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AL GATOR ON SAX
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TRUE BLUES MAN

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dam farmers

pbj time
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As if there aren't enough weirdos to deal with in the living world, you want to get together with some of the weirdos on the other side?

calven being weard
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such a strange boy

  

 
The first ever “World Summit on Toilets” was held in Singapore in November 2001.

Approximately 60 circus performers have been shot from cannons, and 31 of these have been killed.

Police in Hong Kong stopped a man because he seemed to be "oddly shaped". He was found to be wearing 18 bras, and 45 pairs of ladies' panties.

DEATH TO BARNY
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DIE DIE DIE

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to day we shall a make a chocolat moose
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Silence. Has it stopped? Good. Ever since that couple moved in next door, lay awake from the squeaking and pounding. What are they doing in there? I managed to convince myself that they're building a raft. They're not working very efficiently. Especially the girl, who seems to lose patience at once. Tonight they must have finished the sail. I wonder how they plan on getting it in the water, though.

Most people squash a fly without hesitation. Others ignore the insect, because squashing it takes too much trouble or goes against their principles.

myself really value these decisions. All practical and moral aspects of squashing a fly must be regarded. It's a long process.

But what's all this worth without decisive action? In the end, I only slightly squash the poor thing and hate myself for the rest of the day.

Walk
Socks
Dreaming... dreaming... dreaming...
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Lost. But what was I looking for?

pinkey and  the brain

Pinky are you pondering what I am pondering??? "Uh, I think so, Brain, but where will we find a duck and a hose at this hour?"
Pinky are you pondering what I am pondering???
 
"Uh, I think so, Brain, but if we didn't have ears, we'd look like weasels."

Pinky are you pondering what I am pondering???

"Uh, I think so, Brain, but where will we find a duck and a hose at this hour?"

"I think so, but where will we find an open tattoo parlor at this time of night?"

"Uh, I think so, Brain, but if we didn't have ears, we'd look like weasels."

"Uh... yeah, Brain, but where will we get rubber pants our size?"

"Uh, I think so, Brain but balancing a family and a career . . . oooh, it's all too much for me."

"Uh I think so, Brain, but isn't Regis Philbin already married?"

"Uh, I think so, Brain, but burlap chafes me so."

"Sure, Brain, but how are we going to find chaps our size?"

"Uh, I think so, Brain, but we'll never get a monkey to use dental floss."

"Uh, I think so, Brain, but this time, you wear the tutu."

"I think so, Brain, but culottes have a tendency to ride up so."

"I think so, Brain, but if they called them sad meals, kids wouldn't buy them."

"I think so, Brain, but me and Pippi Longstocking... I mean, what would the children look like?"

"I think so, Brain, but this time, you put the trousers on the chimp."

"Well, I think so, Brain, but I can't memorize a whole opera in Yiddish."

"I think so Brain, Poit! But where do you put the feather and call it macaroni?"

"I think so Brain, but there's already a bug stuck in here from last time."

"I think so Brain, but I get all clammy inside the tent."

"I think so Brain, but I don't think Kay Ballard is in the union."

"I think so Brain, but the Rockettes, it's mostly girls, isn't it?"

"I think so Brain, but pants with horizontal stripes make me look chubby."

"I think so Brain, but pantyhose are so uncomfortable in the summer time."

"Uh, I think so Brain, but you'd have to take that whole bridge apart then, wouldn't you?"

"Uh, I think so Brain, but how are we gonna teach a goat to dance with flippers on?"

"I think so Brain, but apply north to what?"

"Uh, I think so Brain, but Snowball for Windows?"

Pinky - "Uh, I think so Brain, no, no, it's too stupid."

Brain - "We will disguise ourselves as a cow"

Pinky - "Narf! That was it exactly!"

"Uh, I think so Don Cerebro, but why would Sophia Loren do a musical?"

"I think so, but what if the chicken won't wear the nylons?"

"Well, I think so, Brain, but if Jimmy cracks corn, and no one cares, why does he keep doing it?"

"I think so, Brain, Narf, but don't camels spit a lot?"

"I think so, Brain, but how will we get a pair of Abe Vigoda's pants?"

"I think so, Brain, but isn't a cucumber that small called a gherkin?"

"I think so, Brain, but Pete Rose? I mean, can we trust him?"

"Well, I think so, Brain, but do I really need two tongues?"

"Uh, I think so Brain but isn't that why they invented tube socks?"

