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August 21, 2026

Mary Lou Williams’ Girl Stars – A Girl Band Before Girl Bands Were Cool

Jazz, Life 12 Clouds of Joy, 1945, 1946, 1947, Andy Kirk, bass, Bea Taylor, Blues At Mary Lou's, Bridget O'Flynn, catholic, Clouds, D.D.T., DDT, drums, electric, Girl Stars, guitar, Harmony Grits, jazz, joy, June Rotenberg, Kansas City, Leonard Feather, Margie Hyams, Marjie Hyams, Mary Lou, Mary Lou Williams, Mary Osborn, Mary Osborne, music, piano, reviews, Rose Gottesman, Twelve Clouds, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone 2 Comments J P

August 14, 2026

Six Little Things That Irritate Me

Life ads, apps, commercials, complaint, family, gripe, irritant, irritate, life, love, mental-health, traffic, vex, writing 42 Comments J P

JP’s Book Report – Summer 2026 Edition

Life Alexander Hamilton, Animal Farm, audio, Berlin Game, Billie Holiday, biography, book, book-review, books, British, Chernow, cold war, communism, crime, Deighton, English, fiction, Galbraith, German, history, James Monroe, jazz, L.A. Confidential, legal, Lives, Los Angeles, Magic Mountain, Mann, McEllroy, McElroy, McGrath, noir, Orwell, Parallel, Plutarch, politics, Portis, president, Presumed Innocent, read, review, Rowling, socialism, spy, Szwed, The Cuckoo's Calling, trial, True Grit, Turow, United States, western 31 Comments J P

Wherein The Author Considers French Burnt Peanuts – Again

Life Brach, Brach's, Brachs, candy, Chicago, chocolate, food, french burnt peanuts, Idaho, Old Mill, peanuts, recipe, recipes 31 Comments J P

A Movie, A Song, and Annie Ross

Jazz, music Annie, Baker, Basie, Chet, Gerry, Hendricks, jazz, Lambert, Mulligan, music, Prestige, reviews, rock, Ross, Twisted, vocalese, writing 24 Comments J P

I Just Got A Prize In A Box Of Cereal!

Life Buzz Lightyear, Corn Pops, family, figurine, food, health, Kellogg's, life, prize, spoon, Sugar Pops, toy, Toy Story, writing 41 Comments J P

My Summer In The Mall

Life apple, cards, cash, gifts, Glenbrook, life, mall, retail, rustic, shop, shoplifting, store, technology, writing 45 Comments J P

When The Cars Are The Stars – The Top Ten Iconic Cars From The Screen

Life 01, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1974, 1975, 53, Andy Griffith, Andy Taylor, Back to the Future, Bandit, Barney Fife, Burn Notice, Burt Reynolds, car, Cars, Charger, chicken, Christine, Dean Jones, DeLorean, Disney, DMC 12, Dodge, Dukes, Esprit, film, Firebird, Five-O, Ford, Fury, Galaxie, General Lee, Hawaii Five-0, Hazard, Hazzard, Herbie, Hutch, Iconic, Love Bug, Marquis, Mayberry, Mercury, Michael J. Fox, movie, movies, Park Lane, Plymouth, Pontiac, Rockford, Sally Field, sherrif, Star, stars, Starsky, Stephen King, television, Top Ten, Torino, Trans Am, TV, vehicles, Volkswagen, VW 56 Comments J P

Becoming Billie Holiday, 1935-37

Jazz, music 1915, 1935, 1936, 1937, Benny Goodman, Billie, Brunswick, Columbia, Eeny Meeny, holiday, I Wished On The Moon, jazz, Lady Day, Lester Young, music, Prez, reviews, rock, Teddy Wilson, The Way You Look Tonight, This Years Kisses, vocal, writing 24 Comments J P

Old School Remedies (or A Trip To My Mother’s Medicine Cabinet) – Smith Brothers’ Cough Drops

Life 1847, black, Bros., brothers, cough, drops, licorice, Mark, menthol, Michigan City, pectin, Poughkeepsie, remedy, restaurant, Smith, Smith Brothers, sore, store, throat, Trade, wild cherry 46 Comments J P

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