THE 3 FRANCESCOS (Story) This photo honors FRANCO RIZZI. He is shown here in 2011 holding his Great Grandson Francesco Mingus, who was born in 2010. He passed into the realm of Infinity’s Bow in 2012, around the time that our second son Federico Elvis was born alive & kicking, like the Simple Minds song. […]
BIRTHDAY THANX ‘FOR EVERY OUNCE OF LOVE, A POUND OF FLESH’. First of all, while I’m at it, Have A Merry St. Patrick’s Day, the patron God of remembering your heritage & getting shit faced. For those drawn to it, a remedy as good as any. I wanted to address the DUALITY OF FREEDOM & […]
BIRTHDAY STORY 3/15: THE COUGAR & MR. KÜHN On this day, my 61st, I’d like to give a well deserved Shout Out to another fellow ‘Ides Of March’ birthday celebrant, the brilliant German Jazz musician, JOACHIM KUHN, who was born on this selfsame day in the Year of our Lord 1944. Upon my salad […]
AN ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH INFINITY’S REFLECTION. All of my heroes are by definition flawed. Nor could I relate to them otherwise as I am a Man & not content to be a Caricature. Nor will we be seemingly content, as a restless, angry breed, until EVERY statue is overturned to reveal itself to be bronzed […]
Happy Valentine’s Day ! Here’s a Poem that Poemetheus & I composed to honor you on this day of Gratitude & Love. We hope you like it. If you don’t, you can always return it to the Hardware Store & redeem it for a few Sponges & a Bucket Of Nails & Screws. Sananda ! […]
Most Heartfelt & Appreciative Salute to one of THE Greatest Songsmiths that time has ever known. And whose influence none of us escaped. The vortex of mastery he created was as unavoidable as it was delectable & seductive. I had occasion to meet him twice, the first in the company of his former wife & […]
THE MiLK OF HUMAN GRATITUDE & KINDNESS ! On this blessed Dr. MLK Birthday, I’d like to take this opportunity to extend my deeply heartfelt thanx to all of you who’ve submitted forth such kind words about our film ‘Welcome to the MadHouse’: the Costa Rica Sessions! Any time one pours such an effort into […]
“WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE:THE COSTA RICA SESSIONS!” DOCUFILM & LIVE ALBUM RELEASES Following from his 2021 studio album Pandora’s Playhouse, multi-instrumentalist and composer Sananda Maitreya presents the dual release of a live album and YouTube docufilm that chronicles the preparation for a 2022 performance in Costa Rica. Giving viewers a rare glimpse into the behind […]
One of my great regrets in this shell game of a construct none but the brave dare call a ‘Music Career’ is the missed opportunity that dangled like a heel liberated displaced shoe before me to put a band together & make an album with Music Meister JEFF BECK. He approached me at some point […]
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