Returning To Gina

Returning To Gina

After almost three weeks abroad, Gina was excited and oh so happy to have me back earlier this week. It is now back to business as usual with up to four walks every day, playing ball, and watching cat videos. We are currently listening to each and every one of the 41 LPs I bought…

What’s Going On

What’s Going On

More record store visits on Thursday, like Solo Records & Tapes on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak or Street Corner Music on Greenfield in Oak Park. Peggy Lee, Noel Pointer, Aretha Franklin, The Jones Girls, etc. I’ve also toured the Henry Ford Museum where they have a lot of artifacts from the American history, from…

Gladys Knight with special guests The Whispers at NJPAC

Gladys Knight with special guests The Whispers at NJPAC

It was a double-bill last night at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center with the Whispers and Gladys Knight performing at the venue’s Prudential Hall. Celebrating 52 years in the business and still going strong, the three remaining founding members of the group, the Scott twins Walter and Wallace and Leaveil Degree, took us on…

Nicholas Payton Afro-Caribbean Mixtape at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola

Nicholas Payton Afro-Caribbean Mixtape at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola

  A Rhodes keyboard and a Hohner D6 Clavinet is all it takes to make me happy. And of course someone who is able to play them. Nicholas Payton was introducing music from his forthcoming release “Afro-Caribbean Mixtape” (out on February 10th) at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on Thursday night. And the continuous groove, sometimes swampy…