There’s a moment in his Clambake Seven’s recording of “The Music Goes ’Round and ’Round” when Tommy Dorsey urges clarinetist Sid Stoneburn to “Kick it, Sid, Kick it.” Sid kicks it, and takes the song out of its hackneyed Dixieland … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Always dangerous to make the assumption, but it’s pushing 70° here in Connecticut today (21°C). I use this web cam view of the Dartmouth College Green in Hanover, New Hampshire to judge how things are going up north. Still brown … Continue reading
I hesitate to say it, but it was kind of Springy out today.
Because of what I used to do for a living and the kindness of the appropriate officials, I once had a wonderful private tour of Lord’s and the MCC. If I’m not the only person in Woodbury who knows who … Continue reading
Stanford 82-UConn 73. Just wait till next year. And good luck in the finals, Stanford! … Continue reading
Tomorrow is apparently “National Tartan Day” here. A local shop advertises, “Celebrate What’s Great About Scotland,” and adds, “We Have Scottish Honey, Haggis, Cheese, Shortbread.” This list appeals to me less than it might. I’ve got a friend whose bees … Continue reading
The last few little unnecessities arriving at the post office, dehydrated food ordered from Enertia, accommodation in Mallaig secured. Little loop and clip finally installed inside top pocket of pack. I’m not actually organized (won’t be until, oh, Tarfside or … Continue reading
The spelling bee was great. It took a little less than an hour to bring the competition from 25 or so 5th and 6th graders down to two, and then only a few minutes for the champ to emerge. My … Continue reading
More bare-legged shuffling this morning. It was one of those near-perfect running mornings: temp around 50F (10C), with a light rain/soft mist. A slightly too-strong breeze from the south and east (somewhat unusual here) was a tiny fly in the … Continue reading