Jazz Age Dancing
At the Jazz Age Sunday Social Dallas, Texas “Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human...
View ArticleAre You Lonesome Tonight?
Last Sunday I met some friends for a nice bike ride to the Jazz Age Sunday Social at Dallas Heritage Village. We packed picnic lunches on our bikes and it was a glorious day to sit around and relax....
View ArticleEverything Old Is New Again
“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you.” ― Jonathan Safran Foer
View ArticleA Month of Short Stories 2014, Day 12 – King of Jazz
A year ago, for the month of June, I wrote about an online short story each day for the month. It seemed like a good idea at the time. My blog readership fell precipitously and nobody seemed to give a...
View ArticleJazz and Chihuly
“Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body’s breath, and the strings’ wails and moans are echoes of the body’s music. It is the body’s vibrations which ripple from...
View ArticleSyncopated Sycophant
Sometimes I like to go to the Art Museum when there is a jazz combo playing. Most people get a table in the atrium, buy a glass of wine, meet some friends… and sip, chat, and nod their heads. However,...
View ArticleYou’ll Never Know
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” ― Louis Armstrong Alley, Fort Worth, Texas
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