I got a shipment of horns recently. Fortunately they shipped right before Hurricane Irma became a problem. They were coming from Florida. The shot here shows the horns before I cut them. They are three rams horns, two gemsbok horns and a polished water buffalo horn. I would say that the cutting was successful, just not as much as I would have wished. One ram's, one gemsbok's and the buffalo were unmitigated successes. The others will be usable in some way or other. That is not a bad ratio as these things go. 50/50. By far the best of them all is the water buffalo horn. Not what I expected.
Not many days after, I went out and had a bowl of yak stew. In my book it was soup, but the menu said stew and I figure they have their reasons.
I am in the midst of getting two tooth implants. The extractions took place a long time ago. Last two weeks ago the screws were put in. Last week the stitches came out. In two or three months the crowns will go on.
Sunday I went to the Watts Towers Jazz Festival. It was a difficult decision, I didn't want to leave the house. Vlatkovich was playing in a band led by Danny Cortez and Ray Harris. I went to Locke High School with those guys. I wanted to see them again. I had a talk with Danny, didn't get to speak with Ray. I ran into a lot of other people, some of whom I see often, others I hadn't seen for a decade or two. I don't always enjoy these experiences, but Sunday was fun. Until the pit bull...
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Yak stew. |
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The stitches are out now. |
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I assume something is inscribed on this obelisk, but I've never gone close to look. It is kind of strange, standing out there all alone in that field. |
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Had to get an order of chili fries. These evoke a very different memory for me than chili rice. It is a Locke High School related memory. |
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Two exceptional bassists. Nedra Wheeler and Michael Alvidrez. |
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Nedra Wheeler and yours truly. |
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Roy Gaines and his Tuxedo Blues Band. |
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Pianist and composer Bobby West on the left greeting a well-wisher. |
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Trombonist Phil Ranelin (right) in conversation listening to someone. |
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A dandy. |
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A music lover joining in. |
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Vocalist Dwight Trible. |
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Who else but Michael Vlatkovich? |
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Lisa Marie, Michael and Shante. |
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You can fill in the blanks. |
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Neal. Hadn't seen him for ages. |
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Tracy getting ready to tuck into the burger at Hawkins. |