Oct 272009

It seems so hard for some of us to grow up mentally just enough to realize there are other persons of flesh and bone, just like us, on this great, big earth. And if they don’t ever stand still, move, or “swing,” they are as right as we are, even if they are as wrong as hell by our standards.

mingus

All of this stuff is from Charles Mingus: The Official Site which, has a lot of great information including the very in-depth section, “Charles Mingus Cat Toilet Training Program”

It took me about three or four weeks to toilet train my cat, Nightlife. Most of the time is spent moving the box very gradually to the bathroom. Do it very slowly and don’t confuse him. And, remember, once the box is on the toilet, leave it a week or even two. The main thing to remember is not to rush or confuse him.

Go figure.

Jul 262009

“Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”…first by the Charles Mingus Big Band and then Jeff Beck’s cut from the Wired album.

As always, lift a cup to the great Lester Young then click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTubes.

Question: When you see a yellow light; do you speed up or…slow down?

Jul 022009

“Fleurette Africaine” by Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Thanks to Michael Leddy for bringing the “Money Jungle” album to my attention.

As always, you might ought to close your eyes for this one after clicking pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.