I think so Brain. But suppose we do the hokey pokey and turn ourselves around, is that what it's really all about?

I think so, Brain. But if Pinocchio were carved out of bacon it wouldn't be the same story, would it?

Yes Brain, I think so, but do nuts go with pudding?

I think so, commander Brain from outer space! But do we have time to grease the rockets?

Whuh... I think so Brain, but this time I get to play the dishwasher repairman.

I think so Brainus, but what if a sudden wind were to blow up my toga?

I think so Brain, but Trojans won't arrive on the scene for another 300 years.

I think so Brain... but where would a yak put PVC tubing?

I think so, Brain. But should we use dishwashing liquid or cooking oil?

We think so Brain! But dressing like twins is so tacky.

I think so, Brain! You draw the bath and I'll fetch the alka seltzers and candles

I think so, Brain. But the real trick will be getting Demi Moore out of the creamed corn!

I think so, Brain! But won't Mr. Hoover notice a missing evening gown?

I think so, Brain. Just make sure we don't swallow each other's bubbles.

I think so, Brain! But do I have what it takes to be "The Lord of the Dance?"

I think so Brain, but what would goats be doing in red leather turbans?

I think so, Brain, but can you use the word "asphalt" in polite society?

I think so, Brain, but aren't we out of shaving cream?

Um, I think so, Brain, but I hear Hillary is the jealous type.

I think so Brain, but there's still a bug in there from last time.

I think so Brain, but culottes have a tendency to ride up so.

I think so Brain, but this time you wear the tutu.

I think so Brain, but it's a miracle this one grew back.

Well, I think so Brain but first you'd have to take that whole bridge apart wouldn't you?

Aww, I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career ... uh, it's all too much for me.

I think so Brain but what if we stick to the seat covers?

I think so Brain but if you replace the P with an O, my name would be Oinky wouldn't it?

Ewww, I think so Brain, but I think I'd rather eat the Macarena.

Well, I think so, but Kevin Costner with an English accent?

I think so Brain, but don't we need a pool to play Marco Polo?

Well, I think so Brain, but do I really need two tongues?

Well, I think so Brain, but we're already naked.

Brain, Are you pondering what I'm pondering?? We eat the box? No Brain, we build a boat, and then we eat the box.

Well, I think so Brain but if Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why does he keep doing it?

I think so Brain, but don't camels spit a lot?

I think so Brain, but how do we get a pair of Abe Vegoda's pants?

I think so Brain, but Pete Rose? I mean, can we trust him?

I think so Brain, but why would peter bodanovich?

I think so Brain, but isn't a cucumber that small called a gurkin?

I think so Brain, but if we get Sam Spade we'll never have any puppies.

I think so Larry, and Brain, but how can we get 7 dwarfs to shave their legs?

I think so Brain, but calling it a Poo Poo Platter, I mean, what were they thinking?

I think so Brain, but how will we get the spice girls into the paella?

I think so, but if we give peas a chance won't the Lima beans feel left out?

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?- What did you say Pinky? - Oh nothing Brain.

I think so Brain, but if we had a snowmobile wouldn't it melt before the summer?

I think so Brain, but what kind of rides do they have in FabioLand?

I think so Brain, but can the gummy worms really live in peace with the marshmallow chips?

I think so Brain, but wouldn't anything lose it's flavor on the bed post overnight?

I think so Brain, but 3 round meals a day wouldn't be as hard to swallow.

I think so Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice?

I think so Brain, but three men in a tub? Ewww, that's unsanitary.

Yesss, but why does ze chicken cross ze road if not for love? Ahhh...I do not know.

I think so Brain, but I prefer Space Jelly.

Yes Brain, but if our knees bent the other way, how would we ride a bicycle?

Wuh, I think so Brain, but how will we get 3 pink flamingos into on pair of capri pants?

I think so Don Cerbro, but why would sophia loren do a musical?

I think so Brain, but the Rocetts... it's mostly girls isn't it?

I think so but pantyhose are so uncomfortable during the summer time.

I think so Brain... no, no it's too stupid.

Oh Brain, I certainly hope so.

I think so Brain, but Tuesday well isn't a complete sentence.

I think so Brain, but who wants to see Snow White and the 7 Samurai?

I think so, Brain, but then my name would be Thumby.

I think so, Brain, but I find scratching just makes it worse.

I think so, Brain, but shouldn't the bat boy be wearing a cape?

I think so, Brain, but why would anyone want a depressed tongue?

