
Episode #12
From KISS to Kind of Blue: A Journey Through Loss, Vinyl, and Jazz Mastery
<p>Loss has a soundtrack. We open with love for our dogs—Betty and Miles—and how music kept us steady when birthdays slipped by and life pressed hard. From there, we head into the crate for our A-to-Z “K” picks: Tony’s first forbidden rock crush (hidden sleeves, face paint, the shock of loud guitars) and Smitty’s act that was his dance-floor permission slip that pulled a shy church kid into the light. Then we pour all that energy into a deep celebration of Miles Davis. We trace real entry routes into jazz—Ken Burns, radio, and the feel of vinyl—...

