Halloween on our block

Posted 31 October, 2008 in Albany, Family

Photos from Halloween 2008:

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Studs Terkel, RIP

Posted 31 October, 2008 in Obits, Politics & Activism

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Studs Terkel died today at 96. Here’s the obit from the New York Times.

Thanks for everything, Studs!

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Birth of the Cool

Posted 31 October, 2008 in Jazz, Politics & Activism


Thanks to the wonderful blog BAGNews Notes for the link

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DJ Z-Trip’s Obama mixtape

Posted 29 October, 2008 in Music, Politics & Activism

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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!

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POEM: My Birthday Poem

Posted 29 October, 2008 in My poems, Poetry

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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)

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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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