Conversations, a Place.

A speakeasy, no sign, no lights, gotta know which door to approach on a quiet street and know the person that answers the door or flash your card. Hot, hot, hot! Blues in all it's form. One great venue for late night carousing.
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The Real Deal

From California

This gentleman is the real deal, a blues man, a searching soul singing his heart out at Chris's Club in Vallejo, California on one fine Monday night in April of 2011. Oakland Sam is a harmonica player 1st class with a smooth vocal delivery to boot.

We finally have our airline tickets in hand for our long awaited trip back across the pond. Frankly I didn't know if it was ever going to happen, maybe not even this year. Our finances are just this side of pathetic...just like the bloody US Government. Those August bastards get to put the US asleep financially tonight at midnight. Bumbling fools and idiots one and all, who allowed these assholes to run out government? We did?! Huh?! Yea gads folks we HAVE to do a better job of finding candidates for those jobs that go there with our best interests in mind, not their own and the Korporations that jerk their strings. Awful.

I chucked the old PC for another whacky assemblage of parts as Win 7 took a big dive one day and was apparently unfixable and somehow wiped out a 500GB Seagate HD as well. I haven't been able to format it though it thinks all is well and it has a partition. Who knows but I'm now using this one until it too gives up the ghost. What a pain these damned machines are.

The grandkids will all be here this evening, I'll make them Spaghetti and Meatballs with a big green salad. We've never had such attention as has been given to us by Michael and the kids since he came back into our lioves after his divorce. It's been real fun for all involved.

Bye for now. Maybe I can keep this up now that the fog of our future has lifted somewhat.

Another beautiful June day! ... in February!

Blustery winds and 70 degree warmth makes this a typical late spring day but it is so very early. Nice to be out in though I am not. I spent some time putting away more boxed items from the Swamphouse and taking a load of excess crap to Goodwill Industries...mostly unused but undesirable lighting fixtures and bulbs and a pile of decorator pillows that we already have too many of. Good riddance!

Went to Chris's Club in Vallejo last night and it was a mighty fine couple of sets I'll tell you. The Bay Area Blues Society never fails to please! We have come to know and adore them, each and every one. Ron on the Strat, David "Stix" on drums, Wylie on vocals, Ron the bassist, Rob on the keyboards. They are wonderful, full of musical talent and the deep joy of the blues! The food is good too, our usual are 4 Deluxe burgers with fries...$4.50! Yes, you read correctly! Such a bargain these days when hamburgers are going for 10 -14 dollars in a fine restaurant. And they are exceptional! The chef has won a prize for his version of Cajun dishes. I love the bloody place, a dive it is, but oh what a dive! 6 pm on Mondays and Thursdays, 656 Benecia Road, Vallejo. Worth it, really worth it!

Mike is off to his doctors today to see how that arm and hand are doing. He is in pain when using it and I have high hopes that it'll heal completely though it may take some time and lots of physical therapy. He's really good with it too, being as careful as he can so as to not re-injure it. He wants to get back to work so bad I see it and hear it in his words and looks. He loves his work and to work! He HAS a Work Ethic! Rare these days in the US of A.