tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51543972011-07-29T01:45:34.488-07:00Uncle Dave Lewis lives in a hole in the back of his brain, filled with useless trivia about 78 rpm records, silent movies, unfinished symphonies, broken up punk bands from the 80s and other old stuff no one cares about. This is where he goes to let off a little steam- perhaps you will find it useful, perhaps not. Who knows?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-44887278511236449862009-06-29T14:59:00.000-07:002009-06-29T15:03:35.577-07:00

Michael Jackson: My Memories, Experiences and a Critical Evaluation of the Prospect of his Forward Legacy[I realize Michael Jackson is a much beloved figure; I'm not looking to make enemies here, particularly among friends who still love him. But I felt the need to speak out in this instance, and the usual outlets not being available to me I chose to put it here. DO NOT READ if you feel you will

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-31390204199863917602008-10-14T19:20:00.000-07:002008-10-14T20:18:47.406-07:00

All I Can Come Up With To-dayIf you like Italian and trashyThen your guy is Francesco De Masi Burma Shave http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006028/Uncle Dave

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-1832054571848002662008-10-13T20:50:00.001-07:002008-10-13T20:50:11.307-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 10-6-2008 Part 1 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-27710115900156194672008-09-27T19:33:00.001-07:002008-09-27T19:33:21.530-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 9-25-2008 Part 2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-35210337400622000062008-09-14T07:20:00.001-07:002008-09-14T07:20:49.957-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 9-11-2008 Part 1&2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-34913498924959107982008-09-02T19:56:00.000-07:002008-09-02T20:04:25.597-07:00

See, See, See What I Said?A little while ago I said, something just like what the wonk says below:New York TimesIs History Siding With Obama's Economic Plan? By ALAN S. BLINDERCLEARLY, there are major differences between the economic policies of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Mr. McCain wants more tax cuts for the rich; Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for the poor and middle class. The two men

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-51376939651297392132008-08-28T21:14:00.001-07:002008-08-28T21:14:20.670-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 8-28-2008 Part 1 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-42858055797206485662008-08-22T05:01:00.000-07:002008-08-22T05:32:43.334-07:00

11,000 BitchesJust some jottings owing to my frustration with trying to find a home on disc for 11,000 Switches' electronic music of the 1980s. I may be deluded, but I think it was some of the most forward looking and definitive stuff that I was ever involved with, and I think Dan Williams - my collaborator in that project - feels much the same way about it in regard to himself. It's a very

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-40137294790445846522008-08-08T22:40:00.001-07:002008-08-08T22:40:16.947-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 7-31-2008 Part 1 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-64910329918208127262008-07-18T20:09:00.001-07:002008-07-18T20:09:09.236-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 7-17-2008 Part 2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-27885941557244800432008-07-17T22:56:00.000-07:002008-07-17T23:18:08.721-07:00

Chomon on the Webhttp://blip.tv/file/923757Wow - I just found on the web the last film of the "Spanish Méliès," Segundo de Chomón. You might want to turn the sound off/or pick your own music. I supply a rough translation of the first part of the long narration below the viewing screen. The rest of it is an interpretation of the action which is of dubious value. The titles are in Italian and there

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-31647498698785383862008-07-10T18:36:00.000-07:002008-07-10T18:48:53.578-07:00

Just a Plain and Simple RantHave you seen the new commercials for McCain's candidacy yet? Looks like the Republican Party is throwing the Bush Administration under the bus. Of course, at the end of the Clinton Administration, the Democrats weren't exactly looking to connect the sitting president to Al Gore - it was more a matter, however, of "don't ask, don't tell." But with the new ads, it is

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-50533930176118708982008-07-04T19:38:00.000-07:002008-07-04T19:54:49.733-07:00

Writing a Storage Locker SonataCombining two into one. Wore myself out moving crap yesterday.Posted latest radio in AM. Third Part decided to depart from the usualdescription format in lieu of a quote from a Barack Obama speech combinedwith a graphic - on the same theme of dissent - sourced with a froma right wing weblog. I hoped the cognitive dissonance resulting from such combination would

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-5018087779255962902008-07-04T09:40:00.001-07:002008-07-04T09:40:25.712-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 7-3-2008 Part 3 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-47251151246151194362008-06-23T16:29:00.001-07:002008-06-23T16:51:08.222-07:00

