Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Book . . .

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Dear Booking Coordinator,
Writing about having OHO added to your live music calendar in 2022. OHO (originally from Baltimore) began in 1971 playing music the chroniclers swore was years ahead of its time. After more than forty years of evolution, OHO (now consisting of founders Jay Graboski and David Reeve, reunited with long-time musical collaborator [1970s Ful Treatment] Ray Jozwiak and occasional, special, when-available, musical guests) now cranks out a bevy of thought-provoking original material (either complete trio or as a duo) blended with some classics and sophisticated covers. . . A sample of OHO’s recent activities can be heard at: OHO Music Live Demo.  (or copy and paste this to your browser: https://soundcloud.com/ search?q=oho%20demo).  You can also check out our You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw37xsKB0YlxgDhagA_yXPA.  Looking forward to hearing from you. . . I can send you digital downloadable files (via WeTransfer) of our latest release of original music called GAZEBO upon your request by return email. . .
 


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Monday, January 17, 2022

None Whatsoever . . .

 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/is-none-singular-or-plural

When I start into thinking 
About the things that might have been,
I find that my imagination has no end. 
And though they’re not without their own attraction,
I can see, each time you look at me, 
I am exactly where I want to be.

And maybe I’ll never have that house in the country.
You won’t see me visiting those ritzy discotheques.
But I have no regrets. 
No I have no regrets.
See I have no regrets. 
No regrets . . . 

It’s a human kind of feeling.
It’s one that everybody knows
At least one time, if not another, as they grow, I do suppose. 
And though these things cross everybody’s mind 
I’ve got the key grasping reality. 
It’s the dessert I’m glad I didn’t eat.

Everybody is searching for something
That they’re afraid they might have missed.
And no matter how hard that you’re wishing
To have a second chance.
Don’t regret that you missed the dance,
Because the past is the past and you’re not gonna change it.

If it looks like I am distant,
Like I don’t hear a single word,
All the times that I’m not listening, but you think I really heard,
It doesn’t warrant any serious 
Concern, you see. It’s still the same old me,
And like a glove you fit me to a tee.






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Sunday, January 16, 2022

Inspiration . . .

https://www.jasminedirectory.com/blog/simple-
techniques-artists-can-use-find-inspiration/
. . . comes from the strangest places . . . 


(from [March 8, 2019] https://www.expatica.com/ru/news/trump-ex-campaign-chief-manafort-sentenced-to-47-months-in-prison-2-107328/)
". . . former (Trump) campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to nearly four years in prison by a federal judge . . .  for tax crimes and bank fraud . . . Judge T.S. Lewis immediately came under fire from Democratic lawmakers for imposing what they described as a relatively light sentence on the 69-year-old Republican political consultant and lobbyist. . . Prosecutors from the Special Counsel’s office had argued for a stiff prison term for Manafort, the first target of the Mueller probe to be convicted in a criminal trial.
. . Ellis said that while Manafort had committed “very serious crimes,” he had previously led an “otherwise blameless life” and the advisory sentencing guidelines calling for 19 to 24 years behind bars were “excessive” and disproportionate to sentences for similar offenses.


Otherwise
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from the forthcoming release 'Grains'



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Friday, January 14, 2022

Ahh, To Be A Critic . . .

https://dotandline.net/the-critic-fandom/

. . . and to earn a livelihood from dashing the efforts of hard-scrabble survivors and American icons of the music business who have proven, through both their body/(ies) of work and their persistence/longevity/dedication to one of the most crucial (and ancient) forms of art of which we know. Whether or not you are a fan of Brian Wilson (and/or The Beach Boys), you must at the very least appreciate the sincerity of all his efforts throughout the years whether or not you decide to buy his latest release OR NOT, and simply ignore this drivel and just listen to this work as soon as you can. k

(from https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/brian-wilson-at-my-piano/)
". . . Often, the mellow nature of At My Piano works against it. Wilson shows no desire to improvise or rearrange his warhorses. He plays with a lack of flair that accentuates the melody at the expense of texture or vibe: He literally is sitting at the piano playing familiar tunes. With the earliest songs, this approach amounts to little more than tinkling the melody as his left hand plonks out acompanying chords. There is a modicum of homespun charm, but the simplicity is also a bit stultifying. . .


Til I Die
- Brian Wilson


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Inspiration . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dUHGpi0v4

. . . comes in many forms and from many places.  Sometimes we can identify its origins. But sometimes we cannot. . . . Though this piece does not resemble it, Cannonball Adderley's 'Tengo Tango' played a substantial part in the conception of this song as is blatantly illustrated by both its tango influence and (more obviously) its title.




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Thursday, January 13, 2022

This . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHRbPWrFnU

. . . video should have at least a million views and the same amount of "Likes."
Cannonball was a musical giant.  

 
Tengo Tango
- Cannonball Adderly Sextet
     


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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Dangerous . . .

. . . and unbecoming . . . 
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/06/us/capitol-riot-paths-to-insurrection/

(from Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow)
". . . The fierce debates about Jefferson and Burr took place amid a welter of reports that the Federalisdts would refuse to yield power. One Republican scenario hypothesized that desperate Federalists would prevent both Republican candidates from being elected . . . Nobody was more upset by talk of extralegal schemes than Hamilton, who thought that any interference with the election would be "most dangerous and unbecoming." . . . " 


'. . . Same as it ever was . . .'
-David Byrne

Once In A Lifetime
- Talking Heads



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