Um, I think so, Brainie, but why would anyone want to Pierce Brosnan?

Methinks so, Brain, verily, but dost thou think Pete Rose by any other name would still smell as sweaty?

I think so, Brain, but wouldn't his movies be more suitable for children if he was named Jean-Claude van Darn?

Wuh, I think so, Brain, but will they let the Cranberry Dutchess stay in the Lincoln Bedroom?

I think so, Brain, but why does a forklift have to be so big if all it does is lift forks?

I think so, Brain, but if it was only supposed to be a three hour tour, why did the Howells bring all their money?

I think so, Brain, but Zero Mostel times anything will still give you Zero Mostel.

I think so, Brain, but if we have nothing to fear but fear itself, why does Elanore Roosevelt wear that spooky mask?

I think so, Brain, but what if the hippopotamus won't wear the beach thong?

|Pinky| Whoof, oh, I'd have to say the odds of that are terribly slim Brain.

|Brain| True.

|Pinky| I mean, really, when have I ever been pondering what you've been pondering?

|Brain| To my knowledge, never.

|Pinky| Exactly. So, what are the chances that this time, I'm pondering what you're pondering?

|Brain| Next to nil.

|Pinky| Well, that's exactly what I'm thinking, too.

|Brain| Therefore, you *are* pondering what I'm pondering.

|Pinky| Poit, I guess I am!

Pinky - "Yes I am." (In this case Brain has made Pinky a genius)

pinky

Your Brain's Pattern
Your brain is always looking for the connections in life.
You always amaze your friends by figuring out things first.
You're also good at connecting people - and often play match maker.
You see the world in fluid, flexible terms. Nothing is black or white.

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This is the story of the little dragon Ryu dragon

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Once upon a time there was a small dragon whelp who spent most of his days watching the children laughing and playing. Ryu had wanted to play with them too but he remembers what his mommy told him about humans and how they see his kind how they would run and be scared if he was to show him self to them.

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One day ryu was playing with the other dragon kids when he hear the sound of some one crying so ryu went to see were the sound was coming from as he walked the sound got stronger but being a small dragon ryu was not able to see were it was coming from so he had to poke his head in the bush. There beside the bush was a human girl around his age or so not knowing how to tell how old humans were but seeing as the girl was about his size he thought she was his age not wanting to scare the human he sat there watching her wondering if some one would come after hearing the sound she was making.

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It seem like a life time but no one came to see why the little girl was making such noise as ryu lay in the grass watching he felt a cold rain start to come down and seen the little girl shivering in the cold rain he thought to him self what his mom had told him about humans and how they cant be trusted but some thing told him that this one was different and need his help so ryu  came out of the grass and walk slowly to the girl sniffing the air to see if there was any others around knowing some one would come for the child  he was on his guard trying his best not to be seen or scare the girl any more then she was already ryu walk slowly to the girl smelling her fear and the sent of flowers around her.

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Ryu slowly walk to the girl and lay close to her covering her in his wings the best he can from the rain knowing he was taking a huge risk but he did not care in his heart he new what he was doing was right. The girl started to scream but stop when she seen in his eyes some how she new that he would not harm her or do any thing to hurt her in anyway. The little girl started to speak why why would u do such a thing for some one like me after all my kind has try to kill your kind off and said that your evil and only want to attack us and eat our cattle.

Ryu did not know what to say but then he thought of what a old dragon had told him about some humans and how they were different and to never judge every human the same for not every human was mean and hate our kind. The truth was that some humans had in fact got along very well with our kind and called them friends and had fought beside them as warriors in many battles the old dragon had told ryu how he was brought in to this world by the help of humans and how the very blanket he carry’s with him was made by human hands as a birth gift Ryu took the blanket out and covered him and the little girl so that they both whoud be warm  as he reach for the blanket the little girls eyes open and she spoke oh thank u I was starting to get cold are u lost too? Ryu did not know what to say he was not use to humans’ speaking to him after all most humans hated dragons and dragons’ feard humans. Yes ryu said I I am lost I seen u crying and shivering and thought I whoud keep u warm oh thank u the little girl said what is your name? She asks? I am Ryu were do u come from ryu asks my land is far from here way over that hill she points. And were u from brave little Ryu? I am from over that way my family and others have just come here after knights came and burn down our village and took our gold and gems they took my papa for a slave Ryu looks away with a tear in his eye not wanting to show the human his true feelings. Oh I am sorry the little girl says u must truly hate my kind  for every thing they have done to u and your family oh no I don’t hate you I just don’t like them veary much they have been mean to me and throw stones at me and poke at me with rocks some times my kind do things out of fear and anger that we know is wrong but we do it any way with out thinking she said.

