general conditions.

DT. 2 Feb 2010.

Thomas had refused to talk to the media in the week leading up to Dallas’ 24-3 win over Miami in Super Bowl VI. After the Cowboys’ win, Brookshier stood next to the running back, talking about his speed and building up to this question: “Are you that fast?”

“Evidently,” Thomas replied.

But there was another Thomas gem from that week. Asked just before the game if the Super Bowl is the ultimate game, Thomas replied with a question: “If it’s the ultimate game, how come they’re playing it again next year?”

Thomas scored the first touchdown at Texas Stadium in 1971. He played just two seasons in Dallas, rushing for 803 yards as a rookie and 793 the following year.

¡fete BOOM! 2 Feb 2010.

While we’re centered on music – I’m not sure – some noise around this – but I heard late last night that NY saxophonist, Bill McHenry, is playing at Saxon Pub in Austin, TX tonight.

Jazz is a music that eventually prizes iconoclasts, but positively reveres antecedents. Part of the game in evaluating a young player is figuring out where he or she came from, stylistically. And that’s what makes Bill McHenry so pleasantly perplexing. He partakes of the lineage, certainly: As a saxophonist, he’s studied Sonny Rollins and Dewey Redman, but sounds like neither. His musical presence is more circumspect; his sound is smaller, but not at all ungenerous. McHenry’s compositions in some respects recall those of Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman, but not entirely, and not slavishly. These sessions were originally recorded live at the New York’s Fat Cat Jazz Club during the summer of 2005, and certainly, the quintet McHenry led is the band with which to hear him, a band that combines youthful energy with veteran experience.

And the bummer envelope, please…

I’d be happy to go to texas if there was a gig- Glad you enjoyed it-
Bill

From: vaughanstudio@mac.com
To: billmchenry@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Texas Dates?
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:35:24 -0600

apologies. i was pretty excited to see that you were playing in austin. i’m not surprised that you haven’t played down here – it can be sort of a dumb state. will try to catch you the next time i’m in nyc. you guys were incredible at village vanguard!

thanks,

vaughan + company
o 512.858.1283
c 512.406.1015

On Feb 2, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Bill McHenry wrote:

Hi Ed-
I don’t know what you were looking at but I’ve never played in Texas- no date scheduled- sorry!
Bill

Musical Score. 1 Feb 2010.

‘chasing KEINO’ should have an original score by next weekend. We’ve been doing weekend duty mixing and re-mixing the musical cues. They really do sound terrific. We are very nearly there. Thanks to some very talented folk.

SDBFF. 30 Jan 2010.

This weekend San Diego is hosting the third largest black film festival in the country. The festival is being attended by such VIPs as actor Danny Glover and director Spike Lee.

Bobby Brown, Victor Willis of the Village People, Kenny Gamble, and a slew of up and coming stars graced the red carpet with Host Kiki Shepard on Friday.

Festival movie showings continue through Sunday at the U.A. Horton Plaza 14, 7th and G St. downtown.

Texas Black Film Festival. Dallas. 22 Jan 2010.

HONORABLE MENTION
Certain films which are worthy of Honorable Mention are not programmed due to various factors including: screen availability; appeal to small niche audiences; or TBFF lacking any Premiere status. The following films, although not programmed, received Honorable Mention.

Chasing Keino dir. by Ed Vaughan (Dripping Springs, TX)
The Fire Inside dir. by Monique Walton (Austin, TX)
Coming Correct dir. by Joseph L. Stovall (Lawrenceville, GA)
River Toll dir. by Kenny Brown (LA, CA)
Brothers, Inc. dir. by Michael Johnson (LA, CA)
Johnny’s Leaving dir. by Kali Baker-Johnson (Maplewood, NJ)

It would have been fun to have screened cK in Dallas, but equally nice that the work was appreciated.