tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43742757296650102512011-07-30T22:59:57.256-05:00~ My Music at Your FingertipsAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431055042886013950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374275729665010251.post-2955503203281971642010-08-04T09:22:00.001-05:002010-08-04T09:22:50.857-05:00

LOTS TO DO TONIGHT AND IT'S 106 miles to Chicago… Jerusalem Temple 3-D Model Inside the Temple is the Holy of Holies...and to our surprise, an empty room, for nothing can depict the grandeur and the presence of God... Great Torah Lessons : About Abraham (great series of brief lessons on the weekly Torah portion, by Rabbi Chaim Richman, from the Temple Institute in Jerusalem) In this

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Interview w/GH and RS from the 1990’s No toking up! Background music for the inclass activity… Raising money for UNICEF relief work in Bangladesh… My Sweet Lord While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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E--hope this has some use somewhere...Aaron's mom The History of Philosophy in 5 minutes introduction to western philospophy Groening on Jay Leno's show explains what you can do with philosophy Socrates: Ency. Channel Socrates on self-confidence ***Kirkegaard (and not-really-a-nebesh-Woody Allen doing his usual depresso but funny shtick angst in background)

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Monty Python Philosophy World Cup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2TicMbH4OY&feature=fvw And what's soccer without a pint? Here's Monty Python's The Philosopher’s Drinking Song

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China's amazing Confucian revival from Rahul Venkit on Vimeo. More on Confucianism For fun: Barbara Walters interviews Confucius

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Lobsters and philosophers They feel changes in water chemistry with their attuned antennae and body hairs these gangsters from the deep— tough guys who take nothing on their carapace, deep thought thugs who mow down sea urchins, red rock crabs, mussels herring, and sea cucumbers. These garrulous creatures will not hesitate to cannibalize. This society lives in shadowy worlds, uses

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CPD Educational Video: East Asian Culture Dao shall not name da Dao or it ceases to be da Dao... Welcome to China!! Things Europeans Never Invented: Ancient Chinese Invetions Shanghai Huston Smith explains the 5 Relationships in Confucianism The answer provided by Huston Smith to the above first part Do Business in Asia Western-Chinese Business: You May Be in Deeper than you

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Here is the Script for this Allegory, created by E and A Maass of Harper College: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIUNrASQfb4 Plato’s Allegory of the Cave: An Explanation and Interpretation We stumble into a cave. It takes a moment for our eyes to adjust to its gloomy interior. A shocking sight comes into view: prisoners. Since childhood, these shackled human beings have been sitting

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I could spend a lot of time blabbing about the 90's, but I'll save that for another night.  Here's a song that really reflects the upbeat mood of late 90's music.  Here's You Get What You Give by New Radicals. Peace

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Here's to all you guys and girls raised in the 90's, the best decade ever. For the next 7 days, I'll be featuring some great songs that we all remember from when we were young(er). Also, I put up a poll on the left column asking which N64 game was the best. If you select 'other', please leave a comment in a post (any post) saying which game it was. I'm sure many of you have played the

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Wiped.  Long week.  I also just found out that I got a job recording data for some sort of research study, so I don't think my weeks are going to be getting any shorter. This song always puts me in a good mood.  This video is pretty awesome too.  Here's That Old Pair of Jeans by Fatboy Slim. Peace

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Got a test in 20 minutes.  Lets do this thing. Boston.  Great city, even better band.  If you're a fan of rock epics, then look no further than Foreplay/Long Time by Boston.  It begins with an epic (sorry for using that word twice, but it's appropriate) introduction, and one of the sickest, catchiest basslines.  If you want to skip to the part where the song really picks up, drag the cursor over

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Chicago arguably produces some of the best music.  Some examples: Lupe Fiasco Kanye West Common Umphrey's McGee Chicago Earth, Wind and Fire I know there are a lot more bands that I didn't cover, especially the Chicago Jazz scene.  Wilco, one of the best modern alternative/folk bands around started in Chicago.  If you've ever been to a Starbucks, I'm sure you've seen one of their CDs featured

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More schoolwork. Less Maass Media. Bummer. Here's some funky sh*t from Jamiroquai. Well, funky is only half of what Jamiroquai is - they're labeled by wikipedia as alternative/acid jazz/disco/soul/funk. Anyways, here's one of my favorites, Little L. Peace

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3 midterms and a paper due this week.  Not fun.  I'm only going to be putting up music for the next couple days. I made a homework playlist for studying and reading and whatnot.  Here's one of my favorite artists to study to, the late great John Coltrane, possibly one of the greatest saxophonists to have ever lived.  Here's the first song, Acknowledgment, off his legendary album, A Love Supreme.

