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"Summer Wind" - Frank Sinatra We learned this for a club owner. It was her favorite song and she hired us a lot, so it was important to learn it. I must say I really enjoy singing it and if played at the right time and the right gig, it goes over well with our audience.

"Diamond Girl" - Seals & Croft (you know how this one goes)

I have about 10,000 songs on my digital Walkman which I use in the car because the radio stations around here don't play enough variety. This one played on the way to the gig yesterday, and I forgot just how good Barbra was when she was young. "He Touched Me" - Barbra Striesand

"Dallas" - Johnny Winter Nice guitar work by Mr. Winter - I like his acoustic work even better than his electric playing

"Radar Love" - Golden Earring I was pleasantly surprised years ago when I found out these guys were from The Netherlands.

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry - Golden Earrings In a Rush? Then hurry up

Carol Kaye is one of my bass influences. She supports the song and never gets in the way. She is an accomplished guitarist as well.

I've never used drum maps. I record drums live using a MIDI percussion controller in real time. That way they get the proper groove. After I record, I might separate them to different tracks for further tweaking and massaging. IMO the best way to record anything is to do it in real time. Of course, there is more than one right way to make music. Insights and incites by Notes

"Angel Of The Morning" - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts The original and IMHO the better version of this song.

Stay in front of that lousy franken-food and you will get skinnier by the minute!!!

Bagpipes were a Greek invention. They passed them on to the Romans who went all the way to the British Isles to dump them and get them as far away as possible. (True geography, embellishments by me.)

Q. Why do bagpipers always march while playing? A. To get away from the noise.

Various guitar solos by Sister Rosetta Tharpe The first "rock" guitar goddess???

Kidney Stew - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

"Ruby, My Dear" - Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane

"Dirty Diana" - Michael Jackson

Tropicana Nights -Paquito D'Rivera A nice alto sax player ex-pat from Cuba playing an album of 1950's Cuban inspired music.

It's Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras so the playlist should include: Dr John's Gumbo album and other NOLA songs Some Professor Longhair Huey "Piano" Smith Frankie Ford Rockin' Sidney ("Toot Toot") Fats Domino And whoever else I think of.

"Devil Or Angel" - The Clovers reaching way back to the dawn of rock n roll

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 - George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra Many people like #5, #6 and #9, which are nice, by my favorites are #4 and #7. The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the world's great symphony orchestras, and Szell was a stellar conductor. #4 was panned by having such a long introduction, but I rather like it.

Interesting ***** about coitus a few posts ago. You can't say i n t e r c o u r s e even thought it means "exchange especially of thoughts or feelings" without the censor changing it to ***** Isn't it funny how you can say "The F Word" but can't actually say the F word itself? Just some random thoughts

Moonglow - Tony Bennett and k.d.lang - a jazz standard originally recorded by Joe Venuti

Tania Maria - Live in Tbilisi If you want to hear some great keyboard playing and vocals and have the time, check her out.

Can we say Coitus here? Just wonderin'