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Cease fire
Posted on December 13, 2008Things were mostly quiet on the Christmas-war front?until around midnight, when Adrastos dropped the big one. Stunned and reeling am I from that one. Tomorrow I may rejoin the war. For today, I?m waving a white flag while I bring...
War. What is it good for?
Posted on December 11, 2008May the good Lord forgive me for posting this. But someone must respond to Adrastos, and Varg, and Jeffrey, and Leigh, and Maitri, and Erster, and of course, Greg. Click on the play arrow, and the first three words you...
Unusual weather we?re having, ain?t it?
Posted on December 11, 2008This morning around 8:00, the rain turned to snow. The wet, clumpable kind, perfect for snowballs. Ho-hum for Midwesterners, but in New Orleans, cause for giddiness. Here?s a picture of the front of my house, taken just before I left...
War is hell.
Posted on December 10, 2008I cannot win the New Orleans Bloggers? Christmas Video War. Others have me outgunned. But then, facing overwhelming odds is no reason not to fight. So here goes. The faint of heart are urged to avert their eyes. As for...
Our Christmas newsletter
Posted on December 07, 2008I?ve uploaded our annual Christmas newsletter. To read it, click here.
How can Jones rent storage space so cheaply?
Posted on December 06, 2008Maybe it?s because people like me gladly run Jones's commercial for free. And apparently it helps if Jones is drunk. So if you?re trying to achieve Zen simplicity in your living space, Jones can help. Oh, and the web site...
Come together, over Tina Turner
Posted on December 06, 2008Driving home from work last Monday, I listened to WWOZ playing Ike & Tina Turner?s performance of Come Together. In case you weren?t listening to ?OZ at the time, here it is:And for those of you who are now feeling...
Memento man
Posted on December 06, 2008Many of us are familiar with the movie Memento, about a man who, due to a brain injury, lost his ability to form new memories. But few people know that the story was inspired by a real-life person. That person,...
In honor of the recession ...
Posted on December 03, 2008Since the recession is now official, let?s pay it a musical tribute, courtesy of Clarence ?Gatemouth? Brown:
Alas, poor Andre.
Posted on December 03, 2008Here?s one way to achieve an immortality of sorts on stage. When Polish pianist Andre Tchaikovsky died, he left his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company, so that it could star as Yorick in the RSC?s productions of Hamlet. And...
Checklist for the holidays
Posted on December 02, 2008If, like me, you have some sins to atone for, here are a few things you can do toward that end between now and the end of the year: Feed the hungry. Write a check to your local food bank....
Lucky
Posted on November 29, 2008Many years ago, I saw a 4-year-old prodigy named Lucky Peterson on the Johnny Carson show, playing the organ and singing a little song called 1 2 3 4. I remember Johnny asking him for an autograph, and Lucky taking...
?Come on in my kitchen?
Posted on November 22, 2008Meet Theresa Andersson, Sweden?s finest contribution to the New Orleans music scene. She is an eclectic musician, dabbling over the years in blues, R&B, and rock. Lately she?s been experimenting with loop pedals, both on stage and in her kitchen....
Navel gazing for bloggers
Posted on November 20, 2008Lately, many of my blogging buddies have been plugging themselves into the GenderAnalyzer, to find out how manly or womanly their blogs are. For those who are even more introspective, here is the Typeanalyzer, an engine that figures out your...
Guess I should buy me a fedora
Posted on November 19, 2008Number 116 on the list of Stuff White People Like: black music that black people don?t listen to anymore. Such as jazz and blues:?Along with Jazz, white people have also taken quite a shine to The Blues, an art form...
South Texas grand jury indicts Cheney and Gonzales
Posted on November 18, 2008A hat tip to Roger Hughes for this item: McALLEN, Texas ? A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy...
An example of professionalism
Posted on November 17, 2008Here is a special Monday edition of Saturday-Evening Blues?an example of professionalism.1 Let?s say you?re a blues guitarist with a broken ring finger on your fretboard hand. What do you do? If you?re Albert King, you put a splint on...
In honor of Mitch Mitchell
Posted on November 15, 2008Former drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell, died earlier this week. You can see him a little and hear him a lot on this video.
Dying isn?t so bad if you know how to live.
Posted on November 12, 2008Case in point: South Texas lawyer Doug Tinker, whom I didn?t know, but wish I did. The first paragraph of his obituary reminds me of Monty Python?s famous dead-parrot sketch. I hope that in heaven, he hooks up with Louis...
A post-election song for Saturday Evening Blues
Posted on November 08, 2008Here is New Orleans? contribution to Barack Obama?s successful campaign, courtesy of Lee Dorsey and Allen Toussaint. This song was later covered by the Pointer Sisters. Enjoy.
I cried.
Posted on November 05, 2008I expected that Barack Obama would probably win yesterday?s presidential election. I didn?t expect that, when I realized he had actually done it, I would cry. Cry at seeing his face on the TV screen with the words ?The 44th...
Life in the slow lane
Posted on November 01, 2008This week my soon-to-be-former Internet service provider dealt me a total breakdown in both products and service. Translation: the DSL stopped working, and after three tries with what they somehow refer to without any trace of irony as ?support,? still...
?We love you, Sarah, but ...?
Posted on October 27, 2008... the Anchorage Daily News endorses Barack Obama for president. Gov. Palin?s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency ? but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all...
?Life is a near-death experience.?
Posted on October 26, 2008?Life is a near-death experienceHell is right here on this great big earthIt could be a little taste of heavenIf we only knew our worth.?? Mac Rebennack and Bobby Charles, ?You Might Be Surprised?from Dr. John and the Lower 911,...
Etta James
Posted on October 25, 2008?Here she is, MIss Peaches, Etta James, and ?Something?s Got a Hold of Me.? Go, honey.?
Where?s Travis McGee now?
Posted on October 22, 2008My friend and former colleague Brad Parker has had an interesting few years. You may remember Brad from his well-received blog, Where?s Travis McGee? A few years ago, he re-joined the Navy, and recently he finished a tour of duty...
Where???s Travis McGee now?
Posted on October 22, 2008My friend and former colleague Brad Parker has had an interesting few years. You may remember Brad from his well-received blog, Where???s Travis McGee? A few years ago, he re-joined the Navy, and recently he finished a tour of duty...
Dancing with the stars
Posted on October 21, 2008My sister Gabrielle e-mailed this photo to me. I must admit they make a handsome couple. If you know who created this photo, please leave a comment so that we?ll have proper attribution.
Delbert McClinton double feature
Posted on October 18, 2008Delbert McClinton is the second-funkiest white man on the planet.1 Here he is having fun with ???Lonestar Blues.??? Below that, a more soulful song, ???Don???t Want to Love You Anymore.??? __________1 First is Dr. John.
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