Thursday, September 15, 2022

Convenience . . .


Devices are fun.
Devices are helpful.
They occupy, mesmerize,
Help entertain you.
They facilitate ease
Of our communication.
They provide many games.
They've got radio stations. 
You can calculate, document,
Arrival, departure.
But you curse their arrival
When you can't find the charger.


Electric Aunt Jemima

- Frank Zappa



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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Wheels . . .

Wheels keep on turning
Even when you go to sleep.
The day's events, and even your life's,
Lurk in the back determined to peek.
Unfortunately, there's no lesson there.
It's presented neither factually nor fair.


Watching The Wheels

- John Lennon



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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Subconscious . . .


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Woke up from a dream,
It seemed very real.
Its fantastic premise
Left an eerie feel.

Johnny Cash sat 
With Alice Walker,
Her name was changed
To discourage stalkers.

She blasted folks,
Which appeared as subordinates,
For various and sundry
Violation of coordinates.
 
But Johnny just sat there
Across from the table,
His eyes concentration,
His countenance stable.

I approached them, the two,
With a slight bit of caution,
While packing a pipe,
Something no more an option.

But something prevented
My discourse with the man.
It wasn't a shyness,
Though I am a big fan.

As in dreams, there's no logic,
And it can't be provoked.
So I just simply watched it
Up until I awoke. 

Monday, September 12, 2022

Improvising . . .


No one looks stupid when they’re having fun. — Amy Poehler
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. - Paul Simon
You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. — Robin Williams
Put your whole self in - just like the hokey pokey. — Deb Rabbai
In improvisation, there are no mistakes. - Miles Davis
Improvisation is the art of being completely okay with not knowing what the f___ you’re doing. — Mick Napier
Enjoy things even when you’re screwing up. — Keith Johnstone
Improvisation is the courage to move from one note to the next. - Bobby McFerrinIn the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.  -  Charles Darwin 




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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Resistance . . .

. . . is felt all around 


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 new release 'Grains' by Ray Jozwiak


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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Age . . .


from AARP members email

I have no problem coping with the process of aging. I am most certainly senior in just about every respect imaginable. And now being qualified for membership in the AARP, I find myself receiving emails containing gems such as these, and for that I am grateful. This because now that I have reached that distinguished and respected portion of my life, I have determined that although many other things are (or will soon be) failing, I still have the ability to COUNT (at least to ten).


1-2-3

- Len Barry



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Friday, September 9, 2022

Untie - . . .


. . . teld  (yeah, it's the title of the song posted here.)
 One of my early studio 'ensemble' pieces modeled after all the bebop and hard-bop I listened to in the late 70s and early 80s. Wonderful music. This song is not a Bird/Diz scorcher. It's moderately slow. The left-hand of the piano coordinates with the bass line while the right, the melody of the horns. It's got many warts but was quite ambitious for me at the time. Another educational experience that I enjoy hearing again from time to time. 


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