influences: chet baker

10Sep08

I’ve heard a lot of Chet Baker here and there over the years and there’s something about his almost ghost-like presence that has enthralled me from the first moment my ears were given the gift of him. One listen to Funny Valentine, and a broken heart softens. His horn work hangs in the air of […]

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Tags: 1950's, boulder, chet baker, denver, film, influences, jazz, let's get lost

already enough

25Jun08

I’m pleasantly awed by my luck. I meet the right people at the right time. I just do. Maybe it’s because I’m not a kid anymore and know what I want. Maybe it’s because I’m patient and have faith. Maybe it’s because I have a big, wing-ed guardian angel who sings louder than me and […]

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Tags: angel, booking, boulder, film, friends, gig, journal, karma, luck, music, opportunity

filmmakers do it ’til 3

25Jun08

On Saturday night of the film festival, we had a small gathering at The Kitchen Upstairs in Boulder, after which three of us made our way down Pearl Street in search of the perfect place to catch last call.  By some divine intervention, that place was partially Ben & Jerry’s! As we were walking by […]

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Tags: bar, ben and jerry, boulder, drinking, film, ice cream, jazz, journal, last call, music, party, pop, soul