Sunday Mornings are generally spent listening to NPR Weekend Edition and jazz with my mongrel terriers, Miles and Coltrane, drinking Starbucks and reading the Sunday New York Times.
NPR had a couple of interesting features this morning: An American Jazz Diva Plays French Chanteuse, and A Spirited Celebration Of America's 'Cocktail Culture'.
The American jazz diva referenced is Stacey Kent, a recent addition to the Blue Note roster of recording artists. Her voice has been compared to many things fine and distinctive, including the taste of vermouth and the compositions of Erik Satie.
Kent boasts seven best-selling albums including Breakfast on the Morning Tram (2007) and The Boy Next Door (2003) both of which achieved Gold status, a string of awards, including the 2001 British Jazz Award and 2002 BBC Jazz Award for 'Best Vocalist,' the 2004 Backstage Bistro Award for best live performance and the 2006 "Album of the Year" for Jim Tomlinson's album, 'The Lyric' on which she was the featured vocalist.
Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980 is an intoxicating exhibit at the Rhode Island School of Design's Museum of Art that explores the social ritual of the cocktail hour through the lens of fashion and design.
I realize that drinking Starbucks is no longer hip; however, it is just down the block from my apartment and the baristas are genuinely friendly, and I can get a free refill. And while this not my neighborhood Starbucks, it is one that I have visited often.
I love Foamy as much as I love Starbucks
As much as I love spreading the Sunday Times on the floor, the cost [$6.00] has become somewhat prohibitive, at least now that I am unemployed. Its not like I'm broke, I have an income that keeps me comfortable, but there are definite trade-offs. Then again can one really place a price on sharing the Sunday Times with a friend.
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