The thing that makes jazz isn’t chords or scales; it’s improvisation—the ability to riff on an idea. It’s being able to say something through an instrument off the top of your head on the fly. For me, it’s just like writing or making videos here on Howlin’. There are no bad notes, just bad ideas.
The MSM is full of partisans, and many of those who are not are thin-skinned wussies. The concept of going out on a limb, of riffing on an idea just to see where it leads, goes completely against the meticulously coiffed and highly orchestrated backdrop of profit-driven corporate journalism. Hell, even the men wear enough makeup that you could whack ‘em in the face with a 28-ounce hammer and not leave a bruise.
Thank you, again, for being here. I’ll send out the discount offer for upgrades to paid subscriptions in the next 24 hours. Cheers all.
Associated Press and Idaho Press Club-winning columnist Martin Hackworth of Pocatello is a physicist, writer, and retired Idaho State University faculty member who now spends his time with family, riding bicycles and motorcycles, and arranging and playing music. Follow him on Twitter @MartinHackworth, on Facebook at facebook.com/martin.hackworth, and on Substack at martinhackworthsubstack.com.
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