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Good evening, welcome to the Wednesday (EBD) edition of SDA Late Nite Radio.
A faded photo, taken in New Orleans in 1914, shows a short, unathletic, chubby 12-year old black boy standing displeased in the uniform of the reform school he’s been sent to for firing a gun into the air on New Years Eve. His arms are crossed defiantly, but he wears a sad facial expression that suggests a stubborn, so-far fruitless search for respect and sympathy. By the time of his death some fifty-three years later, Louis Armstrong was a beloved figure who’d left an enduring, worldwide legacy of goodwill and superb music. Duke Ellington summed up his life this way: “Born poor, died rich, never harmed anyone along the way.”
The performance selected for tonight’s LNR is from the last few years of his life. Privately beset by health difficulties, he soldiers on, and enjoins us to enjoy life, and to
Start by admitting

from cradle to tomb

isn’t that long a stay…

Here then, without further ado, is the great Louis Armstrong, filmed in France in 1967, performing the title song from the musical Cabaret.
Right this way, your Reader Tips thread is waiting. Blow your own horn.

35 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  1. Louis Armstrong is probably the only performer who can make me cry, and laugh, and amaze me with his technique and tone all in one song. All the praise heaped on him by all the jazz musicians and entertainers who came after him doesn’t even begin to give him the credit he deserves. It’s an unmeasurable value. Really, he was priceless.

  2. Without any further “adieu” I want to thank you,EDB, for this wonderful clip of the great Shatchmo. Strange that there has not been many biographies about this amazing man. Maybe I just missed them. Any and all are welcome to direct me to the sources.

  3. My wife and I were lucky enough to see Satchmo in concert at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton about forty years ago when he was on one of his “farewell tours”. What a thrill! What a great entertainer!
    More important, what a wonderful man! Please, God, give us more like him.

  4. Different Bob. I have read a couple. Plus he always has a chapter in any books on Jazz history. I’ll have a look and if I see something in my library I’ll let you know.

  5. They don’t seem to be making them like Satchmo anymore.
    Thanks for this video, EBD. Of course, once I watched it (did Louis seem a little stressed?), I had to watch It’s a Wonderful World. Apparently, a few months before his death at age 69 he said, “I think I had a beautiful life. I didn’t wish for anything that I couldn’t get and I got pretty near everything I wanted because I worked for it.”
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong

  6. Thought i’d quote your quote, EBD, “Duke Ellington summed up his life this way: “Born poor, died rich, never harmed anyone along the way.” ”
    Miles’ quote on “Pops”; “No him, no me”.
    He remained genuinely down to earth throughout his life. People loved Pops for who he was, and it’s easy to forget he changed popular music forever, worldwide.
    Thanks EBD, and thanks to Vitruvius for the Joao Gilberto a few shows ago.
    In sad music news, Ventures guitarist Bob Bogle passed the other day. I love the Ventures. Live in Japan ’66 is the stuff.

  7. Excellent selection, EBD. In the history of SDA Late Nite Radio, this is the tenth time Satchmo has been featured here, which makes him the most played artist on the show. And this is the first time we’ve done his Cabaret, so it’s a perfect addition to our collection. Also, I’m glad you liked Gilberto, Jimbo. Lastly, in re. Cabaret, I’d like to recommend this comment of mine, here at Small Dead Animals, from June 24, 2006 😉

  8. I saw Louis Armstrong in the late fifties in North Bay Ontario. He had Edmund Hall on Clarinet with him. It was his original combo. I think he played with them for many years. The show was at a hockey arena. It was quite a thrill back in those days where you got to see real musicians and entertainers. No one’s ears bled and we had a great time. Didn’t have to take loan for the tickets either.
    EBD, thanks for the memory rush.

  10. Interesting take on Iranian events:
    http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDMwM2Q0ODM3NTBhYjA0OWYyYzUzODQ0YzI1NmFiNzY=&w=MA==
    Light on the Night
    Inside Iran.
    An NRO Q&A
    In recent days, the world has been riveted by images from Iran. Fallout from a “disputed” — that is, fraudulent — presidential election has spurred massive street protests, which the Iranian regime is attempting to suppress by force. How will the violence end? Could Iran be on the cusp of a democratic revolution? For answers to these questions and others, National Review’s Kathryn Lopez turned to Iranian-born journalist Amir Taheri, author of the new book, The Persian Night: Iran Under the Khomeinist Revolution.
    …
    Louis sound that trumpet!
    Cheers
    Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
    1st Saint Nicolaas Army
    Army Group “True North”

  11. Thanks EBD. Whenever I hear “Its a Wonderful World” by Louis or even just the name of the song, I am thankful for all the blessings I have received.

