HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN IVERSON
His kin hailed from across the ocean
Brave seafaring men and women
Their ships heaved along the rough waters
The North Star, their guide
Wisconsin was where he first made his home
Cara and Sherman bought him a piano
which sailed the high seas
Proud they'd be when he found his lady love
brown eyed Sarah with the musical voice
The pianist has gone everywhere
performing, composing, writing, reviewing
catapulting from The Bad Plus risking everything
to be on his own.
Have Cara and Sherman guided him all this time?
Or the many vistas that changed him for good
Ask about any jazz great - Bud Powell, Dewey Redman,
Art Tatum - and he'll play you their tunes
All this and more from the Birthday Boy from
Menomonie, forty-eight years old.
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I emailed this to EAI and SLD, but am also sending them a hard copy.
Shhhh. With some tea.
One of them is a teetotaler.
I ate nearly an entire box of Cheddar Common Crackers. Crunch crunch crunch. Crumbs all over the carpet.
Robert Crumb, where are you when we want you?
Wiki knows all. wiki knows all
And you, Mr Crumb are 77 yrs old.
Doesn't that sound old, said the 75 yr old who can barely walk a straight line as her balance is so bad.
Wanna do a little reading in My Reading Room. Am leafing thru the Times Chronicle. Last week I published my masterpiece, she said modestly, BURDICK'S NEWS STAND.
Long ago, I wrote an article for Art Matters about Vladimir Shatalov.
My then-BF Chris Ray was visiting at the apartments and said, "It's a masterpiece."
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Mailed in my taxes thother day.
Scott and I marveled at what they pay for:
UM Real estate
Library
Debt
Fire protection
Trash
Montco Real Estate
Comm. Clg
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ONE OF JUDI DENCH'S TREES
Born December 9, 1934, per Wiki.
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