You're Not Gonna Like This...Word came late last night that George Carlin died. I sort of saw that coming; when I happened - by chance - to catch him on the Dennis Miller Show four years ago - and the promos that ran for his tour at that time - he was already looking pretty frail. In his self-authored obit, he thanked nature - not God - for allowing him to stick around so long. Considering all

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-17097771667700707322008-06-19T22:13:00.001-07:002008-06-19T22:13:35.077-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 6-19-2008 Part 3 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-48492156553178140312008-06-06T21:23:00.001-07:002008-06-06T21:23:34.662-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 6-5-2008 Part 3 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-49126422486193761652008-06-06T19:25:00.001-07:002008-06-06T19:25:47.867-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 6-5-2008 Part 2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-47559899617205121022008-05-28T18:08:00.000-07:002008-05-28T18:56:37.729-07:00

Wages of Fear in Ann ArborMy car wouldn't start yesterday morning, so after I got back from work I had my friend June come and give me a jump. As soon as she turned the corner to go back home, the car died.Then I had my daughter's boyfriend's dad come out and jump me. He offered to follow me to the auto repair place on State St, but needed to go home and get his glasses first. While he was away,

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-84452335867886204062008-05-24T19:38:00.001-07:002008-05-24T19:38:16.746-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 5-22-2008 Part 2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-64115717933833761072008-05-24T18:00:00.001-07:002008-05-24T18:00:01.670-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 5-22-2008 Part 1 - David

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Concert Review: JandekLydia Mendelssohn TheatreUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI5/17/08Jandek you say? The mysterious guy who put out 50+ albums, never gives interviews and never plays out? Yep - it was Jandek alright. WCBN sponsored the concert, and was genuinely surprised that he agreed to do it. They made a great radio spot for it, identifying how Jandek is "at the leading edge of improvised

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-86213966692207552792008-05-16T17:32:00.001-07:002008-05-16T17:32:50.868-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Dead Planet Radio 5-15-2008 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-71203601602228991172008-05-09T21:40:00.001-07:002008-05-09T21:40:34.805-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 5-8-08 Part 3 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-26893629100300817252008-04-27T21:30:00.001-07:002008-04-27T21:30:17.978-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 4-24-08 Part 2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-60973726718026864152008-04-20T11:40:00.001-07:002008-04-20T11:40:42.313-07:00

Adventures in Industrial LandAs some may know, my car has been dead since at least October - burned up the tranny. My brother said it was "toasted;" I suggested "broasted," like the chicken. A couple of months ago I rented a U-Haul truck and hauled the old beast all the way down to Cincinnati so brother Eric could ressurect it, which, miraculously, he did. A lot of effort for a 1991 beater. Time

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-14544853174458018872008-04-17T22:23:00.001-07:002008-04-17T22:23:18.016-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 4-10-08 Pt. 3 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-13087050700004629982008-04-13T19:24:00.000-07:002008-04-13T19:25:31.261-07:00

IncipitsA friend of mine that is learning a notation program asked for some hints, and I sent the following sampler of four recent pieces, all of which are barely started. I decided to go ahead and post the sampler here, which lasts just 2:15, to give you all an idea of what I'm working on now, and also what I typically work on at any given time. None of the pieces are finished, but all will be

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-1399034783840172572008-04-11T21:27:00.001-07:002008-04-11T21:27:43.844-07:00

Hi everyone, I posted an episode to my podcast, Uncle Dave Lewis and his Shows. Click this link to check it out: Uncle Dave Show 4-10-08 Part 2 - David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-15038366587325591702008-02-29T18:22:00.001-08:002008-02-29T18:23:52.930-08:00

Variation on The Old Rugged Cross (August 1971)Uncle Dave Lewis composition #482http://www.box.net/shared/0sd9p6jwog

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A Massive Missive from Uncle Dave2/29/08 Ann ArborMany of you complain about the lack of updates from me. Well, here's a BIG update.I will post three entries totalling about 4400 words. The first post will summarize personal and artistic matters so far in 2008; some of it is edited from email. In the other two I'm sharing some of the best writing I have done in the past months, all film criticism

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-40095189222692907982008-01-13T23:08:00.000-08:002008-01-13T23:09:39.327-08:00

