HARLAND SNODGRASS 10-26-41 to 3-31-19 Just found out my buddy and cohort in mischief passed away yesterday. I knew Harland as the partner of Kristina Larsson de Sacramento when I would accompany her doing Flamenco at the Loring. I knew Harland as a video guy and that at one time he was an artist extraordinaire!…
An Alien Spacecraft was spotted in the Camden neighborhood of Minneapolis early this morning. Aliens spotted mick taking out the trash and asked him if he needed a ride to see Judge Judy because several Airlines across the U.S. reported delays to departures early Monday, blaming a system fault. https://www.nbcnews.com/…/aerodata-technical-glitch-causes-… Could it be magnetic/radioactive interference…
At 11 million light-years away, IC 342 is a close galaxy. It’s also a member of a loose group along with several others. IC 342 has a low surface brightness and lies in Camelopardalis, near the plane of the Milky Way in our sky. So it’s a little difficult for amateur astronomers to spot, despite…
Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning…
James Chambers, OM (born 1 April 1948), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. Along with Bunny Wailer he is one of only two living musicians to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in…
Irving Sidney “Duke” Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regular member of Charlie Parker‘s quintet during 1947–48, which also featured Miles Davis. He participated…
Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string of galaxies known as Markarian’s Chain. The chain, pictured here, is highlighted on the right with two large but featureless lenticulargalaxies, M84 and M86. Prominent to their lower left is a pair of interacting galaxies known as The Eyes. The home Virgo…
Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years. Green was born in Charleston, South Carolina on March 31, 1911. He was exposed to music from an early age, and learned the banjo before picking…
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