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Archives for December 29, 2008

Freddie Hubbard Is Gone

December 29, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

Freddie Hubbard died this morning in the Sherman Oaks district of Los Angeles. He was hospitalized there since he had a heart attack on November 26. Hubbard was 70." From the trumpeter's first recording with the Montgomery Brothers in 1958, it" was evident that reports coming out of Indianapolis … [Read more...]

Progress (+ -) Report

December 29, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

My PC-to-iMac conversion project is coming along nicely. I should have the new computer figured out any year now. It will be nice if that year turns out to be 2009."  … [Read more...]

Compatible Quotes: Computers

December 29, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

User, n. The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot." ~Dave Barry"  But they are useless. They can only give you answers. ~Pablo Picasso"  Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. ~John F. Kennedy … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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