Back to the BlogOnce again, a long impasse between blogs. Blogging well requires the discipline of finding the spot in one’s day where one’s comments may be transcribed and then publicked. In my case, there are times when I can do this, but lack of motivation is an issue; why blog when you can lie in bed? It is true that in compiling radio programs, composing and writing other stuff I do direct

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-22882543519878331202007-12-20T03:06:00.000-08:002007-12-20T03:58:29.286-08:00

Ho Ho Ho and All That JazzThis Christmas has been an interesting one. The malls are empty; there are hardly any decorations around, retailers are burying their faces in their hands. Other than that it's cold and snowy outside - and there's ample snow on the ground here in Ann Arbor, owing to a storm that dumped a foot of it on Saturday, so no question of it being "white" this Christmas. But the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-75768583241976963312007-11-10T09:12:00.000-08:002007-11-10T09:47:41.914-08:00

Back with No BongIt's been a while since my "ball of snot" post, and I'm sorry there has been no posts from me in such a long time. At the moment I have no internet access at home, no TV, no phone. I have a cell, and that is my only contact with outside world when I'm not at work. In a way it's not too bad - I was never fond of the bad habit of turning on the TV as "company" and now I couldn't do

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-86610035131296330702007-08-11T16:30:00.000-07:002007-08-11T16:31:01.893-07:00

Latent MiseriesAs many of you who are close to me know, I am moving. With me this is no minor consideration, as I have practically a museum at my disposal; thousands of records, tapes, videotapes and many boxes of ephemera - music manuscripts, old gig posters, etc. This time the move was effected not by a change in venue due to some financial snafu or discord with the landlord - things you can

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-91690014869535932052007-07-22T17:31:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:33:43.974-07:00

Uncle Dave Has a Podcast NowClick here to get your own player.Wish I had a dollar for everyone who asked me why I didn't put my radio show up on the web. Well, here at long last it is. I hope you enjoy it - it's a lot of work and a bit of a learning curve for me, but it's been worth it so far.Uncle Dave Lewis

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-55901293618112016802007-07-09T21:33:00.000-07:002007-07-09T21:55:03.808-07:00

Getting Your Pucketts All In A Row - A Discographic MysteryI forget where I found this record - perhaps in the thrift store or somewhere. The record was so filthy that I couldn't even read the label when I turned it up, but it was an old Silvertone, and I always pick those up when I see them, as many of them carry Gennett material. After I cleaned it up, I learned that it was an undocumented

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-61471929867885439582007-07-04T20:17:00.000-07:002007-07-04T20:19:19.920-07:00

Uncle Dave On Air 7/5 Bright and EarlyI certainly hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July festivities.I don't expect any of you to be up after this holiday, but if some reason you are I'm on the air from 6-9 am Eastern Standard Time at www.wcbn.orgWhile it's not "anti-patriotic," Mr. Hunchback did a great July 4th themed show last week and I am turning my attention this week to Milhaud's ballet

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-12789985038412318142007-06-29T22:48:00.001-07:002007-06-29T22:58:26.452-07:00

Now While You Were Watching TV, I Was Doing This..."Trillen" is a Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) piece that dates from about 1918-20. It's a hard one to find, buried in a book of etudes; I've never seen a recording of it and believe me, I've looked. I found the music tho, about 1984 and have played it a little - very little, and badly - very badly ever since.You might wonder why I would put five

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-39496890495213408632007-06-27T19:23:00.000-07:002007-06-27T19:36:29.946-07:00

SpatHey - a new restoration of an Art Damage era "cutup," Uncle Dave song No. 340, "Spat." I'd quite forgotten I'd done this one lately, given the shows in Cincinnati and all the excitement. I revised it only a little - cut down on the tape hiss - there was a bunch - and removed some repetitions of things that I never wanted in it in the first place, mostly towards the end and not too many,

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-87816137140856428962007-06-25T20:37:00.000-07:002007-06-25T20:38:36.200-07:00

Thank You CincinnatiAfter a day long respite necessitated by exhaustion and sickness, I am back to report on the Lookout Boys' journey to Cincinnati. This was an appearance fraught with challenges. First, drummer Rob Logan backed out citing other commitments, and then our trumpet Ryan Dolan was also forced out owing to a tragic circumstance which we'll get to below. And for me, heartbreaking

