
Author: mick

Prayers for Van Nixon, Devon Evans and Steve Fine Family
Prayers are needed and so vitally important immediately. One of my closest partners in crime Van Nixon (singer-songwriter) recently had heart surgery. And Devon Evans (percussionist) was transported back to Abbott for added complications due to a stroke. Please keep these brothers in your thoughts and prayers as they will need your empathy, goodness and…
Into The Woods by Theatre 55
INTO THE WOODS Opening in two Weeks Friday July 12th 2024 7pm Into the Woods by Theatre 55 July 12th thru July 21st Caponi Art Park Music by Raymond Berg, Lyra Olson, Clay Pufahl, Paul Fonfara and mick laBriola.
Cosmos M51
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is 7.22 megaparsecs (23.5 million light-years) away and 23.58 kiloparsecs…

Julian Priester
Julian Priester (born June 29, 1935) is an American jazz trombonist and occasional euphoniumist. He is sometimes credited “Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto”. He has played with Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Priester attended Chicago’s DuSable High School, where he studied…

Little Eva
Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American singer, well known for her 1962 hit “The Loco-Motion“. Boyd was born in Belhaven, North Carolina in 1943 and had twelve siblings. At the age of fifteen, she moved to the Brighton Beach section…
Bernard Hermann
Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975 NY, NY) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers. Alex Rosswrites that “Over four…


Steve Fine Memorial
Steve Fine Memorial Steve passed away on June 28th 2024 Mourning the loss of my drummer buddy Steve Fine. He was a one of a kind gracious, deep thinking, compassionate, loving explorer of consciousness. Together we delved into the Grateful Dead wonders, tie dye merriments, drumming techniques, Jewish wisdom and embracing our love for the…
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