@geoemery51.bsky.social
A retired librarian, music collector, grandfather, political observer, reader, technology geek, Navy veteran, film major, history buff, beer enthusiast, sci-fi fan, brain aneurysm survivor, traveler, obsessive mix maker, former DJ and an artist's spouse.
Kitchen Listening #40. Blue Break Beats: 50 of the Best. An amazing collection of tracks from various Blue Note jazz albums from over the years. This set runs for about 5 hours and I always enjoy every moment. One of my favorite box sets. So many great selections.
#MusicSky #JazzSky #music #jazz
Kitchen Listening #39. Another session with Jimmy Smith. This time with 4 albums from my collection. Some favorites.
* A Date with Jimmy Smith, 1957
* Back at the Chicken Shack, 1963
* Bluesmith, 1972
* Further Adventures of Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery, 1968
#MusicSky #JazzSky #music #jazz
Book Shelf #182. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, 2025. This fascinating book was mostly about the disfunction of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook as told my an ex-employee in upper management. MAGA Dystopia
#books #booksky #democracy #politics
Kitchen Listening #38. Creedence Clearwater Revival. 4 classic albums from the late 1960's. A fun listen. Got to see them live 4 times during this period. CCR, 1968, Bayou Country, 1968, Green River, 1969 and Willy & The Poor Boys, 1969.
#ClassicRock #Rock #MusicSky #60s #CCR
Kitchen Listening #37. Big Star. Cult classic sounds of the 70's. A nice set of dinner music.
* Big Star #1, 1972
* Radio City, 1974
* Third/Sister Lovers, 1978
* Live at Lafayette's Music Room 1973, 2009
#ClassicRock #RockNRoll #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BigStar
Kitchen Listening #36. The Moody Blues. Four more classic albums. Made for a nice recent morning listening session.
* Every Good Boy Deserves a Favour, 1971
* Seventh Sojourn, 1972
* Octave, 1978
* Long Distance Voyager, 1981
#ClassicRock #RockNRoll #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #MoodyBlues
Book Shelf #182. St Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street by Ada Calhoun, 2015. An amazing cultural history of a street in NY's East Village. I really liked the oral history aspect of the book. Very entertaining and socially relevant. Finished it last night. #books #booksky #NYC
26.08.2025 20:45 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This Clapton set...
* Eric Clapton, 1970
* Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970
* Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert, 1973
* 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1974
Kitchen Listening #35. Eric Clapton albums from the early 70s made for a wonderful afternoon today while getting some painting done. I saw him perform twice. Derek & The Dominoes in 1970 and solo in 1974. Never saw Cream... damn it.
#ClassicRock #RockNRoll #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #EricClapton
We certainly need to do a better job with everything like healthcare, education, crime, housing, climate change, corporate welfare, etc, etc.
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Book Shelf #181. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, 2025.
Recently read this unique perspective on our world and everyone should read this interesting book as we pass through the current trump dystopia.. it was like rethinking liberal dem everything.
#books #booksky #democracy #politics
This first set of four albums was awesome and really brought back some memories. I hadn't listened to these records all the way through in many years. More to come.
* Days of Future Passed, 1967
* In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968
* On the Threshold of a Dream, 1969
* A Question of Balance, 1970
Days of Future Passed, 1967 In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968 On the Threshold of a Dream, 1969 A Question of Balance, 1970
Kitchen Listening #34. The Moody Blues. 4 classic albums from 1967-1970. A very intense fascinating band. I did get to see them live a couple of times. Once in a small club and later in a large festival setting. Both in the late 1960's.
#ClassicRock #RockNRoll #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #MoodyBlues
I was a big Rod Stewart and Faces fan during the early to mid 70's. The last album I got from him aside from this set was in 1975. As much as I liked those albums of Rod Stewart in the 70s there is something very raw and exciting about this box set. Another great collection from Rhino Records.
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Kitchen Listening #33. Five Guys Walk Into A Bar. A Faces 4 CD box set that includes tracks from their four albums along with many rarities, non-album singles, BBC sessions, etc. A great Rod Stewart five hour listening experience.
#ClassicRock #RockNRoll #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #Faces #RodStewart
Book Shelf #180. Lynch on Lynch by David Lynch, 1997. Read this amazing film memoir recently after his passing. I saw all of his movies. Got his albums too. It was interesting to read what he had to say about his films over the years.
#DavidLynch #filmsky #moviesky #booksky #cinema #filmnoir #book
Book Shelf #179. Music History. Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970 by David Brown, 2011. Just read this fascinating story of four iconic albums from 1970. It was also a very important year in my life at 18.
#musicsky #books #booksky #music
* Can't Buy A Thrill, 1972
* Countdown To Ecstasy, 1973
* Pretzel Logic, 1974
* Katy Lied, 1975
* The Royal Scam, 1976
Kitchen Listening #32. Relaxing with some early Steely Dan. I got these albums as they were released in the early to mid 70's and played them a lot back in the day. It was nice to spin these five today and I'll play some more tomorrow.
#ClassicRock #RockNRoll #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #SteelyDan
* Native Sense with Chick Corea, 1997
* Like Minds with Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Roy Haynes, 1998
* Gary Burton Collection, 1996
* ECM Selected Recordings: Rarum, 2002
Kitchen Listening #31. More Gary Burton on the vibes. I enjoyed the first set so much I had to keep going. I do have a lot of his albums in my collection so why not. So here are a couple of later albums and a couple of collections. Sounds wonderful.
#music #MusicSky #musicbluesky #jazz #JazzSky
* Crystal Silence with Chick Corea, 1972
* Gary Burton & Kieth Jarrett, 1971
* Matchbox with Ralph Towner, 1974
* Dreams So Real, 1975
Kitchen Listening #30. Gary Burton with 4 albums from the early 70's in my collection. I've always loved the vibraphone sounds of Gary Burton and that he played with so many different jazz artists too. I saw him live with Chick Corea in a small club. 74
#music #MusicSky #musicbluesky #jazz #JazzSky
Trump is replacing Veterans Day with βVictory Day for World War I,β taking away the honor of the day from millions veterans.
02.05.2025 14:31 β π 2577 π 930 π¬ 672 π 227
Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, honoring the end of World War Iβthen it was changed to honor ALL who served.
Now Trump wants to rename it. Reframe it. Twist it into a tribute to conquest.
Veterans donβt need rewritten history. They need respectβand the benefits they earned.
Vinyl Spins #101. Dub Housing - Pere Ubu, 1979. RIP David Thomas. I had to spin one of my favorite Pere Ubu albums this morning. I'll listen to a few more later.
#music #vinyl #vinylrecords #MusicSky #nowspinning #rock #NewWave
Film Favorites. Random Pick #44. The Last Detail, 1973. This movie was released about a week or so before I got out of the Navy. I saw it shortly after and had read the novel a couple of years earlier. Liked Jack Nicholson movies during those years.
#filmsky #movies #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge
The author Peter Lovesey came to my attention when he recently passed away. I've wanted to read his detective series but just hadn't. Now that I've read the first book of the Peter Diamond series I'm hooked. It was a fantastic book.
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Book Shelf #178. Crime Mystery Favorites. The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey, 1991. I just finished this novel today and gave it 5 stars on Goodreads. This was my first book by this author and I'm looking forward to reading many more in this series.
#books #booksky #CrimeNovel #noir #mystery
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