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-50624904446552490262007-06-20T19:45:00.000-07:002007-06-20T19:46:21.700-07:00

Tomorrow Morning - join meOn WCBN-FM 88.3 in Ann Arboror www.wcbn.org on the web - "listen live"The Uncle Dave Showstarting off your summer withShostakovich's Score to "The New Babylon"Leopold Stokowski and the Detroit Symphony in a stereo recording made in 1952A tribute to Gennett Recordsand music by Charles Ives, Mari Takano, Red Norvo, Les Baxter and many others.6am-9am ET5am-8am CT4am-7am

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-90148052270123530002007-06-16T16:02:00.000-07:002007-06-16T16:07:12.831-07:00

Hundred Year Old Cuban MusicClick on the box above and you should hear "Jamon con Yuca," made at the first recording session in Havana in 1907. I certainly don't have an original of this; I got it from a reissue CD, which I listened to it many times, and even played it on my radio show, before I realized that something was wrong with the recording. Certain rhythm patterns weren't making sense and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-21950851742850799842007-05-22T18:46:00.000-07:002007-05-22T18:51:12.267-07:00

This is a TestIf this works, you should be able to hear Kid Shots band from San Jacinto Hall, New Orleans July 1944. Kid Shots Madison - Trumpet (sits this one out), Big Jim Robinson - trombone, George Lewis - clarinet, Lawrence Marrero - Banjo, Slow Drag Pavageau - bass, Baby Dodds - drums.Let me know if it works!Uncle Dave Lewisuncledavelewis@hotmail.com

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-1171324118967151182007-02-12T15:13:00.000-08:002007-02-12T15:48:38.983-08:00

Nearly a full year has gone by since I updated this blog. I lost control of it; now I have it back. Hope that those of you who used to read it haven't forgotten about it!Pratt in A2A week ago today I went to Rackham to see a free concert with Awadagin Pratt, whose recordings I used to sell with some frequency at the Virgin Megastore - I well remember selling one to Molly Ringwald - very striking

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Poem for Today 2/20/06ExaudiCurt GowdyShoo Fly Pie andApple Pan Dowdy

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Dick Cheney Hunting Humans "Now it turns out that the Vice-President of the United States may have been responsible for those leaks (the ones that outed CIA agent Valerie Plame - ed.) for political reasons. This is the kind of thing that has not been done to my knowledge since Aaron Burr was Vice-President." Howard Dean CBS Face the Nation 2/12/06 Dean's comparison would prove even more apt

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-1139546870268885292006-02-09T20:43:00.000-08:002006-02-09T20:47:50.300-08:00

BushwhackedThis list was published by the AP this evening; I do not claim any rights to republish it.But every American should read it.Programs Bush Wants to Cut or KillBy The Associated Press Thu Feb 9, 6:21 PM ETThe 141 programs thatPresident Bush proposed to eliminate or cut in his 2007 budget, with potential savings in millions: TERMINATIONS:AGRICULTUREMicrobiological data program, $6

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Allisyn SaysI gotta stop putting up boring posts or people will stop reading, so...Ed from the Dead I got an Ed Sullivan tape from the public library specifically so that Icould see Spanky and Our Gang, my favorite mersh pop group of the 1960s.As expected, their segment was weird and surreal, even though the tune,"I'd Like to Get to Know You," is pretty straighforward S&OG. I have no use for

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834514875676821318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154397.post-1137639664433113582006-01-18T19:00:00.000-08:002006-01-18T19:01:04.446-08:00

Uncle Dave ShowUncle Dave Lewis is in the house of wcbn from 6-9 ET am tomorrow. Expected musics:Classical section: includes Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Chopin, Emanuel Moor, Cecelia Bartoli and a Domra concertoPop section: the Blues, New Wave era ciphers The Glaxo Babies and The Skodas (from Bristol) and the death throes of disco.Please join me. www.wcbn.orgUncle Dave LewisOther time zones:CT 5-

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The Uncle Dave Show - TomorrowTomorrow morning I'll be on the air again at www.wcbn.orgClassical section will contain works by Beethoven, ToshiroMayuzumi, Rudi Stephan and others. The "Pop" section willstart with vintage field recordings of Sioux dance musicand conclude with an hour of Mexico City-made recordingsby Perez Prado. I hope you'll join me.If in Ann Arbor, 88.3 on your FM dial from 6-

