My friend Beth gently admonished a litterbug, at a stoplight, after witnessing the other motorist toss her sandwich wrapper out the window. Beth wants to know, was she wrong to say something? I say no..as long as the other motorist doesn’t pull a gun on you. Seriously. Why do some people view the road as their personal trash can?
My friend Tara took this video of her toddler clomping around in high heels, while crying for his daddy. She posted it on Facebook and got a complaint that she was exploiting her child. Mind you, he was the one who put on the heels and kept them on while asking for his dad. She just thought it was cute. She asked me to get your take…exploitative or not?
A Michigan couple got married in the shoe aisle of T.J. Maxx because the bride said the store was “the one constant in her life, no matter what”. What store does it for you? For me, it would be Dairy Queen.
SMOOTH SUNDAY BRUNCH SET LIST 8/1/10
Greetings everyone, hope you had a great week and were able to keep as
As cool as you could. I have some great news that I think I can go ahead and
Share with you, I will be doing an interview with one of the premier guitar players
In the smooth jazz world as I chat with Larry Carlton about his new album with Tak Matsui
And here’s even better news! Larry will be coming to Kansas City for a one night only performance
At Knuckleheads in the West Bottoms!. I will give you all the details on how you can win tickets
On the show.. Sooo.. here’s the set list for this weekends Smooth Sunday Brunch.
7AM
STAY WITH ME/JACKIEM JOYNER
THE MUSIC INSIDE/CHUCK LOEB
BAHIA FUNK/LEE RITENOUR
BLAME IT ON SUMMER/BASIA *
LOVES IN NEED OF LOVE/NAJEE
GO/BRIAN CULBERTSON *
FAMILY REUNION/GEORGE BENSON
BOGOTA BY BUS/JESSE COOK *
L’ARC EN CIEL DE MI/INCOGNITO
BORN 2 GROOVE/EUGE GROOVE
BAIL OUT/TERJE LEI *
OUT OF THE BLUE/MINDI ABAIR
THE WAY SHE LOOKED/BOB BALDWIN
FORGET ME NOTS/PATRICE RUSHEN
8AM
TOKYO NIGHT/LARRY CARLTON W. TAK MATSUI *
NIGHTSHIFT/GREGG KARUKAS
BETTER DAYS AHEAD/NORMAN BROWN
SEPTEMBER/GABRIELA ANDERS*
PASSION DRIVE/BOBBY LYLE
FUN IN THE SUN/STEVE OLIVER *
YOU’LL NEVER FIND/LOU RAWLS
TOUCH AND GO/JAZZMASTERS *
READY FOR LOVE/WALTER BEASLEY
SENIMENTAL/KENNY G
MR. MILLER/BRIAN BROMBERG *
HYPNOTIC/BONEY JAMES
GET IT ON/BRIAN CULBERTSON
SOLDIER OF LOVE/SADE
9AM
THE IN CROWD/RAMSEY LEWIS
IN THE CITY LIFE/GOTA
RIKKE/DAVID SANBORN
Q.T./RICHARD ELLIOTT
YOU BELONG TO ME/MARGO REY *
LET IT SHINE/TIM BOWMAN *
HOW DOES IT FEEL/ANITA BAKER
SPANISH MORNING/MARK BARRIOS *
SUP WITH THAT/GREG ADAMS
SWEET AND SAXY/KIM WATERS
EAST BAY/NILS *
FORWARD MOTION/PIECES OF A DREAM
SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE/GEORGE BENSON
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/LOUIS ARMSTRONG
10AM
STILL THINKING OF YOU/MICHAEL LINGTON
MY, MY, MY/GERALD ALBRIGHT
CATCHING THE SUN/SPYRO GYRA
METROPOLIS/BONEY JAMES
IF YOU ONLY KNEW/SLIM MAN *
ISN’T SHE LOVELY/MARK WHITFIELD F.CHRIS BOTTI *
IS IT A CRIME/SADE
NIKKI’S WALK/JEFF GOLUB *
LIGHTHOUSE/VIBES ALIVE F. JEFF LORBER
SHOTGUN/RICHARD ELLIOTT
SENDING MY LOVE/NORMAN BROWN *
NEW DAY FOR YOU/BASIA
I’M WAITING FOR YOU/JACKEM JOYNER
HI-LO SPLIT/MARC ANTOINE
11AM
VENICE/CHRIS BOTTI
WALKIN IN RHYTHM/JOE MCBRIDE
TIL YOU COME TO ME/SPENCER DAY *
ON SOLID GROUND/CINDY BRADLEY *
AND THEN I KNEW/DAVE KOZ
CAR WASH 2000/RICK BRAUN
LET’S STAY TOGETHER/AL GREEN
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER/MICHAEL SCHERER *
