At the risk of revealing I'm older than dirt, the music of my youth was Beatles, beach music, and soul. Those were the days of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark 5, Iron Butterfly, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Allman Brothers Band. It was also the days of The Tams, The Drifters, The Showmen, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs. And Sly & the Family Stone. Mothers Finest, The Temptations, The Supremes, and Smokey Robinson.

I listen to oldies... real oldies. Mainly jazz and blues. Albert King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and the Chicago blues men. And the jazz ladies - Etta James, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, and Peggy Lee.

Today, I'm all over the place. My latest favorites - Cowboy Junkies, Rickie Lee Jones, and Norah Jones. Thanks to Ms. Jones for putting great music back in the mainstream.

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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)

"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."
- Ian L. Fleming (1908-1964)