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Wednesday

12/01/2004

John Paul Densmore (1945);
Bette Midler (1945);

Carter Glen Stanley (1966, alcoholism);
'Magic' Sam Maghett (1969, heart attack);
Irving Lee Dorsey (1986, emphysema);
Stephane Grappelli (1997, complications following a hernia operation)

Thursday

12/02/2004

SF Performances and the Chiu family present the 2001 Walter W. Naumburg Competition winner, Clancy Newman, with Noreen Cassidy-Polera @ Herbst Theatre.
Reviews from Joshua Kosman for the SF Chronicle and John Lutterman for SF Classical Voice.

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples (1915)

Aaron Copland (1990)

Friday

12/03/2004

Housewarming party at Siu Fai's Place

Saturday

12/04/2004

Christopher 'Chris' Hillman (1942);
Dennis Carl Wilson (1944);
John Lyon aka Southside Johnny (1948);
Gary Rossington (1951)

Frank Vincent Zappa (1993, prostate cancer)

Sunday

12/05/2004

the Musical Box perform a fantastic recreation of Genesis' classic album/production 'the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' @ the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco.
Brief promotional articles from the SF Gate and the SF Weekly.

Drinks with Duane and Cathy Day @ the Thirsty Bear, San Francisco

Aleck Ford Miller AKA Sonny Boy Williamson II (1899);
Richard Wayne Penniman AKA Little Richard (1932);
John W. 'J.J.' Cale (1938);
Jim Messina (1947)

Ronald T. 'Rahsaan Roland' Kirk (1977, stroke)



Day

Date

Wha'ppened?

BD cake
Birthdays

RIP
Remembrances

Monday

12/06/2004

Lunch for Anthony @ Vietnam Village, San Bruno

David Warren 'Dave' Brubeck (1920);
Peter Lawrence Buck (1956)

Huddie William Ledbetter AKA Leadbelly (1949, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis);
Altamont Raceway Park Music Festival Disaster (1969);
Roy Orbison (1988, heart attack)

Tuesday

12/07/2004

Takeout dinner from Crepes-A-Go-Go on Telegraph, Berkeley

Arlo Guthrie & the Klezmatics perform Holy Ground: The Spiritual Music of Woody Guthrie @ Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, UC Berkeley
Promotional Notes and Program Notes from Cal Performances.
Incomplete setlist and review posted on Arlo.net.
Andrew Gilbert's Promotional article from the SF Chronicle.
Tom Tugend's Promotional article from the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California.

Harry Chapin (1942);
Thomas Alan 'Tom' Waits (1949);

Jay McShann (2006)

Wednesday

12/08/2004

Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma @ Memorial Auditorium, Stanford; with Garth
Robert Commanday reviews the following night's performance for SF Classical Voice.

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925);
James Oscar 'Jimmy' Smith (1925);
James Douglas 'Jim' Morrison (1943);
Gregory Lenoir 'Gregg' Allman (1947);
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (1966)

John Winston Ono Lennon (1980, murdered);
Martin David Robertson AKA Marty Robbins (1982, heart attack);
Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (1994, heart attack)

Thursday

12/09/2004

Tim Lipman visits to share an amazing bottle of Turley Zinfandel!

Amos Blackmore AKA Junior Wells (1934);
Neil James Innes (1944);
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (1950);
Donald Clark 'Donny' Osmond (1957)

Friday

12/10/2004

AM HKD Potluck party @ RSF

Dinner @ Mom's with Dave & Elena & Josh

Eddie Jones AKA Guitar Slim (1926)

Henry Cowell (1965);
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (1967, plane crash);
Richard Clare 'Rick' Danko (1999, heart failure)

Saturday

12/11/2004

Black-belt meeting; Taekwondo Promotional Exams @ RSF

Black-belt lunch @ La Val's, Berkeley

Zigaboo Modeliste & the New Aahkesstra;
Los Lobos @ the Fillmore, San Francisco
Setlist

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (1926);
Muhammad Abdul Aziz AKA Jermaine LaJaune Jackson (1954)

RIP
Sam Cooke (1964, murdered)

Sunday

12/12/2004

Black-belt meeting; Hankido Promotional Exams @ RSF;
Randy gets his official black belt certificate!

