Posted in Panama Journal on Apr 25th, 2007
I almost hate to post this as I may be tempting fate. I have tried out Slacker again and it hasn’t been rejecting my IP address. It provides a different concept to Pandora. It classifies music into genres and that is good for a change to Pandora. With Pandora you basically identify what type musical [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Mar 30th, 2007
Today I tried the use the Slacker website again and received the following message:
We’re Sorry
Slacker Personal Radio
Is not available in your area.
Slacker Personal Radio is currently available in the United States.
If you are getting this message and are in the United States please use the feedback form to tell us where you are located and [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Mar 29th, 2007
My friend Omar posted a piece about a new Internet Music service. Now if you have read Chiriquí Chatter for a while, then you know that I am a fan of Pandora. Omar has found another contender (Slacker).
I like Pandora because I can program the type of music I like and I never have listen [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Jan 28th, 2007
Today my post about some of Jimmy Buffett’s lyrics received a comment from a reader about some lyric’s of Toby Keith. While searching for the Toby Keith lyrics I came across a site with a large number of songs, Country & Western as well as others, and spent a lot of time playing them.
Some of [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Jan 28th, 2007
I was just sitting here with Pandora playing music when a song of Jimmy Buffett’s came on that I have not heard before. One of the phrases that is in the song is as follows:
I’m growing older, but not up. … I would rather die while I am living, than live while I’m dead.
Catchy [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Dec 4th, 2006
Antonio Signh and some more jazz musicians will be at the Restaurante Mi Tierra Chiricana this Thursday the 7th at 7:30 PM. You can expect this to be similar to the one that was at Café Romeros the other night.
It is free and will be part of Antonio’s evening radio broadcast. When you go, tell [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal, Videos on Dec 1st, 2006
The Moon Valley Jazz Night # 1 was a complete success. Many thanks to the Familia Tribaldos for hosting such an extraordinary event in their house. I truly enjoyed the entire evening.
Everyone started off the evening with a very refreshing fruit drink. It had pineapple and several other flavors, and came from fresh fruit.
That [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 30th, 2006
Tonight is the big night, for food that I am anticipating being a gourmet experience and an evening topped off with a jazz concert. I’ll be there and no doubt I will capture a few photos for the ones that can’t make it.
If you haven’t bought your tickets, see my previous post for directions.
If you [...]
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Posted in Panama Journal, Videos on Nov 24th, 2006
Yesterday evening, Café Romeros hosted a couple of very talented jazz artists. Tony Murgas was on the Piano and Boris Espinosa was on the saxophone. They form the Jazz Fantasy Duo.
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Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 17th, 2006
Today I received the following email from Servio Tribaldos at Cocina Rica:
Dear Don Ray,
We are going to have our first “Moon Valley Jazz Night” to collect funds for the Boquete Jazz Festival. It will be on November 30th at Valbuena, in the Tribaldos’ house. The ticket includes a welcome cocktail, appitizer, main [...]
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