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Friday or Saturday.  The age old question.  Which is the better party night? Don't be a party pooper.  No one likes those.  Follow these rules and you won't die. You heard me. 1. Spill a beer/drink 2. Fall asleep somewhere at the party 3. Drink someone else's beer/drink 4. Trip down the stairs at a townhouse 5. Cause drama between you and your roommate 6. Vomit on the carpet 7.

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In case you were confused by the 'Melo' in the title, it's short for mellow.  If you're unsure of the definition of the word mellow, then you should probably get off the computer and get back to studying. At the same time, mellow describes so much more than what conventional language can allow.  The Farlex Free Online Dictionary provides the following definition: (p.s. sorry the formatting is all

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Apparently Rock Band and Guitar Hero do not please the Great Jimmy Page.  A Reuters interview with the former Led Zeppelin guitarist, along with Jack White of the White Stripes/Raconteurs, produced the following quote:     "If you start with the first track on the first (self-titled Led Zeppelin) album, 'Good Times Bad Times,' and you think of the drum part that John Bonham did there, how many

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My Tuesdays are rough.  Class from 11-5:20 with only an hour break, followed by volunteer work until 8. Eech.  At least for my volunteer work I'm running science experiments for 10 year-olds.  Alas, it's called Project Esteem and not Professor Happy's Science Extravaganza. Seeing as I have Astronomy Lab today, I feel some space news is in order. If you haven't heard, Jupiter recently caught a

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Let's play a game.  I call it Match the Stat Line to the QB (creative name, right?). QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int 1. 17 28 60.7 243 243.0 8.7 1 0 2. 14 21 66.7 110 110.0 5.2 1 0 3. 26 34 76.5 358 358.0 10.5 6 1 4. 17 36 47.2 277 277.0 7.7 1 4 5. 17 28 60.7 184 184.0 6.6 1 0  A.  Brett FarveB.  Drew BreesC.  Aaron RodgersD.  Peyton ManningE.  Jay Cutler I'll give you one hint:  Jay

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Football season is officially underway with the Steelers handing the Titans the first loss of the year.  Things look pretty bleak for Tennessee right now; they're on pace to go 0-16 on the season.  Yuck.  The game looked like it would be a defensive struggle on paper, and it turned out to be just that. Big Ben led the Steelers to victory in overtime, passing for over 350 yards despite recording

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Have you checked the date today?  09/09/09.  If 06/06/06 was the day of the beast, clearly today must be the day of the beast's kooky uncle, Eddie.  Crazy uncles are like gifts, gifts wrapped in old flannel with a hint of Jameson.  If it weren't for nutty uncles, who else would take us raccoon hunting down mysterious alleys in Milwaukee on New Years Eve?  Who else would grab your arm and tell

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We're already a week into September, one of my favorite months.  Not only was it the month of my conception, but it's also National Preparedness Month.  What should we be preparing for, you ask?  A couple of things come to mind... Bigfoot... Sue The Dinosaur.  After a long summer at Camp Chi, she has returned to her rightful home in the Chicago

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DO IT AGAIN In the mornin you go gunnin For the man who stole your water And you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the border And the mourners are all singin As they drag you by your feet But the hangman isnt hangin And they put you on the street Chorus: You go back jack do it again Wheel turnin round and round You go back jack do it again When you know shes no high climber Then

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Here is a list of all the Punk Rock songs featured on Maass Media.  Click on the song title to get linked to the post where it was featured. Note:  All songs on these lists were posted after September 9th, 2009. Goldfinger - Superman

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The 90's!!!  Hell yeah!!!  Here's a list of all the songs I've put up from the best decade ever.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where it was featured. Note:  All songs listed have been posted after Sept. 9, 2009 Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans Goldfinger - Superman Jamiroquai - Little L New Radicals - You Only Get What You Give

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Here is a list of all the folk songs featured on Maass Media.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Wilco - Jesus Etc.  .

