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Penn & Teller pianist Mike Jones swings back into the Mill Chicago Tribune Everyone who follows jazz piano knows that pianist Mike Jones follows nobly in the tradition of soloists such as Dave McKenna, Dick Hyman and Jon Weber – hyper-virtuosos who apply a streamlined bravura to the great American songbook.
The Totally Tubular Stanley Cup Favorites Wall Street Journal (blog) As Dave McKenna writes at Grantland, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor squared off over half a century ago in some legendary blacktop games in Washington, DC, years before they became Hall of Famers. “Before any of that, there was this streetball ...
Is Preakness' Kegasus played by a teetotaler? Baltimore Sun (blog) If Kegasus is indeed Bailey — he denied it to Deadspin's Dave McKenna but the website links to this online resume as proof — then it's an interesting fit for a character whose "favorite scent" is "draft beer," according to his bio.
Giving Johnny Hartford his due Washington Post Thanks to Dave McKenna for his description of Glen Campbell's bittersweet “Goodbye Tour” stop at the Birchmere [“Campbell's farewell doesn't disappoint,” Style, April 20]. Campbell no doubt would object to being given authorship of “his brilliant ...
DeMorning Links: When we were kings Washington Post (blog) The fabulous Dave McKenna goes long at Grantland: “ The city's top young black ballplayers played alongside the headliners, making for an ungodly assemblage of future NBA first-round picks, NCAA tournament MVPs, and Hall of Famers.
April Hall releases "Room for Two" June 2012 - CD Release show at Regattabar ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Performances by Tim Ray on piano (Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed), Gray Sargent on guitar (Tony Bennett, Dave McKenna), Marshall Wood on bass ((Tony Bennett, Dave McKenna), Les Harris Jr on drums (Diana Krall, Milt Jackson, ...
Art Garfunkel: The Unexpected Face of Go-Go Grantland (blog) By Dave McKenna on May 17, 2012 6:30 PM ET Island Visual Arts News of Chuck Brown's death yesterday reminded me of my introduction to go-go. That came through Good to Go, a 1986 movie starring Art Garfunkel. The movie's producer, recording-industry ...
Motorcycle thefts on the rise in Wichita KSN-TV I came back after the end of the day and it was gone," said biker, Dave McKenna. Back in the 80's, someone stole one of Dave McKenna's bikes, and ever since, he's taken extra precautions to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Links: Remembering when The Big Dipper and Big E descended on DC's playgrounds Bullets Forever (blog) Anyone from DC who loves DC sports also knows and loves Dave McKenna, the former Washington City Paper sports columnist best known for chronicling Redskins owner Dan Snyder's many failings, particularly in an AZ manifesto that prompted Snyder to sue ...
Wilt vs. Elgin: When Their World Was the Playground Grantland By Dave McKenna on May 11, 2012 In the summer of 1957, Wilt Chamberlain came to Washington, DC, on the promise he'd get to play Elgin Baylor on the playground. And they played. Over several weeks, Chamberlain, a Philadelphia kid and the first 7-footer ...
