Unlike many areas of the northern hemisphere, the Pacific Northwest has had a mild winter so far. Still, it has hardly been prime cycling weather. It was unseasonably warm today—above 60"ยบ C—so my Italian friend Vigorelli Bianchi and I hit the road. Downside: the roads and streets were … [Read more...]
Archives for February 12, 2011
Allen Smith RIP
From San Francisco comes word that trumpeter Allen Smith died last week at the age of 85. Smith's musical career got underway at the same time as those of his San Francisco State College classmates Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader, Jerome Richardson, Vernon Alley, Roberta Mandel and Dick Vartaniah. He … [Read more...]