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Here is a list of all the chill songs currently featured on Maass Media.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Andy McKee - Rylynn Craig D'Andrea - In with the Purple and Out with the Blue Wilco - Jesus Etc.

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Here is the list of Acoustic songs that have been featured on Maass Media so far... Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Andy McKee - Rylynn Craig D'Andrea - In with the Purple and Out with the Blue

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Here's a list of all the jazz songs featured on Maass Media. Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note: These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Pt. 1 - Acknowledgment .

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Here is a list of all the songs performed by jam bands featured on Maass Media.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Umphrey's McGee - Glory

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Here is a list of all the classic rock songs featured on Maass Media.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Boston - Foreplay/Long Time Earth, Wind and Fire - September Led Zeppelin - Your Time is Gonna Come + Black Mountain Side .

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Here is a list of all the rock songs currently featured on Maass Media.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Boston - Foreplay/Long Time Goldfinger - Superman Muse - Space Dementia

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Here is a list of all the electronica songs featured on Maass Media.  Click on a song to get linked to the post where the song was featured. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Cut Copy - Saturdays Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16431055042886013950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374275729665010251.post-47510077230651816812009-09-01T12:21:00.002-05:002009-09-22T12:40:47.553-05:00

Here is a list of all the alternative songs featured on Maass Media. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Ben Folds Five - Uncle Walter Jamiroquai - Little L

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Here is the list of hip hop songs that have been featured on Maass Media thus far. Note:  These lists only contain songs posted after September 9th. Crown City Rockers - Fortitude (the Gift of Gab) Joe Budden - Fire Twista - Slow Jamz (feat. Jamie Foxx)

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There is a cool video here aboutBob Dylan, focusing on his creativity during those years he lived above the Cafe Espresso in Woodstock, NY. As it turns out, the Woodstock fathers did not want the Woodstock festival held in their town (enter Max Yasgur and his memorable farm)... Also, Dylan did not sing at "Woodstock." One of his kids was sick at the time they were negotiating his appearance, so

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Move overTryInterview

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Even though I had a ride to Woodstock, I backed out because I really didn't have the money to sustain myself there. And my folks didn't have the resources to bail me out if I got stranded or busted. For starters, do you think my dad was going to let me use his lime-green Buick LeSabre to Woodstock? How else would he get to his factory job? Yeah. Once upon a time, there were one-car families.My

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Oh well...at least I made it to the Midwest Rock Festival held three weeks before Woodstock. Led Zeppelin and Blind Faith were there...not that I was in any shape to notice! Woodstock at 40, or Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

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Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" set to animation, and narrated by Orson Wells

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Gotta sweet tooth? Tell the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the (sweet) tooth...Kinda cuteTheEurythmics’ Sweet Dreams, unfortunately, cannot be embedded. It’s disabled. But you can go to the following URL, just like several million shmegges before you… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQHrspjw4aACowboy Junkies’ (doing Lou Reed’s) “Sweet Jane”Speaking of which…here’s Lou now!

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Get Funky The late great Teddy…everywhere you go, there you are…Diana Ross did a version of this…”Love Hangover…” (sorry, in places it sounds like elevator music)Ohio Players medley of “Fire” and “Rollercoaster.” Dig the ‘fros!

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Aaron played this at his very first recital...One of Aaron's mom's favorites... Of course, if you feel the earth move under your feet, it means I really do need to lose weight...and I have: nearly 20#!!

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A Ripple EffectChina Cat Sunflower … like smoke it? In the vein (no pun intended) of “Reefer Madness,” a little documentary about Haight Asbury…

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A classic Byrd piece for a hot dayHerbie Mann cools down the music with "Sunny" (nice electric piano, eh' Aaron?)