HAPPY HOUR/JIMMY SOMMERS
LIGHTS DOWN LOW/BONEY JAMES
CHERISH THE JOURNEY/MARCUS JOHNSON
XXL/EUGE GROOVE
L.A. CITY LIGHTS/CANDY DULFER
AFTER ALL/AL JARREAU
Some well-meaning people like to dish advice, even though you’re all grown up. Case in point. I biked to the gym today, without wearing a helmet. An elderly gentleman stopped me and said “Where’s your helmet?” He then, in a condescending tone, went on to say that he always wanted to shake the hand of an organ donor. I did shake and promised him a kidney, if he ever needed one. I know he meant well but it was as annoying as those pro-nursing moms who want to ban the bottle for everyone else.
I fell for the commercial too, with its promise of a bumper crop of ruby red tomatoes. In the photo to the left is the Topsy Turvy, as seen on TV. The photo on the right is the Topsy Turvy, as seen at Tanna’s. After 7 weeks, just 2 tomatoes. Proof you can’t always believe what you see on T.V.
It took me 52 years, but I can now say I’ve been in the presence of a Beatle, though it was a football field away at Sprint Center, Saturday night, July 24th! My wife, Kelly managed to snap a few photos off the Vision-trons on both sides of the stage, as priceless archive photos of early Beatles in Liverpool scrolled before the show. Arguably, Paul McCartney is the most influential ROCK GOD on the planet….and he lived up to his billing on this “Up And Coming Tour”. He opened with “Venus And Mars”, then slammed into “Jet” which was sonically amazing, power and precision!
Paul proceeded in taking us on his musical journey from the Cavern in Liverpool, through hand selected Beatles classics, his Wings material and his current solo stuff (not necessarily in that order) He stopped off to dedicate “My Love” to his late wife, Linda which was very emotional, he sang his tribute song to his writing partner, John Lennon and shared a picture gallery of George Harrison, topped off with Paul singing George’s song, “Something”. The pyrotechnics of “Live And Let Die” rivaled any Kiss concert, and then he “Please Pleased” the Paul-fanatics with his signature compositions, “Yesterday” “Hey Jude” “Let It Be” and “Blackbird”. Words can hardly express what an honor it was to have Sir Paul McCartney in Kansas City, sharing his material that has influenced three generations, and has inspired a thousand bands!!
I went for a jog early this morning because I have to keep up with Jennifer Aniston who runs every day. My face is still red from the heat which brings me to this question. I passed another runner who had his dog on a leash. The dog didn’t look so thrilled to be out on such a hot day. Should I have said something or is it any of my business? Someone told me that a dog would actually run itself to death to please its master. Is that just an old wives tale?
Intern Abby loaned her boyfriend $1,000. They later broke up but are still friends, however, he keeps “forgetting” to pay her back. She’s mentioned it a couple of times but feels awkward asking for payment. What should she do? Turn it over to a collection agency or end the friendship, move on, lesson learned.
SMOOTH SUNDAY BRUNCH SET LIST 7/25/10
Good Day Smooth Jazz Lovers!, Great sets of smooth await you this weekend
As we play 5 hours of the smoothest music in the city. Hope you have a chance
To enjoy your family, the music and hopefully stay as cool as you can. Songs with an * are new
Music. Enjoy!
