pianogonzology

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Blind . . .

. . . or owned? . . .

(http://cleantechnica.com/2016/03/17/kasich-may-not-deny-climate-change-but-he-sucks-on-clean-energy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%29)
". . . While it’s great having at least ONE candidate in the GOP race for President who isn’t totally in denial about the biggest threat humanity faces – climate change – he’s just as much in the pocket of the fossil fuel dinosaurs as the rest of them. . . “I think when [Kerry] went to Paris, he should have gone there to get our allies together to fight ISIS instead,” Emily Atkin reports Kasich told a Youngstown questioner. To applause. Because ISIS is TOTALLY going to destroy the world’s agricultural base and wipe out most of the world’s coastal cities by causing a meter of sea level rise. . . ISIS is last year’s enemy, which is fairly typical of the GOP, which never changes its rhetoric or its plans to reflect a changing world. They’ve had the same formula for economic salvation since Reagan: Tax cuts and ending regulation. . . "

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Monday, March 21, 2016

More Progress. . .

. . . on Plunge . . . (sing it with us now)

At heaven's door we pick the lock
When all we had to do was knock
Though Alice she rattles her train of chains
The fetters are inward all the same

Take a look as you fall
Passing through another wall
Here is where the corn is cut
The wind comes down
Get off the pot
Get off the pot
Get off the pot

It's your world the way that you live
Eats the smile right off your face
You're not in Kansas anymore
I am the sheath I cry for more

Biding trends and waves of shock
The turbulence it turns me on
Nonetheless we're born and rocked
By divas, drunks and Barbie dolls

I signed up for high-wired acts
If I lose my balance just cut me some slack
I'm holding out for what can be
Emc squared possibility

Experience to be alive
The abstract now is literalized
You have dreams and nightmares to explore
Get the goods
Get off the floor
Get off the floor
Get off the floor

Plunge
latest mix from Blue Ball Studio courtesy of David M. Reeve

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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. . ."

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)