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Nice hot day in Chicago...good day for cookin...Sweet Home Chicago in Houston? Well, the question is, after all, “Baby don’t you wanna go?”Damn Right I Got the Blues

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Sunshine of your love: Original CreamFeelin Alright (Dave Mason...Traffic)Neil Young…

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An older RobinAnd a little phantasy with a few of the basic elements of life:Earth, Wind, and Fire

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An old song about a red hoodie. Aaron, I hope you and your pals are warm as you trek around in the Smokies. (You know how Jews tend to wander around in the wilderness for 40 years because no one would stop to ask for directions) Love, Aaron's mom

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Ahmad Jamal Spartacus Love ThemeThe Bill Evans Trio… Summertime

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Well, I have a bad feeling in my gut about the Blackhawk's fate at the merciless hands of the Detroit Red Wings. So to get my mind off Chicago sports pain, I thought I'd pay tribute to the great band, CHICAGO!!Chicago…the band…from ChicagoKid1969

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A variety of clips to choose from for Mr. Maass's HIP HOP class: Clips on or about Malcolm X, Black Nationalism, Marcus Garvey, and Rasta? Malcolm X speaks on Black nationalism Tribute to Malcolm X A clip from the Movie, “Malcolm X” after he makes his hajj to Mecca, and explains that he is not a racist… Tribute to Denzel Washington (for his role as Malcolm X) Part 1: "Mr Big Stuff"

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Coming in 2009 on PBS: A three-part series Sounds of Faith: Judaism Christianity Islam Gaining a better understanding of Judaism Gaining a better understanding of East Asians Gaining a better understanding of Mexicans and Mexican Culture

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Live from the Isle of Wight

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Flawed Thinking by the Numbers Critical Thinking Ed DeBono: Innovative and Critical Thinking It’s 106 miles to Chicago…

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George Harrison gets a sitar lesson from Ravi ShankarInterview w/GH and RS from the 1990’sNo toking up! Background music for the inclass activity…Raising money for UNICEF relief work in Bangladesh…My Sweet LordWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps

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Unchain my Heart(Take a little) piece of my heart

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What a loss, and the sky is still crying. Here's a shtickl gee-tar piece called “pipeline” by SRV: And one more from back in the day on MTV...

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“Ask the Rabbi” Chutzpah Jewish RapWho Let the Jews Out? Happy Exodus from Egypt!Let My People Grow

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We just drove in Ontario 'eh...and like had doughnuts at Tim Horton's... Here's a young(er)Neil Young...Rick Wakeman tinkling the ivories...We drove many miles in 48 hours. Any arguments and freak-outs as we did our marathon drive on that long 401? Well, not to worry. It's just human nature.

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Up Canada Way: The Big PinkDylan and "the Band"By the way, we have quite a number of miles "further on down the road" to get to Montreal. Check out the Band's Robbie Robertson, playing a Blues classic with "Slow Hand" Eric Clapton......and further on back in time on a road out of the past...a younger Clapton and band...

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Joshua Redman's here this afternoon to blow the sax and melt the snow in Chicago on this last Sunday in March.Jazz Crimes (alleged, of course)...

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It's not exactly the old-fashioned hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," but what the Doobie Brothers put together in the early 1970's will do:Here's a updated version by DC Talk, "Jesus is Still Alright with Me."

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a little or a lot (depending) of "Amazing Grace." Check it out: Carlos Santana and Jeff Beck

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Need a little "ca-ching" in your life? Pink Floyd’s classic: “Money”Money, or the love of money is the root of all evil? Here's Monty Python’s “The Money Song”She's quite good...too real a situation??Video Diary of Unemployment

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Al Jarreau “Take Five” with a little nonsense Skat to start off.George and Al…

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We saw Blue Man Group in Vegas, and will share a personal pix later. In the meantime, catch this...

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Aaron and mom just came back from Vegas!! Little story behind it, but it’s rather on the boring side. This clip is not on the boring side!! Need a jolt of energy? Watch Bette Middler…She does “look good!” Her lyrics, antics, and style are worth the price of admission. The Inimitable Diva of Las Vegas will be playing Caesar’s Palace next week.