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Tired of New Year's Resolutions? How About Excuses Instead?I am overdue for listing my 2005 works here. I was sick for much of December, and haven't gathered up the notebooks, nor files, relating to the past year. I'll try to get it up shortly. Dick at the Doors of DeathI watched the 40 mins. or so of "New Year's Rockin' Eve" last night. I heard a Hilary Duff song that sounded like an out-take

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It's Christmastime Again!!It's actually a pretty low-yield Christmas at the Lewis household. We've all had colds, money is tight and we had to abandon plans to spend Christmas with my family in Cincinnati. However, we still got something together. My mother sent us some small, artificial trees, and I set them up about a week ago; Remy got on a chair and decorated the main tree two nights ago. Any

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Christmas Album ReviewsOf course I collect all kinds of LPs. My Christmas-themed radio show is due, and I am slowly working through listening to a number of the ones that I have turned up throughout the year. Most of these were found sitting out on the curb about a month ago.I hope you enjoy these short reviews. When you go junking for albums perhaps this guide will help you know which ones are

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Down with Deathiversaries25 years ago today, John Lennon was shot by Mark Chapman and died within minutes. That fact I have known everyday since the very night it happened, and if there was anything I could do to change it, I would. Afterward, I was under a heavy, dark cloud about it for about two months. So was my friend Mason Kuhl -- one day I ran into Mason on the street, and he said to me "I

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Invasive Radio Promo SpewFrom 6-9 am ET on www.wcbn.org Thursday Morning5-8 am CT4-7 am MT3-6 am PTIn Europe 12-3 pmin Asia 6-9 pm Friday Eveningin Ann Arbor 88.3 on your FM dialThis program contains a couple of "shows within shows""When Men Wore Wigs" - music of the Baroque and Classical ErasA Tribute to cylinder era clarinetist William Tusonand,"The Historic Sound of Cincinnati" - recordings of

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played tonightwith Jason Voss at the Dreamland, a puppet show in Depot Town, the gentrified part of Ypsilanti. Although it was a public event, only Jason, I and the two promoters showed up. I don't blame anyone for not coming - it was pouring down rain and my car was sliding all over the road.Jason was really good, doing looping with a pedal, a guitar and violin. Same sort of thing I've seen Dan

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Post-Thanksgiving Ruminations on the Mystique of Spiritual LoveOK so it's not that - but that's a pretty good headline.Reasearch work on the sheaf of manuscripts alluded to in the last post is continuing apace, and I could conceiveably put up some of the material documented since right now. But that can wait, as I'd like to get the rest of it finished and put it all up at one shot.Some of you

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Better, and Back to Work...Last night I took care of a project that has needed doing for quite some time now, a listing of the "McKay" folio, which is a sheaf of formative Uncle Dave compositions on matching 22-stave Alpheus orchestral paper. At Christmas in 1977, David Moser McKay, my composition professor at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, purchased a 100 sheets of

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Man, Am I Sick...Warning: The following reads like something out of "Tropic of Cancer"...Last night I was feverish and not feeling good, but that still didn't stop me from chowing down on a plate of steak. Within minutes I was emptying every square centimeter of that steak through my mouth and nose into the commode. My daughter, whose first menstrual period was yesterday, was taking a bath at the

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A Voice from the DeadLast night, late, I was able to finish transfer work on a project long delayed. My grandfather, Rev. David W. Lewis, was a Nazarene minister from 1951 to 1991. He died in 2002, and naturally it became a priority for my family to locate and preserve any recordings of his sermons, mainly so that my aged grandmother could listen to the sound of his voice. Some months later

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Shark Fin Soup and Humans as FoodLast night I caught the premiere of a really good TV show on Discovery Channel. I haven't been watching them much because "The New Detectives," a favorite of mine nearly to the point of obsession, hasn't been on the schedule in any consistent way, and I don't care for "American Chopper" AT ALL. But this was a show called "I Shouldn't Be Alive" and it's debut

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She Would Not Give Up Her Seat on the Bus, or If Can't Sell It I'll Keep Sittin' On ItRosa Parks died two days ago at the age of 92. She died in Detroit, where she had lived since 1965, and damned be the three million left without power by Hurricane Wilma and the arrival at the milestone of 2000 Americans dead in Iraq - to the local TV news media, Parks' death and "legacy" was the only story

