Podcasts about Blue Highways

I read a lot. It fuels my writing, gives me a better view of the world, and is a great way to travel through time and space. Every once in a while, I run across a book that really hits me as a must-read. Episode two was about Sam Kean's book, The Disappearing Spoon; Episode eleven was about The Age of Wonder, by Richard Holmes; and Episode 255 was about William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways. In this program, I'm going to talk about Lynda Rutledge's novel, West with Giraffes, which I finished last night. Sabine recommended this one to me; as I closed the back cover, I realized that there were tears on my face. This is one great book. But there's more to the story of this episode. The book made me think about current events in the context of past events and made me realize that we're far better off now than we were in 1938—or any year hence. Those who feel otherwise and who look to the past to find “the good old days” won't find them, because they don't exist: “The Good Old Days” is a dangerous and misleading myth. Better days only lie ahead, in our collective future, and it is our job to make them real. Please have a listen—this is an important message. Note: Image copyright San Diego Zoo Global.

One evening in 1982, Sabine handed me a book that had come out two weeks before, saying, “Read this. It has you written all over it.” The book was called, “Blue Highways: A Journey into America,” by previously unknown (and quirkily named) author William Least Heat-Moon. If you haven't read the book, stop whatever you're doing right now and go buy a copy. I've read it 19 times, and I'll read it a few more times, I'm sure. Today, 42 years after its release, it's one of the most important American books of the 20th century. And today, as we enter yet another mindless political screaming match, it's a good book to read. Listen to hear why.

Kari Loya began his career teaching in a first and second grade, Spanish bilingual classroom in Pasadena as part of Teach For America. That fueled a life-long passion for education and empowering others. He has since worked with a range of innovative educational organizations, from a prominent language school in Rio de Janeiro to a charter school in Silicon Valley. From a leading educational foundation in Los Angeles to a pioneering international school in New York City. Most recently, he served as head of an independent school in the Caribbean before beginning to coach others. Along the way, he graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and earned an MBA from Columbia University.Kari's excellent book, Conversations Across America, is about a father-son journey of a lifetime: a 73-day, 4,600-mile cross-country bike trip Kari took in 2015 with his 75-year-old dad, Merv, who had early-stage Alzheimer's. Their adventure reminds us of the power of perseverance and adaptability in the face of uncertainty. It's also a heartwarming example of listening and discovery, including 300 short conversations with people who approached them along the way, providing a rich snapshot of America, especially rural America.Conversations is a mix of Blue Highways, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Humans of New York… on a bike. As you read, you can't help but reflect on your relationship with your own father and children, while gaining perspective on Alzheimer's—which now afflicts more than six million Americans—and getting a sense of the TransAmerica Bike Trail and America itself. Above all, you will be inspired to seize-the-day with someone you love—whatever that means to you.Learn more about Kari Loya Buy Conversations Across AmericaRelated Episodes: Ep. 53 Rickey GatesEp. 110 Ed ParkEp. 113 Steph JaggerEp. 134 Mark Roithmayr

Jon Dawkins received some advice from a friend that may surprise you that has led him to some of the best places on the outer coast of British Columbia as he explores the region one segment at a time. Along the way, he is also searching for a local legend affectionately named Kayak Bill. We'll talk about all that in today's episode. Connect: 3MeterSwell Facebook Instagram Resources: Looking for Kayak Bill, by Neil Frazer (3MeterSwell) Kayak Bill-A Requiem (3MeterSwell, originally appeared in Sea Kayaker Magazine, October 2005) Blue Highways of the Inside Passage (3MeterSwell) Randel Washburne's articles about his cabin building activities and the Burnett Bay cabin journals from 1985 – 2009 Triquet Island and Burnett Bay Burnett Bay and Deserters Burnet Bay Cabin Journals To Be A Warrior: The Adventurous Life and Mysterious Death of Billy Davidson, by Brandon Pullan John Kimantas books (Wild Coast series, Wild Places, BC Coast Explorer, BC Atlas, Vancouver Island Recreation Guide) BC Marine Trails Association Port Hardy to Klemtu (YouTube)

Guest Host David Horton of Radford University in Virginia asks Clay for a progress report on his adventure retracing John Steinbeck's “Travels with Charley” journey. Clay was in Middlebury, Vermont, at the time of the interview, still aglow from his interview with Steinbeck biographer Jay Parini of Middlebury College. Topics include the clunky joys of rural AM radio; whether it matters that not everything in Travels with Charley happened precisely as Steinbeck reports; and what Clay is learning along the way. They discuss the changes in America's highways between 1960 and today, including the Blue Highways far away from the Interstate Highway System. Clay talks about some of the other pilgrimages he has made so far in the journey: Jack Kerouac's grave in Lowell, Massachusetts; Thoreau's Walden Pond; and Montauk Point at the end of Long Island where Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders quarantined after their heroics in Cuba.

Iowa - ein Ausflug nach Amerika. So heisst das neue Buch von Stefanie Sargnagel. Die Bestsellerautorin aus Österreich hat einen Arbeitsaufenthalt im Mittleren Westen, bei dem sie von der Berliner Musikerin Christiane Rösinger begleitet worden ist, zu einem Buch gemacht. Heraus kam eine Art Reisereportage im unverwechselbaren Sargnagel-Stil (lakonisch, witzig, mit dem Blick für´s Absurde, aber auch das Soziale), Frauen-WG-Report und Expedition in das echte Amerika. Stephan Ozsváth ist mit der Wienerin abgetaucht in ihre Kindheit am Wiener Gürtel, ihre kollektive Schreibpraxis im Kaffeehaus und die Abgründe menschlicher Existenz bei der Telefonauskunft. Das Buch Stefanie Sargnagel: Iowa - ein Ausflug nach Amerika. Rowohlt Berlin. 304 Seiten. 22,00 Euro. Der Ort Café Weidinger, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 1, Wien, 16.Bezirk. Schreibort und Wohnzimmer von Stefanie Sargnagel. Die Autorin Stefanie Sprengnagel, Künstlername Sargnagel, wurde 1986 in Wien als Tochter einer Krankenschwester und eines Installateurs geboren, wuchs bei der Mutter auf. Schule und Kunststudium brach sie ab. Als Cartoonistin hat sie unter anderem für das Wiener Stadtmagazin "Falter" gezeichnet. In mehreren Büchern hat sie ihren früheren Brotjob im Call-Center beschrieben. Sie ist Mitbegründerin der feministischen Parodie-Burschenschaft "Hysteria", der rechtsextreme Männerbünde persifliert. Auch zwei Filme gibt es über sie. Ihr Markenzeichen ist eine rote Baskenmütze und ein derber Humor. Stefanie Sargnagel empfiehlt die Wiener Autorin Puneh Ansari. Von ihr sind bei Mikrotext bisher erschienen: Hallo Everybody, 2023 Hoffnun´, 2017 Stephan empfiehlt: Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways. Eine Reise in Amerika. Suhrkamp 1989. Antiquarisch. Podcast-Tipp Im Auge des Sturms - das Kapitol am 6.Januar 2021. WDR-Dokudrama 2024 https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/hoerspiel-am-sonntag/sturm-auf-das-kapitol-108.html