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DAM, “Born Here.” Hip Hop: the You Tube lingua franca?

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Dylan Subterranean BluesHappy St. Paddy's!! Here's the Clancy Brothers singing Bob Dylan's "When the Ship Comes in."

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For class on Saturday March 14, 2009Less than four minutes, Non-Violence: Jainism Way of Lifehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9NcGAE4WOU&feature=relatedJainism and Buddhism ComparedThis is a 10-minute video clip, and is only audio, but it is quite informative. Both are traditions centered around their founder’s teachings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASZK6Qgp3g&feature=related

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A little bit of War Time musicGlenn Miller’s “In the Mood”

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Two Steve’s… Stevie Wonder and Stevie Ray VaughanTwo milestones…Miles and John 

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First lesson in the blues…ol’ Blue Eyes Frank SinatraOne of mom’s favorites: “Stormy Monday.” Check out Lou Rawls’ version.Let’s end this blue-funk Monday with Isaac Hayes’ and a Super Fly-kinda piece, “The Pursuit of the Pimpmobile”

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It’s getting late but it’s not quite “The Midnight Hour.”It rained and rained today, but not quite a “Texas Flood.” 

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Buddhism at the local level…SikhismWhite Sikhs in LA!

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I know it’ll be midnight soon, but it’s still 3/6/9 today! Gee-tar pickin’ ragtime Blind Arthur Blake had a song called, “Playing Policy Blues.” Not sure if he played the numbers or craps, but either way, he didn’t win: I act like a fool and played 3-6-9I act like a fool and played 3-6-9Lost my money and that girl of mineSo don't you get yourself "three-six-nined" on 3/6/09! Listen as Blind

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Well, it’s Chicago and it feels like further south…Is spring here? Mebbe yes mebbe no. But one thing we do know: It’s Friday! Shabbat Shalom, everyone!

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Bobby and JayZ? Why not? Dylan, to me, has that genius, exploratory nature, like a scientist of music forms. Not afraid to go into the lab, and not afraid to blow up a few experiments. Not afraid to stretch, try, grow. He said it himself when he made kind of a brucha ("blessing"): "May you be forever young." In Mercy, Mercy he did this kind of creepy piece about a man in the long black coat.

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Here's Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy MeHere's mom's "man" at the drums, the inimitable Buddy Rich (Berlin, 1970) and his big band doing Mercy, Mercy

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Not too long ago, there was a freight train derailment in Buffalo Grove. Today I waited while three engines pulled nearly 130 box cars. My mother reported waiting for a train that had five engines puffing away, hauling a long train running. Apparently it takes a freight train two-and-one-half days to get from Los Angeles to Chicago, and then it takes another two days to get in, around, and

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It's March: it's winter, it's spring; it's cold, it's warm(er). It's windy, and it's mad. And daylight savings time goes into effect Sunday morning March 8 at 2:00 a.m.Heatwave on the Grooveline (1978)“Making it funky…” Interesting series with a few accolades for what Larry Caldwell did for the bass…...and one more piece... 

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Aaron and I headed out one fine Saturday to have his car subjected to the Illinois Emission test. There were so many cars descending on the place that we decided to leave, and did what most Jews would do in a situation like this. We went out to eat. On the way to Walker Brothers, Aaron was playing "Acid Rain Drops" by People Under the Stairs. What's there not to like?

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We close out February with a mini-Stevie Wonder concert. Feeling lucky or unlucky? Here's Stevie Wonder's “Superstitious”Feeling down in the dumps or are you soaring? Take Stevie Wonder's, "Higher Ground"Another classic piece, "Living for the City"From the wonderful collection, "Songs in the Key of Life," a childhood memory called, "I Wish"Who? Oh, "That Girl"At last? "Free…"

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This goes out to Aaron as he prepares for the Jazz Ensemble concert this Sunday at College of Lake County. For more about McCoy Tyner, listen in at NPR:http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/tyner_mccoy.htmlHere’s a McCoy Tyner piece jammed up.As February comes to a close, we can’t forget “the Duke.” In our minds, picture an Ahmadinejad—and-mullah-free Iran as we float on a carpet to

