That "heartbeat" thing is interesting. I have read arguments that the iambic rhythm in poetry--which goes ba-dum, ba-dum, like your favorite Dr. Seuss story--probably stems from the rhythm of your heart.

I had never thought about it in relation to music before, but I have been playing a lot of blues lately on the piano, and when you play swing 8ths it has that same rhythm to it, just like a heartbeat.

Probably not an accident that a kid notices that, since that rhythm is in so many children's books . . .

Jon Short offers his music up everywhere. Someone I know who used to work with him said he used his lunch period to provide free guitar lessons to students. This after flying back to Worcester on red eyes from NYC.

imma wanna hug him and put him in my pocket.