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Wow, July already. I seem to think about this blog only every once in a while. I finished my June fast a couple of days ago and now I’m trying another dietary thing – carnivore eating. The idea is to eat only things that come from animals. I’m going to be doing this for the … Continue reading Fasting Again →
Today is the first day of one of my 5-day water fasts. I do these almost every month now. I started fasting.. oh.. about four or five years ago. I don’t actually remember why. The first year of my fasting I did a 3-day fast every quarter. So for that year I did four 3-day … Continue reading Fasting →
Last night I stayed up way too late listening to a podcast interview with two people with obvious mental problems. It made for compelling listening but it wasn’t helpful to me. I think most humans are drawn to such things, maybe as entertainment. Before I went to sleep last night I thought I would try … Continue reading An Experiment →
…And the only place to begin is where we are. Simply begin. But begin. -Seth Godin
What’s going to happen this year? Let’s see what happens…
I haven’t been posting about the albums I’ve been listening to lately. So today I thought I’d do some catch-up and post about my recently-listened-to albums. Western Wall | The Tucson Sessions(Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris) Two of my favorite female singers and they sing so well together. The album has such a meticulous sound … Continue reading Albums Of The Day →
Today I finished listening to the rest of the 3-CD set. The last disc is alternate takes and other stuff not previously released on the album. Throughout all three discs the stuff I liked the most was Dolphy playing with only the bass player. On the last disc there are a couple of versions of … Continue reading Musical Prophet (Eric Dolphy) →
Another Eric Dolphy album from the “Musical Prophet” 3-CD set. This one from the same sessions that “Conversations” came from. I like this album a lot as well. I seem to be becoming quite the Eric Dolphy fan. This album was released posthumously in 1968. It was deemed “too futuristic” to be released circa 1963 … Continue reading Iron Man (Eric Dolphy) →
I listened to the version of this album from the 3-CD set “Musical Prophet.” I picked up this collection (which also includes the “Iron Man” album and some previously unstudio cuts) after listening back to “Out To Lunch!” recently. “Conversations” is a really great album. Four diverse cuts and two bonus tracks of Dolphy and … Continue reading Conversations (Eric Dolphy) →
Another trio album today but this one is quite different. Chris Potter and Dave Holland are well known jazz players but Zakir Hussain is an Indian percussionist which really gives the album a big part of its flavor. All the tunes are originals written by the trio members. I really liked this album (I tend … Continue reading Good Hope (Holland, Hussain, Potter) →