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Thanks, RepMan. Given your love of comedy, is it safe to assume Phyllis Diller can be added to your list as well?
The icons of my youth
It seems a day hardly passes without a CNN breaking news alert letting me know yet another B-level icon of my youth has died. One day, it's the guy who played Robbie Douglas in My Three Sons. The next day, it's Davy Jones of The Monkees. And, then, just yesterday, one-hit wonder, Scott McKinzie...
Ansar al-Sharia: "Grapes? I thought they were virgins."
Academi: "Not your father's agoge."
Re-branding pure evil
I guess it's another sign of the bizarre times in which we live, but Al Qaeda just announced it's re-branding itself. Trying to distance the heinous organization from its terrorism tag, Al Qaeda is now officially calling itself 'Ansar al-Sharia', which means Army of Islamic Law. An organizati...
Also, the hyperlink apparently didn't make the final post, but when I mentioned how jazz has expanded in so many ways since Miles and Coltrane, I meant to provide this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8KniNgkXo
Blue Rondo à la Rep: What Happened to Jazz?
Today’s blog entry is special for (at least) two reasons. First of all, the subject of the day is jazz music. As we’ll explore below, jazz lends itself well to dissection in a RepMan blog. Second, today’s entry was written by two RepMan guest bloggers – young Peppercommers and jazz enthusiasts, ...
Thanks for the comments, everyone. First of all, if I could work with one jazz musician right now, it would have to be the Avishai Cohen trio. Follow this link for a video of the group: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij1hjQkpg24&feature=related)The reason for choosing this group is that they have integrated international elements (in this case, Israeli folk melodies) into jazz. In so doing, they have opened the door to new audiences and pushed jazz in a new direction.
Jason Fischbach, good question. I would have to agree with Laura. I hinted to it in the original post, but if jazz's image is confused or tarnished, and jazz musicians can't afford to perpetuate their music, that would be problematic for jazz music (and not necessarily other genres). And, to Mark's point, regardless of what we call jazz, it's unfair to the genre to be remembered for a snapshot in time that no longer exists. Think about if Pop music meant The Beatles instead of Justin Bieber.
Blue Rondo à la Rep: What Happened to Jazz?
Today’s blog entry is special for (at least) two reasons. First of all, the subject of the day is jazz music. As we’ll explore below, jazz lends itself well to dissection in a RepMan blog. Second, today’s entry was written by two RepMan guest bloggers – young Peppercommers and jazz enthusiasts, ...
Well said, Dandy, and congrats! I grew up in a household of non-smokers. I am a non-smoker. Yet I have to admit that the smell of pipe tobacco or cigars (not so much with cigarettes) make me want to light up every now and then.
If I knew then what I know now...
Today's guest post is by Peppercommer Dandy Stevenson. My home state of NC has launched a “Tobacco-Free Me” pledge program to poised to keep kids from ever trying a cigarette. I applaud that initiative, vote in favor of sky high taxes on cigarettes and praise lawmakers around the world for every...
Browning Nagle is currently a Senior Manager at Medtronic (http://www.medtronic.com/about-medtronic/business-overview/spinal-and-biologics/). Apparently he had a brain for business, not football.
The Browning Nagle of American Presidents
I was recently musing about the seriously flawed presidency of Barack Obama. I remember voting for him with a vengeance after suffering through eight years of his predecessor's utter disregard for constitutional rights and common sense. But, since then, like many others who formed Obama's bas...
Steve, I'm very disappointed to find out that I have a pre-owned nickname. I always thought that my nickname referred to the jazz standard, "Mack the Knife."
Nicknames are being nixed
The New York Times just ran a fascinating trend piece about the demise of nicknames in sports. The reporter, John Branch, waxed poetic about the great nicknames of yesteryear, ranging from ‘the Bambino’ and ‘Dr. J’ to ‘Earl the Pearl’ and ‘Night Train’. Here's the rub, though. Nicknames aren...
I can't imagine consuming anything like this before or during a long run. My usual pre-run meal is one toasted cinnamon raisin english muffin with peanut butter on it, and sometimes even that feels heavy. I can't even drink Gatorade during bike rides - stomach cramps! As for outrageous sponsorship ideas, how about Starbucks or Five Hour Energy sponsoring a meditation retreat?
Krispy Kreme is pleased to announce we’ll be awarding special prizes to any runners suffering strokes or heart attacks during today’s run
There’s gross. There’s negligent. There’s just plain stupid. And, then there’s the Norcross High School Relay for Life. Intended to raise money for charity (which is always a good, wise and noble thing), this particular race is underwritten by Krispy Kreme doughnuts. And, if there’s one foodst...
Excellent post. I would just like to add a few thoughts. First of all, I can't speak for the rest of my generation, but I would guess that we millenials know quite a bit about the Greatest Generation as well. I know that I was taught a great deal in middle and high school about WW2 and the post war boom, but relatively little about 60s and 70s counterculture, with the exception of the civil rights movement. That said, while I didn't know who Mike Eruzione was, I did know about the miracle on ice (that wasn't part of the survey question). Growing up in the Adirondack mountains, I played regular hockey games on that very rink in Lake Placid. Lastly, ask me anything you would like to about Steely Dan.
Hey nineteen
I first became aware of the yawning information gap between my generation and Millennials on Mt. Kilimanjaro. It was there, while taking a break at 15,000 feet, that I happened to mention the seminal TV character, 'Archie Bunker.' My son, Chris, and our climbing buddy, Stafford, both Millennial...
I am sorry to inform you, Steve, that I can’t contribute any additional shows that have played a part in my cultivation. I grew up mostly without TV. The closest thing I have is a mini-series: Band of Brothers. You have to admit, though... "hold your fire" really caught on as a cultural phrase circa 2005.
The five most influential TV shows in Repman's life
Since AdWeek just saw fit to name their 100 most influential TV shows in history, I thought I'd cull from their favorites to tell you the five programs that have had the greatest impact, positive, negative, or otherwise on me. They are (in chronological order): 1) "Leave it to Beaver" (CBS and...
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