Just in case you don't get Daniel Pipe's newsletter, he hit a ground rule double today. Saudis who come here to live import slaves. And it ain't just a few of them.

And I've said it before and I'll say it again: if you haven't made BET Jazz one of your favorite TV channels you're missing great jazz. None (almost none) of that fucking bop. Everything swings. Just the best. It's truly color blind. Can you play is the only criteria.