I played racquetball for the first time yesterday. That was rather punishing on my wimpy physique, as wimpy as that sport allegedly already is. Hopefully, I'll make that a more regular affair. I ended up beating my friends, the charming sisters GR & MR, rather handily much to their collective chagrin. Particularly GR...who would get mad when I ( Read more... )

Job search continues... More applications, phone calls, emails... No firm word yet on much. I had an interview for an accompanying job at a high school yesterday but it turns out they want someone for almost full-time. Given the pretty meagre salary, I'm inclined to turn it down even if I get it. I've applied for a few different academic jobs, but ( Read more... )

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More new audio on the myspace site with the Blair Fix Quintet (he's from Edmonton!). It's called "Cubicles" and by trumpet phenom, Evan Weiss. Probably more to come soon from my recital ( Read more... )

This is a very sad article in Science magazine about blocking research to the social sciences research in the US. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), chair of a panel that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, indicated opposition to the NSF's budget request on the grounds that ( Read more... )

So I am done everything! It's hard to imagine, but I am done every aspect of the program here. Recitals, check. Oral exams, check. Graduate Jazz History papers and final, check. HG, my friend the Nordic chanteuse, had not one but two days of outstanding food at her place that happily conincided with the ending. The initial meal on the first day ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I played at the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival with the last performance of the semester with fusion stalwarts, the Zebras. You can see photographic evidence here ( Read more... )

This is one of the greatest moments in CSPAN history. Oh, probably their greatest moment. Colbert mere feet away from Bush, giving this incredible hilarious, wicked speech. You have to see this ( Read more... )

Here is one of my favourite comedians, David Cross responding to that idiot "Larry the Cable Guy" comedian. Apparently, this comedian "wrote" a book in which he singles out the "lefty p.c." comedians like David Cross for being elitist. His open letter in response is killer. Very funny and a really smart rebuke of the anti-intellectual, phony " ( Read more... )

So I'm finally done my recital. I was a bit tired, which may have at least helped me not have too much energy for being nervous. I guess it went OK. The guys I played with worked really hard and sounded great. I'm rarely that satisifed with my playing on anything, but at least some things on it went well. People seemed to enjoy it, anyway. Then I ( Read more... )