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  1. A sign on the turntable in the Abraço espresso cafe where Jaime spins discs while making perfect drinks: "Free Hi Fi"
  2. It's snowing in the East Village (NY). Happy new year and don't forget to thank your favorite espresso maker and disc spinner.
  3. Merry Moog to you! http://www.thomholmes.com/The_Music_Archive/The_Music_Archive/The_Music_Archive.html
  4. Join me on #HuffPost Social News: http://www.huffingtonpost.com?twitsign=Thom_Holmes
  5. William Parker, downtown free jazz bassist extraordinaire. His "no note" approach changed the role of bass playing in modern jazz.
  6. Best espresso in New York, Abraço on 7th St. and 1st Ave. in the E. Village. No seats, just coffee.
  7. Jeanne Lee (1939-2000), the first big voice of free jazz, used her voice to interpret often familiar standards in a uniquely personal way.
  8. Long time no pilaf. For Thanksgiving, veggie wild rice, cranberries and pecans as a side.
  9. Following the ATP World Tennis Tour finals this week from London. Federer is an artist but I'm hoping for Mr. Murray.
  10. Revising my jazz book. Rare tracks with Jeanette Kimball on piano and the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra. http://www.redhotjazz.com/tuxedo.html
  11. 2 Holy Grails of dinosaur science have just been discovered. A small ancestor of T. rex and a feathered dino older than Archaeopteryx.
  12. Computers are useless. They only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso
  13. When the shoe fits, you don't think about the foot. --Chuang Chou
  14. If a cat was big enough, it wouldn't hesitate to eat you.
  15. There a squirrel hiding behind the gate under our front steps. He would like to tweet but all he did was squeak.
  16. Reading Henning Mankell, The Pyramid. He is a surgeon with the language of mysteries. Translated from the Swedish. Kurt Wallander stories.
  17. Coming to my Noise and Notations blog: early jazz experiments with electronic music. thomholmes.com
  18. Connors on Tennis Channel: Watching with him is like having a tennis clinic. Positive, inquisitive, constructive, educational. Great stuff!
  19. Met Jimmy Connors briefly last year. Said he was hoping for a TV gig. He is doing a fantastic job on the Tennis Channel. Go Jimbo!
  20. Glad that we made some noise for Witten. He appreciated it. Said that he might give it a go for a few more weeks. Well, yeah!