portrait of a woman in a rose dress hommage to an unidentified artist pencil...

chet redux...

chet baker acrylic...

marvelous marvin hagler vignette #1...

A night in 1978, Boston Garden, November 11, middleweight Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Willie Warren, a journeyman pugilist out of Texas - Hagler wins easily, TKO 7.  At ringside, Peter Bonventre of Newsweek magazine turns to me, "Marvelous Marvin - he's a beautiful fighter."  Bonventre's visit to Boston resulted in a full page story on Hagler in Newsweek's first issue of 1979 - Superman Christopher Reeve on the cover.  Hagler went on to challenge Vito Antuofermo for the middleweight championship of the world November 30, 1979 - Marvelous Marvin came away with a draw!  Controversial decision!  Vito retains the title!  Wow!  Everyone grimaced!  Then Hagler challenged and won the world middleweight boxing title from Alan Minter in London, England, September 27, 1980 - TKO 3!  Wow!  Everyone joyed!  Marvelous held the undisputed world middleweight title for seven and a half years and thirteen title defenses!  Then another controversial decision!  A 12 round split-decision loss on April 6, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada!  Hagler and everyone I know were stunned!  Wow!  Everyone grimaced again!  Hagler retired in June 1988 never to return to the ring.  Marvelous Marvin - he was a beautiful fighter.

leah jazz singer pencil...

2 pianos how high the moon jazz saturday...

april 1, the winter fly...

April 1,
the winter fly
is stuck in traffic.

April 1,
the winter fly
switched his flight.  He has another donut.