December 6, 2008, 9:45 am : Our bons amigos from Sao Paulo—Tais & Jose

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A few photos of our dear friends, Tais & Jose.
Dorothy
Tais
Jose
Dorothy & Max
Tais & Jose
good friends wrapping lumpia
Me & Tais

November 26, 2008, 9:18 pm : Drew Gress — Irrational Numbers

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Fantastic new release by Drew Gress, “Irrational Numbers;” featuring Ralph Alessi, Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, and Tom Rainey
Irrational Numbers

November 15, 2008, 12:04 pm : No Mind Coda Surfboard

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Here are a few shots of my Steve Forestall surfboard. Steve is an old friend from Melbourne Bch Fl—a phenomenal shaper and surfer and a dear friend.
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona
Not much surf in Arizona

November 8, 2008, 8:02 pm : rob allen diminished noodle

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short diminished improv with the Rob Allen; half-fretless

November 6, 2008, 10:10 pm : Sérgio Santos—Iô Sô

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What a great CD. I just bought this import from Amazon. Sérgio is amazing! (Released in 2007 I believe.)
Sergio Santos

November 6, 2008, 10:04 pm : Me & Kai

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Me and my son, Kai. Summer of 2007 in Florida.
Kai was 10 years old in this photo

October 29, 2008, 4:24 pm : myspace

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So, because I’ve spent the last too-many years working in front of a computer, I’ve resisted most social networking environments — including myspace. I just wanted to get away from the thing and play music or hang with friends and family after work. Well, this year, just for the hell of it, I started my own myspace page. markrobinett

I was also under the erroneous assumption that the music portion of myspace existed for only pop and rock schlock. Then, a month or so ago, I started really looking around and exploring. Subsequently, I’ve found some of the most amazing music and musicians. My search continues…

Presently, I’m finding the most amazing musicians in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

October 18, 2008, 9:58 am : Eduardo Galeano

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I just started a new book by the author, Eduardo Galeano, entitled “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent.” I’ve been meaning to check him out for years and finally got started. So far it’s a great read and a subject I’ve been trying to get smarter about since first reading Noam Chomsky years ago. It’s amazing how many US citizens (including myself for the most part) don’t have a clue about our activities in Latin America over the past century.

Open Veins

September 29, 2008, 7:44 pm : Milton Nascimento—Encontros E Despedidas

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I finally bought this recording on CD; it’s been years since I’ve heard it and it’s still amazing—some of Milton’s best songs. At times, the production sounds a little dated but who cares. “A Primeira Estrela” is worth the price alone.

September 23, 2008, 8:57 pm : Andy Milne + Grégoire Maret — Scenarios

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I just bought a really nice CD on the Obliqsound label by Andy Milne + Grégoire Maret entitled “Scenarios.” You might know Gregoire from the Pat Metheny Group. Anyway, this is a very introspective, beautiful CD. Check it out if you have the chance.
Grégoire Maret

I also bought Andy Milne’s solo CD, “solo piano.” Just beginning to listen to this one but, so far, it’s very beautiful.
Andy Milne