I Witness

a politically progressive blog mixing pop culture, social commentary, personal history, and the odd relevant poem--with links to recommended sites below right-hand column of photos

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Jazzed, Every One of Us

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Consider this brief piece from poet Michael S. Harper: Alone A friend told me He'd risen above jazz. I leave him there. Harper's po...

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Have You Met Mr. Jones?

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When the wonderful pianist Hank Jones died a week ago, Jazz writer Doug Ramsey used a striking four-word phrase--"The parade outward co...

Monday, May 17, 2010

The Man with the Blue Guitar

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How many modern Bluesmen can you name who play with elegance and panache, making six strings ring like a metallic 12; who write non-12 bar s...

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Of Marty Gras and Martynis

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Have Paich-ence, please; don't shoot the messenger or declare Martyal law. I'm just reviving a few puns used for mid-Fifties tune ti...

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Well Seasoned

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Yes, Spring is here; Cold Winter's fell... Too slow I fear. But wait a spell And then you'll hear Me show-and-tell, Ring loud and cl...

Monday, April 26, 2010

The Cruzan Snorkel

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...Sounds like a Robert Ludlum thriller, with an underwater missile crisis maybe. Or a crypto-Christian tome by yet another Dan Brown clone ...

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Was the Depression So Great?

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When Congress passed that truncated, industry-forgiving Health Care Bill recently, Progressives and Liberals couldn't decide whether to ...

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