For all of you longtime readers, I’m happy to announce that the annual Christmas story begins today! This year we return to the Relay Station and Peaseblossom has plans! I hope you all enjoy reading it as I enjoy making it.
A very happy One Hundred and fifth Birthday to Mr. Dizzy Gillespie! Let’s celebrate by listening to him and his peeps perform No More Blues!
Just a quick note to tell you all that Rhapsodies is now up to 4500 strips! Now is a good time to start catching up.
I’m starting to do some watercolor portraits of the cast in no particular order. So here’s the first batch starting with Paul carrying his saxophone case, Suma carrying some books, and Brian… being Brian.
I’m pleased with how these turned out. Though I think Paul came out looking more realistic than I expected, in an uncanny valley sort of way.
A very happy 102nd birthday for Mr. Charlie Parker!
Let’s celebrate by enjoying “Barbados” from The Genius of Charlie Parker.
Hi everybody, let’s celebrate Mr. Louis Armstrong’s one hundred and twenty-first birthday by listening to his version of Frankie and Johnny.
I’ve heard tons of versions of this old classic, but I really like the honky tonk quality of this arrangement. If I have any problem with it, it’s that even though it showcases Mr. Armstrong’s singing and overwhelming personality, there’s no trumpet.
