Another Year Goes By

It used to be a really big number, 95. Not anymore. And he was so healthy up until a few months before he was gone. It was cancer that took his life, not old age. I still think at 91, he was too young. Maybe that’s because now when I look in my own rearview mirror, there are a lot of years behind me, and I am closer to 95 than zero. So are so many of the people I love.

It’s that time of year again – Thank You Americans

I just want to take this moment to say one thing — thank you, Americans. Let me tell you why. I am a first generation American. My parents families were oppressed, lost their property, their liberty. My grandfather was taken away to a work camp where he lost his life. My remaining family was put in cattle cars and shipped to indoctrination camps.

We Made a Game – Well, Leslie did Most of the Work

It started with a question from a very good friend: "What kind of people are fun to be with?" I said, "Gamers". That led to an idea, which led to another idea, which led to my recruiting my daughter, and then she got another idea. Well, today is the day we launched her game on … Continue reading We Made a Game – Well, Leslie did Most of the Work

Saxophonist Walter Blanding — With The Future Jazz Head All-Stars

By KPLU • APR 28, 2016 http://knkx.org/post/saxophonist-walter-blanding-future-jazz-head-all-stars (Jazz heads featuring original arrangements by Danny) PARKER MILES BLOHM / KPLU Listen Listening...28:33 Future Jazz Head All-Stars | School Of Jazz Tenor saxophonist Walter Blanding has been a member of the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra (directed by Wynton Marsalis) since 1998. One of the things that … Continue reading Saxophonist Walter Blanding — With The Future Jazz Head All-Stars