And I might add as long as I’m at it. I’m appalled at Yale’s awarding Euan Blair a monetary scholarship, but not surprised. Yale has always been an incomparably more elitist institution than Harvard.

At Harvard in 1959, “honorary freshman scholarships” were awarded to about ten percent of the admitted freshmen whose transcripts justified the award of scholarship money but who could afford to attend without any form of financial aid.

It is appalling to me that over fifty years later, some one with a father as wealthy as Tony Blair can be awarded a monetary (as opposed to an honorary) scholarship at Yale.

Yeah, Little Jazz:) Usta have that album — yeah they sure pushed each other. Surprising how much Roy cd sound like Diz when he wanted, of course John Birks grew up copying Roy before he got into his own thing.

Little Jazz, makes me smile just to think of him. Here’s one for your Anecdote file: winter of 1965 sitting in the Five Spot, lower Manhattan, 3:30AM? I’m sitting there writing part of the preamble to the Constitution & Bylaws of the about-to-be-launched Progressive Labor Party, listening to Roy E & Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s quartets trade sets:) With Three-Finger Horace Parlan on piano.

Roy Eldridge: only hornplayer cd come on after Prez & bring the whole set to a climax. Ever hear that JATP, where Yard’s turn comes up right after Lester? Hehe, it’s funny:) Boys vs men:) But that was just that one time, as anybody who’s heard Yard come in on “In the still of night” knows:)
EZ,
de:)
PS, you left out Dinah Washington, greatest of them all cept Billie maybe. Alive now? Bobi Cespedes, Vivito Y Coleando:)
PPS, ever hear Dakota Staton? “the late late show”?

‘Tony Blair is to expand his interest in inter-faith relations by taking on a part-time role teaching about “faith and globalisation” at Yale. The former prime minister, who is the Middle East envoy for the Quartet of the EU, Russia, the UN and the US, will lead a seminar at the prestigious American university next year.

News of Mr Blair’s latest role comes after he was awarded Yale’s Howland Distinguished Fellowship, created in 1915 for any “citizen of any country in recognition of some achievement of marked distinction in the field of literature or fine arts or the science of government”. Richard Levin, Yale’s President, said: “The appointment of Mr Blair provides a tremendous opportunity for our students and our community. As the world continues to become increasingly interdependent, it is essential that we explore how religious values can be channelled toward reconciliation rather than polarisation.

“Mr Blair has demonstrated outstanding leadership in these areas and is especially qualified to bring his perspective to bear. We are honoured that he is planning to join the Yale community.”
[The Independent March 8 2008 James McIntyre]

There is obviously a cosy relationship between Yale and Blair as the eldest Blair scion, Euan, attended there in 2006 to much speculation in the UK as to why this wealthy family (mother Cherie is a High Court Judge) should need to receive financial help of this nature.

‘And when newspapers reported that Yale had also awarded Blair a $92,000 full tuition scholarship to study in New Haven, some commentators asked why the financial support was needed by the wealthy Blair family and questioned whether the prime minister had used his position to secure an elite education for his son. But others have argued that Blair’s acceptance was likely for the right reasons — he has a background in politics, performed reasonably well academically, and may add to the diversity and experiences of Yale’s student body’.

I’m not a big Brubeck fan either, but I very much like his collaboration with Rushing. I’m very much into female jazz vocalists, Ella especially but also Sarah and Billie and Nina Simone and Peggy Lee and Etta James.

Okay, I’ll cf. yr Dave Brubeck & raise ya Dizzy Gillespie, but first the text for Today’s Sermon:
Reinhart Reinhart, I’m a most indifferent guy,
reinhart reinhart I’ma most indifrnt guy.
I LOVE my babee: that ain’t no harvard lie…

Just discoverd few days ago Amazon Mp3s, they play on Itunes, buy one track for 99cents, one click. Day fore yesterdy I bought a track from Duke Ellington Jazz Party: “Hello Little Girl”, w/Diz & Mr 5X5. Best Diz solo ever heard, when the brass section comes in, raised hair back my neck. “Same Little guy brought You from TEnnassee…”

Kim will give you my email if you want, glad t meetcha!

1960 you said? Hmm, never liked Brubeck much after he got rid that highly unique & original drummer, one with the ENORMOUS bass drum? hehe, I’m djaivn:)

“keep swingen”,

Dan

his only qualification and it is the qualification that continues to give status positions to the likes of wolfowitz, feith, wurmser, all the kagans and pipes, they are zionists - fanatically so.

http://www.monthlyreview.org/mrzine/barker080108.html#zunes

Believe me, I couldn’t possibly dream up a piece of work like Jaime. I’ll take it as a compliment, though, that you would suggest I possess such imaginative prowess, but no, Jaime is an unfortunate fact of life. Good for sick entertainment I suppose . . . .

With respect to the topic of Kim Petersen’s current article, that being allegations of Dershowitz’s plagiarism, and Harvard’s inability and/or unwillingness to properly investigate same, having watched the “debate” between NF and AD, I have serious doubts if Dershowitz even read the book much less wrote it. One cannot escape how little he appears to know about his supposedly own creation. See Here

Not only have I “sampled” other DV articles, but if you had bothered to “sample” some of the other articles here today you would know that I have commented on several of them. You have been too busy here, I guess, telling others what is or isn’t or what should or shouldn’t be significant to them at this particular point in time. Why you think you are in a position to do so, I cannot comprehend. Self-appointed dictators, however, we definitely do not need on DV. Thanks just the same!

And I’ll bow out here, if you still don’t get my point. Kim either will or will not agree with you that it’s worth DV’s time to rehash a critical issue as far as academia goes, instead of putting up other articles of more pressing concerns to DV and its readers.

Lemme ask you, you have sampled other articles in DV, right, Ray?

–Harvard Blues
Jimmy Rushing w/Count Basie 1938