In 2009, I helped start Smith Studio Jazz, a collection of professional and comeback musicians. Here’s an example of what we became. #Jazz #music
https://youtu.be/n0rbaT9J3...
https://youtu.be/n0rbaT9J3...
Beyond the Sea - YouTube
Smith Studio Jazz performs "Beyond the Sea" at the Iowa City Jazz Festival on July 2, 2015, featuring Joe Bauer on vocals.Video by Ron Wright
08:17 PM - Feb 03, 2023
03:07 PM - Jan 23, 2024
I have been using Stable Diffusion to generate Artificial Intelligence images. It takes about a minute per image. Here’s the result for “Five animals playing musical instruments in a a jazz band.”
11:27 PM - Jan 19, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Casey’s Pizza is hiring for a new position: Chief Pizza & Beer Officer. Questions on the application include:
10. Tell us about a time you solved a problem with pizza & beer.
11. What is your ideal pizza & beer combination and why?
10. Tell us about a time you solved a problem with pizza & beer.
11. What is your ideal pizza & beer combination and why?
01:18 PM - Jan 18, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
I loved “Cyrano de Bergerac” 1950 starring Jose Ferrer (1897). “Cyrano” with Peter Dinklage’s is heartbreakingly wonderful, if only the tunes of the songs were worthy.
CYRANO | Official Trailer | MGM Studios - YouTube
Experience the greatest love story ever told. Watch the official trailer for #CyranoMovie now, from director Joe Wright and starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Be...
11:42 PM - Jan 15, 2024
It is supposed to get stupid cold in Iowa the next few days. Consider leaving your kitchen cabinet doors under the sink open, so pipes won’t be as likely to freeze.
Also, if you get cold, go stand in the corner of a room because the corners are always ninety degrees!
Also, if you get cold, go stand in the corner of a room because the corners are always ninety degrees!
07:43 PM - Jan 12, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
I am working on making images with artificial intelligence. You give it simple instructions and it creates the image in a minute or so. I told Stable Diffusion to make an image of “Amy Winehouse playing basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.”
11:06 PM - Jan 10, 2024
“My gun is more important than the lives of children.” Try saying that out loud.
06:49 PM - Jan 04, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
I retired seven years ago. Last night I dreamed that on the first day of school, I was giving 6th graders a test: Write a page convincing a friend to read one of your favorite books. There were several other adults in the room watching me.
08:05 AM - Jan 02, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
My brother Don Calkins (1941-2023) died on the last day of 2023 after months in Hospice. He stayed sharp until the end. His last post was a song from 1959, still relevant today.
01:54 PM - Jan 01, 2024
I have no idea of what to do with the rest of my day.
11:39 AM - Dec 20, 2023
So this just happened. They only stayed five minutes.
01:13 PM - Dec 19, 2023
5 Threaded Spouts
A conversation today on the bird site reminded me of my 1973 UIowa Engineering Calculus class. The instructor realized that many of us lacked some of the necessary background skills and knowledge. He spent a couple of weeks bringing us up to speed.
09:32 PM - Dec 18, 2023
Although this is about teaching math, it can be generalized to all our relationships. You will find at least one of his tips useful.
By the way, I’m not very good at keeping my bedroom tidy… yet. (One of Howie’s tips. Just add a “yet’ at the end of your sentence.)
howie_hua #education
By the way, I’m not very good at keeping my bedroom tidy… yet. (One of Howie’s tips. Just add a “yet’ at the end of your sentence.)
howie_hua #education
Two things students appreciated in my math course - YouTube
07:27 PM - Dec 17, 2023
The jury has returned.
Compensatory damages:
$16,171,000 for Ruby Freeman
$16,998,000 for Shaye Moss
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
$20,000,000 for Ruby
$20,000,000 for Shaye
Punitive damages -
$75 million
Total: $ 148,169,000
Compensatory damages:
$16,171,000 for Ruby Freeman
$16,998,000 for Shaye Moss
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
$20,000,000 for Ruby
$20,000,000 for Shaye
Punitive damages -
$75 million
Total: $ 148,169,000
04:26 PM - Dec 15, 2023
4 Threaded Spouts
The 1957 CBS-TV program “The Sound of Jazz” featured a group of true giants. Ben Webster played the first solo on "Fine and Mellow."
Billie Holiday : Fine and mellow (1957) - YouTube
in this video: Billie Holiday singing with Ben Webster -- tenor saxophone, Lester Young -- tenor saxophone, Vic Dickenson -- trombone, Gerry Mulligan -- bari...
12:00 PM - Dec 06, 2023
I find shows like “America’s Got Talent” to be cheesy and manipulative, but then someone posts a video and I become a weepy old man.
Jojo and Bri Impress Simon Cowell With "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | AGT 2022 - YouTube
See why Simon Cowell calls Jojo and Bri’s audition his favorite! The uncle and niece duo sing their heart out to the classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" ...
10:46 PM - Dec 05, 2023
On s02e09 of “Resident Alien,” Judy makes audiobooks for the townspeople. She records “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” for the sheriff. She says, “Oh, it’s Malcom X? I thought it was Malcolm 20, like the Roman numeral. I’ll redo it.”
I snorted my drink.
I snorted my drink.
08:22 PM - Dec 05, 2023
Brilliant.
MNOZIL BRASS lonley boy - YouTube
this is a little exerpt out of the new dvd magic moments from mnozil brass.find more info's here:http://www.mnozilbrass.at/shop.html
03:10 PM - Dec 03, 2023
I am watching the series “Bosch” on Prime Video. It is based on the books by Michael Connelly. Bosch loves jazz… good jazz. S02e02 features jazz player Grace Kelly.
Grace Kelly filming a scene for Bosch Season 2 - YouTube
Harry Bosch takes in a set at the Catalina Club in Hollywood, and it's Grace Kelly playing her own composition, "Blues for Harry Bosch." It was great and eve...
05:42 PM - Nov 27, 2023
Life has been good to me. Looking through pictures of myself, I was stunned to discover that, except for facial hair, I haven’t changed a bit over the years!
12:41 AM - Nov 27, 2023
The recent legal news about Hall and Oates made me think about Garfunkel and Oates and their perfect sports anthem.
Sports Go Sports by Garfunkel and Oates - YouTube
Garfunkel and Oates sing their version of a sports anthem. Featuring Britanick (Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher), Spencer Treat Clarke, Kyle Dunnigan, Gian ...
06:15 PM - Nov 23, 2023
“People want a gay sidekick, not a gay hero.”
from “Time Out” by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carolyn Greenwald
from “Time Out” by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carolyn Greenwald
05:17 PM - Nov 22, 2023
“Maybe you don’t need big magic to save the world; maybe you’ve just got to be willing to try.”
-“Starwell: Willow Moss and the Last Day” by Dominique Valente
-“Starwell: Willow Moss and the Last Day” by Dominique Valente
07:13 PM - Nov 20, 2023
I recognize this situation because I taught middle school.
01:17 PM - Nov 14, 2023
Another in my Backyard Videos with vocals by the late, great Mel Blanc. It helps if you remember the original Pepe Le Pew cartoon. Pepe is no longer around. He has been appropriately retired by the MeToo Movement.
Deer in the Mood for Love - YouTube
Another in the series Backyard Videos
11:51 PM - Nov 10, 2023
My latest (and greatest) backyard video.
Alt-text: antlered deer walks in yard at night and in the daylight.
Alt-text: antlered deer walks in yard at night and in the daylight.
Night and Day - YouTube
01:38 PM - Nov 08, 2023
