November 15, 2007
I was in a record store in Notting Hill a few weeks ago, and there was this pile of twenty or more 10″ Latin albums. They were all from the ’40s and ’50s. The covers were amazing, graphically speaking. I asked whether they were expensive, and got a disinterested answer along […]
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November 1, 2007
More musical goodness from Miss Ella.
Behold the way our fine feathered friend,
His virtue doth parade.
Thou knowest not, my dim-witted friend
The picture thou hast made.
Thy vacant brow, and thy tousled hair
Conceal thy good intent
Thou noble upright truthful sincere,
And slightly dopey gent…
You’re my funny valentine,
Sweet comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable, […]
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October 18, 2007
Sometimes you just let the music do the talking.
For Baya.
Ella Fitgerald - Betwitched, Bothered & Bewildered
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