So full of ideas and “I musts” my head is spinning. I’m taking notes on your notes with the hopes of checking it all out. Thank you so much for all the goodies.
I'm eternally grateful to my college Film Prof who insisted we all sat watching the credits in their entirety. I taught my husband to enjoy that also -- and he's influenced many of his students over the years.
Loved Gioia's jazz book. A few times a year, and late at night, I crank up Benny Goodman's Live at Carnegie Hall (1938) and play Sing Sing Sing. And I am astonished every single time. The sound, the sitting -on -the -edge- of -your -seat- energy. And Gene Krupa. The song finishes and I still ask myself "what just happened?"
I was just reading various links about indexing on your blog. Here's a thought: the Index (which is found at the end of a book, alphabetized) in various forms is great for tracking and summarizing data locations -- but what Tables of Contents for organizing?
Every single week I get something out of your newsletter! Thank you for being an inspiration for a more creative life. Much appreciated in an otherwise overwhelming life!
Two cups. The word joy comes to mind when your newsletter arrives. It's way early here on the West Coast Time Zone to not enjoy that first cup ritual. I am old, way old, so I pour myself a second cup while adventuring into your links provided. Thank you.
Re: memorizing poems…I have memorized lines. “The harlot’s cry from street to street shall weave old London’s winding sheet.” Written by William Blake and do not remember the poem from which it came.
Miles had so many excellent players who were great (or perhaps became?) leaders themselves. There's a straight line that goes from Charlie Parker -> Miles -> Bill Evans -> Paul Motian -> Bill Frisell (what would be next?). One can do the same with any of these in Bill Evans' place (not meant to be exhaustive by any means): Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter (Weather Report!), Al DiMeola, Scofield, ... and on and on. It boggles my mind that one man, Miles, connects them all.
Agree completely with checking out the credits on any creative work. And it drives me NUTS when movie/show credits are sped up or are squeezed out to run an ad. The people behind the scenes deserve their moment, too!
So full of ideas and “I musts” my head is spinning. I’m taking notes on your notes with the hopes of checking it all out. Thank you so much for all the goodies.
I'm eternally grateful to my college Film Prof who insisted we all sat watching the credits in their entirety. I taught my husband to enjoy that also -- and he's influenced many of his students over the years.
I was going to say “check the copyright page for the book designer(s)!” And then I finished reading that entry 🙂
I simply can’t read without a pencil. Thanks for the shoutout to us scribblers.
Loved Gioia's jazz book. A few times a year, and late at night, I crank up Benny Goodman's Live at Carnegie Hall (1938) and play Sing Sing Sing. And I am astonished every single time. The sound, the sitting -on -the -edge- of -your -seat- energy. And Gene Krupa. The song finishes and I still ask myself "what just happened?"
Love the idea of memorizing poems.
I have toyed with this but haven’t put into practice.
Except for a couple of lines from one to put me in the right frame of mind before a performance.
Fabulous to see the poems that people are picking.
Check out “Saved by a Poem” by Kim Rosen. She has a lovely voice for reciting poetry. My favorite poem…”Optimism” by Jane Hirschfield.
I was just reading various links about indexing on your blog. Here's a thought: the Index (which is found at the end of a book, alphabetized) in various forms is great for tracking and summarizing data locations -- but what Tables of Contents for organizing?
Every single week I get something out of your newsletter! Thank you for being an inspiration for a more creative life. Much appreciated in an otherwise overwhelming life!
Congrats on the 30th printing. Well deserved.
Did you catch Judi Dench reciting a sonnet a while back? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_X1dbO-quI and this is a great podcast interview with her,
related: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/id1050430296?i=1000653315444
Yes! I was telling Meg about this this morning — I want to be able to drop poems from memory during Q&As lol
Two cups. The word joy comes to mind when your newsletter arrives. It's way early here on the West Coast Time Zone to not enjoy that first cup ritual. I am old, way old, so I pour myself a second cup while adventuring into your links provided. Thank you.
Re: memorizing poems…I have memorized lines. “The harlot’s cry from street to street shall weave old London’s winding sheet.” Written by William Blake and do not remember the poem from which it came.
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Miles had so many excellent players who were great (or perhaps became?) leaders themselves. There's a straight line that goes from Charlie Parker -> Miles -> Bill Evans -> Paul Motian -> Bill Frisell (what would be next?). One can do the same with any of these in Bill Evans' place (not meant to be exhaustive by any means): Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter (Weather Report!), Al DiMeola, Scofield, ... and on and on. It boggles my mind that one man, Miles, connects them all.
So great For those of us who like to swim upstream and downstream
Agree completely with checking out the credits on any creative work. And it drives me NUTS when movie/show credits are sped up or are squeezed out to run an ad. The people behind the scenes deserve their moment, too!
Exactly!