Some times we do the same thing we attack with out thinking after all this is your land before we came said Ryu. Shoud11/18/2004 we go back to your village were u will be warm I am shure your parents will be worried that u have been away for so long they may think u are in danger or may be hurt and cold and hungry? Well the little girl said I am hungry and if it is all right with u I whoud like to stay or go were ever u go if that’s not to much to ask I know  it may seem a bit strange having a human for a friend

That’s ok Ryu said I am use to being different a true dragon can never have too many I friends I know were there is a cave not too far from here were we can stay and be warm and dry ok as long as you are there to protect me

The little girl said. What may I call u ask Ryu? Oh how silly of me I am April princess April or that’s what my mommy calls me my sister is to be the Queen of our land or as soon as she marry that icky prince from over there she points I don’t like him or trust him at all he is only after my papas land he don’t care about my sister I seen his eyes when they are together the little girl said.

I was to be a prince and ruler of our land my papa said I will make a good prince and a fine ruler what ever dat mean oh I am shure u will be a good prince the little girl said. And you will make a good princess April Ryu smiled my first rule shall be all dragons will go free and never be hunted all there gold and gems shall be return them oh that whoud make my clan veary happy Ryu said and my first rule will be to learn from humans and not fear them but to learn and understand them. Oh Ryu do u think that shall ever work? The little girl ask one never knows what shall happen next but together we shall try to make it work

Such brave words from such a small dragon April said ay Ryu said and the same can be said from such a small human but together we shall do our best to make shure that our kind shall live in peace. After all Ryu said look at us we have not try to kill each other and we are not scared

Discover Your Inner Dragon
 
This quiz is designed to help you identify your dragon within. It covers the elemental dragons (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow), the harmonious dragons (Black and White), the quintessential magical dragon (Tan), and the major metallic dragons (Gold, Silver, Copper).

music i love

 
here is a taste of what kind of music i like and one of the all time best jazz drumers of all time cozy cole
 
 Alan Hartwell has been producing recording sessions with some of the worlds' finest Jazz Musicians since 1958. His career in the music business, which has now spanned four decades, began when he put together a recording band, tapping the best talent from what was previously the Arthur Godfrey Ochestra on CBS Television, to produce a session featuring drummer Cozy Cole from New Yorks' famous Metroploe Cafe, which became a worldwide #1 hit on the Pop Music Charts.

Alan had pared down the larger orchestra to a recording ensemble of twelve, which consisted of Dick Hyman (Organ and Arrangements),Bert Farber (Piano), Al Caiola (Guitar), Wendall Marshall ((Bass), Peanuts Hucko (Clarinet), Pepper Adams and Barney Bigard (Saxaphones), Bernie Pevin and Joe Wilder (Trumpets), Urbie Green and Frank Rehak (Trombones), and of course featuring COZY COLE on Drums.

(With several albums released in his own name, Alan has also produced hundreds of sessions which are heard within other albums and compilations.)

COZY COLE - the swinging-est Drummer ever!

