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I was pleasantly surprised with Culbertson's performance. So much so that I'm looking at his tour calendar to see when he's heading my way.
These jazz cruises aren't cheap, but if you love smooth jazz - it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Very intimate setting... very laid back. Roughly 15-20 concerts, and the big one each night with the headline artists. These artists appreciate the fans, make time for them, taking pictures, talking with them, etc...
Sunday morning church service on the cruise. Rudy Currence, performing 'Sunday Morning.'
What a wonderful experience this was! The video below was back in 2015, but he performed it for us.
Such a blessing it was.
Right now I'm listening to Pandora radio's Van Morrison channel.
Listening to Luther Vandross tonight.
Such a distinctive quality of voice he had... he left us much too soon back in 2005. One of my favorites he remade back in '88, from the late, great R&B artist Major Harris who passed back in 2012.
Wife won some tickets to see Brad Paisley on my birthday, he's been on her bucket list to see. I'm not a country guy, would rather see Shinedown/Godsmack/Bad Wolves at the same venue. But for free tickets, I'll go, and people watch 
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But, the opening act for Brad Paisley is this kid Kane Brown - I'd never heard of him, and checked on youTube. Not really country, doesn't have that "twang" that I've never liked (Alan Jackson, especially). The kid has a great voice, and has quickly become a fav.
Have also found this guy from Norway, Leo Morrachioli, who does covers of songs in almost any genre. Amazingly talented, he does all of his own production of his videos, and usually plays all the instruments (sometimes he has guest appearances).
Here is his cover of Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, by Nine Inch Nails.
RIP Humboldt Broncos
Bought him a drink and spent some time with him on our cruise a month back. Such a great guy, and a wonderful smooth jazz guitarist.
He's playing is hit song "After the Storm" from back in 1994 at a live concert in Mallorca, Spain back last summer in the link above.
Smooth Jazz followers will recognize it. Such a great, great performance....
Kim Wilson is super cool-
Happy Friday!
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A time for reflection and remembrance this evening. One of my best golf buddies just lost his son this past week to mental illness. RIP, David.
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Two songs tonight, both related.
The first is Wayman Tisdale and his remake of Barry White's "Never gonna give you up" with Toby Kieth on the vocals, Wayman on the bass guitar, back in 2008, his final album before he passed away. The song below is from his album last album, "Rebound".
Then, as fate would have it, Wayman was diagnosed with osterosarcoma, after a cancerous tumor was found in his leg after an accident in which he fell down a flight of stairs and ended up breaking his leg back in early 2007.
Prior to that, Wayman was the first college basketball player in collegiate history to be honored by the Associated Press as first-team All-American during each of his first three seasons as at the University of Oklahoma. He also won a gold medal as a member of the 1984 men's basketball olympic team. He placed 2nd in the 1985 NBA draft, right behind Patrick Ewing who went 1st. During his 12 years in the NBA, Wayman averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds per game. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame back in 2009.
While playing in the NBA during the latter part of his pro career, Tisdale found time in the offseason to focus more on his musical talents as a bass guitarist in the smooth jazz genre, recording two albums before officially retiring from the NBA in 1997, and then went on to spend the remainder of his life pursuing his musical career. His discography would go on to produce 6 more feature albums in the smooth jazz genre post-retirement.
Wayman's cancer diagnosis came in the spring of 2007. It was a rare form of cancer, and the first round of chemo didn't work. He ended up having his right leg partially amputated, and roughly 2 years later, despite further treatments, he passed away at the age of 44.
The link below is his friend, Toby Kieth, who collaborated with him on the Barry White remake back in 2008, paying tribute to his friend who passed away at much too young an age.
Wayman passed away precisely 9 years and a week ago, May 15th, 2009.
Thank you to those that have served. Not you Trump, you fucking coward.
dyno Thank you to all who served, particularly those who did not make it home...I can't believe You actually politicized Memorial Day...Were you this pissed about Bill Clinton and his cowardly avoidance of the military???