19 November, 2009

Thanksgiving Day TV Highlights & Lowlights

Get wasted on turkey, stare at the tube
Face it, Thanksgiving holiday expectations rarely match up to Thanksgiving reality. Those warm, supportive conversations between family and friends you hope for often devolve into arguments about politics, and the fantasy of someone dancing out of the kitchen carrying a warm apple pie becomes your alkie aunt staggering [...]

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12 February, 2009

How Ahmad Jamal Reached Decades Into The Future

On the night of January 16, 1958, Ahmad Jamal sat down at his piano in the Pershing Lounge in Chicago.  There was nothing strange about that; Jamal, bassist Israel Crosby, and drummer Vernell Fournier were artists in residence at the Pershing.  But what happened on that night was special.  What happened that night would influence [...]

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