Dega, baby, Dega. We'll be there October 2. 

Coming to Little Rock--Oh Yeah! 

SouthernAngel's Ode to Bacon Grease

SouthernAngel's Ode to Bacon Grease

Leland Blues Project

Leland Blues Festival

One of B.B. King's "Lucilles." 

A replica of Muddy Waters inside a portion of the cabin he was born in , on display at the Delta Blues Museum. The replica wears a suit actually worn by Muddy Waters. Note the picture of Bod Dylan on the door. There was also a Dylan exhibit at the museum. 

Autographed John Lee Hooker guitar at Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS. 

My aspiring veterinarian/blues player. 

Ground Zero Blues Coub. 

Jimbo Mathus at Clarksdale Saturday.

Ashley County Ledger

Capital Murder Conviction
Ashley County Ledger

Juke Joint Festival

Headed to Clarksdale, MS Saturday to the Juke Joint Blues Festival. We'll go to the Delta Blues Museum, which has (inside) the cabin in which Muddy Waters was born.

We'll see Jimbo Mathis in concert and also try to get into Ground Zero, Morgan Freeman's restaurant.

Jimbo played guitar in Buddy Guy's band and also formed Squirrel Nut Zippers in the late 90s. His current band is Knockdown South.

If you haven't heard him, listen on XM 74-Bluesville. Good stuff.

Pictures to come.

JIMBO MATHUS WEBSITE

XM'd

My XM has been tuned to almost nothing but Bluesville lately. Listening to Magic Slim and Teardrops play Spider In My Stew, bypassing Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull and Lucky Man by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

If you've got XM, try channgel 74 sometimes. Listen for something like Congo Square by Sonny Landreth, You Got Me Cryin' by John Hammond or Don't Go No Farther by Hubert Sumlin, a former guitar player for Howlin' Wolf.

CNN.com - Billy Idol is back for more, more, more - Apr 11, 2005

The Whiplash Smile is back.
CNN.com - Billy Idol is back for more, more, more - Apr 11, 2005

Wisteria growing near the tire nest. 

The Tire Nest

We were on our way to Monticello Saturday via the "Berea" shortcut when Andrew said, "Dad, stop the car. There's some kind of nest on the ground.
"He got out to take a picture, and I stood by the side of the road. I told him I didn't know what kind of nest it was.
Looking at the picture later, I realized it was a burned out tire.
Some nest.

The Tire Nest

We were on our way to Monticello Saturday via the "Berea" shortcut when Andrew said, "Dad, stop the car. There's some kind of nest on the ground."
He got out to take a picture, and I stood by the side of the road. I told him I didn't know what kind of nest it was.
Looking at the picture later, I realized it was a burned out tire. Some nest.

The tire nest. 

The USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Park. I took this photo without a flash. Note the canopy: It's like a giant photographer's studio umbrella. 

Red Skelton's Tips For A Happy Marriage

1. Two times a week, we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.
2. We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in Calif. and mine is in Texas.
3. I take my wife everywhere.....but she keeps finding her way back.
4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. "Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said. So I suggested the kitchen.
5. We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.
6. She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said "There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!" So I bought her an electric chair.
7. My wife told me the car wasn't running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was; she told me "In the lake."
8. She got a mud pack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.
9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling "Am I too late for the garbage?" The driver said "No, jump in!"
10. Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.
11. I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.
12. I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her.