When our epoch of Jazz is chronicled among the arts, the outstanding percussionist of both, the current era and the entire Twentieth Century, will be Cozy Cole, an individual star-drummer (Exclusively on Love Records 1958 - 1965), whose heart of rhythm, warmth and good nature carried him into prominence from the swinging spots of Harlem and of 52nd Street, to the finest hotels and the most important music halls in the nation.
Cozy was about five years old, when his parents decided that there was only one way to solve the problem concerning knives, forks, spoons, pencils and nicked furniture. When Christmas morning rolled around, Cozy was probably the happiest and most wide-eyed boy in East Orange, New Jersey (where he was born in 1909), for under the tree was his first set of drums. Although this solved one problem, it created four more. Soon Mom and Dad Cole found that the other three sons and daughters also had musical aspirations. Two of Cozy's brothers became accomplished pianists, and his sister a concert pianist, and third brother is also a drummer.
Of course, Cozy's heart was with percussion from the very beginning, as most youngsters do now; he used to bang away on anything solid. As he began to mature, he learned to create melody and warmth, rather than rhythmic noise, and this in time led him to his studies at Julliard Conservatory with private teachers.
Cozy began playing around New York City with different small hands to gain experience. His first recording was made in 1930 with Jelly Roll Morton. Thereafter he played in groups led by Blanche Calloway, Benny Goodman, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway (who was the first maestro to realize that Cozy had the making of a fine first class percussionist) and has, as an individual, been featured with such musical greats as Raymond Scott, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Louis Armstrong. He is one the favored accompanists for vocalists as Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Mildred Balley, Savina and scores of others to numerous to mention in this limited space.
With Stuff Smith and Jonah Jones, he contributed enormously to the animation of New York's 62nd Street, which became known as "Swing Street", in the late 1930's.
In 1957, he toured Europe with Earl "Fatha" Hines and Jack Teagarden, scoring a tremendous success everywhere with a solo version of "Caravan" intrinsically as recorded here. While always much in demand for recording purposes, he was also one of the major attractions at New York's celebrated Metropole. It was here that a long-term exclusive recording contract with Love Records was negotiated; and thus began not only a business relationship, but an enduring friendship between Cozy Cole and Alan Hartwell of Love Records, who saw in Cozy, a potential talent, musical knowledge and vast experience which he felt could be combined, with fresh ideas, proper exposure and his own dedicated promotion to produce natural hits.
Cozy is recognized as a truly great percussionist and has been in the limelight for many years, and his crowning achievements prior to "TOPSY Part Two", were his work in the pit of "Carmen Jones" on Broadway (and of course his stellar performance on stage of that same great show) and his sensational appearance in "The Seven Lively Arts."
"TOPSY Part Two" (a multi-millions seller worldwide) represented an achievement more outstanding that his Broadway stage work in Carmen Jones, because this recording mode Cozy the first drummer to ever have an international hit featuring the drum solo. Also of note is the fact that this was one of the longest records (three minutes and thirty seconds) to make national lists, when the average recording was about two minutes. As it happened, this was the first single that Cozy had made for Love Records.
This hit allowed Cozy to develop his own groups: Cozy's Big Seven, Cozy Cole's Quartet, and The Cozy Cole Drum School (which he formed after spending more than four years with the Louis Armstrong aggregation) and his work with the CBS Orchestra, his great enthusiasm is directed to work for Love Records Inc. which this album exemplifies well.

"COOL"
Cozy Cole, more than most drummers, is to be seen as well as heard, but for quite the reverse of the expected reason; he is NOT an exhibitionist!
Musicologist & Felsted Producer Stanley Dance observed that "Where the normal concert-hall drum solo disintegrates into a vile, beat-less barrage accompanied by exaggerated gestures indicative of extreme physical exertion, Cozy will sitting almost trance-like, no part of him visibly moving except for his arms, while the drums mutter and roll in meaningful patterns all around him. As he reaches the climax, the famous, noble grin may becomes a little broader, but the beat is still steadily there, and Cozy-like just one or two of the greatest- is still swinging.
Swinging drummers were never common, and they as rare today as ever. Jazz drumming is a precision matter, but not merely in the metronomic sense. To maintain a strong regular beat is essential, but not enough. To adorn it with a multitude of demonstratively decorative accents as many vigorously do, is literally too much, in whatever way the work of the great drummers is analyzed, in terms of tempo, dynamics and technique, there remains a word defying difficulty in this question of swinging.
It is not hard to think of drummers, well- known and technically very gifted, who fail to swing. They know all the tricks and they can maintain a regular beat, but somehow their work almost invariably sounds stiff and poorly related to the rest of the music. Others, with possibly less technique, swing sassily and immediately, and so appear to inspire a band. The secret is surely one of integration in the group. Beyond technical adequacy, it requires self-discipline and an intuitively sympathetic understanding of the idiom. From this is derived that poise, that relaxation, which is personified in Cozy Cole, even when the beat is driving and most urgent. When Cozy begins to play and the melody of the Tom-Toms, the snares and the bass fill the room, you understand why Cozy is held in such high regard.
No note on Cozy would be complete without reference to his personal charm. Beyond his infectious smile, his warmth, tolerance, and consideration for others, there is his soft-spoken congeniality of a kind too rare in the world of jazz. Nor are these qualities by any means irrelevant to a consideration of his music.

"COLESY"
"Cozy" may seem an odd name, but like all tags it had a logical beginning. Seems that during his High School days William was never shortened to "Bill", or if it was to it didn't stick. This caused the football team, on which Cole played a fast running end, to adopt the yell "hey, Colesy." When throwing a forward pass to him. So "Colesy" Cole acquired two last names. Eventually though repetition the "LE" was dropped and the nickname "Cozy" did stick.