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Unseen Cinema Pt. 1I am working through the UNSEEN CINEMA set now and I'm finally getting a look see at what Anthology Film Archives did in terms of synchronizing the recordings I sent them - that was four years ago! My 78 of John Alden Carpenter's "Skyscrapers" works beautifully with with an early 1930s Slavko Vorkapich montage on the theme of prohibition. A MUST see is "The Furies" (1934) the

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The ABC's Of ArroganceThis quote of Albert Einstein's has been making the rounds lately:"Only two things that I know of are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the universe"-Albert EinsteinI think I've found something still larger - the ego of ABC head honcho Martin Fry.What is ABC? It's a New Wave group from the 80s so ruthlessly commercial they made the guys

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Kwame vs. Freman: A showdown and a drawFor those you who are out of state, this won't mean much, but tonight WDIV TV in Detroit aired a debate between the two candidates for mayor of Detroit - Kwame Kilpatrick, the incumbent, and Freman Hendrix, former vice-mayor under Dennis Archer. This is a job no man in his right mind would want - the city is anywhere from $150 to $300 million in debt,

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Uhhh...Uhhh...Yesterday I forgot to mention something. To order the Auto Glamour Sound and BPA discsyou need to go to:http://www.shakeitrecords.com/Shakeit-store.htmlQuagMiersI have recently learned that by not supporting President Bush's choice of Harriet Miers to fillthe vacant seat on the Supreme Court that I am siding with conservative Republicans. *That's nice.* :0~~~ Not only that, but my

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You Can, Sort of, Go Home AgainDespite my fears and misgivings, the Cincinnati CityBeat article turned out beautifully. For a short time it remains at:http://www.citybeat.com/current/music.shtmlI think it will be archived after that, and I'll try to find the archive location. I may even reproduce it here if it completeley goes away.The show at the Southgate Saturday was incredible. I am almost

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Here We All Are in the Lovely Month of October Can't believe the weather outside today - felt like Summer up here in Michigan. Usually by this time of year we are getting a spell of semi-cold weather which, of course, becomes full blown cold by November. Of course the big news is that I'm playing at the Southgate house Saturday with all of my old buds from the Hospital Records days. I was

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A QuickieCharles "the Bad," despite the name, was a pretty good French king. But Phillippe "the Fair" was the Adolf Hitler of the fourteenth century. Newspaper Headlines - what Uncle Dave thought Hilton Sisters Go Wild - Uhh -- is this something about Violet and Daisy?Paris Newspaper Le Figaro Considers Change of Format - What? They're going to be a LIBERAL paper now??? MADD eyeing changes

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Ruminations on the Inadvisability of Pre-Planning Multi-Part BlogsMy de fenestra tour diary has hit a wall. Sorry about that. I could only stand to transcribe a couple of more sentences of it after the big installment publicked last time. Perhaps the rest of it will appear, perhaps not. Hope I get to do the St. Louis part, eventually.Bengals 24. Bears 7The color commentators on the Bengals game

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De Fenstrian Tour Diary Part OneFriday September 9, 2005We got kind of late start, a bit of annoyance for me as I had taken off work early to be ready for Will and Phil to come get me. But I later learned they’d been stuck in nonstop traffic. As it was, when they arrived I was taking a nap. I stirred out of it and loaded in; we left Ann Arbor at about 5 after 5.We headed down 23, gassed up first

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Picky YoonThe New Orleans Times-Picayune printed an editorial Sunday containing the following:Every official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be fired, Director Michael Brown especially. In a nationally televised interview Thursday night, he said his agency hadn't known until that day that thousands of storm victims were stranded at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. He gave

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Garland of FlowersI lived in New Orleans for a time. Northeast of the French Quarterthere is a part of town called the Faubourg Tremé which is a massiveshanty town that stretches out for miles. The French Quarter wasflooded, but doesn't look too bad off. However, I'm not seeing theFaubourg Tremé at all, although some of the distinctive one and two roomhouses one associates with the area I've

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de fenestra in Cincinnati, St. Louis, ChicagoWill Soderberg wrote this up all nice. I shouldn't need to repeat this tour info again.Sorry - I realize now it's like the third time in this blog.[de.fenestra] takes to the road in advanced support of the release ofthe de_fenestra (underscore) cd on spooky action records out of saintlouis... scheduled to be released in january 2oo6... note: this is to

