I don’t know how things are in the rest of the world, but in my corner it looks to be sunny and beautiful but not hot; what’s more, we’re going into a weekend that I really, really need. My oh my, life she is good.
If Rufus can buck trend and bring out the blues, I figure it’s ok for me to do the same with some swing. So here are two great bits done live – which is the way you should hear swing. First, a mighty back and forth with Wynton Marsalis and Trombone Shorty.
And a bit of something similar with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy doin’ the Jungle Book thang.
And of course, an open thread.
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Obligatory Awesome-Village-People/Marching-Band Hybrid Update: This from Dan Miller in the comments section, which deserves to be an embedded video in its own right:
There’s snow on the peak!Report
The peak of what?Report
The Peak of Pike.Report
So does this lead to Jaybird and Maribou pulling the skis down from the attic?Report
I see “outside” as “the place you can still smoke”.
I have quit smoking.Report
Your sun burns! I require frozen treats.Report
In the spirit, here’s a performance by March Fourth, a Portland-based marching band/performance group (they have stiltwalkers, fire eaters, etc during their live shows). Any west-coast based people should check them out–I saw them at Bumbershoot this year and they’re excellent!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m9xN4Z7gUcReport
One Dem finally tells what she really thinks, Americans don’t deserve to keep all their money. Nice, I guess she assumes that some bunch on Dems in DC know better how to spend it.
http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2285496Report