Jazzlife - because all of life is jazz

I’ve now gotten Pedigreed… now I can find out what blogs are inspired by this one:

I’m putting this here rather than in the site template; I don’t want to make the site design even busier.

CNN.com - Skakel gets 20 years to life for Moxley killing - August 29, 2002

I think this will be the first Kennedy relative to go to prison…

Well, I’m guessing that the folks who run Blogger are at Gnomedex, as I’ve not yet had an answer on this problem: while this blog looks fine on Internet Explorer, it’s messed up on the different flavors of Gecko browsers. Each post gets progressively smaller in font size, until it’s practically dots by the end of the page,

I’ve looked at the source code, and can’t figure out why this happens.

If you have an idea how I can fix this, drop me a line at croft[at]bigfoot[dot]com. I’d say to post a comment, but the comment server is down at the moment.

Charles Bronson is the latest star announced as having Alzheimer’s disease. He’s 80 years old.

Bronson is famous for the Death Wish movie series, and helped contribute to Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti western films years ago.

I’m grateful to AOL. Why? Because they provided me with two new drink coasters…

Oh, I know it’s part of their non-stop campaign for new users, when they send out their CDs in the mailbox… but I never plan to join them - and since they switched to CDs from diskettes (which I could reformat and reuse), coasters seem the only thing these discs are useful for.

Further stuff on Elvis: I saw a show on Bravo tonight, speaking with friends and former lovers about the King.

First off, Colonel Tom Parker was a cold-hearted bastard. When told of Elvis’ death, he said something to the effect of “Nothing has changed. I’ll still get my 50 percent.”. Nice to know Elvis was managed by such an insensitive turd.

Secondly, his life was really screwed up from the sound of it. Yes, he was a great entertainer, a singer whose music will live on for a long time. Outside of performing though, he was really, really messed up.

This isn’t jazz-related, but it does tie in with a musically significant icon:

Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley.

True, so many impersonators have made him the butt of jokes. True, he’s on far too many paintings on velvet, and here in Montreal I’ve seen way too many pictures of him…

One fact is still true: when he debuted to the public for the very first time, he revolutionized the landscape of popular music. No rock star ever had the impact he’s had. The Beatles are a very close second - but if you ask someone to come up with a rock star off the top of their heads, 9 out of 10 times Elvis will be the first name that comes to mind.

Man… I’m currently staying in my air-conditioned bedroom. The heat is unbearable right now!

There’s an old joke about Canada: when it’s mentioned, people almost automatically ask, “Don’t you have to wear your winter coat all the time?”

Well, this summer we’ve seen record-breaking heat of over 30 degrees Celsius (that’s over 90 Fahrenheit). Today’s high was 35 degrees, and with the humidity felt more like 42 - which would be around 108 Fahrenheit.

Winter my asp.

I mentioned my re-attempt to enjoy a Diana Kraal CD here awhile ago… thinking of it reminds me how much I wish Holly Cole was releasing a new album soon.

Between me and my friend Pat, we have pretty much everything that she ever released on CD or (*gasp!* low tech here) cassette tape.

I think it’s safe to say we’re fans.

This seems to be the week for sad celebrity news… first Josh Ryan Evans (the supposed youngest trial lawyer on Ally McBeal and the silly character Timmy on the sillier Passions) died at the way too young age of 20… now Charlton Heston announced that he has a neurological condition similar to Alzheimer’s Disease.

I don’t like the beliefs he’s often preached… I’m very strongly against the NRA - but I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.