News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, May 12, 2011. (Still playing catch-up with the news!)
Back from vacation, and I hope these are not old news to you. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, May11, 2011
American R&B/Jazz guitarist Cornell Dupree passed away last night
at age 69.
He began his career playing in the Atlantic Records studio band,
recording on albums by Aretha Franklin and King Curtis as a member
of Curtis's band "The King Pins". He has...
Brilliant and stunning video artwork by Marco Brambilla
Face it.... this is nothing but a transparent, cynical ploy to try to restore his image as a "bad ass" in the wake of his plunging numbers & his inevitable ouster from office.
There was a drum circle for Earth Day in one of our parks here in Atlanta, and my wife & I attended, and brought our drums.
Usually, the people here who participate in this don't like photographers, but I explained...
A little nugget of Anglo-Irish history.
The Daily Planet is on vacation. It will resume on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Stop all the news until I get back, please!
"When the World is at Peace, a gentleman keeps his Sword by his side." ~ Wu Tsu
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