's prominence within the energy field, it went bankrupt. . . The same dynamics are at play with Hillary Clinton and poll numbers, as well as Clinton's "inevitability." Conventional logic is often rooted in a herd mentality . . ."

Monday, March 14, 2016

Absolutely . . .

. . . nothing! . . .

(from Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann, translation by John E. Woods)
". . . We are lost. Which is to say: The war is lost, and that means more than a lost campaign, it means that we in fact are lost - lost, our cause and soul, our faith and our history. Germany is done for, or will be done for. AN unutterable collapse - economic, political, moral and spiritual -- in shor, an all-embracing collapse looms ahead. Not that I would have wished for what threatens us, for it is despair, it is madness. Not that I would have wished it, because my pity, my forlorn compassion, is far too deep for this unhappy nation; and when I think back ten years to its awakening and blind fervor, to the uprising that broke forth to break open and break down, to the new beginning that was to purify everything, to our popular and national rebirth, to that specious holy ecstasy, in which, to be sure, were mixed, as warning signed of its treachery, so much savage brutality and hulking vulgarity, so much obscene lust to violate, torture, humiliate, and which, as every sensible person knew, already bore war, this entire war within it . . . "