The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Many don’t get the chance to play the sport they love into adulthood, but the men of the Utica Church Basketball league have done it nearly every Saturday night for the past 52 years.
dustysevens (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
for all the poor unfortunates that couldn't get to glorious blackpool for illumination night. it's all a bit shoddy these days if i'm really honest but it was a birthday treat for years and years and there's still the fisherman's friend shiptram that always astounds and just enough magic to turn me titchy again ray bryant - up above the rock x
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Cyrus Chestnut Spirit Jazz Legacy Productions 2009 John Hicks I Remember You HighNote 2009 Ray Bryant In The Back Room Evening Star 2009 Playing solo piano requires, among other things, a distinctive style and enough musical ideas to hold a listener's interest over a period of time. Three new releases feature players amply endowed with both...
Spook And Muffin's Relaxed Politics (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Banned Authors: are listed here. Go to linkie to get alpha lists of books banned, plus more information. Amis, Kingsley Angelou, Maya Aristophanes Auel, Jean Baldwin, James Balzac, Honore de Bamford, James Bannerman, Helen Benchley, Peter Bennett, D.M. Bett, Doris Beveridge, J Blume, Judy Boccacio, Giovanni Bonner, Raymond Bradbury, Ray Bryant, John Burgess, Anthony Burroughs, Edgar Rice Cabell, James...
A Jazz Blog (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
St Peters is a 12th Century chapel near Preston Park. Now disused, it's kept open by The Churches Conservation Trust and, on Saturday. played host to the Terry Seabrook Trio. It was a treat to hear Terry, perhaps best know for his Cubana Bop band, play such intimate music in such a sympathetic setting. The band was in the classic piano-trio style of pianists such as Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans and Chick...
Early Medieval Britain (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
First published 1987. Edition reviewed: Caxton, 2001, ISBN 1-84067-384-2. The novel is set in England, with excursions to Normandy, Brittany and Denmark, and spans the period from 1013 to 1066, ending on the morning of the Battle of Hastings. Most of the characters are real historical figures, including Aethelraed Unread (Ethelred the 'Unready'*), King Canute, Queen Emma, Sweyn Forkbeard, Earl Godwin...
Hartest & Coldham Hall Cricket Club (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
H& CHCC 91 All Out Bryant 32 Roberts 26 M Atkinson 9 P Dix 7.1 3 15 6 Earl Stonham 93 For 7 D Armstrong 3 for 20, N Rutter 2 for 16 In a match which was a 40 pointer and two struggling teams it was not a surprise that it ended in a low scoring match. Probably the most important and last chance saloon to stay in the Division II the H& CHCC without being disrespectful were rather short on Batting...
Try JM (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
01:44:09: Baby Nash was born as Ronny Ray Bryant. #musicchoicefacts01:44:56: Baby Bash is originally from Vallejo, CA. #musicchoicefacts01:45:44: Pitbull teamed up with Little John and released "Culo" in 2004. #musicchoicefacts03:00:26: James Brond drinks V8s and washes his own Astin Martin. #jamesbrondfacts03:01:43: James Brond's Astin Martin is 15% Bondo. Via @cfranscoviak #jamesbrondfacts03:05...
Bemsha Swing (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
(103) Rollins. Work Time . This was recorded in 55 and features Max Roach, Ray Bryant, and George Bryant as the rhythm section. One of the earliest albums I've heard in which Sonny's style and approach to rhythmic phrasing is fully formed. This is one of the Rudy Van Gelder cd reissues, and was originally Prestige PRS 1223. The propensity to play corny songs like "There's No Business Like Show...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 27/04/2009
Dale Lang is a tired man.Ten years after his son Jason, a popular 17-year-old student at W.R. Myers High School, was gunned down by an angry former classmate, Mr. Lang is looking for a bit of peace.
HOLLY'S FIGHT TO STOP VIOLENCE (Free subscription) | 27/04/2009
10 years after Taber; father of school shooting victim says he needs a rest April 26, 2009 By Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS TABER, Alta. - Dale Lang is a tired man. Ten years after his son Jason, a popular 17-year-old student at W.R. Myers High School, was gunned down by an angry former classmate, Lang is looking for a bit of peace. It's not that he's shunning the spotlight that has shone
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 23/04/2009
This somewhat obscure date by the great jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans also features the leader playing some fine guitar (most notably on "Lonesome Road") and taking one of his first whistling solos on "Brother John." With pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tom Bryant and drummer Oliver Jackson completing the quartet, Thielemans is in excellent form introducing two of his originals...
The BN Village (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
Every thing about this masterpiece was pure perfection - the incredibly addictive and mesmerising sample of Ray Bryant's 'Up Above The Rock' track, to G Rap's trademark flow and gritty lyrics to the semi cinematic video - everything! One of my favourite tunes from the early 90s. Even during this wonderful period this tune was a standout. They just couldn't make anything half as good as this now. YouTube...
Ph articles (Free subscription) | 22/02/2009
When Beryl Powell was diagnosed by submit to cancer latest year, she felt alone. Although she had a supportive and caring family and of the best quality medical truncheon, she felt she wanted something greater degree. She wanted to give sound to someone who had been from one side her experiences and ask their advice [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
The Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz (CPFJ) announces a performance by rising piano star Gerald Clayton and his trio on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 5:00 at the Hilton Harrisburg and Towers, Second Floor Ballroom, One North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA. The Dover High School Jazz Band led by George Bradshaw opens...
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