How should you insure your rig? I don't have an answer, but I lay out the framework so you can find the best solution for you. We'll also visit the Devil's Icebox, check out Blue Highways, experience "danger" in Tangier, and test out some floor mats.  New YouTube Video WHERE IS JEFF WRAPUP? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ7vEVq8_qc Travel with us on the Danube River through Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic! Details at: bit.ly/CofCDanube24   This places is dangerous! Or so they want me to believe... If you'd like to support this podcast, please visit BuyMeACoffee.com/BuiltToGo NEWS Kia Van Concept https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24028828/kia-platform-beyond-vehicle-pbv-modular-ev-ces AAA Fuel Prices Falling, diesel still high https://gasprices.aaa.com/ Lithium Nickel and Cobalt Prices Falling https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/ev-batteries-plunge-in-lithium-nickel-and-cobalt-prices-is-killing-deals TECH TALK ShurFlo 94-009-10 Electric Faucet (for submersible pumps) https://amzn.to/48LpYy7 Submersible Water Pump https://amzn.to/47DyIpa Pressure Switch Pump that I have https://amzn.to/3O2jgf5 PRODUCT REVIEW Weathertech Floor Mats https://amzn.to/47ApXfk A PLACE TO VISIT Cool caves that are easy to access and are, well... cool!  https://mostateparks.com/location/55460/devils-icebox-entrance Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way. 

Today Alexis and Suzanne are joined by the one and only Shelly Cole, aka Madeline from Gilmore Girls! Find her as @shellycole88 on Instagram. Check out her book, Blue Highways as well! Want to listen to our episodes ad-free? Join our Patreon and help support us as we make this podcast! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Join us on Instagram and TikTok @talkingfastpodcast and send your thoughts to talkingfastpodcast@gmail.com

Virgil Suárez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1962. At the age of twelve he arrived in the United States. He received an MFA from Louisiana State University in 1987. He is the author of 11 collections of poetry, most recently Amerikan Chernobyl. His work has appeared in a multitude of magazines and journals internationally. He has been taking photographs on the road for the last three decades. When he is not writing, he is out riding his motorcycle up and down the Blue Highways of the Southeast, photographing disappearing urban and rural landscapes. His 10th volume of poetry, THE PAINTED BUNTING'S LAST MOLT, was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in the Spring of 2020. Mr. Suárez makes his home in Florida. Find Amerikan Chernobyl here: https://www.amazon.com/AMERIKAN-CHERNOBYL-Virgil-Su%C3%A1rez/dp/B0C129WNZB/ As always, we'll also include live open lines for responses to our weekly prompt or any other poems you'd like to share. A Zoom link will be provided in the chat window during the show before that segment begins. For links to all the past episodes, visit: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write a mixed media poem of some kind. Use art or sound or some other medium combined with your poem. Next Week's Prompt: Write a glosa set in the distant future. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

It was Earth Day. It was Record Store Day. It was the recording of our 100th episode… we took to the road.. and… We spoke with Sean, the owner of Red Whale Coffee, and his assistant; Nile. We learned about his passion for great coffee and supporting the community. Their mission: “Our mission at Red […]

“The Blue Highways” are the term used for the back roads and less traveled high ways in rural America. It's on these that you'll find unique and authentic experiences, culture and people. Robert Frost's famous poem “The Road Less Traveled” comes to mind when thinking about the blue highways and how taking the road less traveled by can make all the difference. In this episode we interview the founders of Courthouse Nights, Rachel Lingvai and Will Rhodes, and hear from their first player, famous Cajun Hall of Famer, Jesse Lége. We head down the road to meet Country Willie Edwards and talk about his gig at the end of the month. Then we pull into the old gas station and introduce ourselves to owners, Max Yancy and Grace Reyer, of Plum Creek Records and talk to them about why Lockhart needed a record store.Plus, all things happening in the 78644 area from April 21 thru May 4. Give it a listen and remember...don't forget to tip the band!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/78644/exclusive-content

Rural America is underserved by traditional investors. Blue Highway Capital is investing in cash flow positive business with strong management teams in niche markets where there is little (or frequently no) competition for deals. Karin Gregory has been investing in the rural economy for over 20 years. Gregory and her colleagues have backed companies like Aryv, the Uber for non-emergency medical appointments and LED Dynamics, manufacturing smart lighting solutions to reduce energy costs. In rural Ameica, there is a structural break in valuations that allows Blue Highway Capital to invest in great companies that happen to be based on the “Blue Highways” of America.

"I will never have another vagabonding journey that compares to that first one -- even though I have since traveled to far more exotic parts of the world -- in part because there's something special about embarking on a long-term trip for the first time." --Rolf Potts In this encore episode of Deviate, Rolf and his old friend Jeff Nienaber talk about their 8-month van trip across North America back in 1994, how they prepared for it, and how it differed from current-day #VanLife excursions (5:30); how they exercised on the road, and how the conditions and travel-hacks of van journeys were different for two young men in 1994 (23:30); the route they took through North America, what happened along the way, and how they kept daily journals recounting events (36:00); the experience riding with cops in Houston, celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans, volunteering at a church in Mississippi, meeting girls in Florida, and seeing New York for the first time (51:00); the experience of staying at a Trappist monastery in Massachusetts for one week (1:14:30); visiting National Parks in the American South, Northeast, and West, and memorable books read along the way (1:28:00); and why the trip was life-changing (1:42:00). Van trip preparation and planning links: Digital nomadism (travel lifestyle) #VanLife (travel lifestyle) Composting toilet Blue Highways, by William Least Heat-Moon (1982 book) On the Road, by Jack Kerouac (1957 book) Travels With Charley, by John Steinbeck (1962 book) Vanagon (Volkswagen van) Volkswagen Westfalia (camper van) Trangia (alcohol-burning camp-stove) A (literal) photo album from my 1994 van vagabonding trip (blog post) Links regarding early months of the 1994 trip: 924 Gilman Street (Berkeley punk club) Northridge earthquake (1994 earthquake) "The Mystical High Church of Luck" (Salon essay about Las Vegas) Lollapalooza (music festival) O. J. Simpson murder case (1994 media incident) USCGC Northwind (Coast Guard icebreaker) Bourbon Street (historic street in New Orleans) The Geto Boys, by Rolf Potts (2016 book) Fifth Ward (Houston neighborhood) Cops (TV show) Canton (town in Mississippi) In His Steps (Mississippi Christian outreach ministry) Waffle House (southern restaurant chain) Savannah State (historically black university) Debbie Does Dallas (1978 pornographic film) Tompkins Square (New York park) Trappist monastery experience links: St. Joseph's Abbey (Massachusetts monastery) Trappists (order of Catholic monks) Thomas Merton (Trappist monk and writer) Memento Mori (existential expression) Chant (1994 Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos album) Compline (end-of-day church service) Links regarding the final months of the 1994 trip: Ocala National Forest (protected area in Florida) Shenandoah National Park (Virginia wilderness area) Mount Washington (tallest mountain the northeast U.S.) Arches National Park (Utah wilderness area) Fisher Towers (photogenic cliffs near Moab, Utah) Desert Solitaire, by Edward Abbey (1968 book) Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman (1855 poetry collection) The Razor's Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham (1944 book) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M Pirsig (1974 book) Uinta National Forest (protected area in Utah) Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming wilderness area) Glacier National Park (Montana wilderness area) Pike National Forest (protected area in Colorado) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

