Monthly Archives: March 2012

Dedicated To A Forgotten Ode To Spring: SPRING WILL BE SO SAD (WHEN SHE COMES THIS YEAR)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

“Spring Will Be So Sad (When She Comes This Year)” by Margaret Bonds and Harold “Hal” Dickinson from The Modernaires is another one of those fantastic, nevertheless forgotten songs of the “Great American Songbook”, and I wonder who else has … Continue reading →

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RE: KLACT-OVEESEDS-TENE a.k.a. by yours truly KLACT-OVEEDERS-TENE

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Since this article from February 12, 2011 is one of the most popular among the 25.000 devoted readers of this blog, I will repost it here in its entirety, unaltered and boppin’. Sincerely yours truly, Brew       BIRD … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Etymology, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings

RE: Another Matter — ABOUT THE BOREDOM ON GERMAN TV

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Bitte lesen (oder vorlesen lassen). Es lohnt sich: Essay in der “Berliner Zeitung” — Zum Deutschen Fernsehen – ABOUT TIMELESS GRACE & BEAUTY –

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RE: The Below — It couldn’t have been Cary Grant…

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

…’cause he was hit by an aircraft No, the plane hit the gasoline truck, not Cary:       ->>—> AND HERE COMES A VERY BIG P.S. <—<<- Now, who’s blowing Ray Anthony’s horn here? Yeah! — It’s Lady M., … Continue reading →

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And here he is: CARY GRANT, no, RAY ANTHONY, featuring THE GREAT SWINGIN’ BIG BANDS

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Yes, this is Ray Anthony, holding up a set-list … No, it’s Cary Grant, impersonating Ray Anthony. … Okay, I’ll try again: It was Ray Anthony, impersonating Cary Grant. … No? — Okay, I give it up Here we have … Continue reading →

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