  12. Are you taking requests? Some earlier Louis would be welcome. How about sharing with SDA-land his version of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust” — the greatest recording of the greatest American popular song, and a pivotal moment in the history of jazz. Truly uplifting.
    Hope I’ve made my case. It doesn’t have to be tomorrow.

  13. I find it curious that revisionism/programming even victimizes me.
    “Its a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong is an audible clue to many many folk, recalling the Viet Nam Era….thanks to “GOOD MORNING AMERICA”…..
    Funny thing I was there and never heard that song even on Radio Hanoi. Armed Forces Radio played elevator music so every body listened to Radio Hanoi…better music…..
    And yet…..”Its a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong brings back…..the real memories….some good….some……

  14. sometimers—-sometimes I can’t remember a #$%^&&* thing.
    EDIT: GOOD MORNING VIET NAM

  16. He was great!! My aunt heard him live years ago! He liked to party after his performances!

  18. *”OUTSIDE THE NORM’
    “This is a situation outside the norm.
    We have all these programs in place, but this is outside what we would normally expect our agricultural insurance to protect, so we need the extra help,” he said, citing water hauling trucks, drought loans, acreage payments, and counselling as some of the aid measures he hopes governments will provide.”
    “”We are in a one-in-25-year drought situation.
    That’s how low the moisture is,” said Paul King, manager of agriculture and environmental services for the county. “Compounding the lack of moisture with a significantly cooler spring, the two frosts back-to-back at the start of seeding in June really set us back.””
    …-
    “Coldest Weather in 100 Years to Strike by 2012
    Today, for the first time in over two years, the Director of the Space and Science Research Center (SSRC) in Orlando, Florida, has issued a new prediction of the next climate change intended to emphasize the imminent ill-effects of this new climate period in an important warning to the American people and their leadership in Washington.
    According to Center Director John Casey, “The climate change predictions which I started to pass out to our government and media in early 2007 based upon the ‘RC Theory’ have now come to pass, exactly as forecast. Global warming has ended, conclusively, as predicted. The Earth’s average temperature has begun its steep decline within the time frame I said it would. And last but not least, the Sun has entered a state of ‘hibernation’ when I said it would. This new solar period is one of the most amazing events in the history of science. During solar hibernations, the Sun makes significant reductions in output which always, always, brings long cold climates to the Earth. Unbelievably, this historic phenomena is still largely and intentionally unreported by the media and our leaders and therefore unknown by the American people. The new cold climate will usher in global travail that will be amplified specifically because of the catastrophic climate change policies of the administration of President Barack Obama that will leave most citizens unprepared.”
    As to when the ill-effects of the new cold climate will be felt, Director Casey added, “The most frequent question I am asked is how soon will it get cold and just how cold? The purpose of this press release is to give the people an answer to that fundamental question in a more refined schedule to plan their adaptation to the next climate change. It is now possible to make an estimate of the timing of the descent into the next cold climate depths based upon the past behavior of the these solar cycles that have ruled the Earth for at least the last 1,200 years. The forecast of these major cold eras and solar hibernations associated with these cycles shows them to be accurate to over 90% using the RC Theory. The good news is that the SSRC will do what ever it can to get this information out even though our own government will not.”
    http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12084#When:00:15:00Z
    * Dry weather dire for canola farmers
    By CLARA HO, SUN MEDIA
    The Edmonton Sun
    *http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/06/18/9835786-sun.html