Pickup a Christmas tree from the Piedmont Boy Scouts Xmas Tree Lot with Siu-Fai

Dinner @ Flipper's Gourmet Burgers, Montclair Village, Oakland; with Siu-Fai!

Decorating the Christmas Tree with Siu-Fai

Francis Albert 'Frank' Sinatra (1915);
Joseph Goreed AKA Joe Williams (1918);
James Stanley 'Jim' Hall (1930);
Dionne Warwick (1940);
John Josephus Hicks, Jr (1941);
Michael Thomas 'Mike' Pinder (Moody Blues) (1942);
Forrest Richard 'Dickey' Betts (1943);
Grover Washington, Jr (1943);
Shiela Escovedo AKA Sheila E. (1959)

Ian AR Stewart (Rolling Stones) (1985, heart attack);
Clifton Chenier (1987, complications from diabetes)



Day

Date

Wha'ppened?

BD cake
Birthdays

RIP
Remembrances

Monday

12/13/2004

Lunch for Raymond @ Fook Yuen, Millbrae

Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter (1948);
Theodore Anthony 'Ted' Nugent (1948)

Homesick James (2006)

Tuesday

12/14/2004

Lunch for Howard @ Quizno's, Redwood City

Lindley Armstrong 'Spike' Jones (1911)

Ruth Lee Jones AKA Dinah Washington (1963, OD'd on sleeping pills and alcohol) Ahmet Ertegun (2006, accidental fall)

Wednesday

12/15/2004

Donya Fahmy' Birthday Dinner @ Yoshi's Jazz House and Restaurant, Oakland

Charlie Hunter Trio featuring John Ellis & Derrek Phillips @ Yoshi's Jazz House, Oakland; with Donya

Oscar Moore {guitarist in the Nat 'King' Cole Trio} (1912);
DJ Alan 'Moondog' Freed (1932);
Dave Clark {drummer and founder of the Dave Clark Five} (1942);
Carmen Appice (1946);
Paul Gustave Simonon {bass player for The Clash} (1955)

Thomas Wright 'Fats' Waller (1943, pneumonia);
Alton Glenn Miller (1944, plane crash);
Rufus Thomas (2001)

Thursday

12/16/2004

Dinner with Sung Soo An, Anne Marie Nicpon and Hien Nguyen @ Hua Hin Thai Restaurant and Grill, Berkeley

Billy F. Gibbons (1949);
Robben Ford (1951)

Camile Saint-Saens (1921, pneumonia);
Nicolette Larson (1997, cerebral edema)

Friday

12/17/2004

Phil Lesh & Friends @ the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
event poster
Setlist and photos posted at PhilLesh.net.
Setlist as posted at the Philzone.
Claire O'rrific's review for SFist
Brad Serling's review with setlists and streaming mp3's of each night!)
Sue Weiand's review for Glide Magazine
My neighbor, Michael Everett, also contributed a festive poster for attendees who brought in toys to benefit Toys for Tots as part of the 2nd Annual Conscious Alliance Toy Drive; unfortunately I've been unable to locate my poster or a copy of the artwork to share with you...

Arthur Fiedler (1894);
Arthur Lanon 'Art' Neville (1937);
James Carroll Booker III (1939);
Edward James Kendrick AKA Eddie Kendricks {The Temptations} (1939);
Paul Butterfield (1942);
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) (1949);
Carlton 'Carly' Barrett {The Wailers} (1950);
Michael Edward 'Mike' Mills {R.E.M.} (1956)

Joseph Lee 'Big Joe' Williams (1972);
Grover Washington, Jr (1999, heart attack)

Saturday

12/18/2004

Doug Beckner's Birthday Celebration @ Yerba Buena Ice-Skating Center, San Francisco; with Doug & Sylvia, Joe and Brenda

Phil Lesh & Friends @ the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
event poster
Setlist and photos posted at PhilLesh.net.
Setlist as posted at the Philzone.
Claire O'rrific's review for SFist
Brad Serling's review with setlists and streaming mp3's of each night!)
Sue Weiand's review for Glide Magazine
My neighbor, Michael Everett, also contributed a festive poster for attendees who brought in toys to benefit Toys for Tots as part of the 2nd Annual Conscious Alliance Toy Drive; unfortunately I've been unable to locate my poster or a copy of the artwork to share with you...

