Month: May 2010

In Paris, it’s 89.9 FM … and on the net …

click here for TSFJAZZ

When you’re online, you can hear the programs by clicking on “Ecouter TSFJAZZ” which is on the left side of the screen.

Afterwards, just choose your listening interface: Flash – QuickTime – Real – etc …

Enjoy. 24/24 7/7.

The podcasts are great, too.

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Why ??? Why ??? = Why not? 

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The forecast here in the Paris area was for a weekend of rain. And we didn’t get any at all! It was actually quite nice.

But let’s not be disappointed. Maybe we’ll get some later this week! There are lots of good things about Spring rain, not the least of which is that when it’s over, we’re so grateful to bask in the sun again.

Forecasting the weather has always been tricky business. And pretty safe business too because we all know that … it’s only a forecast and that whoever REALLY claims to tell the immediate future is quite like the fortune teller or the astrologist…though I do remember an old man who could predict the weather quite accurately by observing a frog. His margin of error could be measured in minutes, especially when the dark clouds were visible. A Frenchman by the name of Charles who lived in a tiny hamlet in the hills of the Massif Central in the Limousin region of France.

This being said, I’ve planned a few new posts to entertain you with this week. Today’s top post is sincere: It’s a first few words about saying “Thank you.”

But also … over the weekend, I added a new category: Favoritz. If you have a favorite place and would like to share it with the others who read The Paris Savannah Connection, just send me a few words. Everyone will be grateful. And some may even thank you. As long as it’s postable, we’ll post it!

Have a good week,

And thanks … a million for sharing in The Paris Savannah Connection !

Mark

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We all know that Paris has a pretty good reputation for these. Deservedly! This obviously isn’t the ONLY address, but … it is a suggestion.

Here’s a tip & a photo.

des Gateaux & du Pain

63 Boulevard Pasteur 75015 Paris  (a few minutes’ walk from the Gare Montparnasse)

Quality. Taste. Class.

and then there’s the excellent, cozy Bread and Roses at 62 rue Madame, just outside the Luco. 

If you’ve got a Favoritz to share  …  it’s about time you subscribed to the Paris Savannah Connection!

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It’s a bright and sunny Saturday morning here in Paris. I was going out to the bakery to get a fresh baguette for my daughter’s breakfast when I saw my neighbor A. on his bicycle.

“Good morning, A.”

“Good morning, Mark”

and after a few words, A. let me in on a secret …

I’m on my way for some cheese … My favorite place in Paris for cheese … is Dubois, A. said.

You know that the word for cheese in French is “fromage” and that a cheese shop is a “fromagerie” … I won’t say anymore …

But to save you a search … Here’s the FIRST Favoritz.

and …

If you’ve got a Favoritz to share  … let me know!

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Paris 14th Arrondissement

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(an imaginary dialogue)

I think this is what Nicolas Sarkozy was saying to Angela Merkel about Greece …

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and she replied …

[audio:http://test.paris-savannah.com/wp-content/uploads/ex18078a1.mp3|titles=I beg your pardon…]

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Remember TGIF? Today’s the day. Every day, somehow, is a special day. Every day is unique. Today’s May 7th. Your birthday?  An Anniversary? A happy day or a day of remembrance …

There’s a time for everything. A time for work. A time for play. So today … how about a time for some poetry?

Like this silly rhyme written for kids by Shel Silverstein in a book he published called Where the Sidewalk Ends :

Ridiculous Rose

Her mama said “Don’t eat with your fingers.”

“OK,” said Ridiculous Rose

So she ate with her toes.

Why don’t you try writing – or drawing – something today. Anything. You’ve got a heart – and that does rhyme – with … art. “And there ain’t a man alive ain’t got a heart!” ((Oh dear, I can see all those serious English teachers just closing their eyes at this …))

That “ain’t” made me think of something … A song … A fun and beautiful and powerful song from George and Ira Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. You probably know one song from that folk opera: Summertime. One of the other masterpieces is … It ain’t necessarily so. And while the only credit I can take is finding this for you, it’s a real find. Enjoy.

And thanks for opening …

The Paris Savannah Connection.

Hoping you have a special weekend,

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Remember TGIF? Today’s the day. Every day, somehow, is a special day. Every day is unique. Today’s May 7th. Your birthday?  An Anniversary? A happy day or a day of remembrance …

There’s a time for everything. A time for work. A time for play. So today … how about a time for some poetry?

Like this silly rhyme written for kids by Shel Silverstein in a book he published called Where the Sidewalk Ends :

Ridiculous Rose

Her mama said “Don’t eat with your fingers.”

“OK,” said Ridiculous Rose

So she ate with her toes.

Why don’t you try writing – or drawing – something today. Anything. You’ve got a heart – and that does rhyme – with … art. “And there ain’t a man alive ain’t got a heart!” ((Oh dear, I can see all those serious English teachers just closing their eyes at this …))

That “ain’t” made me think of something … A song … A fun and beautiful and powerful song from George and Ira Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. You probably know one song from that folk opera: Summertime. One of the other masterpieces is … It ain’t necessarily so. And while the only credit I can take is finding this for you, it’s a real find. Enjoy.

And thanks for opening …

The Paris Savannah Connection.

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