Dancing In The Sun;
George Howard

If you are a smooth jazz aficianado at any level, find a mac, go to the iTunes music store, and acquire this song as soon as possible...

My father had a tape recording of this song from CD 101.9 for the last seven years, but had no idea of the track name or artist who did it. So as I finally got to remaster his tape collection onto MP3, I vowed that I would get the full version of the song. And away I looked, from CD1019.com, to certain music stores, to Tower Records; with no luck. Then came the iTunes Music Store, where any song is a $1, and any album is $10. I tried my luck there with the 30 second previews listening to every sax player I could think of; from Kenny G & Everette Harp, to Richard Elliot & David Sanborn, to Dave Koz & Kevin Garrett, to Gerald Albright & Kirk Whalum. Though I found some new and cool tunes along the way, not one of these artists comprised the track my pop loved so much. Three weeks later, at 2 in the morning, I sat frustrated at my iMac screen, and start playing some George Howard tracks; and by the way, I own his greatest hits. Then all of a sudden, I click the wrong album, check out the title track, and...

Voila! I found it!!
Someone's gonna get an awesome Father's Day gift!!

In any case, greetings from da Kat unda da Kangol cap! It's been raining like crazy this past week, and for the first time in a while, the sun is out. Interesting, I remember typing this on my last post. And there was nothing but rain ever since. First up, I wish all who celebrate a happy belated Puerto Rican Day. Second, iTunes Music Store is definitely gonna get a big-up from me, as I have bought 8 tracks, six of which are unavailable through conventional means, including Dancing in the Sun. The interface is easy, the prices are reasonable; and even though their jazz selection is not entirely big (I still await more Everette Harp and Dan Siegel songs), their library is large. They get a 10 out of 10; though any place which I can download pop's track would get a 10 out of 10 from me...

iPod update:
The six month celebration of no longer having to sport a walk/disc-man is in two days. And my new iPod has undergone even more condensing, with now 1776 songs and 1.5GB of space left, after having the same amount of space with only 1766 songs. As far as the unit itself, I scotch-taped the back part of the plastic slip cover, and managed to "erase" the multi-languaged "Don't Steal Music." reminder; and ended up with a decent protective cover to use while operating the iPod. The result: a week passing by without one scratch or dent on my iPod! A first of many firsts on da far side...
And on a side note, the Monday after my previous post, I went back to the Apple Store on SoHo to inquire about their earphones which literally died out on me due to too much bass, and do you know they gave me a replacement pair on the spot?!?! Now I have two working earphones, and my DJ headphones! But word to the wise: that was a one-time deal. I will not be able to get it replaced again after that; or so they say...

With 351 days until graduation, I am starting to enjoy my summer vacation. With nothing but real work to do, I can sit and relax for a while, something I've not had the opportunity to do in a long time.

Well, that's all I can comprise for now. Catch you later...