Tonight I watched the finale of one of the greatest character performances ever seen on the small screen. I’m not whistling Dixie, either. Some could argue that portraying a character that was created almost 50 years ago, has had 9 actors play the part previously, countless episodes, scripts, and books written bout the character, and [...]
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Some parts of my Book of Blues come from experience. And some parts of the blues book come from research. And there’s a little “other roads traveled” fantasies and truths cut-in for flavor. And sometimes, my blues book ideas come from mischievous curiosity. Take last weekend in Indy. I went down to watch a reunion [...]
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(“Boom, Boom,” by John Lee Hooker. The song all but says, “AND f*ck you.”) When considering insprations for a Book of Blues, the first place most people start is at the music. Smart choice. The living legends Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy and the iconic B.B. King. The forefathers Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, and company. [...]
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My rush of daily posts while in Ft. Myers, Margaritaville has sadly turned to trickle of thoughts spilt bi-weekly during stolen moments. It’s 11pm on a Friday night and I”m about to write web copy for a high-priority project that got dumped into my lap. Client web copy usually isn’t in my job description at [...]
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