Thursday, August 11, 2005

maynard ferguson - living legend



Last Wednesday night/Thursday morning, I was able to do something I had been looking forward to for months. I went to Ronnie Scott's to see the legendary Maynard Ferguson.

In my humble opinion, words cannot sum up what an experience it was! (Not sure why I am bloggin about it then!) To experince the man and his work is the only way to get the true representation of his skills.

Before the warm up act, we were enjoying drinks when there was a kick to my chair, and on the end of the foot kicking the chair was the man himself, Maynard! Exciting, eh?

After drinks and the warm up act, The Christian Brewer Quartet, Maynard and his Big Bop Nouveau came on stage to rapturous applause and cheering, and started with the same tune he has been using since the 60's (or so I've heard!)

He obviously hit lots of screamy notes but the highlight of the set was the baritone sax player/flautist/scat singer Denis DiBlasio, who has been with the band since the early days, and write arrangements for the band. He can do things to a flute you would never think possible.

Having heard the MF Hit Medley live I can die happy!

Ask me for a listen next time you see me with my iPod!

Timmy "I could play notes like that but I don't want to" Magic

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

i am tim jones

As the more observant people may have noticed, I am Tim Jones.



See!

But so is this man



Tim Jones the Professor and Head of Theoretical Physics

and this man



Tim Jones the writer, editor, Web administrator, husband, father, political activist, and lover of cricket, music, and many other fine things

and this man too...



Tim Jones 'Stunt Astronomer'

and this one



Tim Jones the Songwriter

and this man here



Tim Jones the Software Developer

and another professor



Tim Jones the STS/Sumitomo Professor of Electronic Materials

and a former Pittsburgh Pirates player, Tim Jones.

Or the visual effects artist from Alien vs. Predator Tim Jones

This one is a comedian



Tim Jones the Funny Man

or how about



Tim Jones the 2000 Builder of the Year

or



Tim Jones the Senior Veterinary Investigation Officer at the Veterinary Laboratory Agency Langford which is now part of DEFRA



or research assistant Tim Jones.

Here is another Baseball player



oddly enough, named Tim Jones.

Here comes another one,



Tim Jones the Music lecturer at Exeter University

And yet another baseball player, who made his debut on my 3rd birthday in 1988, Tim Jones

So there we have it, I have a pretty common name!

Tim Jones

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