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Today's DAVELY VIBE: Tossing Out The
Daily rhyming banter for a healthier body and a happier grin with Chris Berger.
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#fitness #vibe #workout #gym #shorts #workoutmotivation #fitnessgoals #orlando #florida #kissimmee #musclebuilding #swim #sayings #quotes #tossing #fitnessinspiration #activeli
November 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Somehow missed this back in October but catching up on unread posts over a few beers in the pub. Looks like thats tonight’s soundtrack sorted…
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Rashied Ali and the Infinite Pulse
Somewhere between the mainstream and the outer limits of free jazz, the drummer turned chaos into communion.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As MM notes this wasn’t really a thing yet: “Their debut album, 2004’s Connected, not only revolutionized song creation through internet file sharing years before remote collaboration became commonplace, it revealed another dimension of Phonte’s artistry entirely” open.substack.com/pub/activeli...
The Conversational Genius of Phonte
From Greensboro to The Foreign Exchange, Phonte reshaped what vulnerability could sound like in hip-hop.
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May 28, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Looking forward to Marcus J. Moore on North Carolina rapper Phonte—The Foreign Exchange’s Connected was a regular listen for me some 20 years ago! (I interviewed Dutch producer Nicolay back then—they worked via email etc and didn’t meet IRL until the LP was done) open.substack.com/pub/activeli...
The Conversational Genius of Phonte
From Greensboro to The Foreign Exchange, Phonte reshaped what vulnerability could sound like in hip-hop.
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May 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
“Even now, more than 50 years after its release, Minnie Riperton’s Garden remains one of the most singular vocal recordings in American music, orchestral soul as dream language, psychedelic Black classism rendered tenderly” open.substack.com/pub/activeli...
Minnie Riperton’s Secret Symphony
Before “Lovin’ You,” the singer crafted a lush, genre-defying meditation on intimacy and Black imagination.
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May 13, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I say this as someone who IS ACTIVELI HELPING UKRAINE since the first day of the war.

Understand–Poles,the Nation, are both saddened and furious by the glorification of the "UPA heroes."

It's as if Zelensky were saying:"Hey, those who kills Poles are heroes."

This is a tragedy! A grave mistake!
May 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It's tragic how Hamas consciously intertwined civilian and military infrastructure, and activeli tries to get its own civilians killed.

It didn't have to be this way. Now Israel has no choice but to keep going, just like the allied forces during WWII.
November 17, 2024 at 3:49 PM
“ #Bassists hold a special kind of gravity, an unseen, if not underappreciated role as the quiet force of the band. They hold the #music upright while everything dances above it.” #BusterWilliams #jazz #jazzsky #music #MusicSky open.substack.com/pub/activeli...
Gravity and Grace: The Spiritual Sound of Buster Williams
The bassist turned the instrument into a vessel for clarity on 'Pinnacle' and beyond.
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April 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
“From the moment he picked up a horn, it was clear that the ordinary rules of #jazz phrasing, harmony and improvisation were not enough for him. He sought aesthetic and emotional expansion.” #WoodyShaw #trumpeters #music #JazzSky #MusicSky #trumpet open.substack.com/pub/activeli...
Woody Shaw: A Life in Sound and Struggle
Tracing the trumpeter's journey from prodigy to post-bop architect, and the music that carried his spirit forward.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM