We've had a day to absorb news of the latest flip-flop at One Buc, and we can see things clearly now -- even on a rainy, cloudy day such as this. So having carefully considered the basic options (or lack thereof) facing Raheem Morris in his switch to the blessed Tampa 2 (bow your heads when you say that), we can conclude that the shipment of straws did arrive at the Bucs' headquarters and Raheem has...
While Joe enjoyed a late-morning breakfast Tuesday of biscuits and gravy — sprinkled with paprika — and a side order of hash browns, he was surfing through his blackberry — the 21st Century version of spreading out the fishwraps – for reactions to the Bucs defrocking defensive coordinator Jim Bates. When Joe ran across Joe Henderson’s missive in the [...]
A second saxophone trio recording from a very impressive, if not wholly original, tenor player. Shine! is the second collection from the J.D. Allen Trio, a jazz group with a laser focus and serious skills. This is a tenor saxophone trio -- the leader on tenor, Gregg August on bass, and drummer Rudy Royston -- working without the chordal sugar of piano or guitar, and contending with the legacies of...
More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Michael Clayton quietly went from 2 TDs in the last 4 years, to 2 TDs in the last 11 games. Browse more photos » There are a few bright spots in the Bucs offense beside the obvious potential to Josh Freeman ; 1)Red Zone Offense- We don't get there anywhere near often enough, but when we do, we score TDs often. How good are we? Tampa Bay has the #1 Red...
Percussionist Fred Scott has launched his new website at fredscottjazz.com. The new site includes calendar information, photos, press quotes, links and more. A few words from Fred Scott I have been playing percussion since 1959 and piano since 1980. I have traveled all over the United States, learning rhythms, from New Orleans. I've worked and studied with some of the baddist cats in the world. Besides...
Tootie is on a little NYC club tour at the moment. Tonight and tomorrow he's at Birdland with the Heath Brothers, Monday-Wednesday with me and Ben Street at Smalls, Thursday with Tomas Janzon at Kitano, and Friday at Flushing Town...
Apparently, there are a lot of songs – mostly, but not exclusively, folk songs – about someone named John. 1. John Barleycorn – SixMileBridge 2. John Doe #24 – Mary-Chapin Carpenter 3. John Henry – Bruce Springsteen 4. John Ryan’s Polka – Flying Fish Sailors 5. Johnny’s Room – Lager Rhythms 6. A Johnny Ace Christmas – Squirrel Nut Zippers...
Two days ago was an amazing coincidence of events. Over the summer, I wrote this blog about the installation of Timothy Tennent on July 1, 2009, as the eight President of Asbury Theological Seminary. Two days ago, on November 9, 2009, was his official inauguration service. You can read more about that here on [...]
USF has lost three straight against Rutgers, but Thursday night's ESPN game gives the Bulls another chance to restore their image, writes Joe Henderson.