Julie and Scott travel across America, using only Blue Highways, keeping a sharp lookout for banana slugs and ho-made pies.Episode 261: Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon.Download or listen via this link: |Episode #261| Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via iTunes by clicking: |HERE| We've added a couple of pages to this blog that we'll add to over time!Our Favorite Books.Our Favorite Movies.If you'd like, leave a comment with your suggestions!

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Fisk University's Thomas Spann, Jr. returns to talk about his Benedict College (SC) undergraduate years (01:40), his master's degree time at Tennessee State and getting into the church performance scene in Nashville (14:30), touring the world for the U.S. State Department with Blended 328, and interacting with many different cultures (33:20), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (50:15), with segments on hybrid drumline writing, going from student to teacher, and bandwagon sports fandoms.Finishing with a Rave on the autobiographical travel book Blue Highways (01:31:45).Links:Part 1 with Thomas Spann, Jr.Thomas Spann, Jr.'s homepageSean DanielsJovon Milford on the Podcast“You're All I Need” - Hezekiah Walker“The Blessing of Abraham” - Donald LawrenceBobby Jones Gospel“Rivers Flow” - Jonathan DunnJudah Temple of PraiseStateland Missionary Baptist ChurchBrother Gabe's House (Formerly Blended 328)Shona“Paid in Full” - Eric B. & Rakim“Hypnotize” - Notorious B.I.G.“You Got Me” - The Roots“Changes” - 2PacThe Gullah GeecheePhantom Regiment“Super Bass” - Nicki Minaj“Here I Am” - Rick Ross“Middle Child” - J. ColeAvengers: Endgame TrailerJoker trailerBatman Returns trailerCavs beat Warriors in 2016 Finals“A Long Walk” - Jill ScottBIlly Cobham drum soloSteve Gadd - “50 Ways” grooveChris DadeTiny Desk - Kirk FranklinRaves:Blue Highways - William Least Heat-Moon

Our guest Brian King is a veteran of many travels, trials, and tribulations. He has seen the technology industry progress through decades, often seeing the same situations reappear repeatedly. We talk about the difficulty of traveling and job hunting during a pandemic, some underrated European travel spots, and how the Hamilton musical is infecting the minds of parents and kids alike.   Brian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianpking/ Ron Chernow book on Alexander Hamilton: https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143034758 Blue Highways: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Highways-Journey-into-America/dp/0316353299 Heart of Dryness: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Dryness-Bushmen-Permanent-Drought/dp/B003P2VDZQ

A dad and daughter dish on pop culture while enjoying a drink. In part 2 of our discussion of pop we're enjoying during the pandemic, we talk aboutMusic: Dua LIpa's "Future Nostalgia," Mac Miller's "Circles," Bob Seger's "Katmandu," and shows from home by Erin Coburn, Martin Sexton and Richard ThompsonBooks: "Liar Temptress Soldier Spy," "Blossom and Bones," "The Glass Hotel," "Blue Highways"Video: The Holderness Family pandemic parodies.Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @popahallicspodcast

The Blue Highways take inspiration from American roots music and infuse it with their British sound and background. Frontman Callum Lury talks about the band's debut EP which was recorded at Reservoir Studios with producer Chris Clarke. Hosted by James Hodder Recorded at London's Resonance 104.4 FM

Vandaag een trip down memory lane met de favoriete auto muziek van Stan. We blikken terug naar de mixtape Blue Highways die Stan in 2007 voor vrienden samenstelde. Je hoort Jack Johnson, The Hip Young Things, Calexico, The Horse Flies, The Shins, Gillian Welch en The Jayhawks.

In this episode of TrueFire Live, we sit down with blues guitarist extraordinaire, Josh Smith, to discuss his guitar masterclass course, Blue Highways. To learn more and watch the video from this live session, please visit truefire.com/live.About Stu Hamm: Stu Hamm attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he met guitarist Steve Vai and, through him, met Joe Satriani. Hamm played bass on Vai's debut solo album, Flex-Able, which was released in 1984. Hamm has performed and recorded with Steve Vai, Frank Gambale, Joe Satriani and many other well-respected guitarists. It was playing live on tour with Satriani that brought Hamm's skills to national attention. Subsequent recordings with Satriani and other rock/fusion artists along with the release of his own solo recordings solidified his reputation as a bassist and performer.

