Emerson on the small screen
Over at the New York Times blog, Paper Cuts, Mick Sussman shares his thoughts on reading the complete works of Ralph Waldo Emerson on his Kindle
Jazz Star Hines Shines At Berkeley Library
1929 Poster By Dennis LorenEarl "Fatha" Hines, a giant of American popular music, and a man instrumental in the careers of Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole, and more, will continue to promote the art of jazz for generations to come thanks to a magnificent endowment to the University of California-Berkeley. The bulk of Mr. Hines' estate, including personal papers, musical compositions and charts, memorabilia, and a bequest of nearly $300,000, has been given to the Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library as the cornerstone of a new Archive of African American Music.A brilliant keyboard virtuoso,...
Glamorous Ghost Haunts Louisiana Library
Perhaps it is the quiet that draws them in. Or the musty scent of aging leather bindings and brittle pages. Or maybe it's the all too rare reverence those who frequent them have for history and literature. Whatever their reasons, ghosts are especially fond of libraries. One librarian has documented haunted libraries in 44 of the 50 states, with most claiming more than one poltergeist-plagued public institution. Whether or not one swears by the mantra of the Cowardly Lion of Oz, ("I do believe in ghosts, I do believe in ghosts, I do, I do, I do, I doooo.") these...
Book Fair Blues
The 22nd Annual Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair is in the books. I have exhibited at 15 of them.and boy have things have changed.As my body recovers and my mind wandersThough the exact attendence figuresTouching the books less,The Lost Pleasure of Browsing