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Where are you right now?
This time of the night, I want to be somewhere mellow. Sublime. Bahamian. Jamaican. Pretend we're together at a jazz concert, maybe. Rounds of drinks, slight smoke in the air, everyone a little bit buzzed.
Can you feel it? Let's relax. Get all laid back and chilled. I'm hearing chatter, laughter, an easiness. Kick your shoes off and come on in...
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Comments (43)
Will there be reggae later?
June 29, 2008 12:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
The sand is squishy between my toes. Wait a minute... That's not sand! Argghhh! gurgle
June 29, 2008 1:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm dreaming of Hood River and listning to Branford Marsalis' Love Supreme. I can feel the wind on my face already.
June 29, 2008 1:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
Absolutely reggae, and the sand is always squishy. Wind in your face - with a humid salt backdrop.
June 29, 2008 1:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
Second only to Marley.
Ladies and gent, Peter Tosh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HcXcYlF3_0
June 29, 2008 2:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
Branford. Found him through his work on hip hop and got addicted.
Marley is wonderful too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfHtVgM14sM
June 29, 2008 2:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
The sax is one sexy instrument, ain't it?
Wish I'd had enough sense in the day to play the sax, like I really wanted to, instead of being a third-string (okay, fourth-string) defensive back.
I'd prolly have gotten laid more.
Fourth-string DBs see limited action in more ways than one, if you get my drift.
June 29, 2008 2:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
are you a musician, Aubie?
June 29, 2008 2:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
He's a Finnish Cowboy.
June 29, 2008 2:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
I am not Finnish.
I've barely started!
June 29, 2008 2:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sigh... Cowboys always say that - afterwards
;)
June 29, 2008 2:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
heeee! ;-)
June 29, 2008 3:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Afterwards for who????
/evil grin
June 29, 2008 3:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry, just afterwards. ;)
June 29, 2008 3:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
I think the question deserves an answer!
June 29, 2008 3:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
You know what I mean -
June 29, 2008 3:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
Mess around on the piano some.
More than "Chopsticks," less than Jerry Lee's "Over the Rainbow."
I own an alto sax, but I ain't very good.
If I made an album of my sax material, it would likely be titled "Kinda Blow."
June 29, 2008 2:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
And here's Jerry Lee doing Judy G's aforementioned hit.
I've seen him do MUCH better, but this ain't bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HcXcYlF3_0
Dude can PLAY!
June 29, 2008 2:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Fug!
That was Tosh again.
Try this instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuF-dr7UGI8
June 29, 2008 2:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
"Kinda Blow."
I like it.
You could put it on youtube. See how it goes. See how many hits you get.
June 29, 2008 3:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
Probably lots.
"Look at this asshole thinks he can play the alto!"
June 29, 2008 3:05 AM | Reply | Permalink
Perhaps not. But even if, so what? It could end up being your niche and the more you played the better you would become.
June 29, 2008 3:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, I get it out and tinker.
But I've found that musical instruments are much like women, and the piano's responds far better better to my touch.
June 29, 2008 3:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Either my typing or grammar skills have gone to hell.
Sheesh!
June 29, 2008 3:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
Neither..we're chillin' out, right?
June 29, 2008 3:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
Most definitively!
June 29, 2008 3:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's just the "prolly" thing. Be cool, Dude, relax....
June 29, 2008 2:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
I thought, with Friday being the Fourth and all, y'all might want to stop by the fireworks stand.
This particular one does double duty!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7g14QbXu28
June 29, 2008 3:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
OK! The question was "afterwards for who"?
Dunno. Trying to be funny. Give me a break, give you one. Fair?
June 29, 2008 3:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yup.
Fair 'nuff!
;-)
June 29, 2008 3:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
(Damn, I'm easy!)
June 29, 2008 3:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yes. I appeared to belittle you. I am sorry.
June 29, 2008 3:40 AM | Reply | Permalink
Naw.
Not at all.
Least I didn't take it that way.
June 29, 2008 3:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
Can we play in the Jazz room?
June 29, 2008 3:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sure.
But like I said, I suck at sax!
(And I think I'm 'sposed to blow!)
June 29, 2008 3:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
So where's the jazz room?
June 29, 2008 4:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh Good Grief. That's too easy!!
June 29, 2008 3:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
What's too easy?
I'm gettin' confuzzled ...
June 29, 2008 4:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
No insult intended. See ya later, actually have to sleep now. Jazz room later in the day, OK? Sorry I played w'th you. Serious props.
June 29, 2008 4:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
You don't owe me an apology.
Hope to see you and do some jazz soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pXWKwUYGKg
June 29, 2008 4:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oops.
Forgot about your download limitations.
But if you have some time that you can start the download and then go do something else for a while, it's worth it.
John Coltrane is The Bomb.
June 29, 2008 4:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'm recommending this because it makes me feel calm, cool and relaxed. And as anyone who frequents TPM knows, a little relaxation is long overdue.
June 29, 2008 1:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's the long, smooth tunes and the casual conversation. The lights are dim, the crowd is swaying softly in unison.
June 29, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
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