7AM
CAFÉ CARNIVAL/CRAIG CHAQUICO
BODY LANGUAGE/BONEY JAMES
FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT/DAVID SANBORN
ANGEL/JOE SAMPLE W.RANDI CRAWFORD
BOOM ITS ON/SOUL BALLET
TIJUANA DANCE/RICK BRAUN*
SAVE ROOM/JOHN LEGEND
SWEET SUMMER NIGHTS/NAJEE*
GETAWAY/SPYRO GYRA
CARRIBBEAN BREEZE/RIPPINGTONS
STEPPIN OUT/KIM WATERS
GO FOR IT/BERNIE WILLIAMS
ROCK STEADY/RICHARD ELLIOTT*
BODY & SOUL/ANITA BAKER
8AM
AVENUE/PAUL TAYLOR
DEAR JAQUI/TIM HEINTZ
ON THE STRIP/MARC ANTOINE
JUST FRIENDS/VANESSA WILLIAMS *
PARADISE/KENNY G
FUNKABILITY/WILL DONATO *
FARTHER UP THE ROAD/MICK HUCKNELL
HERBIN/KILIMANJARO *
OH HAPPY DAY/RAMSEY LEWIS
HERO/BRIAN BROMBERG
BOSSA BLUE/CHRIS STANDRING *
PARIS GROOVE/RIPPINGTONS
HERE SHE COMES/BONEY JAMES
POPSICLE TOES/MICHAEL FRANKS
9AM
GREEN TOMATOES/RICK BRUAN
ONE WISH/HIROSHIMA
SLOW DANCIN/AUGIES SIDEEFFECT *
ENCHANTMENT/DAVID SANBORN
MORINING DANCE/SPYRO GYRA
SONG BIRD/CRAIG CHAQUICO *
YAH MO BE THERE/MICHAEL MCDONALD W.JAMES INGRAM
OH YEAH/WALTER BEASLEY *
WINDOW OF THE SOUL/CHUCK LOEB
RAINFOREST/PAUL HARDCASTLE
LISA/STANLEY CLARKE
THINK I’M GOING TO MISS YOU/MIKE PHILLIPS *
LADIES CHOICE/PAUL TAYLOR
THE THRILL IS GONE/B.B. KING
10AM
OYE COMO VA/FATTBURGER
R U READY/PIECES OF A DREAM
RESTLESS/BOB JAMES W. ANDY SNITZ
MISS’N YOU/DE’ NATE
REWIND/EUGE GROOVE
MERCY MERCY ME/MARVIN GAYE
RITMO DE OTONO/BERNIE WILLIAMS F.DAVE KOZ *
UPTOWN SWAGGER/ERIC DARIUS *
CLUB CHARLES/BONA FIDE
AFTER THE FALL/INCOGNITO
MAKE ROOM FOR ME/JONATHAN BUTLER *
SHINING STAR/RICK BRAUN
VIVA DE FUNK/CRUSADERS
THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU/ROBERTA FLACK F. DONNY HATHAWAY
11AM
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY/KIRK WHALUM
AFFIRMATION/GEORGE BENSON
GOOD MORNING AMERICA/DANCING FANTASY
CHASING PIRATES/NORAH JONES
LAZY DAYS/PAUL HARDCASTLE
WHA’CHA’ GONNA DO/DARREN RAHN *
TELL ME WHAT I GOTTA DO/AL JARREAU
EBOP/CHUCK LOEB
TAKE ME THERE/JACKIEM JOYNER *
TIL WE MEET AGAIN/PAUL TAYLOR
BE BEAUTIFUL/MINDI ABAIR *
MAPUTO/DAVID SANBORN W.BOB JAMES
WILD CARD/RIPPINGTONS
YOU DON’T KNOW ME/RAY CHARLES W.DIANA KRALL
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