"It's Monday and before you do anything else, please, please, PLEASE vote for Pops's old home so the Louis Armstrong House Museum can secure some funds to preserve it for future generations. This is important!"
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
"It's Monday and before you do anything else, please, please, PLEASE vote for Pops's old home so the Louis Armstrong House Museum can secure some funds to preserve it for future generations. This is important!"
"As we set up for our "Satchmo the Great" screening, we wanted to take a minute and let you know that with less than 10 days left in the Partners in Preservation competition, we're going to start something new on Monday: every day at 4 p.m., a rarely seen Louis photograph on our Facebook page! Because you guys have kept on voting for us at www.partnersinpreservation.com, we'll give you a bonus one right now: Louis and his sister Beatrice ("Mama Lucy") in the 1940s!"
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
It's the Welfare Island Bridge; the only one by foot or motor vehicle from Queens to (now) Roosevelt Island. It's south on Vernon Blvd from Astoria Park area.
A few blocks north of the bridge is Rainey Park, our little league practice field for years
I lived on Roosevelt Island back in the early '80s. Even had a car, so I could get to the Pathmark on Northern Boulevard.
“America’s not a country. It’s just a business. Now pay me my fucking money.”
"Time for our first rare photograph! This is one from Louis's personal collection and it is of Louis and his adopted son Clarence Hatfield Armstrong in Chicago 1933. Teenaged Louis began watching Clarence after his mother died in childbirth. Even after an injury to his brain, Louis loved and cared for Clarence for the rest of his life. Come back tomorrow for another never-before-seen image and remember to keep voting for us at www.partnersinpreservation.com "
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
"The reason it is misshapen and some of the inscription is missing is because this was originally cut out by Louis and scotch-taped to one of his collages! It eventually fell off but he still saved it, so this is a true rarity. (We have a couple of boxes of photographs that were once used for collages!)"
Since you have facebook....you can get the updates by going to below and click the like button.
#SatchmoPhotoChallenge! This time, we need a caption because we don't know how to explain this one: Louis, wearing a kilt, pretending to stab another trumpet player! So who wants to caption it? Leave a comment! And please keep voting for us at www.partnersinpreservation.com. Less than a week to go!
Last edited by Blue Train; May-17th-2012 at 03:48 PM.
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
Today's rare photo comes from another one of Louis's collages. It's a lovely photo of Louis at an outdoor cafe in Paris...but please note the message Louis affixed to the picture! Gotta love Louis's sense of humor. We hope you enjoyed this one; two more to go this week! Keep the votes coming at www.partnersinpreservation.com!
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
You might have seen the iconic photo of Louis playing for Lucille in front of the Great Sphinx in 1961. But you probably haven't seen this one of Louis riding a camel that same day! This concludes today's #SatchmoPhotoChallenge but there's still 5 more days to keep voting for us at www.partnersinpreservation.com. Check back tomorrow at 4pm for the next pic!
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
Satchmo SummerFest Fact of the Week: Satchmo's favorite dish was red beans and rice. In fact he loved it so much he often signed his letters "Red Beans and Ricely Yours."
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
Pops Favorite Dish By - Louis and Lucille Armstrong
Creole Red Beans (Kidney) and Rice
Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum
Ingredients:
1 lb. kidney beans
1 lb. salt pork (strip of lean, strip of fat; slab bacon may be used if preferred)
1 small can tomato sauce (if desired)
6 small ham hocks, or 1 smoked pork butt
2 onions, diced
1 green (bell) pepper
5 tiny or 2 medium dried peppers
1 clove garlic, chopped
Salt to taste
Preparation:
Use a 2 qt. pot with cover. Wash beans thoroughly, then soak overnight in cold water. Be sure to cover beans. To cook, pour water off beans, add fresh water to cover. Add salt pork or bacon and let come to a boil over a full flame in covered pot. Turn flame down to slightly higher than low and let cook one and one-half hours. Add diced onions, bell pepper, garlic, dried peppers, and salt. Cook 3 hours. Add tomato sauce and cook one and one-half hours more, adding water whenever necessary. Beans and meat should always be just covered with water (juice), never dry. This serves 6 or more persons.
To prepare with Ham Hocks or Pork Butts ... Wash meat, add water to cover, and let come to a boil in covered pot over medium flame. Cook one and one-half hours, then add beans (pour water off) and add rest of ingredients to meat. Cook four and one-half hours. Add water when necessary.
Suggestions:
For non-pork eaters, chicken fat may be used instead of salt pork. Corned beef or beef tongue may be used instead of ham hocks or butts.
Rice:
2 cups white rice
2 cups water
One teaspoon of salt
One pot with cover
Wash rice thoroughly, have water and salt come to a boil. Add rice to boiling water. Cook until rice swells and water is almost evaporated. Cover and turn flame down low. Cook until rice is grainy. To insure grainy rice, always use one and one-half cups water to one cup of rice ...
To Serve:
On dinner plate ‚ Rice then beans, either over rice or beside rice, as preferred. Twenty minutes later‚ Bisma Rex and Swiss Kriss.
Please don't forget to vote over the next 3 days to ensure that Pops's old house in Queens gets money it desperately needs to help with its preservation. Louis Armstrong House Museum
"The four projects that receive the most public votes will have their grant requests fully funded, and the remainder of the $3 million in grants will be given to a number of the other sites after review by American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and an advisory committee composed of civic and preservation leaders from New York."
Last edited by Blue Train; May-19th-2012 at 02:21 PM.
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
Today's #SatchmoPhotoChallenge is a rare backstage glimpse of 2 of the greatest singers in the history of jazz (or music in general): Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. How many millions have been influenced by these two geniuses? If you liked this photo, we hope you'll take a minute to cast a quick vote for us at www.PartnersInPreservation.com. Voting ends in 3 days!
Last edited by Blue Train; May-19th-2012 at 03:01 PM.
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
I noticed that. I would say it's at least 5-10 afters after he ruptured his lip aka "Satchmo's Syndrome". You know you have off the hook skilz when they name Syndromes after you.
Not sure what is going on with Lady Day's right arm.
I am sure you know....I am predisposed to loving that picture of him and Ella.
Last edited by Blue Train; May-19th-2012 at 04:33 PM.
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
"Today's #SatchmoPhotoChallenge: an unpublished Jack Bradley photograph of Louis "Country and Western" Armstrong! Jack took this photo in Central Park in 1970 for the album of the same name (now available on iTunes, btw). Tomorrow's the last day to vote at www.partnersinpreservation.com! Don't stop now!"
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
"Did you know that Louis Armstrong stopped a Civil War? He arrived in the Congo in 1960 in the middle of a war...but both sides stopped fighting to greet Armstrong, carry him into a stadium and watch him perform. The fighting resumed as soon as he left! Such was the power of Ambassador Satch. Today's #SatchmoPhotoChallenge is a rare color photo of Louis being triumphantly carried to the concert. Please keep sharing and voting for us at www.partnersinpreservation.com! "
Last edited by Blue Train; May-21st-2012 at 12:24 PM.
"There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind."
- Duke Ellington
“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."
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