Rummy in the Corner---new song

Rummy in the Corner:  lyrics copyright, Creative Commons

Hot summer night, northside of Chicago

A bunch of hipsters laughs and roars, and goes out for the night.

There in the corner, an observer scarcely noted:

The Rummy in the Corner, lets his thoughts take flight.



You think you seen it all, you shits, you think you got it made;

Let me tell you, just you wait and  you'll feel history's blade.

Your friends will die, your jobs will fail, your flesh will fall, your loves will bail:

And there's nothing you can do about it,

Says the Rummy in the Corner.



Your home-dyed blondes will duke it out, for the Slobo's on the corner;

And hope that it don't rain, before the rent is due.

You cannot acknowledge, that you made a bad, bad bet.

But the Rummy in the Corner, will lay it out for you:




He saw it in the 30's, when Hitler meant prosperity,

He saw it in Iran, when the mullahs took control;

He saw it in the 80's, when Reagan sold our soul---

He's seen it all his life, and all he can say is, "Skol!"


So, drink your beer, fraternity boys, and you skeezy businessmen;

And you girls who wave your hands around, and say, "Like, I'm so wasted!"

When you've done this for thirty years, you will have scarcely tasted:

The cup of bitterness this life can be;

Then you may come and sit here by me;

And you'll know what it is like to be:

The Rummy in the Corner.

Who did Hitler's opponents compare him to?

"You...you...
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg!"  
Ouch!

ComedySportz LA in town for Championship

yea!  Tonight at 8 at the Atheneum!

Altadena Academy of Music---hooray!

Congratulations, Theresa, on taking over the Altadena Academy of Music.  If I wanted musical instruction in the greater Pasadena area, I know where I'd go!

Living in Chicago is like an abusive relationship

Last week never happened, or if it did, it was my fault.

Band Practice

This is how I spent my morning:
http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/d47d344157ac5dcb520d1ac82442487e74ff4ec7

No waiting around for the drummer to show up, no beer to buy.

Boogie Woogie Chicago Pianist Tom King Clear at Grant Park

Yes, I went to Grant Park the other day.  The Festival Orchestra was rehearsing its Independence Day program.  The Fanfare for the Common Man was very thrilling; maybe look at that title, it's a little condescending, in my opinion.