Hey Joe

Correspondence with my brother earlier today, as the smoke signals from the Vatican appeared:

PB: All these years, and never a [Pope] Joseph until now.... Except he's not Pope Joseph. They're going with Pope Benedict XVI.

Bro: I wonder why there's never been a Pope Joe....

PB: Maybe because all the other Josephs weren't Pius enough?


I crack myself up sometimes.


Just heard: The Easy Way by The Jimmy Giuffre Three, featuring bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Jim Hall alongside Giuffre, who plays a variety of reeds. This is a unique, strange, intense record. The group always seems like it's on the verge of breaking into something stronger, but it remains fairly delicate throughout. Found in the dollar bin five hours ago, along with a couple more Stan Getz and Freddie Hubbard records. You've got to check out Giuffre in Jazz On A Summer's Day too. He's the first performer in the film.