Tim & Susan's Holiday Party, Montclair, Oakland

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1917);
Lee Baker, Jr. AKA Guitar Junior AKA Lonnie Brooks (1933);
Bryan 'Chas' Chandler {The Animals} (1938);
Sam Houston Andrew III {Big Brother & The Holding Company} (1941);
Keith Richards (1943)

Joe Higgs (1999, cancer);
Joseph Barbera (2006, natural causes)

Sunday

12/19/2004

hummingbird

Phil Lesh & Friends @ the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
event poster
Setlist and photos posted at PhilLesh.net.
Setlist as posted at the Philzone.
Claire O'rrific's review for SFist
Brad Serling's review with setlists and streaming mp3's of each night!)
Sue Weiand's review for Glide Magazine
Jason Unbound writes about the Sunday show in his blog.
My neighbor, Michael Everett, also contributed a festive poster for attendees who brought in toys to benefit Toys for Tots as part of the 2nd Annual Conscious Alliance Toy Drive; unfortunately I've been unable to locate my poster or a copy of the artwork to share with you...

Henry Roeland Byrd AKA Professor Longhair (1918);
Philip David 'Phil' Ochs (1940);
Maurice White (1941);
Alvin Lee (1944);
John McEuen {Nitty Gritty Dirt Band} (1945)

Masaru Ibuka {cofounder of Sony} (1997, heart attack);
James A. Lane AKA Jimmy Rogers (1997, colon cancer);
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples (2000)



Day

Date

Wha'ppened?

BD cake
Birthdays

RIP
Remembrances

Monday

12/20/2004

Tuesday

12/21/2004

Winter Solstice (at approximately 4:42 am, PST)

Values Lunch with Anthony @ JoAnn's Cafe, San Bruno

Mom & Pop Tse arrive for a visit!

Mabel Kwan arrives for a visit!

Ting picks up Mabel Kwan and Mom & Pop Tse from SFO after work

Frank Vincent Zappa (1940);
John Josephus Hicks (1941);
Albert Lee (1943);
Carl Dean Wilson (1946)

Albert Nelson AKA Albert King (1992, heart attack)

Wednesday

12/22/2004

Lunch with Emmanuel St. Loubert @ Mime's Cafe, Redwood City

Shopping in Oakland Chinatown with Mom & Pop & Mabel

Second Lunch @ Ying Kee Noodle House, Oakland

UC Open/NCTA Planning Meeting @ RSF

Siu-Fai over for dinner!

John Graham Mellor AKA Joe Strummer (2002, heart attack)

Thursday

12/23/2004

Shopping @ Costco and the Hillsdale Mall

Chesney Henry 'Chet' Baker, Jr. (1929);
Esther Mae Jones AKA Little Esther AKA Esther Phillips (1935);
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (1940);
Harry Julius Shearer (1943)

Oscar Peterson (2007, kidney failure)

Friday

12/24/2004

the Pickle Circus celebrates its 30th Anniversary by presenting: Birdhouse Factory @ the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco;
with Mom, Mabel, Mom & Pop Tse, Fiona, et al
Robert Hurwitt's Review from the SF Chronicle.
Dominique Jando's Promotional Article from the Circus Center.
Tiffany Maleshefski's Promotional Article from the SF Independent.
Eric Nehrlich's Review from his blog.
Juggler and participant Steven Ragatz's Photos.
David Roe's Review for Circus News.
Promotion and Review articles from Spectacle Magazine.

