"What did I do to deserve this, Mr. Obama?"

"[Obama is] making something worse than a mistake. It is a continuation of a war crime against the suffering people of my country."
--Malalai Joya

The Man

Two-fer Tuesday

Goin' Up (for F.H.)

The sole common denominator among Coltrane's Ascension, Coleman's Free Jazz, and Dolphy's Out to Lunch, Freddie came ready to deal in any context, even if the New Thing ultimately wasn't his thing. His creative, hard-boppin' trumpet work can best be appreciated on many classic Blue Note sessions, e.g., Art Blakey's Free For All, Tina Brooks' True Blue.

Here is a recent article on Hubcap by Howard Mandel.

A New Day (Is Here At Last) [UPDATE: not]

Today's election of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States was something I could have not foreseen four years ago today when I wrote in my inaugural blog post, "We must organize and fight. We should not be optimistic, but there are reasons to be hopeful."

Well, we've organized, we've fought, and now...



The damage done to this nation and to this world by the Bush Administration will take a long time to undo -- and they're not about to give up on their destructive agenda in their final weeks in power. The most significant damage -- again, ongoing -- can never be undone.

Let us indeed hope that...


UPDATE: So much for hope.
"Bush's Third Term? You're Living It"

What Ends

Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:24:53
From: "malachi" malachi@savagesound.com
To: "Jason Guthartz" jason@restructures.net

***

man i hope the bird-flu kills off all the stupid people -

starting with their god, rush limbaugh

Today we remember a man who gave his life.
Tomorrow we celebrate another man who gives us hope.
The following day, we must remember that man's promise:



Tomorrow, I'm headed back to Indiana one last time, leaving Chicago at four a.m., hopefully returning in time for the big party in Grant Park (yes, I lucked out and got a ticket!). It will be a moment of well-deserved celebration and self-congratulation.

But while we celebrate this new hope, we must remember the continuing crimes and horrors abroad for which we are responsible -- crimes and horrors not involving stock indexes and 401(k) balances, but flesh and blood.

Peace & Sanity (for S.T.)

"I hope for peace and sanity—it's the same thing."
—Studs Terkel (May 16, 1912 — Oct 31, 2008)





"Obama can't be a moderate! He's got to remember where he comes from! Obama, he has got to be pushed!"
—Studs, 2008

"Take it easy, but take it."

Chicago Tribune, founded 1847

"This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago Tribune. This is the first time the newspaper has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president."