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Let's give it up for two fine women, starting with Rose Royce, Wishing on a Star (1977)Rose has that “Magic Touch” (1984)Aaron's grandmother used to say, "There's no fool like an old fool." But love can make us all a bit stoopid. Here's Aretha with the classic, "Chain of Fools…" The graphics are pixel-ie, but the recording is pretty bitchin’

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Meet Shuggie Otis (son of Johnny Otis, father of Lucky Otis)…an unusual musician from the 1970’s…Here’s his slightly hypnotic Freedom Flight. Shuggie Otis wrote Strawberry Letter 23, which gave the Brothers Johnson a number one hit.Meet the Brothers JohnsonTo find out more about this song: http://www.soultracks.com/strawberry_letter_23.htm

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Doin’ it up big! Laissez les bon temps roulez: “Let the good times roll”:Let’s begin at the beginning…A little commercial here for N’AwrlinsBourbon Street: Mardi Gras 2009Here comes Deacon John and the Ivories, “Let the Good Times Roll”

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There was a whole battalion of African-American soldiers in World War I known as the "Hellfighters." A great percentage of them were decorated with highest honors: Read the following:"Hell Fighters" From HarlemSechault, France, September 29, 1918.From Harlem streets and other New York City neighborhoods they came, members of the only U.S. unit to get "over there" with their old State name -- the

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This is the first of at least three medleys featuring the Best of Hip Hop...To close out Sunday afternoon as the sun dips down into the cold, wintry West, here's old school Earth, Wind, & Fire: Boogie Wonderland:

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Afrika Bambaataa's Definition Of Hip Hop?Hip Hop means the whole culture of the movement.. when you talk about rap..Rap is part of the hip hop culture..The emceeing..The djaying is part of the hip hop culture. The dressing the languages are all part of the hip hop culture.The break dancing the b-boys, b-girls ..how you act, walk, look, talk are all part of hip hop culture.. and the music is

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The first item we will watch today was produced by the Chicago Police Department's Chaptain, Kevin Dean. This series was produced shortly after 9-11 as a training and educational video on the various religious communities in Chicago, in order to promote understanding and sensitivity. A little fun on the Four Noble TruthsThe Four Noble Truths in rap...

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Jazz organ…Jimmy McGriff shmoozes plays a bit and then shmoozes some moreAnother great jazz organist is Jimmy Smith. Here he is with a full fat sound big band doing the jazz classic, “Moanin…”While on the topic of jazz organ, might I recommend to you Joey DeFrancesco? He recently came out with a jazz version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," which I heard for the first time on WDCB. As we finish

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Aaron's mom is sick, and she suggests a home remedy:A bowl of matzo ball soup...make that Funky Chicken matzo ball soup courtesy of Rufus Thomas… and throw in some Green Onions, courtesy of Booker T. and the MG’s:

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What Up February Day 18 RIP FREDDIEWill Friedwald wrote a great OB titled, “Taps for Freddie Hubbard” in the Wall Street Journal January 3, 2009. In the 70 years that he was with us, Freddie Hubbard, who died on Dec. 29, was known primarily for one thing: playing the trumpet harder, faster and with more pure chops than virtually anyone else who ever picked up the horn. Hubbard was regaled as the

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Awhile back we featured Horace Silver’s “Song for My Father.” The Temptations bring us another kind of father, “Papa was a Rolling Stone.” Dig the hair. And the moves.Here’s another (later, and more cool?) version. Posted to you live from the Harper College Mega lab.

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Talk to Chuck? ‘How about listen to Chuck. Since we skipped What Up February Day 15, here’s a President’s Day holiday jam moving through time featuring three Chucks with a lot to say.Chuck Berry Johnny Be Goode1958Meet Chuck Brown “Godfather of Go Go,” out of Washington D.C. Most of the videos featuring Chuck are not that good (filmed outside). Oh well. This dates back to a DC concert in 1988.

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