  19. *”OUTSIDE THE NORM’
    “This is a situation outside the norm.
    We have all these programs in place, but this is outside what we would normally expect our agricultural [*********] to protect, so we need the extra help,” he said, citing water hauling trucks, drought loans, acreage payments, and counselling as some of the aid measures he hopes governments will provide.”
    “”We are in a one-in-25-year drought situation.
    That’s how low the moisture is,” said Paul King, manager of agriculture and environmental services for the county. “Compounding the lack of moisture with a significantly cooler spring, the two frosts back-to-back at the start of seeding in June really set us back.””
    …-
    “Coldest Weather in 100 Years to Strike by 2012
    Today, for the first time in over two years, the Director of the Space and Science Research Center (SSRC) in Orlando, Florida, has issued a new prediction of the next climate change intended to emphasize the imminent ill-effects of this new climate period in an important warning to the American people and their leadership in Washington.
    According to Center Director John Casey, “The climate change predictions which I started to pass out to our government and media in early 2007 based upon the ‘RC Theory’ have now come to pass, exactly as forecast. Global warming has ended, conclusively, as predicted. The Earth’s average temperature has begun its steep decline within the time frame I said it would. And last but not least, the Sun has entered a state of ‘hibernation’ when I said it would. This new solar period is one of the most amazing events in the history of science. During solar hibernations, the Sun makes significant reductions in output which always, always, brings long cold climates to the Earth. Unbelievably, this historic phenomena is still largely and intentionally unreported by the media and our leaders and therefore unknown by the American people. The new cold climate will usher in global travail that will be amplified specifically because of the catastrophic climate change policies of the administration of President Barack Obama that will leave most citizens unprepared.”
    As to when the ill-effects of the new cold climate will be felt, Director Casey added, “The most frequent question I am asked is how soon will it get cold and just how cold? The purpose of this press release is to give the people an answer to that fundamental question in a more refined schedule to plan their adaptation to the next climate change. It is now possible to make an estimate of the timing of the descent into the next cold climate depths based upon the past behavior of the these solar cycles that have ruled the Earth for at least the last 1,200 years. The forecast of these major cold eras and solar hibernations associated with these cycles shows them to be accurate to over 90% using the RC Theory. The good news is that the SSRC will do what ever it can to get this information out even though our own government will not.”
    http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12084#When:00:15:00Z
    * Dry weather dire for canola farmers
    By CLARA HO, SUN MEDIA
    The Edmonton Sun
    *http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/06/18/9835786-sun.html

  20. “OTTAWA – Elections Canada is scrutinizing almost $800,000 worth of expenses filed by Liberal candidates in last fall’s election campaign, The Canadian Press has learned.
    The elections watchdog has asked the Liberal party to produce detailed invoices and documentation to prove that a mandatory riding services package was actually worth the $2,500 each candidate was required to pay for it .
    Until Elections Canada is satisfied that the packages aren’t really a thinly-veiled donation to party headquarters, the candidates won’t receive their election expenses rebates, worth a total of about $3.5 million to the cash-hungry party…”
    http://www.canadaeast.com/news/article/702705

  21. Iggy and O: narcissists both.
    I-O: La creme de la creme from Harvard.
    What does the Harvard Latte Club put into its lattes?
    “The narcissist brags incessantly. His speech is peppered with “I”, “my”, “myself”, and “mine”.*”
    Here’s Greg Weston:
    >>> “By our rough count, in less than 20 minutes of answering reporters, Ignatieff used one word over 100 times — “I.””
    Yet, Weston/Sun Media puts up this headine:
    “Iggy, PM in ego duel
    Liberal leader seems ready to match Harper, ‘I for I’”.
    http://www.ottawasun.com/comment/columnists/greg_weston/2009/06/16/9808591-sun.html
    What idiocy.
    There is no ego duel between PM Harper and I-Iggy.
    I-Iggy is the I-winner by default.
    The ego duel is between I-Iggy and I-Obama.
    …-
    *Barack Obama – Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic?
    http://www.globalpolitician.com/25109-barack-obama-elections

  22. “ERIE, Pa.| Former President George W. Bush fired a salvo at President Obama on Wednesday, asserting his administration’s interrogation policies were within the law, declaring the private sector not government will fix the economy and rejecting the nationalization of health care.
    “I know it’s going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we’re in,” the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. “You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.”
    Repeatedly in his hourlong speech and question-and-answer session, Mr. Bush said he would not directly criticize the new president, who has moved to take over financial institutions and several large corporations. Several times, however, he took direct aim at Obama policies as he defended his own during eight years in office.
    “Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States,” he said to huge cheers…”
    http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/18/bush-takes-swipes-at-policies-of-obama/

  23. Just a thought here.
    But did the Liberal Party of Canada have an advanced notice from Elections Canada re: Expense payments from the last election?
    Did they advise better wait until at least the fall to topple the conservatives or it will be costly.
    And of course will Elections Canada find any irregulaties with the Liberals expense claims? My bet Not!
    Btw Hows that Liberal Leadership payment plan coming along, Here is another Any Interest Charged?

  24. One of the greatest musicians ever. Another quote from Miles Davis: You can give the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker.
    And a small correction: Louis Armstrong died in 1971, fifty-seven years after 1914. I’m glad that we had him with us for that long.

  25. Thanks for the Satchmo selection today. There are people who , while on this earth, write, sing or play something that becomes a timeless classic. They all don’t set out with that intention, it just happens. Louis Armstrong was one of those people.