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New NewsReally there are a lot of things going on that the reader of this blog should know about.First off, I have a page at Myspace now where one can access some tracks:http://www.myspace.com/Go to "Music" and look up "Uncle Dave" or "Uncle Dave Lewis."The "All Music Guide to Classical," which contains a zillion articles by yours truly, will be published in October.Image Entertainment will

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Pat the Saber RattlerPat Robertson made my day, actually my week, by declaring a Fatwah against the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.He said today: I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should 'take him out.' 'Take him out' could be a number of things including kidnapping. There are a number of ways of taking out a dictator from power besides killing him. I was misinterpreted

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Pop Music MusingsI realize that no one gives a diddly damn about what I think about the recordings to follow. But I have a good ear for pop, and here's my opinion on some things I've heard lately:Green Day: American IdiotWhile I liked much of their music, one thing I didn't like about The Clash was their "we're the only band that matters" slogan and attitude. There were plenty of bands that "

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de fenote denotes de fenestra practice this afternoon in southfield mi. lineup is pbk, will soderberg, me.nine pieces recorded, the first two by will & pbk before I got there, and then five morebefore we broke for dinner. we ate at a thai restaurant that was two doors down from arecord store. i didn't like the food, but I sure liked the record store. i got some stuff fromthe throwout bin that

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The Grass is Greener in the Other, Colder SeasonI said to myself the other day "I can't wait until the cold weather comes back,"but momentarily forgot that I live in Michigan.That night I had a dream that I was struggling up a long, steep flight of concretestairs half buried in ice and snow in freezing weather, and Iwas thinking to myself "How could I have said that? How stupid can I be?"Though

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On the News - an Empty ManWhen Peter Jennings announced that he was ill with lung cancer, I figured that it had to be worse than he made it out to be on the air. He announced that he would return when his situation improved, and I figured also that it might not.He did not improve, did not return to ABC, and died yesterday.I've been watching that guy practically every weekday evening for the

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28 Days Since My Last PostApologies for that. There are some developments:The Hospital Records Re-union is scheduled for October 8 at the Southgate House. Here is a blurb which I posted on my new webpage, http://www.myspace.com/uncledavelewis October, 8 2005 at Southgate House 24 E. 3rd St. , Newport, KY 41071BPA and AUTO GLAMOUR

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Garbage MouthYesterday I was able to cruise into the UM Music Library for 20 minutes. I had a specific purpose in mind, as I working on a piece called "in tempore belli" and I was hearing a couple of things in my head that seemed to reflect what i was writing and wanted to review the actual scores: a passage from Haydn's final string quartet (Op. 103) and a bit from Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov."

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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." George W. Bush, August 5, 2004 Great quote, eh?

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Ballion Me Back to Old VirginnyGee- it's been awhile since I've been able to update this thing, and a lot has happened. So let's get right to it.We have two new family members. On the Memorial Day Holiday we went to my ancestral home of Manchester, Ohio with a double-tined purpose, (a) to visit with my grand aunt Mabel, who is 86 and is recovering from cancer (!) and to pick up a kitty from my

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Thought for TodayBerlioz' overture "Les Francs Juges" does not refer to a part of Brigitte Bardot's anatomy.Awful joke from Remy:Q: What do you call it when you combine chocolate, nuts and a cracker?A: Nutcracker Suite! (i.e. "nutcracker sweet" – God in heaven what have I wrought?)More Stuff from RemyI recently got a Hawaiiam shirt that formwely belonged to my grandfather. It is white with blue

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Summary for Sore Eyes My eyes are VERY tired and I can hardly even read this screen. But a few notes -The last Flint gig was a weird one - played in a basement in some neighborhood, along with a Boston based band that had left Philly that morning just to play there and make $13, and Realicide, who drove up from Cincinnati. That should tell you something about the current state of the

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Long before I was an All Music Guide writer, I contibuted to the imdb (Internet Movie Data Base). I still do on occasion when I know what I will do does not conflict with the content on AMG. I recently submitted a piece, and was mailed this URL which is a handle to all of the comments I have submitted since 1999. There are yet earlier ones on imdb going back to 1997, but I'm not sure which email

