Halloween on our block
Posted 31 October, 2008 in Albany, Family
Photos from Halloween 2008:
Studs Terkel, RIP
Posted 31 October, 2008 in Obits, Politics & Activism

Studs Terkel died today at 96. Here’s the obit from the New York Times.
Thanks for everything, Studs!
Birth of the Cool
Posted 31 October, 2008 in Jazz, Politics & Activism
Thanks to the wonderful blog BAGNews Notes for the link
DJ Z-Trip’s Obama mixtape
Posted 29 October, 2008 in Music, Politics & Activism
Do yourself a favor and go download DJ Z-Trip’s Obama mixtape. Then turn the volume way up and groove your way to a better day!
POEM: My Birthday Poem
Posted 29 October, 2008 in My poems, Poetry

My sister, mom, dad and friend Kevin at my 2007 birthday shindig.
Here’s a poem I wrote in 2007 after celebrating my birthday with friends and family at Thali, our favorite Indian restaurant in Rochester.
Birthday
by Jason Crane
This is my birthday poem:
Stuffed full of Chicken Makhani,
Squeezing the plastic skull
With its bulging brains.
This is my birthday poem:
Grumpy-faced children
Fight off the smiles
That take over their faces.
This is my birthday poem:
Moving from one end of the
Long table to the other,
A timeline with forks and knives.
This is my birthday poem:
A box of old feelings
Hidden away in the closet,
Buried with new garments.
This is my birthday poem:
Pedaling slowly to Barrington Street,
My young son beside me,
Dodging the potholes.
This is my birthday poem:
Enchiladas and rice
And a dusty courtyard;
Beyond — and old bookstore.
This is my birthday poem:
“Daddy wants jam and bread.”
And knees in my back
Keep me awake in the small hours.
This is my birthday poem:
Tucked in, supine,
Balancing a notebook
On my stuffed belly.
(September 2007)
Takin’ It Back With Barack, Jack!
Posted 28 October, 2008 in Jazz, Politics & Activism
(Thanks to poet and jazzer David Budbill for the links!)
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