COZY COLE HITS!
This album is a collection of specially recorded songs for which Cozy Cole has achieved fame; each song in this album has its own story which, if pieced together could highlight the life of Cozy Cole and his successes in the entertainment business.
This was a newly recorded album, in which all of the finest stereo facilities were used to present Cozy at his best.
The co-producers of this album, Alan Hartwell (VP/Marketing Manager) and Lee Scalia (President) truly believe that Cozy's performances on this album make this one of the best records ever made, one that will endure long after we are gone, one that we were proud to be able to produce to preserve these performances of this great artist...

PERSONNEL
It is with sincere regret that we are unable to list the names of the ten additional talented musicians who supplemented the Alan Hartwell Big Band, and assisted Cozy Cole on this recording. These players, all great performers in their own right, are under contract as featured artists to various other recording companies, and although their musicianship warrants it, their contracts unfortunately forbid us from using their names. To all of them, our appreciative thanks.
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Alan Hartwell, Producer

Cozy Cole Quicknotes bio:
A popular performer throughout much of his career, Cozy Cole was one of the top drummers to emerge during the 1930s. He recorded with Jelly Roll Morton in 1930 (including a song titled "Load of Cole") and played with the big bands of Blanche Calloway (1931-1933), Benny Carter (1933-1934), and Willie Bryant (1935-1936). His stint with Stuff Smith at the Onyx Club (1936-1938) gave him some recognition. Cole was well-featured with Cab Calloway's Orchestra (1938-1942), playing in a strong rhythm section with Bennie Payne, Danny Barker, and Milt Hinton; his showcases included "Crescendo in Drums" and "Paradiddle." Cole popped up in many different types of jazz and studio settings throughout the 1940s, and headed several record sessions with swing all-stars. He was with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars (1949-1953), opened a drum school with Gene Krupa, and in 1957 toured Europe with Jack Teagarden and Earl Hines.
The 1958 recording of "Topsy" (produced by Alan Hartwell and released on Hartwell's own Love Records label) became an instrumental million-seller mega hit all over the world, allowing Cole to lead his own band throughout much of the 1960s; he also played with Jonah Jones' quintet later in the decade.

IF YOU WANT TO HEAR 1 MINUTE SAMPLES, you can go to the LOVE RECORDS website at:
"WWW.Angelfire.com/music4/tiltonnh/cozy", also for sound samples and Bio notes for Cozy.

CONGRATULATIONS To Lynyrd Skynyrd!
For Being Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Ronnie Van Zant - Gary Rossington - Allen Collins - Leon Wilkeson - Bob Burns - Billy Powell - Ed King - Artimus Pyle - Steve Gaines
Lynyrd Skynyrd was one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed Southern Rock groups of the 1970’s. Their distinctive triple-lead guitar sound made their songs “Freebird,” and “Sweet Home Alabama” American anthems and staples of FM radio. Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria considered includes the influence and significance of the artist's contribution to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll. The Foundation's nominating committee, composed of rock and roll historians, selects nominees each year in the "artist" category. Ballots are then sent to an international voting body of about 700 rock experts. The Twenty-First Annual Induction Ceremony will be held in March 2006 in New York.



Once in a while a musical force will burst on the scene and forever change that scene. Lynyrd Skynyrd was such a force. The power that rested in Allen Collins, Gary Rossington and Ronnie VanZant and the rest of the band can never be forgotten or underestimated. To this day, three decades after the tragedy that decimated the original Skynyrd band, millions of fans still buy the records, feel the songs, understand the power.

As a way of extending Skynyrd's touch to a wider variety of fans, the Freebird Foundation Inc., a non-profit charity established in honor of Ronnie VanZant, developed this Lynyrd Skynyrd web site. Working closely with band members and Skynyrd families, the Foundation has provided the dedicated fan a complete Lynyrd Skynyrd resource. Representing a complete look at Lynyrd Skynyrd's thirty plus year career through rare photos of the band onstage and off, detailed history and biographies of the band members, a discography, a complete song list with lyrics, a showcase of rare Skynyrd memorabilia and much more.

The Freebird Foundation was closed in March 2001. However, this website continues to be sponsored by Judy Van Zant for the purpose of allowing fans to learn the history of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band.

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