pianogonzology

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Reasonably???

. . . makes one wonder . . .

. . . about the truth quotient in what we hear . . .

US 'reasonably certain' drone strike killed ISIS mouthpiece 'Jihadi John'
CNN

Pentagon Says 'Jihadi John' Was Probably Killed in Airstrike
New York Times

The Latest: Turkey Detains Man Believed Linked to Emwazi
New York Times

US reasonably certain British IS leader Jihadi John killed in Syria
Reuters

US 'Reasonably Certain' Drone Strike Killed 'Jihadi John'
Wall Street Journal

Pentagon 'reasonably certain' it killed 'Jihadi John' in US drone strike
Los Angeles Times

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Trump . . .

. . . has out-trumped his own stupidity. . .

(http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/donald-trump-says-he-would-bring-back-waterboarding-terrorists-interrogation-n467831)
". . . Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday he would bring back waterboarding as a strategy in interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I would bring it back, yes. I would bring it back. I think waterboarding is peanuts compared to what they'd do to us," Trump told "This Week" on ABC. . . ."

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Drop . . .

. . . by this Monday evening, November 23, 2015 at 7:15PM for the Monday Night Songwriters Showcase at Brewer's Alley Restaurant & Brewery (take the elevator on the right to the 2nd floor)

124 North Market Street Frederick, MD 21701 Telephone: 301-631-0089 Fax: 301-631-1874

http://www.brewers-alley.com/ where you'll hear Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano open the show This Week with some Gonzo, Fractured Jazz and Improvisational Terror Tactics at the Piano

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Glad . . .

. . . you asked . . .

(from The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, translation by John E. Woods)
". . . James (in the course of the meal) had asked him out of the blue what happened, exactly, when a body decayed - . . . "First of all, your guts burst," the director replied, propping his elbows on the table and leaning forward over his folded hands. "There you are lying on your wood shavings and sawdust, and the gases, you see, swell you up, blow you up until you're immense, the way frogs look when naughty boys blow air into them, until you're a regular balloon, and then your abdomen can no longer take the pressure and bursts. Bang! You relieve yourself noticeably -- the same thing happens to you that happened to Judas Iscariot when he fell headlong from the bough -- your bowels gush out. Yes, and after that you're actually socially acceptable again. If granted a holiday, you could visit your heirs without causing much offense. You stink yourself out, so to speak. And if you were to go for a stroll, you'd be quite a fine fellow, much like the citizens of Palermo who are hung up in the Capuchin catacombs near the Porta Nuova. There they hang dry and elegant, enjoying universal respect. All you have to do first is stink yourself out."

"To be sure," the consul said. "Much obliged." And the next morning he vanished. . . "

Friday, November 20, 2015

Dear . . .

. . . Internet Prog Music Radio Person,

I would like to send you OHO's latest album via WeTransfer for airplay. 'Where Words Do Not Reach' is an archival collection of OHO's instrumental works covering the period 1974 through the present. For the more adventuresome listener there is a lot to appreciate here starting with the intense album opening "Board Organ" where furious drumming, off kilter keyboards and fiery guitar run amok in an all-out progressive psychedelic jam. "Nocturnal Recurrence" is another solid track and very heavy on the keyboards while "Albumblatt" is an excellent all acoustic guitar number with impressive fret work from O'Sullivan and serves as a nice reprieve from the previous chaos. "Motion of Motion" is another fine acoustic guitar piece followed by the much heavier "Snow Lady/I Crawled" where the band's eclecticism shows up in the form of wild keyboard sounds and a somewhat darker theme. The band continues its genre hopping with the pop inspired "Aubrey Circle Dance" and the feel good country grooves in Non-Sex Nonsense". The album ends with two new tracks, "Slough of Despond" and "Unique", both having a more refined sound with the latter featuring mostly piano and Graboski's treated guitar chords. Where Words Do Not Reach covers a wide range of styles and sounds, enhanced by the band's eclectic arrangements and tuneful songwriting. Please visit www.ohomusic.com

Slough of Despond
from Where Words Do Not Reach by OHO (Jay Graboski, David Reeve, Ray Jozwiak and a host of others)

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Bad . . .

. . . poetry

. . . nobody said they'd ALL be gems! . . .

Its all been said
And its all been done
Its all been played
and its all been sung

But that doesn't mean
We'll be singing no more
We don't sing it now
Like we sang it before

Back when we were young
All our cares were so few
Now with wisdom acquired
Our singing is new

So with aforementioned wisdom
We're forging ahead
Pouring all heart and soul
Into song. . .

. . . til we're dead

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My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music is now available at - Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

No Opera . . .

. . . but Great . . .

(from https://www.dustygroove.com/item/414042 review of The Pointer Sisters Live at the Opera House)
". . . No opera here – but a really unique early live show by The Pointer Sisters, one that shows the Bay Area quartet to be one of the most diverse soul acts of their generation! The double-length set features the girls singing a mix of older jazz tunes and a few newer tracks – scatting in vocalese one minute, and singing straighter soul the next – all with larger group backing from an orchestra directed by Tom Salisbury. There's a real "show" feeling to the album – as it was recorded even with the group's introduction on stage, as well as plenty of crowd response and an overall format that gets at the highly-entertaining mode of the Pointers in their early years. . ."