In this episode of TrueFire Live, we sit down with blues guitarist extraordinaire, Josh Smith, to discuss his guitar masterclass course, Blue Highways. To learn more and watch the video from this live session, please visit truefire.com/live.About Josh Smith: Josh Smith was born October 7, 1979 in Middletown, Connecticut. Before he was 1, his family relocated to Florida, eventually settling in Pembroke Pines, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. At age 3, he received his first guitar and at 6, he started taking guitar lessons.Josh was exposed to the blues at an early age. He listened to a variety of artists, such as Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Albert King and T-Bone Walker. He also started going to concerts, including the Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen.By 12, Josh was playing at established professional blues jams in South Florida, such as Musicians Exchange Café in Fort Lauderdale and Club M in Hollywood, FL.When Josh was 13, the Rhino Cats, house band at Club M, asked him to be the lead guitarist. Musicians Exchange owner Don Cohen was so taken aback by the talent of this young musician that he offered to help manage and develop Josh’s career.The Café was renowned for bringing in the best national touring blues bands, and Josh was quick to learn how to approach these blues greats, many of whom would invite Josh to sit in with them, thinking it may be a “novelty” to have a 14-year-old kid playing the blues. The novelty quickly wore off and was replaced by musicians stopping, watching and listening as this “kid” wailed out blues licks better than many of the touring guitarists on the circuit. Josh began sitting in with such greats as Jimmy Thackery, Tinsley Ellis, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, Double Trouble, Joanna Connor and Kim Simmonds, among others. Jimmy Thackery said of the 14-year-old, “Josh is three heartbreaks away from being a true blues guitar genius.” At 14, Josh released his first CD, Born Under a Blue Sign , and at 15, he released his second CD, Woodsheddin.While performing all over South Florida, Josh Smith and the Rhino Cats quickly became one of the most in-demand blues bands in the area. In 1994, while Josh was only 15, they received the Florida Jammy Award for best blues band and were selected as XS Readers Choice Winners in 1995 for best blues band. In 1996, then a senior in high school, Josh was put on the cover of the national magazine High School Senior , which hailed him as an “Up and Coming Guitar Legend.” That same year, Washburn Guitars Int’l recognized Josh’s talent and offered him an endorsement. They flew Josh to Chicago and guitar luthier Grover Jackson built him a custom guitar.Although Josh was an honor student, after graduation from high school in June 1997, Josh followed his heart and began pursuing what he was best at. His first national tour ensued with his newly formed power trio, Josh Smith and the Frost. Josh was now the band leader and vocalist, so he not only had to continue developing his guitar chops, but had to concentrate on his vocal prowess. In September 1997, Josh enlisted world-renowned producer Jim Gaines, whose credits include Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Luther Allison, Steve Miller and Jimmy Thackery, to produce his third CD, Too Damn Cold.By 1998, Josh had completed four national tours with his band. In January 1998, Billboard Magazine took note of the rising young talent in a Continental Drift article. In February 1998, Josh was asked to support B.B. King on a number of theatre dates. In March 1998, the TV show Chicago Hope purchased the rights to the tune “32 degrees” from Too Damn Cold . An international CD release, The Mentos Freshmaker Tour , included the title cut, “Too Damn Cold,” in the spring of 1998.Josh toured nationally all of 1999 and in October of that year, he entered the recording studio again with Jim Gaines and produced Woman , his fourth CD. This CD was released and well received in the spring of 2000. Josh continued to tour the East Coast from New York to Florida through 2001 with his band. In June 2002, he married and he and his wife decided to move to Los Angeles. Josh was ready for something new and wanted to be around a variety of musicians. He also began being a sideman.Within a year of moving to L.A., he was retained by Virgin recording artist Ricky Fante. He played nationally and internationally with Ricky for the next two years.In May 2006, Josh recorded his fifth CD, Deep Roots . A more traditional blues CD, his music was once again well received by Blueswax and Blues Revue magazine. Josh continued to play with a variety of artists, such as actress Taryn Manning, Universal hip-hop artist Benny Cassette and Tara Ellis, to name a few. In January 2007, Josh was hired by 2006 American Idol winner Taylor Hicks to be his lead guitarist. They completed two national tours from February-September 2007 with monthly dates and charity events until June 2008 when Taylor started Grease! on Broadway. In July 2008, Josh was hired by Raphael Saadiq. Since that time, Josh has played such high profile gigs with Raphael as backing Mick Jagger at the Grammy Awards in 2011 and the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2011. Josh continues to tour nationally and internationally with Raphael.Josh released his 6th studio CD, “Inception,” in 2009. This is an all-instrumental CD with a variety of genres that was once again well received by the public and critics alike.In 2010, Josh was signed to Crosscut Records, a label based out of Germany. Crosscut re-released Josh’s CD, “Deep Roots,” as “I’m Gonna Be Ready.” In October 2012, Josh’s CD, “Don’t Give Up On Me,” was released in Germany.Josh continues to live in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two children.

Scott Southworth originaire de Springfield (Oregon), est un auteur-compositeur-interprète qui habite Nashville. Il est aussi co-créateur et co-animateur de ‘’The Music Row Show’’, une émission radiophonique hebdomadaire écoutée dans 38 États et diffusée à partir de la radio ‘’The Legend, 650AM WSM’’, tous les dimanches soir de 19h à 21h (heure de Paris). De 2012 à 2016, l’émission était diffusée sur l'ensemble du réseau de télévision Blue Highways. Une activité qui a duré 10 ans ; elle vient de se terminer pour Scott, trop occupé par ailleurs avec son activité d’artiste.

Welcome to episode 25 of a Bev with Stev! We have two debuts for you! Firstly, the debut play of my new single with The Milkshakes ‘Lovin' You (Is Good Cardio)'.. Check out our other singles: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0CcMVf1ffagHQkNabCAbh8 Secondly, for the first and likely only time LIVE SEX on the podcast (Really!) A must listen, hilarious experience for you all! Join us for 27 hours of salivating JUICING on the streets of Kent and Central London.. With mixed results and obviously commitment! We also have special guest Pete The Sax Machine Dixon.. Who chronicles his experienced blowing the horns for the Queen, his notable sax experiences, and his band The Blue Highways.. for which he plays bass! Rate & Subscribe superstars! XX Check out the music Mahoney & The Moment: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CYHwXYkHNSY2yn9IMjLDG Steve Mahoney & The Milkshakes: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0CcMVf1ffagHQkNabCAbh8

Show #732 Coming Down While preparing this show Spinner heard about the Chinese space station falling back to earth in an uncontrolled way. The damn thing is going down, slowly burning while coming down. Where's the danger zone? Not much you can do about it, so listen to Bandana Blues. Or go sit in a bar and have a brew. 01. Colin James - Going Down (3:37) (Blue Highways, True North, 2016) 02. Cee Cee James - Going Down (6:21) (Seriously Raw: Live At Sunbanks, FWG, 2010) 03. Erja Lyytinen - Slowly Burning (4:14) (Stolen Hearts, Tuohi, 2017) 04. Amyl Justin - Danger Zone (3:51) (Pressure Cooker, Tone-Cool, 1997) 05. Anders Osborne - Coming Down (4:51) (Coming Down, MC Records, 2007) 06. Arthur Ebeling - Danger Zone (4:00) (Simple Man, Dureco, 1993) 07. Reverend Raven & the Chain Smoking Altar Boys - Slow Burn (5:14) (My Life, Nevermore Records, 2018) 08. Mr. Sipp - Going Down (4:47) (Knock A Hole In It, Malaco, 2017) 09. Johnny Neel, Tommy Lepson, Dave Chappell - Still Coming Down (East Coast Sound, Rip Bang, 2015) 10. Bluesbones - Going Down (5:23) (Chasing Shadows, Naked, 2018) 11. Little Anthony & Sugar Ray Norcia - Danger Zone (8:47) (Take It From Me, Tone-Cool, 1994) 12. Peter Struijk - Going Down Slow (3:38) (Straight Blues, Blueshine, 2015) 13. Albert Castiglia - Going Down Slow (5:20) (Solid Ground, Ruf, 2014) 14. Hurricane Ruth - Slow Burn (5:46) (Born On The River, self-release, 2014) 15. Breezy Rodio - Not Going To Worry (3:30) (Sometimes The Blues Got Me, Delmark Records, 2018) 16. Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps - Find Me A Bar (4:07) (Here In Babylon, Jesi-Lu Records, 2018)

Deze maand geeft singer-songwriter Diana Jones een aantal concerten in Nederland en België. In de uitzending van vandaag haar allereerste optreden in Nederland tijdens Blue Highways 2007 in Utrecht.

