November 2009

Mississippi Fred McDowell - Goin Down to the River

1 November 2009, 09:36
Crawfish at the BAG!

1 November 2009, 12:30

So here’s a little poster for our upcoming concert at the BAG in Geneva, it will change us from bars and cafes and I would lie if I said I wasn’t stage fright filled about playing to a roomful (hopefully… come one come all…) of real blues lovers…
Pirate Chef Apron

3 November 2009, 09:39

Pirate Chef by rattlebrained

A funny toque skull with knife and fork crossbones. Share your passion for cooking, great for chefs, barbecue pirates and other culinary corsairs!…
If I Had Possession

6 November 2009, 13:27

Just stumbled on this video of the Mojo Workers, great to see another blues washboard player in this country! (The few there are usually play dixieland jazz) And to discover the other band members as well of course, sorry – just being focused on my own area of interest….
Pictures From The BAG

13 November 2009, 21:49
Rhythm Bones Technical Rudiments Tutorial 1

15 November 2009, 12:46
The Lottery

21 November 2009, 12:40

In my first year at SFAI way back when I had a creative writing class with a great teacher whose name I’ll insert once I find it. He would read short stories, have the class discuss them and would impart wisdom, passion and humor and remains one of my most memorable teachers. The awkwardness of forgetting his name but remembering his voice…

One of these stories was Shirley Jackson's: The Lottery and one of the points was how the author actually tells you the story’s ending in the second paragraph but you don’t actually realize it until the ending… And perhaps that you can only read it once with the innocence of not knowing that end…
Aqua Blues

23 November 2009, 13:29

I’ve been wanting to write a few blues for the band but most of my efforts, like this one, seem to wander off to other territories…
Hello Holiday Season, Lets Welcome All The Joy & Happiness!

29 November 2009, 18:39

Since I was “putting up” some holiday decorations over at Rattlebrained Designs I figured I could use the same background here to give this blog a little push in the direction of joy and mindlessness. Unfortunately I don’t feel that filled with happiness as it seems that the (put many injurious & rude words here) Swiss right wing party has yet again marked a point in passing their (put many injurious & rude words here again) referendum today. Apparently nearly 60% of the country’s imbecilic voters have accepted a ban on the construction of minarets…
69e Biennale d'Art Contemporain

30 November 2009, 10:16

Opening on December 5th, come one come all! What’s nice with the opening is wine & cheese, but you have to deserve it by listening through the speeches!