  26. Greetings from Seattle, everyone! This is Day #1 of a 2-week vacation throughout Washington & Oregon.
    This morning I was waking my friend’s dog and listening to my little portable radio. The topic: Obamacare. I was incredulous listening to those callers holding Canada up as a shining example of what America should be striving for! It’s pretty easy to recommend something for which you know NOTHING about, isn’t it?! As Thomas Sowell might say, Class Stage One Thinking!
    Even with the massive amount of informaton available, this truly is the Era of Ignorance, isn’t it?!

  27. IzIggyIggy now IsoDopey?
    Izzy said: “we’re into triage”. With Snow White?
    What’s “triage”?
    Iggy explains.
    Headline:
    *”Ignatieff backs down on isotopes”
    IzIggy said:
    ” The Liberal leader defended the lack of specific agreement on isotopes, saying, “I’ve done my job, which is to go to the prime minister and say to him on behalf of Canadians ‘You’ve got to have a plan, it has to be public, you have to tell Canadians what you’re telling me — which is that we’re into triage.’
    “This is a serious situation.”
    http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2009/06/18/9837311-sun.html

  29. Thank you EBD for the Satchmo, and may I compliment you on the splendid work you’ve done helping out Kate while she’s away. Oh, and you’ll be happy to know I read the WHOLE Jennifer Lynch speech and demurred from commenting! I started underlining passages until the whole thing was underlined, and I didn’t know where to start. I was – gasp — speechless. My speech was frozen, unfree!
    Satchmo: For decades I’ve been tormented by this question: Did I or didn’t I see Satchmo at the Lobster Trap in Halifax in the late 60s?; and if so, did he or did he not seem surly, or was I projecting?; and did I or didn’t I see it as no big deal, and if in the affirmative, what in g-d’s name was going on with me at the time? (I was still a late teen then but a aspiring musician).

  30. Why do we constantly see stories like this one? Why cant we treat our Veterans with a little bit of dignity & respect in their last day’s?
    Time these burocrats were told where to go.
    “Hospital to charge Dieppe Veteran $700 a day”
    michele mandrel – toronto sun

  32. Thanks for your kind words, Me No Dhimmi. Regarding Lynch, I’m glad I’m not the only one who found her speech seamlessly ridiculous. It is a self-evident, loud declaration of flawed assumptions and passive-aggressive entitlement to have her own behaviour, and the HRCs, be unchallenged, i.e. un-debated. It is indeed difficult to select one particular point from her speech as standing out in this regard — you pretty much have to take it as one long bureaucratic tone-poem.

  33. The smoke is still coming out of my ears about this one.
    Unfathomable lunacy!
    ” An Ontario judge has handed down one of the most egregious sentences I’ve seen in a long time to a woman who forced a toddler’s hands into a pot of boiling water, causing fourth-degree burns.
    For that, Superior Court Justice Helen MacLeod-Beliveau is the latest winner of the Eight-Ball Award, handed out in this column to highlight some of the worst perversions of justice in our court system.
    As perversions go, this one falls on the severe side of the judicial spectrum, bringing not only Canada’s administration of justice into disrepute but also plunging this country’s justice system to a new low.
    Magan Marie Muir, now 24, was supposed to be caring for two children in 1997. Instead, she took the hands of two-year-old Damon Reddom Stone — her then-boyfriend’s son — and plunged them mercilessly into a pot of boiling water.”
    —later—
    “Despite her unspeakable crime and the fact she attempted to obstruct justice by lying to police, Muir was given a conditional sentence — or house arrest — of 18 months by Justice MacLeod-Beliveau in a Belleville, Ont courtroom Tuesday.
    More at:-http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2009/06/18/9837316-sun.html

  34. Just a small note , pardon the pun.
    Satchmo and other “greats” earned their stripes through “LIVE MUSIC”.
    Just a plug for live musicians everywhere. The excitement/audience feedback, from a live-no retakes performance, is never duplicated in a studio recording. Studios are fine for what they are: polished scrubbed recordings. Clean, pristine even.
    BUT… Live = excitement. Never forget that.

  35. “Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States,” he said to huge cheers…”
    Dubya said that? So what was he doing for the previous eight years? If there is any evidence he tried to reduce the power of the state, I haven’t seen it. Apparently he once joked that he dumped his free-market principles in the garbage can. Many of the Republicans seem to do that when push comes to shove. I don’t think they’re any better than the Democrats. I say a plague on both their houses. The country needs to sweep both parties aside.

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