Saturday, November 13, 2021

Sand . . .

(from View with a Grain of Sand by Wislawa Szymborska
". . .Our glance, our touch mean nothing to it.
It doesn't feel itself seen and touched.
And that it fell on the windowsill
is only our experience, not its.
For it, it is no different from falling on anything else
with no assurance that it has finished falling
or that it is falling still. . ."

 
Grains

- forthcoming from Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano
     


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Friday, November 12, 2021

Epilogue . . .

 
 
Backlog, befog, bigdog,  bull-frog, 
cheeselog, cholagogue and one razorback hog.
What, pray tell, have all these things
In common with your basic demagog?
The answer is that they all rhyme 
With this title - Epilog.



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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Even More . . .

. . . sharks . . .  

" . . . Thank you for auditioning to join the XYZ roster. . . Don't forget to follow us on  Facebook for important music industry updates and career opportunities. If you haven't purchased your audition ticket yet, you can do so at  [our website) at any time to start your audition. . . Once you've got your ticket, the audition process will begin and you will receive email confirmations every step of the way. Your music will be promoted to music fans, music industry professionals, record labels, bloggers, radio promoters, booking agents, publishers and other users of our online radio networks and A&R platforms around the world for a minimum of 7 days so they can listen and vote. For a successful audition, you will need to win the hearts of the fans and industry people listening and voting. . . All promotions are lifetime promotions, so they are never deleted and they will continue to be distributed alongside our other promotions in perpetuity, unless you ask us to remove them. Your audition ticket is also valid for unlimited auditions so you can audition as many times as required until your audition is successful. . . A successful audition tells our A&Rs that you will be highly likely to be successful on our online radio platform alongside all the other fast-rising unsigned artists and bands who are doing amazing things independently in the music industry. It also gives our A&Rs an idea of what your fan base could look like in terms of demographics, which of your songs are working, and which record labels, producers, publishers and booking agents, etc may be interested in working with you. . . "

P.S. "Audition Ticket" price is U.S. $135.00


Cheat-Cheat-Like/Hit The Road Jack
- Buzzy Linhart



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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

A Pair . . .

. . . of Winners???

(from Peril, by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa)
". . . Your problem is too much drama," Lindsay Graham told Trump in another one of their endless and now routing phone calls later in the summer. "Too much volatility. You could, if you choose to, fix your problem easier than Biden. "You keep saying the election was rigged and you were cheated. You lost a close election. "You fucked your presidency up." Trump abruptly hung up the phone. . . (about a day later) Graham reminded Trump he was on his side, his friend forever. He was trying to rehabilitate him. But if Trump came back with a recalibrated pitch and approach, who knew what could happen? . . . " 




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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Baltimore . . .

. . . radio featured OHO 
https://wtmd.org/radio/2021/10/08/homegrown-headliner-oho/

Homegrown Headliner: OHO
Homegrown Headliner is an exciting weekly feature spotlighting some of the many talented performers from the Baltimore area. It airs Wednesday nights on Evenings With Kelly Bell.
There are no boundaries for this week’s Homegrown Headliner…OHO!!  Their creativity stretches as far as the imagination (which appears to be endless).  They offer a variety of genres from catchy, upbeat, pop songs to a 38-minute rock opus in which they employ a new standard guitar tuning just for the composition.  Enjoy this ode to Maryland’s coastal getaway!
Listen to the full segment here —


Homegrown Headliner
- from the October 6, 2021 broadcast of Evenings with Kelly Bell



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Monday, November 8, 2021

Random . . .

. . . stuff



(from https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/wellness-and-personal-development/)
". . . Research suggests that when considering our own death, we are most concerned about . . . (among other things) the well-being of our loved ones. . . 

". . . If you’re not getting happier as you get older, Then you’re fuckin’ up . . ."
-Ani DiFranco

“When you hear music, after it's over, it's gone, in the air. You can never capture it again.”
-Eric Dolphy

"Store the hours. Hoard the wisdom. Take the years and just run like crazy." 
-OHO




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Sunday, November 7, 2021

Baggage . . .


Six AM,
The buses aren't nearly as crowded
As the night before.
Someone said there was
Music and laughter 
Behind all the shutters and doors.
What was all of it for?

Who needs friends?
There's barely a minute for breathing.
Everyone here works so hard.
There's no party.
When I reach my doorstep
I struggle to pull out my key.
Where's the meaning for me?
You see but you're unaware
There's life on the other side.

But there's no bridge to cross.
I'm looking through the fog
For some way out of here.
I've baggage here to toss.

Bless my soul!
I've read about you in the paper.
I've seen your picture somewhere.
When you speak it's in volumes and volumes.
I can't hear a word that you say.
Funny it happens that way.

I've been told 
That envy's the thing I've been feeling
For your kind of work and your play.
But to tell you the truth
That it's only a wish 
For a new kind of day,
When worry and fear melt away.
Could be 
That a day will come
When you just might understand.

I’d like to go away.
And go there to stay.
But I can’t find the way.

So it goes,
But change never really comes easy.
Resistance is felt all around. 
But inevitably something happens
That makes the old ship run aground.
We all stare in awe of what’s found.
Like me you appear to be
Looking for some meaning here. 


Baggage

- from the forthcoming album 'Grains'



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