Intro Song, Dave Keyes, “Strange Things Happening”, The Healing, Sister Rosetta Tharpe First Set The Mannish Boys, “Chocolate Drop”, Lowdown Feelin', Chester Burnett “Howlin Wolf, Randy on Harp Mikey Junior, “Can't Be Satisfied”, It Ain't Hard To Tell, McKinley Morganfield Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, “Boom Boom”, Blues Shock, John Lee HookerSecond SetColin James, “Ridin' In The Moonlight/Mr. Luck”, Blue Highways, Chester Burnett/Jimmy Reed Bryan Lee, “29 Ways”, Katrina Was Her Name, Willie Dixon, Bryan has a GoFundMe going on for a new Gospel Blues CD.... Peter Parcek, “See The My Grave Is Kept Clean”, Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, cover of Blind Lemon JeffersonThird Set – Women In Blues Set Andrea Marr, “Rock Steady”, Natural, Aretha Franklin song Miss Freddye, “A Losing Battle”, Lady of the Blues, Mac Rebennack Candye Kane, “You Need Love”, Superhero, Willie Dixon Fourth Set Bobby Kyle, “Someone Else Is Steppin' In”, It's My Life, Denise LaSalleThe Knickerbocker All-Stars, “It's Later Than You Think”, Open Mic At The Knick, Roy MiltonJohn Primer and Bob Corritore, “Just Like I Treat You”, Knockin' Around These Blues”, Willie Dixon Thanks to Michael Allen Engstrom at the Crossroads Blues Gallery

show#681 03.05.17 A "Regular" Show... you know, ECLECTIC Biscuit Miller - Mr DJ from Wishbone 2016 self-release (6:20) David Vest - Biscuit Rolling Baby from Devestatin' Rhythm 2016 Ark-O-Matic (4:52) Jimmy Bowskill & Carlos Del Junco - Heaven’s Where You’ll Dwell from Blues Etc... 2016 Indie (7:05) Matthew Stubbs - Sittin' on a Fence from Medford and Main 2010 Blue Bella Records (5:22) Johnny Mastro - Walking from Never Trust The Living 2015 self-release (3:24) James Brown - Home At Last [1968] from Jazz 2007 Verve (5:14) Handsome Harry Company - Stuffed Puppet from Come On Jump! 1994 self-release (4:15) Little John Chrisley - Born in Rochester from Little John Chrisley 1995 Blues Bureau International (5:29) Willy Deville - I'm Gonna Do Something The Devil Never Did from Pistola 2008 Eagle Rock (5:45) Sean Chambers - Bottle Keeps Staring At Me from Trouble & Whiskey 2017 American Showplace Music (4:05) Samantha Fish - Somebody's Always Trying from Chills & Fever 2017 Ruf Records (6:06) Erja Lyytinen - Black Queen from Stolen Hearts 2017 Tuohi Records (7:15) Ray Charles - Moanin' from Genius+Soul=Jazz 1961 Impulse (3:12) Greg Brown - Smell of Coffee from Milk of the Moon 2002 Red House (3:53) Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Baby Please from Frisz & Sympatisz 1982 Ariola (3:42) Iguanas - La Tentación from Nuevo Boogaloo 1994 MCA (4:20) Jason Ricci & New Blood - Afro Blue from Done with the Devil 2009 Eclecto Groove (8:55) Elvin Bishop - Let's Go from Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio 2017 Alligator (4:38) Colin James - Gypsy Woman from Blue Highways 2016 True North Records (3:50) Benny & The Flybyniters - You Ain't Puttin' Out Nothin' But The Lights from The Many Sides of 2016 Rhythm Bomb Records (3:05) Vin Mott - I Wanna Get Ruff with You from Quit the Women for the Blues 2017 CD Baby (3:32) James Harman - Blue Stretchmark Tattoo from Bonetime 2015 Electro-Fi (4:30) Geoff Achison - A New Bad Habit from Another Mile, Another Minute 2017 Jupiter 2 Records (5:17) Jimi Hendrix - Somewhere from Somewhere 2013 (4:06)

show#679 02.18.17 Sans Spinner This Week... Sari Schorr - Dont You Call My Name Bonus Track 2016 (4:06) Professor Louie & The Crowmatix - Love Is Killing Me from Crowin' The Blues 2017 Woodstock Records (5:24) Vin Mott - I'm a Filthy Man from Quit the Women for the Blues 2017 CD Baby (3:54) Peter Karp - That's How I Like It from Alabama Town 2016 Rose Cottage Records (4:01) Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns - Serves Me Right from Back To The Shack 2016 SSR Feeroll Records (4:11) John Mayall - Off The Road from USA Union 1970 Polydor (2:51) Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore - Mojo in My Bread from House Party At Big Jon's 2016 Delta Groove (4:58) Roy Buchanan - Roy Buchanan - I Used to Have a Woman from Telemaster Live in '75 (7:24) Gaetano Letizia Gaetano Letizia & The Underworld Blues Band - Old Guitar Player from Resurrection 2016 CD Baby (3:55) Colin James - Bad Bad Whiskey from Blue Highways 2016 True North Redords (3:59) Reverend Freakchild - 13 Wish I was in Heaven Sitting Down from Preachin' Blues 2017 TreatedandReleasedRecords (3:10) Mississippi Heat - Music Is My Life from Cab Driving Man 2016 Delmark Records (5:40) John Lee Hooker & The Nighthawks - Serves Me Right To Suffer from Live at Wolf Trap 1992 (6:42) Reverend Billy C. Wirt - God'll Fuck You Up from 2016 (1:49) Red Devils - She’s Dangerous from The Red Devils at King King 1992 (5:44) Bobby Rush - Got Me Accused from Porcupine Meat 2016 Rounder (7:01) Al Copley - Ooh Wow! from Automatic Overdrive 1989 Rounder (3:43) Tomislav Goluban - Two Rockets from Blow Junkie 2014 Menart / Spona (3:37) Nico DuPortqal & His Rhythm Dudes - Hush from Dealing With My Blues 2016 Rhythm Bomb Records (3:39) Anthony Geraci - Sad But True from Fifty Shades Of Blue 2015 Delta Groove Productions (3:55) St Paul and the Broken Bones - Sugar Dyed from Greetings From St. Paul and the Broken Bones 2014 Single Lock Records (2:34) Roy Metté - Big Daddy C from Vibralism 2014 Indepedent (5:16) Big Joe & The Dynaflows - Playgirl from I'm Still Swingin' 1998 Severn (2:55) Randy Volin and The Hard Ones - When She Says Jump from Detroit Thang 2015 In Your Pants Music (4:43) Blu Acid - Can t Stand It from BA 512 2016 (6:17) The Jimmys - Jaqui Juice from Hot Dish 2015 Brown Cow Productions (5:48) Victor Wainwright and the WildRoots - Wild Root Rumble from Boom Town 2015 Blind Pig (4:37) Mitch Laddie Band - Paper In Your Pocket from LIVE 2015 (5:09) Dennis Gruenling - You Brought the Blues on Yourself from That's Right! 2001 BackBender (5:08) Colin Linden - The Price You Pay from From The Water 2009 True North Records (4:24)