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A Quick NoteWent to Southfield today to record with de fenestra. This was the last time with Adam Moakan, as he is moving to Arizona. pbk joined us. We recorded about nine-ten pieces, totalling about 90 minutes of music. I think we can get a mini-album out of the best moments.I'm to play Flint again next Saturday. this time it's a party. I get a 20 minute set by myself, and then I'm supposed to

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Good News Travels FastThis sent to me by Will Soderberg:re-posted from the iheartnoise bullboard..."I'm not sure of the project name and I don't want to get it wrong:Four seasoned experimental and noise folks had a set together. It wasAdam, PBK, Will S., and a forth man I did not recognize (I believe hewas from Cincinnati). I was thrilled to see all four of them together,as each had an air of

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Good Vibrations at Buckham Alley TheaterPlayed at the venue mentioned above, which is located in Flint, Michigan on Friday, April 15th. de fenestra appeared with about 5-6 other bands on a big, multiband extravaganze organized by Adam Moakan, who is of course one of our members. There were some rather long set changes - not like in Cincy where bands can change the set in five minutes or less. So

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Rules of Keystone Comedies (deduced after watching a dozen or more Fatty Arbuckle shorts in one sitting with my daughter)1. One does not take aim to fire a gun. One throws them around in one's hands, spraying bullets everywhere.2. One does not run out of ammunition or need to reload. One only runs out of ammo once the quarry is captured and cornered. Once the quarry has escaped, one is able to

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Depope DecompTragedy ain't funny, and the recent departure of Pope John Paul II is a tragedy to millions. But sometimes tragedy revives crumbs of dark humor that would otherwise have gone forgotten forever. Such as this excerpt from an article about the Signoracci family in Rome, who are the papal coroners of choice, although their services were utilized this time. Perhaps the following is the

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Whoa! it's been awhile. At least it's Still Marchand you won't believe in this news, butSpring Has Sprung in Michigan!Well - sort of. It was warm today - yesterday it was warm enough that I had to turn the AC on in mycar for about two minutes. But Friday night we are supposed to get some snow, so I guess we are notreally out of the woods yet.Uncle Dave a Star (of sorts) in RedfordPlayed in Scott

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I'm OK, You're OKI got a message from my mother who was upset after reading my blog about my ear infection. I need to get on here to say that I'm alright, that my ears are back to being their usual constantly ringing selves. I can hear just fine. Thanks for asking.I cried in my beer to an old friend in an email. She wrote back and just said hang on and wait for this accursed winter to be over.

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Feelin' Better!Pain in ears is finally gone. Can finally hear stuff and have been cranking out reviews at workby the fistful. Am much happier and relieved - don't like being deaf.Session Notes for de fenestra 3/6/2005Went to Will Soderburg's in Southfield on Sunday last and did some true multi-track recording -first time in a long time for that! Adam Mokan was also present and played electronics

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The Latest DopeHere's the latest - I finally got into see my doctor today (HMO's are not noted for their prompt response to illness) and he looked at my ears. I have a raging ear infection. He gave me some new antibiotics and some stuff for my ears that has a little bit of an anesthetic in it to help dull the edge of the most extreme surges of pain. Let's hope this helps - I had to leave work

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Lewis Down, way way DownFriday morning I went to work, feeling no worse than I usually do. At about ten a.m. I noticed my left ear blocking up and held my nose and blew it out. Mind-numbing pain in my left ear began, along with dizziness so intense that I almost passed out at my desk.After about two hours of trying to deal with it - seeing if it will go away. I finally threw in the towel and

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Quick updateLast weekend Al, Remy and I met Glenn Richards and Christina Fong with Ogre/Ogress Productions in Grand Rapids (nice folks! please buy all their records!) and then ventured to Muskegon to see pianist Mia Chung play with the West Shore Symphony. Mia Chung is awesome, and doesn't concertize widely or much, so if she comes to your town, make plans to see her. She is one of the greatest

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Red Staters! Like Him Now? In Bush's new budget farm subsidies are cut to $250,000 per farm. That's for your farm, or that corporate farm down the road. The money that will be saved, made by Americans to protect Americans, will be diverted to Iraq. You elected him in greater numbers that any other part of the country, because you thought he was like you. You thought he had you in his heart,

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