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El Kabong! You Tube Playlist

What you've all been waiting for, I'm sure. El Kabong Live! - The Incomplete Collection.

 

 

El Kabong at Mike's Party

A sample of El Kabong's performance in the backyard of drummer Mike Trullinger

El Kabong - Mass Romantic

 For those of you clamoring to hear my band, El Kabong again (I know, the sound is deafening), here is a cut from our latest album! Actually, it's from compilation disk from an organization of which are a part, Parents Who Rock. That means parents who participate in some adult-erated version of playing in a rock band, and it has nothing to do with rocking chairs. Parents Who Rock  is a non-profit which helps fund really worthwhile community projects such as the All-Children's Playground, Mountainside Hospital Breast Cancer Education Center and the Montclair Rape Crisis Center, all in Montclair, NJ

 

 

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Presby Memorial Iris Gardens

People come from all over the country to see these gardens of Irises in Montclair, NJ. The gardens have been open since 1927, and survived a thoughtless act of vandalism several years ago. Today, about 1/2 the gardens were in bloom, and by the end of this week they should be in their full glory.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: iris, montclair, gardens, flowers

Snow in Montclair

On Friday, we had a decent amount of snow here in NJ, 7" or so. Of course, by the time they closed our building at work, a lot of us were already there. But at least it was a nice quiet day anyway. It was a  fairly easy drive home that afternoon, as the roads were cleared by then, and I came back to find my son Jeremy, and girlfriend Stacey, shoveling snow. Well, actually, when I came home they were building a snowman, but allegedly during a very short break (right!) from their work.

Jeremy on the job

Stacey doing her thing

The Tromboners!

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The Tromboners play original music, written and arranged by Max Mellman. Here is their theme song

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Windows Media (.wmv)

Tags: music, montclair, tromboners, melman

Church St. Cafe

12 Church St. Montclair, NJ

Marc Walsh, Tony, Greg Spinelli (owner) and me.

I'm lucky enough to be involved in a music jam that takes place every Thursday (or so) at the Church St. Cafe in Montclair, NJ. The owner, Greg, keeps it pretty loose and a wide variety of people play there. You'll hear anything from Joni Mitchell, to the Band, to the Dead, to blues and other eclectic music. Here's something I did, playing bass, with singer/guitarist Carrie Cantor a couple of weeks ago.

Morning Morgantown (Joni Mitchell)  (MP3)

Montclair Storm

Somebody definitely heard THIS tree falling!

And they have a sense of humor!

During the evening of July 19, Montclair, New Jersey was subjected to a severe thunder and lightning storm. It caused horrendous damage to trees, tearing up the roots massive trees. Evidently they suffered a phenomenon called a  Microburst , which acts like a treetop tornado. Much of the town was without power, for anywhere from hours to days. Global Warming theorists hypothesize that there will be an increasing number of violent and severe storms due to the disruption of natural climate patterns. For those of you who haven't seen An Inconvenient Truth I strongly recommend it. It's an extremely well documented and sobering look at this crucial issue and the diastrous consequences of ignoring it. Also, see the Kyoto Protocol for more information.

More Photos in Montclair Storm Photo Album