JL Fulks picked up a guitar at the age of 13 and has not looked back since.  Playing in South Carolina and then Florida, where he gained experience performing on stages across the states. JL and his band won the South Florida Regional Blues Challenge and made it to the semi-finals at the 2016 IBC.  His debut EP Down The Road has brought him even more notice and JL and I will discuss it all. Colin James has won 6 Juno Awards and 17 Maple Blues Awards and on his new album, Blue Highways, he pays tribute to some of James’ Blues idols including Jimmy Reed, Freddie King Jr, Buddy Guy and more.  I am excited to speak with this talented musician, songwriter and producer and find out more about his journey. Austin Young first sat on The Couch in May of 2011 and then on February 25, 2013 I was honored to WORLD PREMIER his Blues As Can Be album.  Much has changed for Austin over the last 3 years including the release of his new album, Not So Simple.  Austin and I will discuss the last 3 years and the music on the new album Elam McKnight first sat on The Couch in June of 2011 as a member of Big Black Hand.  Then he returned in June if 2014 to talk about the West Tennessee Blues Society he helped start.  Now he returns with a new band and new music.  We’ll find out what Elam has been doing in West TN with the society, the new music and his new band.

Intro Song, Joey Gilmore, “Brandon's Blues”, Brandon's Blues First Set – Joey Gilmore, “Cheaper To Keep Her”, Brandon's BluesBobby Rush w/ Keb' Mo', “Nighttime Gardener”, Porcupine MeatBobby Rush, “Got Me Accused”, Porcupine Meat Dave Keller, “It's Time You Made Up Your Mind”, Right Back Atcha, Tastee Tone Records Dave Keller, “Slow Train”, Right Back Atcha, Tastee Tone Records Second Set – Colin James, “Watch Out”, Blue Highways, True North Records Colin James, “Big Road Blues”, Blue Highways, True North Records JW Jones, “Midnight Blues”, High Tempature, Solid Blues Records JW Jones, “Wham”, High Tempature, Solid Blues Records Third Set – Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers, “Louisiana Woman”, Long Black Train, Azuretone Records Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers, “You've Got The Blues”, Long Black Train, Azuretone Records Sammy Eubanks, “Blues All Mornin”, Sugar Me Sammy Eubanks, “No Excuse For The Blues”, Sugar Me Thanks to Michael Allen Engstrom for allowing me to grace my web sites and social media sites with his great artwork! Hey folks! Come on out to my new web site and submit your comments! It's Bluzndablood.com !    

COMPASS RECORDS was co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West in 1994. Called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade� by Billboard Magazine, Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans. Michael will be exploring the state of the music business with Alison and celebrating the label�s importance on Featuring� ALISON BROWN is one of today�s finest progressive banjo players. With her new Compass project, �The Song of the Banjo�, the 2015 IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award and 2001 GRAMMY Award-winning musician/composer/producer/entrepreneur plants another flag in her ongoing journey of sonic exploration. http://compassrecords.com/alison-brown FRANK SOLIVAN left the cold of Alaska for the bluegrass hotbed of Washington, D.C., he�s built a reputation as a monster mandolin master � and became a major festival attraction with his band, Dirty Kitchen. Following Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen�s GRAMMY nomination, IBMA Award, and top prize in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, bandleader Frank Solivan continues the pace in 2016 with a solo release, �Family, Friends & Heroes� on Compass Records. ROB ICKES AND TREY HENSLEY is unique collaborative effort between two gifted musicians . Rob Ickes is a longtime, well-established instrumental giant (Blue Highways) and won IBMA Dobro Player of the Year like a gazzillion times. Trey Hensley is newly arrived in Music City, bursting with talent both as a vocalist and guitarist. Their new album, �Before the Sun Goes Down�, was released on Compass Records. WoodSongs Kid: Amelia Eisenhauer is a music prodigy from DuQuoin, Illinois now living in Nashville. She was recently featured on American Idol.

Songwriter, singer, recording artist, documentary producer, television personality, motivational speaker-these are just a few of the many colored hats that Benita Hill wears on her creative journey. The former background vocalist for the Allman Brothers has written number one songs for Garth Brooks ("Two Pina Coladas" & "It's Your Song") and her songs have been covered by artists in multiple genres-the legendary Isaac Hayes, gospel jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum, country songbird Crystal Gayle and many more.Her music has appeared in Broadway musicals, television and radio commercials (she’s the voice of “Santa Baby”for Jaguar Automobiles) and she has released six critically acclaimed CDs of her original jazz/pop inflected songs. Three of her songs,co-written with Julia Rich,are performed worldwide as part of the Glenn Miller orchestra’s standard repertoire. Most recently, her documentary The Healing Power of A Song premiered nationally on the Blue Highways television network.She also tours with a seminar of the same name, encouraging others to pursue their unique creative voice by following the music of their hearts.

