Lucy in May 2006
Lucy loved jazz music, especially the melodic, blowsy, swinging standards, sax and trumpet. Definitely not drum solos. Ben Webster, Art Farmer, Miles Davis in less boppy phases, Gerry Mulligan all passed the audition. If there is a heaven, Lucy is sitting on Gene Harris’ piano and Coleman Hawkins is [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Ben Webster is playing to Lucy now
Not in Utah when you’re at Bonneville
In line for another go at Speedweek
This is the tow car for the Dripps & Gibby Racing team, and behind you can see car number 1986, in the E/STR class. Their best time at Speedweek was 163.035 mph [Quarter: 161.588 |Mile 1: 147.625 | Mile 2: 163.935]. Driver Robin Dripps owns the [...]
Bonneville in a different light
Colorized IR at Bonneville Speedway
Thanks to Bryan, another fine outing to Bonneville Speedway for Speedweek. We got going a lot (4:30 am) earlier than last year, but we didn’t quite make it to the salt flats before sunrise. The light was good for a while even so, and the cars were parked [...]
And Albion too
Days of ’47 float
At the Days of ’47 parade in SLC for “pie and beer” day, I got the perfect spot under the eagle on State Street, right down the centerline of U.S. 89. I like how the hula arms are mimicking the bird.
A high priced foal, one of the highest priced [...]
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