Christmas Eve Dinner @ Mom's; with Mom & Pop, Mabel

Dave Bartholomew (1920);
Irving Lee Dorsey (1924)

Saturday

12/25/2004

Opening Christmas presents!

Dim-Sum @ Gourmet Delight Seafood, Oakland; with Mom & Pop, Mabel

Shopping in Oakland Chinatown and Jack London Square; with Mom & Pop, Mabel

Siu-Fai visits for Christmas dinner

Cabell 'Cab' Calloway. III (1907);
David 'Noel' Redding (1945);
James William 'Jimmy' Buffett (1946);
Griselda Ann 'Annie' Lennox (1954);
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (1957)

John Marshall Alexander Jr. AKA Johnny Ace (1954, lost at Russian roulette);
James Brown (2006; pneumonia)

Sunday

12/26/2004

Dim-Sum @ ABC Seafood, Milpitas; with Mom & Pop, Mabel, Siu Fai

Shopping @ The Great Mall

Dinner @ Siu-Fai's; with Mom & Pop, Mabel, Siu Fai

Drop off Mabel @ SFO

Harvey Phillip "Phil" Spector (1940)

Curtis Mayfield (1999, complications of diabetes);



Day

Date

Wha'ppened?

BD cake
Birthdays

RIP
Remembrances

Monday

12/27/2004

Watch Jackie Chan's Gorgeous at home on DVD with Mom and Pop

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (1931);
David Knopfler (1952)

Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (1981, heart attack)

Tuesday

12/28/2004

Dim-Sum @ Gourmet Delight Seafood, Oakland; with Mom & Pop

Shopping in Oakland Chinatown, then Best Buy and Trader Joe's in Emeryville

Shopping at Jo-Ann's Fabric, Emeryville, with Pop & Siu-Fai

Dinner @ home, with Mom & Pop, Siu-Fai

Earl Kenneth 'Fatha' Hines (1903);
Ioannis Veliotes AKA Johnny Otis (1921);
Charles Neville (1938);
Edgar Winter (1946);
Zigaboo Modeliste (?1949) Michel Petrucciani (1962)

Frederick Christian AKA Freddie King (1976, heart attack);
Dennis Carl Wilson (1983, alcohol-related drowning)

Wednesday

12/29/2004

Errands in Montclair

Shopping in Oakland Chinatown

Lunch @ Ying Kee Noodle House, Oakland

Dinner @ Siu-Fai's; with Mom & Pop, Siu Fai

Richard Clare 'Rick' Danko (1942);
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (1946)

Thursday

12/30/2004

hummingbird

Errands in Oakland Chinatown

Shopping for sushi-fixings at Yaoya-San Japanese Supermarket, El Cerrito

Homemade sushi feast at our place; with Mom & Pop, Siu-Fai

Otha Ellis Bates AKA Ellas McDaniel AKA Bo Diddley (1928);
Orville J. 'Red' Rhodes (1930);
Mary Frances Penick AKA Skeeter Davis (1931);
Charles Weedon Westover AKA Del Shannon (1934);
John Cowan Harford AKA John Hartford (1937);
Noel Paul Stookey {Peter, Paul and Mary} (1937);
Felix Pappalardi (1939);
Robert Michael 'Mike' Nesmith {the Monkees} (1942);
Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull) (1946);
David Thomas 'Davy' Jones {the Monkees} (1945);
Patricia Lee 'Patti' Smith (1946);
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Lynne {ELO, the Traveling Wilburys} (1947)

Friday

12/31/2004

grapefruit heart

Grapefruit Ed @ Oakland Metro, Oakland
NYE Poster
Al Reed has posted a fine recording of this show on the Live Music Archive.

Odetta Holmes (1930);
Andrew James Somers AKA Andy Summers (1942);
John Denver AKA Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (1943);
Burton Cummings {the Guess Who} (1947);
LaDonna Adrian Gaines AKA Donna Summer (1948);
George Thorogood (1951)




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