This week on "A Way with Words": Creative communication in a noisy world! Writing a clever 140-character tweet isn't easy. But you know what's even more impressive? Working all 26 letters of the alphabet into just one sentence! The term for that type of sentence is pangram. Naturally, there's a whole Twitter feed featuring accidental pangrams from all over. And: More people are giving themselves coffee names to avoid confusion when ordering that cup to go. After all, what barista is going to misspell Elvis? And what's the difference between a purse, a handbag, and a pocketbook? Martha and Grant root around for an answer. Plus: center vs. centre, capital vs. lowercase letters, the origin of sommelier, and an alternative to showering when travelling in an RV.FULL DETAILSThe disgruntled consumer who tweeted My "prize" in my Cracker Jack box...whoever does quality control needs to get fired accidentally did something miraculous. This message includes all 26 letters of the alphabet, making it a pangram. The twitter feed @PangramTweets shares random pangrams from around the internet.A wine expert with a bachelor's degree in linguistics and a minor in French wonders about the origin of the term sommelier. It shares a root with sumpter, meaning "pack animal." Sommelier used to refer generally to the person in charge of the provisions carried by a pack animal, and later came to specify the person who oversees the provisions in a wine cellar."The object we call a book is not the real book, but its potential, like a musical score or seed," writes Rebecca Solnit in The Faraway Nearby. As Solnit observes, it's true that a book is just an inert object on a shelf that takes on a new life when opened: "A book is a heart that only beats in the chest of another."Many people pronounce the word groceries as if it were spelled grosheries. The more common pronunciation, though, is the sibilant GROSS-er-reez.Someone setting out to write a pangram drafted this tragic little tale: The explorer was frozen in his big kayak just after making some queer discoveries.Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a pretty good memory for adages and proverbs, but it's not perfect. Here, he gives us some classic lines where the last word is off—like, for example, a clear conscience is a soft willow.Do you call that carryall for personal items a purse, a handbag, or a pocketbook? The answer may depend less on your location and more on your age.There's no difference in meaning between center and centre, but there is an interesting story behind the change in spelling. In the early 19th century, independence-minded lexicographer Noah Webster campaigned for a new American orthography. While his countrymen rejected the British spellings centre, theatre, and defence, they rejected Webster's attempts to replace soup with soop and women with wimmen.We've talked before about that stuff that builds up in your eyes after a night's sleep, and listeners keep chiming in with more, including googlies, eye-winkers, and from a listener who grew up in the Philippines, morning stars.A Florida Gators football fan grew up travelling to road games in an RV. When it came time to wash up, her family members would take Georgia baths, meaning they'd wash their important parts in the RV sink. Beats the alternative Marine shower, where no water is necessary—just a ton of perfume or cologne to douse yourself with.Is there a writer who best evokes the sense of being from the place that you call home? For Martha, Jesse Stuart's writing about W-hollow in Kentucky perfectly captures that part of the Bluegrass State, while Grant notes that the 1982 book Blue Highways nails what it's like to be a Missourian.There's a reason why we have both capital and lowercase letters. As the alphabet went from the Phoenicians to the Greeks to the Romans, letters took on new sounds, and the need to write quickly brought about the introduction of lowercase versions. David Sacks does a great job of tracing the history of majuscules and minuscules in his book Letter Perfect. An election official in Arcata, California, wonders how the / symbol should be pronounced on ballots for the visually impaired. The symbol is becoming more and more popular as a kind of conjunction. In the U.K., they call it a stroke, or virgule, but in the United States, slash is the most common term. As University of Michigan English professor Anne Curzan has pointed out, millennials have even taken to spelling out the entire word slash in texts.If your name is too difficult for the employees at Starbucks to accurately write on the side of a coffee cup, we suggest you take on a coffee-nym. Can't go wrong with Elvis.To reef something, means to "tug hard" or "push vigorously," as you might with a window that's stuck. It comes from the sailing term reef, which refers to an action used to make a sail smaller.This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! 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You don't have to be a fulltimer or go camping for long periods of time to find lots of uses for an RV. In this episode of the podcast, you meet Kathy and Les, two of our Roadtreking friends who use their RV in lots of different ways - from stealth camping on the streets of New York, to driveway camping at the homes of relatives to hauling her art and craft exhibit to various shows. This couple, who live in suburban Toledo, also have a condo in Florida and use their RV for leisurely trips to ad from, for day trips around the gulf coast and, sometimes, as their second vehicle. You'll hear their story and much more in this episode. [spp-player] Complete shownotes for Episode 61 of Roadtreking:The RV Podcast First Things First: Mike and Jennifer check in from the Gulf Coast This episode comes from the Gulf Cost of Florida's Emerald Coast, where Mike and Jennifer share their travels over the past week and give a preview of where they are headed. Jennifer's Tip of the Week - Five books to inspire your RV Travel Next to RVing, we like reading about RVing and travel almost as much as the going. So we always seem to have some book on hand that gives us ideas on our next trip, or inspiration and understanding about what we are seeing. So, for your off-season consideration, here are the top 5 RV-related books either Mike or I have enjoyed the most this year:  [spp-timestamp time="6:25"] Blue Highways - The timeless road story is a masterpiece in travel writing. Mike read it more than 25 years ago and even today, the concept of traveling those two-lane state roads --- the blue highways on state maps –has inspired us to do the same. If you haven't read this collection of road stories, I'm sure you'll enjoy it immensely. Rand McNally 2016 Road Atlas – This is a arge size, large scale easy to read map that we always take with us. Yes, we do use our GPS and we do use apps on our tablet. But nothing takes the place of a paper map and this book, undated every year, is one we buy every year. The Most Scenic Drives in America – This is a coffee table book with gorgeous photographs of 128 drives every RVer needs to take at least once. We always consult it when planning our routes so that we can take in as many of these drives as possible. The Next Exit 2015 – If you travel the Interstates, and we all have to at times, this guide is an essential. It tells you what businesses and services are at each exit. This is another book you want to buy each year because there is new information added to each edition as businesses open and close. But it's very handy to have and well worth the price. Undaunted Courage – This is a big book, full of details and history as it recounts the story of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the west.  If your RV travels take you to the west, you will undoubtedly come across some sort of Lewis and Clark museum or marker. When you read the book, you'll undertstand the land you are traveling on much better and appreciate the incredible journey taken by these two pioneers and their Corps of Discovery. [spp-tweet tweet="Five Books Every RVer Should Have"] When to Winterize A listener calls in and shares how he lives fulltime in his Class A in Pennsylvania and never winterizes and we then discuss when you need to winterize and when not [spp-timestamp time="9:18"] [spp-tweet tweet="When to winterize and when not to"] Cool Solar Accessories Solar accessories that make the outdoor world more efficient, including a solar charging battery system that can power your home or RV for days [spp-timestamp time="16:07"] [spp-tweet tweet="Great solar accessories for RVers"] New Heating Technology for RVs New technology that allows RVs to have the same high end radiant heating systems as luxury homes [spp-timestamp time="20:57"] [spp-tweet tweet="Heat your RV like a luxury home with a hydronic system"] RV News of the Week Dog Rescued from Burning RV caught on Dash Cam...

We spend the night in Cathedral Gorge - a clay, dirt dreamscape - then head to the Hotel Nevada to hear a song by David Dondero.I dig into William Least Heat-moon's Blue Highways and find we've shared the same road. Sunset at church. Truck + MountainLINKSHOME OF THE BRAVE episodeChurch - Porteur1996 (Ectoplasm Remix) - doeTheGhostLayin' low in Ely, NV - David DonderoDyin' Sun - SouthnorthTwitter • Facebook • Soundcloud

Paul Ferguson is the composer that is creating the charts for the 14 new songs Todd has never performed with an orchestra but will be this Labor Day weekend with the Akron Symphony Orchestra in Akron, OH (RundgrenWithASO.com).  Paul has been director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University since 1988. A graduate of the University of Akron and the Eastman School of Music, Paul has traveled with the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller bands as lead trombonist and arranger and currently fills those functions with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Paul was principal trombonist of the Canton Symphony from 1989-98 and at various times has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Apollos’s Fire, the Cleveland Chamber Brass, the New Hampshire Festival Orchestra and various groups across Northeast Ohio. In 1995, Paul was the recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition.  He has two recordings–”Blue Highways”, recorded with the RIAS Big Band of Berlin, and “Friends”, recorded with his own orchestra. Last summer, Paul taught at an International Jazz Seminar in Zarautz, Spain, wrote three arrangements for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and wrote three arrangements for the Cleveland Pops for use on the Drew Carey show.

