Author: mick

“When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.”-Confucius    

NGC 2713 (also known as IRAS 08547 + 0306 , MCG 1-23-6 , PGC 25161 and UGC 4691 ) is a short-sighted spiral galaxy that is approximately 180 million pounds of Earth and is found in the constellation of the Water Snake . The largest diameter is 3.60 (189 thousand sg) and the smallest 1.5…

Philip David Charles Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951)  is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was the drummer and singer of the rock band Genesis, and is also a solo artist. Between 1982 and 1989, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles in his solo career. When…

Ahmed Abdul-Malik (born Jonathan Tim, Jr.; January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993) was a jazz double bassist and oud player. Abdul-Malik is remembered for integrating Middle Eastern and North African music styles in his jazz music. He was a bass player for Art Blakey, Earl Hines, Randy Weston, and Thelonious Monk, among others. Abdul-Malik…

David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed “Little Jazz“, was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the smooth and lyrical style of earlier jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy…

  “We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech – because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.” — Barack Obama

The Propeller Nebula (Simeis 57, MRSL 497 or incorrectly DWB 111) is a part of the much larger emission nebula complex Cygnus X in the constellation Cygnus. … Bieritz in 1969, cataloging 193 distinct objects as part of their study of Hα-emission nebula in the Cygnus X region of the sky.

Franco Cerri (born January 29, 1926) is an Italian guitarist and double bassist. He is considered one of the most important European jazz musicians. Cerri was born in Milan and learned to play guitar when he was 17. In 1945 he became a member of the group led by Gorni Kramer and joined the orchestra…