In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Jimmy talked about the World Book encyclopedia set his mother bought from a door-to-door salesman when he was little, why his biggest goal in life as a teen was being able to get up and do what seemed most interesting, and how he made that possible as an adult by creating Wikipedia, which, in my opinion, after Google and YouTube, is the web's most significant free resource. [Photo above of Jimmy Wales courtesy of CoinGeek]
The Washington Post, along with several other online publications, reviewed my new book, Rock Concert, last week. To read the Post's review, go here.
Just four three signed copies of Rock Concert left at BookHampton! You can order one or more of them online for yourself, friends or family by going here. But hurry! [Photo above by Durell Godfrey]
Or why not make it a triple. Order all three of my books—Rock Concert, Anatomy of a Song and Why Jazz Happened—at Amazon by going here, here and here. Wonderful gifts for music lovers.
SiriusXM. Catch me with Nik and Lori next week on SiriusXM's Feedback (Ch. 106) when I talk about my interview with Mickey Guyton for my recent "Anatomy of a Song" column in the WSJ on the writing and recording of her song, Indigo. Lori reminded me last time that we're celebrating our fifth year together. Wow!
Margo Guryan. Last week, after my post on singer-songwriter Margo Guryan, I received the following from pianist Roger Kellaway...
Hi Marc. Very sorry to hear about Margo‘s passing. We had known each other for many many years but mostly through her marriage to David Rosner. I really enjoyed your essay on her. It gave me so much information important to my understanding how much musical knowledge she had.
I would say a major adventure in her life would have been her marriage to valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer. I remember my wife, Jorjana, and I had dinner once with Margo and David out here in Los Angeles. On this occasion, she told us a story from her relationship with Brookmeyer. Apparently, she was in the bathroom longer than he thought she should be and he slipped a note under the door that said, “FIRE!” Also, at one point, she was looking for a piano. I turned her on to Bluthner. She bought a six-foot grand. Thanks and stay well.
More Margo. Mark Cathcart sent along a link to his post on Margo at his Creed Taylor tribute site (go here).
And finally, here's Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 performing Pretty World...
