04.02.08

That good old stride piano

Posted in Books, Daily life, Jazz, Music, Video at 3:49 pm by LeisureGuy

Thanks to Jack from the Netherlands for suggesting this:

For more like that, do a YouTube search on Olivier Lancelot. And here’s Stephanie Trick playing James P. Johnson’s Carolina Shout:

The Netherlands, of course, is the great biking nation—and Steve of Kafeneio has a good post about how he found a Dutch bicycle that’s made in the California. And why not? If there are the Pennsylvania Dutch, why not the California Dutch. (PS: I know that the Pennsylvania “Dutch” are in fact “Deutsch”—I’m in the process of reading Page Smith’s fascinating two-volume book A New Age Now Begins: A People’s History of the American Revolution.)

1 Comment »

  1. Steve said,

    2 April 2008 at 5:59 pm

    Michael:

    I know you’re into more exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Electra Bicycles is in Vista, California, just North of San Diego. You may want to check out their bikes. I’m not crazy about walking but love biking. The Classic 3 that I bought is a real Cadillac….perfect for old geezers like me.

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