Well, here it is, another lazy Sunday afternoon. The birds are chirping outside my window. I’ve got a little King Cole Trio playing over the computer speakers. “I’ll String Along With You.” Remember when Capitol came out with that enormous King Cole Trio box set that contained all of their material? Is that still available or is it strictly an Ebay find now? Anyway, it has been a warm weekend here in Nashville. We hit the low eighties yesterday. The weatherman said we were about fifteen degrees above normal for April. Is no one utterly frightened by all of the weird weather patterns we have been having lately? Seems like warning signs going off left and right.

Speaking of climate changes and weird weather patterns, if you are a regular reader of this blog, you would have noticed mention of my friends Gaylea and Scott and the opening of their new packing and shipping business a few weeks ago. The picture below is a photo of the grand opening.

Well, six days later tornados ripped through Nashville and surrounding cities. The new packing and shipping business became an unwilling victim to the tempest. Six days of bliss and unbridled ambition and hope was turned into this

It’s quite a blow to know that your friends struggled so hard to get something going, then only six days later their dreams are completely shattered. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. My friend Gaylea’s response to this? “God is SO good.” Why? Because her mother was there when this happened and she came out alive. Evening Melancholy is blind when it comes to politics, race and religion. Jazz can not be categorized in that kind way and neither can the station or website, but you have to admire that kind of faith. It can all be gone in just a snap of a finger. Love ‘em while you have ‘em. Life is short. Cliched but true.

On a happier note, I spent last Sunday afternoon at the Frist Center here in town.

Once the downtown Post Office, the place was gutted and transformed into the Frist Center for the Visual Arts http://www.fristcenter.com It has been open since 2001 and provides Nashville with that added dose of culture we much longed for. I went to see the African Art; African Voices exhibit, which I found quite beautiful AND informative. I have also seen various painting and photography exhibits there. If you plan on visiting Nashville, definitely stop here. The exhibits are always interesting and the staff has been friendly and helpful every time I have gone.

As far as the station goes, I am adding two new cds. One is the But Beautiful cd by the late Shirley Horn. I will also add some tracks from the Thelonious Monk Quarter with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall cd. I guess I will add some tracks. I haven’t listened to it yet, so I am not sure if there is anything appropriate for the station on them. I also received a cd in the mail the other day from a guitarist by the name of Earnest Woodall. I like what he has done with the tunes “Night and Day” and “Body and Soul”, so I will be adding those tracks as well.