Category Archives: Jazz
Sen. Bennett Thrown Overboard by Utah Tea Party: Keep on Tossing!
The Republican Party may have finally found something they can do correctly: destroy themselves. The developments at Saturday’s Utah state Republican Party convention were more exciting than the Jazz-Lakers game- and it was a good game. With three-term U.S. Senator … Continue reading
Phoenix “Los Suns” Jerseys: Sports Rally Against Arizona Profiling Law
“I really take my hat off to Robert Sarver and the Suns for taking a stand. You know, living in Arizona for a long time, the Hispanic community, they’re like the fabric of the cloth… (t)hese lightweight politicians in Arizona … Continue reading
Farewell to Vinyl: Digitizing My Record Collection Continues with Al Jarreau’s “Breakin’ Away”
You can tell by the dirt on the cover that I’ve played this one a lot since it arrived in 1981. I’d just moved to Denver as a big-shot reporter, disco was dead, and computers, synths and other machines were … Continue reading
KRCL: Different But Better
For people who live in the Salt Lake City area, the only radio station worth listening to for music is KRCL. It’s a community-owned and operated station that lives on donations and I’ve given generously to them. The music ranges from … Continue reading
Blog Readership Reaches New Levels; Now The Good News
When I started this blog in 2005, I was like everyone else who was doing it: I thought I could make money at it. Over the years, I’ve come to realize that unless you do it 24 hours a day … Continue reading
AP Poll: Nothing Left That Bush Hasn’t Screwed Up
Now that the economy has become more important to Americans than the Iraq War, it’s quite clear, apparently even to our sorry chief of state, that there isn’t anything his administration hasn’t f****d up beyond all recognition. Of course, true … Continue reading
Perfect Utah Weekend: Back to the Future
One of the attractions of Utah is the abundance of things you can do all year ’round both indoors and outdoors. This past weekend was particularly Utahish because of the unseasonably warm, sunny conditions (a little too warm for us increasingly … Continue reading
