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11.24.09 - A Tuesday2 comments

Joshua James LeJeune wrote 2 weeks ago: WORD ancillary [an-suh-ler-ee or, especially Brit., an-sil-uh-ree] adj. 1. subordinate; subsidiary 2 … more →

Tags: River Song, ancillary, bat masterson, bathroom reading, Charles Darwin, Colin Hanks, Dale Carnegie, Denise Crosby, Dwight Schultz

hughgaddyjr wrote 2 weeks ago: Scott Joplin Scott Joplin, The The King Of Ragtime, Was Supposedly Born Near Texarkana, Texas, On No … more →

Tags: 1, gaddy, Hugh Gaddy, Music, Black History, black in time enterprises, Black Legacy Trading Cards, African-American History, JR

The Entertainer2 comments

homepaddock wrote 2 weeks ago: Scott Joplin was born 141 years ago today. I was introduced to this as the theme music for The Sting … more →

Tags: Music, The Entertainer

November 24 in history

homepaddock wrote 2 weeks ago: On November 24: 1429  Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieged La Charité. 1642  Abel Tasman became the f … more →

Tags: Wikipedia, NZ History Online, Joan of Arc, Apollo 12, November 24, holmglen, Abel Tasman, Australopithecus afarensis, Donald Johanson

When typing makes music4 comments

Meg wrote 2 weeks ago: Okay, strictly speaking this has nothing to do with designing typefaces. However it does involve pla … more →

Tags: Audio, GarageBand, The Entertainer, Grand Piano, Mac, musical keystrokes, ragtime, typing makes music

The Sting

filmpac wrote 1 month ago: MCA 2040 – United States – 1973 … more →

Tags: Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Amsel

The Sting

Daniel wrote 1 month ago: Data Title: The Sting Year: 1973 Length: 129 minutes Director: George Roy Hill Writer: David S. Ward … more →

Tags: 1973, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Director, best editing, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, best song score, Charles Durning

1893 World's Fair, Chicago2 comments

carlahoag wrote 2 months ago: 1893 Columbian Exposition, Chicago Did you ever wonder how so many of the things came about that we … more →

Tags: History, Chicago, Chicago World's Fair 1893, Columbian Exposition 1893, Milton Hershey, The Emerald City, Frank L. Baum

ENOUGH!8 comments

Gryphon wrote 3 months ago: Why must ice cream trucks incessantly play Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” up and … more →

Tags: Commentary, ice cream, ice cream truck, The Entertainer

Discovering Scott Joplin

Kola Tubosun wrote 3 months ago: The African American pianist and composer whose tune is being played by this Youtube artist lived be … more →

Tags: Travelling, observations, St. Louis, Miles Davies, jazz

Joplin's Ghost, by Tananarive Due4 comments

Alisa wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been meaning to read this for a long time, and the first chapters didn’t let me dow … more →

Tags: Other people's books, Reviews, color me brown challenge, color online, Ghost Stories, tananarive due

Stephanie Trick, Virtuoso Stride Pianist1 comment

markov1089 wrote 3 months ago: On Sunday July 19, 2009 D.G. and I attended a concert delivered by Stephanie Trick, as part of the N … more →

Tags: Music and Fine Arts, Artie Matthews, clarence williams, David Thomas Roberts, Dick Hyman, Donald Lambert, edvard grieg, Ernst Fischer, Fats Waller

Jim brings us laughter and mirth

Jake Thompson wrote 3 months ago: The Magic Kingdom. Just the mention of the first park in the Walt Disney World Resort brings to mind … more →

Tags: Music General, Disney, Music, Piano, walt disney world, Disney, The "Magic" Kingdom, WDW, ragtime

What makes a Canadian author?

Ray Argyle wrote 3 months ago: There’s an interesting debate going on in The Globe and Mail about what constitutes a Canadian … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Canadian Books, Canadian Authors, ken mcgoogan, Andrew Lesk, W. P. Kinsella, Moccasin Telegraph

Lady Gaga's elephant weave!1 comment

Meredith Aska McBride wrote 4 months ago: You may have heard about Lady Gaga’s appearance on Japanese TV with an elephant weave, which I … more →

Tags: Pop music, Lady Gaga, TV, poker face, acoustic, Piano, Muffins, weave, Elephants

Doin' the Chameleon

alisonkerr wrote 4 months ago: Dick Hyman has a lot to answer for. Had it not been for him, who knows if I would have turned out to … more →

Tags: jazz, Woody Allen, Doc Cheatham, benny goodman, Dick Hyman, Maple Leaf Rag, edinburgh jazz festival, zelig, Jay McShann

Yes, you can get published1 comment

Ray Argyle wrote 5 months ago: The setting was the big, cavernous auditorium at the Lakeshore Campus of Humber College in westend T … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Scott Joplin and the Age of Ragtime, Publishing by new writers, Humber School of Writing, Michael Fry

Simple Pleasures

hungrynovelist wrote 5 months ago: The food: Dundas Street West sandwiches A BLT at Musa The story: On a quick trip to New York last we … more →

Tags: Restaurants, New-York Musicals, The Tin Pan Alley Rag review, Brunch Sandwich, Cheddar, BLT, fried egg sandwich, corncakes, Musa review

The Joy of Steerage2 comments

Phoggy Days, Phoggy Nights wrote 5 months ago: By Phillip S Phogg Over the past few weeks he’s been reading The Penguin History of the USA, b … more →

Tags: Books, History, Phillip S Phogg, American History, Culture, Ellis Island, Hugh Brogan, Music, ragtime


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