Ted Gioia @tedgioia
Ted Gioia is author of 12 books, including The History of Jazz and Delta Blues. If you want to see more than photos of my dinner, follow me on Substack. honest-broker.com Austin, Texas Joined August 2009-
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Happy birthday to my wife Tara. We have now spent (almost exactly) half our lives together—and this has been a constant blessing.
Leaving Hell be like....
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Footage of magnificent cities as they were a century ago, part 2 - a thread San Francisco, 1906🇺🇸
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I asked noted cultural critic @tedgioia what he is reading now, and this is his response: @dr_mcgilchrist @AbacusBooks @UNDPress @chaykak @RayDalio @susanmagsamen @doubledaybooks @AvidReaderPress @randomhouse Barbara Tuchman -Emile Perreau-Saussine - Ivy Ross - Perspectiva Press
With all due respect, this trounces computer animation.
Take your pick.
.@tedgioia explores the fragmentation of post–World War II jazz, and how this expanded the creative range of the idiom but caused long-lasting divisions among artists and fans. Access this free chapter now: oxford.ly/3VKZcCL
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This photo was taken at the same time and place as my Twitter avatar image—by the great Fernando Aceves.
This photo was taken at the same time and place as my Twitter avatar image—by the great Fernando Aceves.
Dunno, but if I were editor, I might have suggested a different opening sentence for this Taylor Swift review.
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39K Followers 4K Following The Nelson George Mixtape Volume 2 available for purchase via https://t.co/GbPbOoXxkn.@tedgioia ❗️ TED 🥂🍾 Congratulations To You & Your Lovely Wife Tara ❗️ By your timeline it’s quite obvious You♥️Two were destined to share your lives together to Share & Enjoy All Of Life’s Elusive Wonderful 🎼 ♥️ ❗️ 😊
@tedgioia HBD Tara and congrats Ted
@tedgioia And I can see she is far more flexible and limber than you (or I) were even in college.
@tedgioia The most beautiful of all inflection points HBD, Tara!
@tedgioia There is a true authenticity to this art form which is rather lacking in computer animation. Agreed.
@tedgioia Was just there last week! Nothing can replicate being in that astonishing space, knowing the brilliant artistry and backbreaking human toil that went into such a holy vision.
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