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Multi . . .

. . . tasking . . .

(from The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, translated by John E. Woods)
". . . he (Dr. Behrens, Director of the Bergdorf Sanatorium) could simultaneously listen to a patient's interior, talk about something else, and dictate what he had heard to his assistant. . . "Yes, yes, gentlemen, the damn libido," he said. "The whole affair is great sport for you, of course - it doesn't matter to you. Vesicular. But the direcdtor of a sanatorium gets a noseful, believe you - muffled -believe you me. Can I help it if phthisis is accompanied by increased concupiscence? Slight roughness? I didn't arrange things this way, but before you know what's happened you're running a cathouse. Diminished under the left shoulder. We provide analysis, a chance to talk things out - and a hell of a lot of good it does. The more the rhonchial pack talks things out the more lecherous they become. I advocate mathematics. Better here, the old sound is gone. Keeping oneself occupied with mathematics, I say, is the best medicine for cupidity. Prosecutor Paravant, who was severely afflicted, threw himself into math - he's busy squaring the circle these days and it has greatly eased his problem. But most of them are too full-witted or too lazy for that, God help them. Vesicular. You see, I'm quite aware that young folks go to the dogs all too easily here, and I used to attempt to take occasional measure against their debauchery. But then one day some lad or lover looked me straight in the eye and asked what business it was of mine. And since then I've been only a doctor. Weak rattling, top right.". . . "

Monday, November 16, 2015

Pots . . .

. . . black kettles etc. . .

(from http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/biography-george-h-w-bush-slams-iron-ass-cheney-rumsfeld-n457911)
". . . The Republican Party still hasn't resolved George W. Bush's legacy. . . it's a problem for the entire party. . . the Republican Party's biggest challenge in winning back the White House in 2016 is resolving -- once and for all -- what happened from 2001-2008. . . "In interviews with his biographer, [George H.W. Bush] said that Mr. Cheney had built 'his own empire' and asserted too much 'hard-line' influence within George W. Bush's White House in pushing for the use of force around the world. Mr. Rumsfeld, the elder Mr. Bush said, was an 'arrogant fellow' who could not see how others thought and 'served the president badly,'" . . . "

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Silver . . .

. . . tongued (the next long period???) and misguided too??

(from http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-mizzou-protests-are-disgraceful-n462186)
". . . "I think it's disgusting," Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox Business Network. . ."I think the two people that resigned are weak, ineffective people," he added, referring to University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe and chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, who both announced on Monday that they would step aside under pressure. "I think that when they resigned, they set something in motion that's gonna be a disaster for the next long period of time.". . ."

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Hand . . .

. . . of God?

(from http://www.thepearlofsenecalake.com/blog/2011/07/finger-lakes-folklore)
". . . There are many stories/myths as to how the Finger Lakes of New York State came to be. I particularly like the old Indian story that when God create the world, He rested on the seventh day and placed his hand on what would become the Finger Lakes. His handprint became one of the most beautiful lands ever created. . . geologist tells us a different story. There are actually eleven finger-shaped lakes in upper New York State that were formed when the glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age. . ."

Keuka Run
©2015 Raymond M. Jozwiak (home recording, November 2015)

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Friday, November 13, 2015

Heard Somebody . . .

. . . say
They overheard you
Just the other day
A simple word
About the way we get along
If only I were sure
Of the semantics
Having doubts 'cause I'm
One hopeless romantic
Could it be
You're slipping away from me

What will I do
If what I'm thinking is true
And you want to be
Really free of me
I won't last very long
Very far from your heart
And this third-hand intelligence
Might be the way that it starts.

Heard somebody say
They thought they saw you
Walking in their way
You were not alone
They said he didn't look like
Thinking to myself
Must be mistaken
Try not to believe
but still badly shaken
Why would you
Deceive me in things you do

So many years
Sharing our laughter and tears
Lasted very long
Maybe I was wrong
Not to ask you
Why you feel
We've drifted apart
And this third-hand intelligence
Might be the way that it starts

Are my sources reliable
Wait and see
Wait and see
Is my psyche too pliable
It could be
It could be

If somebody said
The sky was falling
Would you believe it's true
And change your direction
From spinning round
When it hits the ground
That's just not true
Any believers are few
When you've seen it all
It could never fall

Any more than
I think you could
Tear us apart
And this third-hand intelligence
Might be the way that it starts

Third-Hand Intelligence
by OHO (Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak) recorded November 2015 at 'the compound'

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My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music is now available at - Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Warming? . . .

There are few things that I dislike as much as . . .

News stories about pop culture ‘celebrities’ that have something either brilliant, hilarious, insightful or emotion-laden to say accompanied by headlines using words like “shares” and “heartwarming”.