Tired.  Weary like a wind-up toy relic, left on the shelf to gather too much dust.  I should be at rehearsal right now, but after work I had an errand to run, plus I hadn't eaten yet, by which point I said "forget it," sent a hasty, apologetic note to one of my fellow musicians and came home.  My great accomplishments tonight:  food, both the ( Read more... )

 
Once in a while, when I'm sitting around, generally feeling sorry for myself, the universe taps me on the shoulder and puts things into perspective for me.

A customer came into the bookstore this evening, trying to find a gift for a friend who's in a hospice.  The friend in question is Samantha Mattersdorfer; she's 19 years old and she's dying from ( Read more... )

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Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz pioneer and founder of the incredible big band The Boss Brass, passed away today at the age of 75 from cancer.  It doesn't matter what age it is:  when the great ones go, it's always too damned soon.