The Quest Goes On

Being a voting member of the Grammy's is a great Honour,but it is also a
a great responsability.Just like political elections,one vote could make a tremendous
differance in more than just a few peoples lives.The procedure is alot more complex
than most people realize.There are many steps along the way and the rules must be
strickly adhered too.Occasionally some of rules change so one has to keep up with
any of these changes and one also one needs to keep up with what is happening in
in the music business.
Thankfully,the Grammy's can afford to help you keep up with the happenings in
the music business thru deals that members are a allowed with music publications
and other entities.Some publications even give members free subscriptions.Thanks
to this i know more about stage and recording equipment than i ever have.I also
am informed as to which tours are the most successful each month and who's recording
where and with what equipment and producer.
Some things change as you grow older but i'm still as curious as ever to learn new
things about the world of music and how it gets made.The quest goes on.

Written by Pete Holly-2009-copyright-all rights reserved

THE NIGHT SKY-WED. SEPT. 16-1 HOUR BEFORE DAWN

IN THE NIGHT SKY THIS MORNING THERE IS A VERY BRIGHT
CRESENT MOON DUE EAST ABOUT 10 TO 20 DEGREE'S ABOVE THE HORIZEN.
IT APPEARS TO BE VERY CLOSE TO THE EARTH AND JUST TO THE LEFT
ABOUT ABOUT 2 AND A HALF FULL MOON LENGTHS IS A VERY BRIGHT
VENUS THAT ALSO APPEARS TO TO BE SO CLOSE TO THE EARTH THAT
YOU COULD REACH OUT AND TOUCH IT.THEY ARE BOTH JUST ABOVE THE
HORIZEN AND YOU CAN SEE THEM BOTH SHINING VERY BRIGHTLY WITH
YOUR UNAIDED EYES.
JUST TO THE RIGHT AND MORE DIRECTLY STRAIGHT UP IS A CLUSTER
VERY BRIGHT STARS-ONE WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE LITTLE DIPPER.
BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER STARS AS WELL ALL SHINING VERY BRIGHTLY.
IT'S QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE SIGHT AND DEFINATLY WORTH CHECKING OUT.

BY PETE HOLLY-2009-COPYRIGHT-all rights reserved

Forgotten Pioneers of Rock 'n Roll

Louis Jordan

by Pete Holly

There are many artists who pre-date the first rock 'n roll era of the 1950's that can be sited
as being the forerunners of rock 'n roll.For my money one of the most significant is Louis
Jordan.He had a long sussessful career with numerous hit's-Caldonia-Saturday Night Fish Fry-
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'-Beware !-just to name a few.His band The Typhony Five
were topnotch and they toured for nearly two decades-so why isn't Louis
Jordan more well known?Probably because for later generations he was so far ahead of
his time. His music is nearly %100 rock 'n roll but the peak years of his popularity were
between big band swing and R&B bands and the first rock 'n roll era-and he tends to get left out
of both catagory's.
One thing for sure,there was no shortage of greatness in Louis and his bands music.It's as
rocking as can be.The songs are all top notch-Inventive-Cool-Hip-Funny and occasionally
Sad-sounds like rock 'n roll doesn't it? Your damn right.

notes:Louis Jordan was the lead singer of his band and played saxaphone{and several other
instruments}.Chuck Berry has said Louis and his Band were one of his main inspirations
and he is also noted to be an early rap stylist,with many of his song's being spoken in classic and
extremly entertaining jive talk,telling story's that give insight to the culture of the time and that are still relevant today.
Written by Pete Holly-Copyright-2009-all rights reserved

MOVIE FLASHBACKS-FORIEGN FILMS

Inmar Bergman's

"Wild Stawberries"

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

For american audience's,'Wild Strawberries" is probably the most assessable foriegn
film ever made.It's stricktly a coincedence that it also happens to be one of the great-
ist-if not the greatist foriegn film ever made.
The theme's in the film are universal.Missunderstandings that are present in a
family that have been years in the making aren't brought out into the light until it's old-
est member,a Doctor,is called in his old age to recieve an honer from his University for
all his years of service.His daughter in-law,who's having some difficulty's which involve
her husband,the Doctors son,ends up accompanying the doctor to the ceramony.
During the the long car trip many of the doctors and his daughter-in-laws perceptions
of the family are brought to light.By the films end they know and like each other in a way
that would not have been possible before.So it explains family issue's and the tendancy of
family's not to talk about them in a way that any family member can relate to.Bergman
is a genuis at explaining complex issue's which every human being must confront in thier
live's.Here he just happen's to do it in away that is easy for anyone to understand.The film
is not dark in an overall sense,nor is it strange.It's an easy film for anyone to understand
because we all have a family and family issue's are universal with no borders.
The foriegn stylings of the film,dreams brought to life,which are one of Bergmans
favorite tools,in this film are easy to understand-It doesn't take an intellectual mind to
get thier meaning.

In Swedish-with English Subtitles

Written by Pete Holly-2009-Copyright-All rights reserved