Jazz, Comics, and Baseball

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Consumer of the genres displayed. Politically burned out, but still willing to stand up when lives are threatened. he/him

Cimafunk lead vocals, trombone, and tenor sax. Drums, percussion, and congas behind them.
Dianne Reeves sitting in front of the piano.
Kingfish up front. Electric bass and drums behind him. Not shown: organ and piano off to the left.
Lakecia Benjamin in the center of her trio.
Professor Jimmy Green on tenor sax (far right)
Ana Popovic, laying her heart bare.
7-piece funk band, The Dip.
Cecile McLorin Savant and her trio.
Gregory Tardy on tenor sax. Bill Frisell on guitar.
Jazz septet: keyboards, vocals, bass, drums,vocals, rhythm guitar, vocals.
Electric guitarist, one drum kit, and Avishai Cohen on trumpet.
House right half of the Brass Queens, sousaphone, two trumpets, drums in back
June 27: Patti Labelle, Miles Electric Band, Cecile McLorin Salvant, The Dip, Gonzalo Rubalcaba First Meeting Quartet, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science, Bill Frisell Trio w/ Gregory Tardy, Orrin Evans Trio, Tyreek McDole, Ana Popovic, Avishai Cohen Big Vicious, Brass Queens June 28: The Revivalists, Dianne Reeves, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Cimafunk, Lakecia Benjamin, Eddie 9V, Alexa Tarantino Quartet, Kyle Roussel, Sasha Dobson, Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars
Two blonde women, one with a highlighted blue smudge on her ear, apparently enjoying their time in a large, crowded sporting event. The headline reads, "Americans Over 65 Are Ditching Hearing Aids for This New Device". Both women appear to be in their late 20s.
A bundle of "Neapolitan taffy", individually wrapped in wax paper, which ostensibly had three flavors but all of them were ennui.
Jimmy Kimmel at his desk, where he will be again on September 23rd, 2025.
Trombone Shorty playing to the back of the house
A crowd of dancers in front of a Latin jazz horn section
Cory Wong on rhythm guitar with his horn section
Gary Bartz, now with white hair
Cassandra Wilson, center stage
DJ Logic and friends. Assorted percussion, bass guitar, drum kit, saxophone, harmonica, mixing board, piano and other keyboards, and guitar.
The Brandee Younger Trio. Sadly, Brandee is mostly obscured by her harp
Al diMeola Acoustic Band
2 faculty from Skidmore playing before noon to open the Sunday half of the Saratoga Jazz Fest.
Gregory Porter, in his trademark white suit and balaclava.
The funk group Lettuce
The all-woman jazz supergroup, Artemis.
Keyon Harrold on trumpet, second stage
The Michel Camilo Trio, piano, bass, drums
Grammy winner Nicole Zouranis
Kenny Garrett and his seated, Kenny on sax
A fluffy black poodle and a velvety white poodle.
The front page of the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper with the two-word 72 point headline, "HITLER DEAD"
Album cover for "The Singles -- 1969-1973" by the Carpenters
Spring Training (Northeastern University) Huskies at (Boston) Red Sox Today (Friday, February 21) 1 PM ET NESN | NESN 360
Attending the Saratoga Jazz Festival, June 28 & 29, 2025: Gary Clark Jr., Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Cory Wong, Gregory Porter, Cassandra Wilson, Lettuce, Artemis, Al diMeola Acoustic Band, DJ Logic & Friends (ft. Vernon Reid) ,Veronica Swift, Michel Camilo, Kenny Garrett, Gary Bartz, Nicole Zuraitis, Keyon Harrold, Bria Skonberg, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, The String Queens, La Excelencia, and the Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars
Doctor Doom, Marvel comics villain
The 2025 baseball Hall of Fame ballot: Bobby Abreu Carlos Beltrán Mark Buehrle Carlos González Curtis Granderson Félix Hernández Torii Hunter Adam Jones Andruw Jones Ian Kinsler Russell Martin Brian McCann Dustin Pedroia Andy Pettitte Hanley Ramírez Manny Ramírez Fernando Rodney Álex Rodríguez Francisco Rodríguez Jimmy Rollins CC Sabathia Ichiro Suzuki Troy Tulowitzki Chase Utley Omar Vizquel Billy Wagner David Wright Ben Zobrist
The album cover to "Mingus Ah Um", featuring Charles Mingus, including the tracks "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Bird Calls", and "Fables of Faubus".
The album cover to "Jay and Kai Plus Six", a cartoon of eight trombonists, which sadly includes no Black character to represent J.J. Johnson
Someone reading a letter that states: "Regis, you have dedicated your life to vengeance and murder for too many years! Come to 86 Barth Street, New York City, at once... You must pay your bill at once! You will know as soon as this is read that the account is overdue! Your tickets have been purchased and will be brought to you!"
The album cover of "See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy!", by Bow Wow Wow.
Cannonball Adderley Quintet, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!", Live at "The Club"
Me, in wild shoes but a normal shirt, in front of the wall poster for the "Art of MAD Magazine" exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum. The poster art is a parody of Rockwell's "Self-Portait".
The Coat of Arms of the nation of Mexico.
Right-wing nut-job influencer Adin Ross with right-wing nut-job TFG, with the picture of the latter violating Secret Service protocol by standing in front of an active shooter emblazoned on the side of a cybertruck.
Wimbledon grass courts showing wear: 1970, all over; 1980, mostly center court and back line; 2005, a little center, but mostly back line; 2023, only back line.
Two rows of kurdyuk sheep, highlighting their human-like buttocks.
The infamous "Man's Life" magazine cover with the story "Weasels Ripped My Flesh", showing a buff man waste-deep in water beset by weasels, ripping his flesh.
A shark with a remora attached.
Toddler in overalls
One of many flying pig statues in Cincinnati, this one bedecked with rainbow colors and cityscapes.
Eclipse crescents
Tony the elderly cat, hanging out in his favorite Poodle Avoidance Location, between my monitor and the window.
Jeff Bridges
Cover art for the David Bromberg Band's album "You Should See the Rest of the Band". Bespoke art by Gahan Wilson. The audience is... not reacting well. Except for a few monsters who seem to like it.