Since I Started Listening to Jazz

2007-12-28T19:09:00.000-08:00

I've come to realize there is probably a relationship to how good a drummer is to whether or not in concert he drums with his shirt off.

2007-12-28T19:03:00.000-08:00

If I really like a song, I nod my head along to its beat in barely perceptible its manner.

2007-12-28T19:02:00.000-08:00

I realized that I will never have a name as cool as Richard "Groove" Holmes.

2007-12-11T17:42:00.000-08:00

My five year old was less thrilled than I hoped when I played a jazz Christmas CD. Maybe it was the 20 minute bass solo in "Jingle Bells."

2007-11-29T15:48:00.000-08:00

I've considered giving myself a cool sounding nickname.

2007-11-28T19:22:00.001-08:00

I've come to realize it's probably wrong and would upset most jazz purists that my local library has a Barry Manilow CD in its jazz collection, near CDs by Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk

2007-11-21T14:06:00.001-08:00

I learned Sonny Rollins is a Mets fan.

2007-11-02T10:40:00.001-07:00

I called someone a "cat."

2007-11-02T10:39:00.001-07:00

I know who Elvis Costello's wife is.

2007-11-02T10:36:00.000-07:00

I refer to my job as a "gig."

2007-10-30T21:53:00.001-07:00

I wear turtlenecks more often.

2007-10-30T21:48:00.000-07:00

I tried on a hat that I thought Jimmy Smith might wear.

2007-10-30T21:25:00.000-07:00

I began doubting whether Tommy Lee was, in fact, fuckin' awesome.

2007-10-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

I considered changing my three year old son's name to Thelonious or Pharaoh.

2007-10-30T15:28:00.001-07:00

I told my wife a song was a good example of "hard bop."

2007-10-30T15:10:00.001-07:00

I got into a chat room discussion about Joe Morello's style, without being absolutely sure what instrument he plays.

2007-10-30T15:02:00.000-07:00

I've said "`Trane." Out loud.

2007-10-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

African-Americans seem to like me more.

2007-10-30T14:50:00.000-07:00

I bought old-fashioned Ray Bans.