In Passing

Alice Babs, Who Sang with Duke Ellington, 

Dies at 90

Swedish star appeared at Ellington's 1960s Sacred Concerts

Everybody Sees Racism (Except For The Willfully Blind)

Tearing good blacks down:

“Has anyone ever noticed that 'biographers' like Terry Teachout always attempt to tear down great Black legends in the spirit of 'making the subject more human'? This actually comes closer to dehumanizing them. They always go after the guys for whom there can never be enough praise, like Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong. Who they should go after is overrated White musicians like Nick LaRocca, Frankie Trumbauer or Bix Beiderbecke.

Their time would be better served bringing their great White Ancestors down a peg or two,...” 

- Nicholas Payton, December 8, 2013

Building ugly whites up:

“That racist idiot, Michael Haz, is now posting at Lem's Comment Home (more like The Racist Resting Home) trying to drum up sympathy for the unfortunate whites who ruthlessly dominated South African blacks since the 1600s. After being amazed at how much sympathy Lem's crew can regularly muster for the world's bad actors,…” 

- The Crack Emcee, December 8, 2013

You don't have to call it racism if you don't want - call it anything you like:

But there's, still, something very wrong with any people dedicated to avoiding the truth so aggressively,... 

It's Over. It's Done (We've Gone And Died Of Boredom)

As you can see, above, Paris Hilton is now pretending to be a DJ, proving the NewAgers were right and the world has finally come to an end. This is Hell, people, and we just didn't know it. Well, some of us did. Those of us being swallowed by ignorance:

This nonsense needs a palate cleanser - here's a palate cleanser:

If that doesn't suit you, try my old man (stepfather) playing bass with Ellington:

Better? Against the likes of today's losers? You BET it's fucking better,…