Monthly Archives: April 2012

Miles Davis, “Turnaroundphrase”

Warning: Watching this for too long can result in smoke coming out of your ears.

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An Al Swearengen Pep Talk

“Pain or damage don’t end the world, or despair, or f***ing beatings. The world ends when you’re dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back.”

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“The Play and the Players”: My Take on Magic/Bird on Broadway

Full article at The Classical: The main subplot, though, is race: a Boston reporter needles Bird about being the Great White Hope; a black teammate (not named in the play, but most likely based on Cedric Maxwell), talks trash to … Continue reading

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On Disney World

Lovely and funny essay by John Jeremiah Sullivan on taking the family to Disney World. Read the whole thing here. I was thinking about my late father. I don’t know why. He would never have brought us here. Could never. … Continue reading

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Dr. John & Etta James, “I’d Rather Go Blind”

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