Since chess is so much in the news lately due to The Queen’s Gambit, it’s a good time to post a video from the 1986 Broadway musical Chess. The only song from this show to hit the Top Forty song list was named “One Night in Bangkok. It’s pretty clever & worth a watch:
Month: March 2021
Returning to Restaurants
It’s going to be so nice to return to dining in restaurants. Here’s a nice looking babe checking her iPhone in pre-Covid days before chowing down on some Red Hot and Blue BBQ.

Nats Will Have Fans On Opening Day
The Washington mayor has announced that the Nationals will be able to have fans in the stands this year–including on Opening Day. This will make some people quite happy. Here’s a photo from pre-Covid days:

We’re Blushing
Glad to see Lexblog saying nice things about us:
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Nicholas Brothers & Doc Scantlin Orchestra
Sabrina Pacifici was kind enough to alert me to a great clip of the Nicholas Brothers dance team.
The Nicholas Brothers are also featured in one of my favorite classic movies, Sun Valley Serenade:
The full movie is available at YouTube. https://youtu.be/sCjCvOFBHFM (Option to rent appears after trailer). The full movie also features Glenn Miller, Dorothy Dandridge and Sonya Heine, the Olympic skating champion. I saw it & the only other Glenn Miller movie, “Orchestra Wives” (also good) at the AFI theater when it was at the Kennedy Center.
Closer to home, the Doc Scantlin Orchestra tries to replicate the type of show you would see at a 1930s-40s supper club. No talents as big as the Nicholas Brothers & Cab Calloway, but they are super entertaining. I’ve seen them a couple of times & would gladly go again.
Kurt Elling: American Tune
Is Kurt Elling the best contemporary jazz singer? It’s hard to think of anyone better. Here’s his cover of Paul Simon’s American Tune: