Jazzy D's Soul Notes

Bloody hell! We are in the semi finals of the World Cup! We have not been there since 1990 !

We played a blinder against Sweden!

Go on you Lions!

I wondered how Russia and Qatar got to host the World Cup, and it seems that they did buy votes to win. The shenanigans continue at FIFA which,in my opinion, is unfit for purpose!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33044932

A couple of CD's which i have listening to today , both very funny and fascinating.




Best gaffe is this -  "The batman's Holding the bowlers Willy"

I did a couple of hours at the Office on a really sunny warm day. I needed to print out some stuff for my next round of visits. Tomorrow i will be going to Bromley and to eat out in Paddock Wood.

I have been struggling to finish off a few books, being distracted by other things such as television drama, quiz games and science fiction drama.

I watched a couple of Ken Burns documentary on jazz on the American PBS channel, and have a number of films recorded on the Sky box hard drive to watch. Spot is filling his boots with sport, such as football, cricket, snooker and of course the IPL 20/20 cricket on ITV 4. He now has both Sky sport and the Sky film channels, and of course will be watching the Chelsea game tonight.

Think i will be listening to some jazz whilst that is on.

SATURDAY

Too much sport , too much fucking sport today on television. Motor racing, Indian cricket, horse racing and golf – get me out of here!!! Then to top it Tim puts on some U2 in the evening. Still, back in brighton from Thursday for a long weekend.

I had an hour session down at the library this morning whilst waiting for my IGB capacity of my dongle to come back,

I have been outside enjoying the sun, although cooler than the previous days, reading books and drinking tea or coffee. Finished the Graham Swift novel and reading a book from the library on philosophy plus a book on Google hacks.

Downloaded some podcasts from BBC radio 4 and 3 as well and transferred to the mobile phone to listen to. Currently listening to Jack Kerouac “Poetry for The Beat Generation” as I write. Earlier, listening to podcasts from Radio 4's “Books and Authors” and the radio 3 arts programme. Interesting discussion with Billy Bragg about protest songs on the latter podcast and one about the Beat Generation with a review of the film “Howl”, which I would like to see.

So still with golf on TV , I am listening to some jazz via the music facility on this phone. “Astral Travelling” by Lonnie Liston Smith is such a cool piece of music. So here I am thinking about my next DJ gig with all the funky and cool tunes I could play. I wish I could do a DJ set at the Dover Castle. I think Teynham could have some funk in its soul! (Well there ain't no soul in the place either).

If I get bored I can always go back upstairs and read some more books. At least till the football highlights come on!

So below is what i listened to randomly on my mobile phone.

Jazzy D's Mobile Phone Playlist Saturday 9th April


Lonnie Liston Smith – Astral Travelling
Oliver Nelson – Baja Bossa
Gato Barbieri – Carnavalito
Queen Esther Marrow – Chains Of Love
Leon Thomas – Echoes
Gil Scott Heron – I Think I'll Call It Morning
Michael Garrick Sextet – Rostat's Gravesong
Harold Alexander – The Rope
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Gwen McCrae -90% Of Me Is You
Richi Corbin – A Woman Was Made For Man
Camille Yarbrough – All Hid
Sheila Wilkerson – Baby You're A Jive Cat
Grady Tate – Be Black
The Staple Singers – Brand New Day
Clarence Reid – Cadillac Annie
All The People – Cramp Your Style
Makeba Miriam and Mbong – Do You Remember Malcolm
Rhetta Hughes – Doing It With Her
James Knight – Fantasy World
Colette Woodson – Follow The Wind
George Soule – Get Involved
Little Beaver – Funkadelic Sound
Curtis Mayfiled – Ghetto Child
The O'Jays – Give The People What They Want
Barbara Trent – Heartbreak Hotel
Barbara Howard – I Don't Want Your Love
George McCrae – I Get Lifted
Cheryl Dorsey – If You Want Your Man
Nicolette – No Government
M.I.A – Paper Planes



SUNDAY

Still loads of sport on the box alleviated by cooking programmes,Midsomer Murders (one I have seen already) and nature programmes. I did some more reading. Quite a bit warmer so it afforded me to do some reading out in the garden. Took the German Philosophy book outside plus “What is Deconstruction?” by Christopher Norris and Andrew Benjamin.


Spoke to GC and back to Brighton for a few days from Thursday.