Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly. – Voltaire
Author: John Curtas
Sing Sing Sing!
Just about the boppin-est big band tune of all time. Benny Goodman, pre-marijuana-addiction* Gene Krupa pounding the skins, and a preternaturally-thin Harry James on the trumpet…plus bonus solos by the great Teddy Wilson (tickling the ivories) and Lionel Hampton (on the vibes)!
It don’t get much more swingin’ than this folks. Happy Friday and take it away boys:
SING SING SING! Benny Goodman by NilbogLAND
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* According to Wikipedia, whenever Krupa would drop a stick or miss a beat (in the 50s), the audience would start whispering “he’s on the stuff again.”
SHANGHAI LILLY Closes Tomorrow
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People tend to forget that Mandalay Bay began as a rival to the Bellagio and the Venetian. When it opened in 1999, Circus Entertainment (or whatever the corporation was called then) intended it to be as upscale as anyplace in town.