Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philharmonic / Rhapsody in Blue / 1976 Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman and written by George Gershwin, the work premiered in a concert titled “An Experiment in Modern Music” on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City. Whiteman’s band performed the rhapsody with Gershwin playing the piano. […]
AI Image by Larry MacDonald Anthem to a New Land / Oscar Peterson _________________________ There’s a lot of speculation about the newly established Department of Government Efficiency or D.O.G.E. I’ve thought of making a diorama of Washington DC in the future after the D.O.G.E has been operating a few years in 2028. I got a […]
THE FALL AND RISE OF ELVIS PRESLEY The Wonder of You / Elvis Live in 1970 In His Last Years, Elvis Returns to His Gospel Roots I was never a huge Elvis fan when I was growing up. Others crowded him out of my notice I imagine. Then again, I can’t say the same thing […]
An Amazing Book My old friend Larry in California just gave me his high recommendation for the this amazing book. It is one of the best explainers of complicated subjects I’ve ever seen. Using the right amount of information, given out in small morsels with beautiful, simple charts and graphs. And, here in just its […]
Photo by Richard Yost John Fraim 11/11/24 Old Black Magic / Frank Sinatra __________________________________ Perhaps a question for RFK, Jr.? Or, whoever becomes our Food Czar in the new administration. Perhaps one of his/her first questions. The following (italicized words) is a quote about Mike Adams book Food Forensics (2016) on the Amazon site. Award-winning investigative journalist […]
River Man My good friend Larry in Santa Rosa, California has been helping me try to understand AI. His thinking is informed by my MS in Digital Media Management from USC, his certificate programs in Television and Film from NYU and MasterClasses, and Artificial Intelligence Strategy from Haas|Berkeley. We were talking about the possibility of […]
A PRESIDENT RETURNS TO THE PRESIDENCY. ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN HISTORY. That Old Black Magic / Frank Sinatra Each President of the nation has brought their own career and experiences to the presidency. Their own perspective so to speak. Originally, the President was recruited from farmer and business people of the times. After a […]
… and all through the house, many were stirring, even the mice. The Soft Parade (High Banks Distillery) (High bank vodka, angostora amaro, berry syrup, lemon, aquafaba, bitters) November 5, 2024 at 5:40 pm John Fraim A Typical Song on KCSM / McCoy Tyner “Fly With the Wind” __________________________________ I’m writing all of this early […]
Eastwood at 93 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly _________________________________ John Fraim Over his 94 years, Clint Eastwood has become much more than a Hollywood star. It was something he never wanted in the first place. He escaped LA and move up north to Carmel where he owned and ran the Mission Ranch and became […]
