And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time…

… Sergio Mendes performing ‘Wichita Lineman’ with the wonderful Lani Hall. Hmm, live piano over playback – done a few of those in my time – no wonder Sergio’s looking a tad nervous…

Forget about dancing to architecture…

…here’s some architecture that cuts a rug all by itself. The Dancing House in Prague was built between 1992 and 1996 by Vlado Milunc and Frank Gehry (who else?). Apparently, it was originally named the ‘Astaire and Rogers Building’.

Falling

Spent the afternoon doing an impression of someone hard at work, all the time secretly playing with this …

Fabulous picture of San Francisco Airport at night…

…looking like a giant man-made snowflake.

6 things I’ve noticed during the recent tagging frenzy

1. Many people have a visceral hatred of Kerouac, some of them without even reading him. Clearly, he’s onto something…

2. The people who don’t ‘get’ jazz will also tend to be the people who can’t operate a remote control…

3. As usual, Emil comes up with the best answers…

4. Many people seem to have no idea of what is genuinely weird about themselves, or they choose not to divulge such information in an online game…

5. After the first 4, most people get stuck and tell an amusing anecdote…

6. ….and the whole thing tails off into something of an anticlimax…

Had to make a brief reappearance…

…Well, couldn’t let the day go unmarked. Happy Burt Day, sir…

Actually, this is a pretty special weekend when it comes to musical birthdays…Burt today, Gil Evans tomorrow, and Stevie on Sunday – what a weekend…