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People I’ve Met Along The Way: Stan Kenton

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Some the earliest recollections of my childhood are of watching my dad play the banjo, saxophone and drums. He and my mother were children of the 1920’s Flapper Era but, both being musicians, they adapted to swing and the syncopated jazz big band sounds of the early thirties and forties. My dad settled on drums [...]

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Why I want to be Autumn De Wilde when I grow up

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For the majority of early childhood, I knew who I wanted to be when I grew up: Snow White, of course. I had planned my future of adulthood to take place in an idyllic cottage, spending my afternoons singing in the middle of a forest while little birds landed on my hand. Writing it out, [...]

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The Constant

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Taken as a part my [three-six-five] project (the photographer’s challenge of taking a photograph a day for an entire year), this pair of photos was captured in March during a night’s getaway in downtown Santa Barbara. My love, Chris Lambert, and I discovered The Agave Inn while on tour last summer, and the sun-soaked atmosphere [...]

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A Night At Mickey’s Monkey With Etta James

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From the JWSIII series: People I’ve Met Along the Way Author’s prologue: The year 1965 was wrought with political upheaval and dissention, President Lyndon Johnson was ramping up the Viet Nam war, it was  the year of war protests and the Watt’s Riots. It was also the year an underworld character, a bookie who was [...]

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Music and Lyrics

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Editor’s Note:  This is the debut offering from an extraordinary find:  Alexandra Wallace.  To label her a photographer doesn’t begin to do justice to her creative talents. To listen to the songs that inspired these Music and Lyrics pieces click below: For It Haunts Me by Chris Lambert I know some amazing people. And the [...]

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He Who Can, Does: He Who Can Not, Teaches?

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“He Who Can, Does: He Who Can Not, Teaches”– George Bernard Shaw, 1903. Really? But I thought, “It takes a village to raise a child”– Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1996. Teaching is certainly part of raising a human being. 93 transformative years and the opposite sex separate these quotes. Followed by “No Child Left Behind”– George [...]

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Memory, A Double Edged Sword

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                Recently I visited with a 98-year-old woman who was simply delightful. Her appearance and her bright disposition make it difficult to believe she is 98. One of Esther’s interesting qualities is her brief repertoire of accessible memories. This consists of a mere five or six things. The [...]

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Practice Makes Perfect: Being aware of what you practice.

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To attain goals in music, business, love, diet, exercise, finance, or to overcome obstacles the first step is to slow down. Choose attainable goals. I suggested my student work on just a couple of measures (small segments) at a slow enough speed that she could stay mindful.

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Playing for Change – Stand By Me

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This video is a guest contribution by Ann Smith Life is a collection of invaluable moments. Grab each one. Empower it with the contribution of your self. And if you will, turn to those around you, ask them to contribute. If they ask you what cause to contribute to, my suggestion would be offer them [...]

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It’s all in the perspective, isn’t it?

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iPhones use the “Download” link to listen So often, if a person doesn’t recognize the importance of an idea or a concept it’s only because they don’t have a complete awareness of how valid it is in their own lives. But, once they see the relevance it has in their own world, they reach to [...]

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