This week on "A Way with Words": Creative communication in a noisy world! Writing a clever 140-character tweet isn't easy. But you know what's even more impressive? Working all 26 letters of the alphabet into just one sentence! The term for that type of sentence is pangram. Naturally, there's a whole Twitter feed featuring accidental pangrams from all over. And: More people are giving themselves coffee names to avoid confusion when ordering that cup to go. After all, what barista is going to misspell Elvis? And what's the difference between a purse, a handbag, and a pocketbook? Martha and Grant root around for an answer. Plus: center vs. centre, capital vs. lowercase letters, the origin of sommelier, and an alternative to showering when travelling in an RV.FULL DETAILSThe disgruntled consumer who tweeted My "prize" in my Cracker Jack box...whoever does quality control needs to get fired accidentally did something miraculous. This message includes all 26 letters of the alphabet, making it a pangram. The twitter feed @PangramTweets shares random pangrams from around the internet.A wine expert with a bachelor's degree in linguistics and a minor in French wonders about the origin of the term sommelier. It shares a root with sumpter, meaning "pack animal." Sommelier used to refer generally to the person in charge of the provisions carried by a pack animal, and later came to specify the person who oversees the provisions in a wine cellar."The object we call a book is not the real book, but its potential, like a musical score or seed," writes Rebecca Solnit in The Faraway Nearby. As Solnit observes, it's true that a book is just an inert object on a shelf that takes on a new life when opened: "A book is a heart that only beats in the chest of another."Many people pronounce the word groceries as if it were spelled grosheries. The more common pronunciation, though, is the sibilant GROSS-er-reez.Someone setting out to write a pangram drafted this tragic little tale: The explorer was frozen in his big kayak just after making some queer discoveries.Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a pretty good memory for adages and proverbs, but it's not perfect. Here, he gives us some classic lines where the last word is off—like, for example, a clear conscience is a soft willow.Do you call that carryall for personal items a purse, a handbag, or a pocketbook? The answer may depend less on your location and more on your age.There's no difference in meaning between center and centre, but there is an interesting story behind the change in spelling. In the early 19th century, independence-minded lexicographer Noah Webster campaigned for a new American orthography. While his countrymen rejected the British spellings centre, theatre, and defence, they rejected Webster's attempts to replace soup with soop and women with wimmen.We've talked before about that stuff that builds up in your eyes after a night's sleep, and listeners keep chiming in with more, including googlies, eye-winkers, and from a listener who grew up in the Philippines, morning stars.A Florida Gators football fan grew up travelling to road games in an RV. When it came time to wash up, her family members would take Georgia baths, meaning they'd wash their important parts in the RV sink. Beats the alternative Marine shower, where no water is necessary—just a ton of perfume or cologne to douse yourself with.Is there a writer who best evokes the sense of being from the place that you call home? For Martha, Jesse Stuart's writing about W-hollow in Kentucky perfectly captures that part of the Bluegrass State, while Grant notes that the 1982 book Blue Highways nails what it's like to be a Missourian.There's a reason why we have both capital and lowercase letters. As the alphabet went from the Phoenicians to the Greeks to the Romans, letters took on new sounds, and the need to write quickly brought about the introduction of lowercase versions. David Sacks does a great job of tracing the history of majuscules and minuscules in his book Letter Perfect. An election official in Arcata, California, wonders how the / symbol should be pronounced on ballots for the visually impaired. The symbol is becoming more and more popular as a kind of conjunction. In the U.K., they call it a stroke, or virgule, but in the United States, slash is the most common term. As University of Michigan English professor Anne Curzan has pointed out, millennials have even taken to spelling out the entire word slash in texts.If your name is too difficult for the employees at Starbucks to accurately write on the side of a coffee cup, we suggest you take on a coffee-nym. Can't go wrong with Elvis.To reef something, means to "tug hard" or "push vigorously," as you might with a window that's stuck. It comes from the sailing term reef, which refers to an action used to make a sail smaller.This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.....Support for A Way with Words comes from The Ken Blanchard Companies, celebrating 35 years of making a leadership difference with Situational Leadership II, the leadership model designed to boost effectiveness, impact, and employee engagement. More about how Blanchard can help your executives and organizational leaders at kenblanchard.com/leadership.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2014, Wayword LLC.

NEW FOR JANUARY 15, 2014 If my feeble mind serves me correctly (it generally doesn't), I believe this is the eighth year that Rick From New York has churned thru the mass of tracks that have been played in the entire previous year and put together the now world famous Rick's Picks, the BRYHNH year in review. Not your typical "best of" list of new releases (although Rick does take a fancy to the new ones.) Rick has access to plow thru everything played throughout the year and put together a highlight reel, which at this point I look forward to as much as any BRYHNH listener does. The road is long. And between myself, Paulie, Vinnie and Cuco, we've picked up passenger Rick from New York for this leg of the trip. Now if he would just get that damned ether-soaked rag off the floor of the red convertible before we all get pinched . . . We now join Rick in progress . . . This year, in compiling my picks I have tried to reflect those artists who consistently go their own way regardless of the times or trends, much like Mr. Bax himself. Twice a month for nine years Perry has led us behind the velvet rope and escorted us downstairs into Perry's World where we are treated to the contents of his musical mind. By turns topical, whimsical and ethereal, but always rocking... Best, Rick from New York Blue Highways - The Road Not Taken - Rick's Picks 2013 1. The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (2013) - XTC Buy From iTunes* 2. Teacher (alt) - Jethro Tull Buy From iTunes 3. Ghost Town (live)* / Refuse To Be Saved - Elvis Costello and The Roots Buy From iTunes 4. Rock 'n' Roll (live) - Lou Reed Buy From iTunes 5. Shortyville - Trombone Shorty Buy From iTunes 6. King Of The World / Can't Get What You Want (live) - Joe Jackson Trio Buy From iTunes 7. Mexican Vacation (Kids In the Candlelight) (live) - Elton John Buy From iTunes 8. Normal Person - Arcade Fire Buy From iTunes 9. New Town Velocity - Johnny Marr Buy From iTunes 10. A Ton Of Love - Editors Buy From iTunes 11. All Signs Of Life - Alison Moyet Buy From iTunes 12. When Will I See You Again? - Anders Osborne Buy From iTunes 13. Thunder Road (live solo acoustic) - Tori Amos 14. Sway (live) - Alejandro Escovedo Buy From iTunes* The Best Radio You Have Never Heard. Still haven't stopped to ask for directions on the road to nowhere . . . Accept No Substitute.