This week’s penguin is in loving memory of my dad, Jack Beaven, who passed away recently. He was a lifelong fan of Dixieland jazz, a vice he passed on to me. He particularly liked the way penguins play it.
Archive for the ‘music’ Category
This week’s penguin: A really great place to play. Sort of.
Posted by pengcognito on September 18, 2009
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I guess it depends on what you mean by “refined.”
Posted by pengcognito on November 14, 2008
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The Herringbone Stompers are looking for new members
Posted by pengcognito on September 26, 2008
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Musical instrument? Weapon? …to-MAY-to, to-MAH-to…
Posted by pengcognito on June 27, 2008
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A good job for failed ‘Penguin Idol’ contestants.
Posted by pengcognito on April 18, 2008
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A versatile enough musician can get work just about anywhere.
Posted by pengcognito on February 16, 2008
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A really long wait for a great song.
Posted by pengcognito on February 1, 2008
This is actually mostly true – NASA is really beaming the Beatles song “Across the Universe” across the, well, galaxy anyway.
As for the RIAA – I’m just guessing.
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Yes, it IS possible to sing THAT badly…
Posted by pengcognito on January 18, 2008
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It’s never too late to start a new tradition, anyway.
Posted by pengcognito on December 29, 2007
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getting rich from jazz
Posted by pengcognito on October 5, 2007
(or at least getting herrings…)
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