It was 12:30am on a weeknight. Tuesday or Wednesday last week. I was still wired from all the work still to do to move clients off our platform and onto other sites. ‘Too tired to think. ‘Too wired to sleep. So I started flippin’ through my Netflix list when I realized I still had the […]
Blues
The courage needed to focus on Joy
I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions anymore. It’s not that I don’t like them – wait, that aint’ right. I just don’t like them, Sam I Am. I don’t like the basic premise behind New Year’s Resolutions Hey, create a static goal and then try to complete it come Hell or high water for fear […]
How “Spanish Harlem” influenced productivity both for me and clients (thank you, Jerry & Phil)
It’s 12:30am. I’m going to be up before 7am to help get Bella out the door so she can be at the office early to begin preparations. As I start to drift off and dream about my work problems and, consequently, potential solutions, the images were accompanied by Aretha Franklin’s rendition of Ben. E. King’s […]
Dan Beaver – The Goods Featuring Eric Foster
Jimmy’s is a classy throwback restaurant just off the shores of Lake Michigan in New Buffalo, Michigan. Signage with water treatments, dark wood floors and wall coverings and a refusal to stock Red Bull in order to maintain a semblance of class within the clientele, the high-end establishment is a fixture for Chicagoans who escape […]
Roy Buchanan’s “Roy Buchanan.” (2nd) First Album. 1972. 30+ Listens Later.
This is how I know that time is passing me by: I was talkin’ to The Wolf about going back into some old blues and soul to pick up what I’ve been missing and he threw me a video from a guy named Roy Buchanan. Dude’s got coarse, short curly hair and a beret. I […]
Cherry Trees vs. Cherry Hedges: Which Is Better?
Compare Prices at Amazon.com Price: typically it’s buy 2 get two free for $9.98 (not a type-o: it’s $9.98. save that penny 🙂 ) + $5.95 S&H official affiliate link I love As Seen on TV. It’s the only place where you can find ads for Cherry Hedges with voiceovers by an Archer-impersonator and backed by a […]
Never Thought I’d Be the Funny One
It’s 11:19pm. The girl who caught my fancy left the pub for a one-nighter. How I wish that was my style, but I didn’t care enough to put up the fight. Or I’m chickens***. Maybe it’s the extra 50 lbs. I need to drop from my hips. I doubt that, but then again… Granted, I […]
Avoiding Heroworshipping
“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. […]
The Ballad of McKinley Morganfield and Chester Arthur Burnett
Allow me to introduce you to McKinley Morganfield and Chester Arthur Burnett. They’re more commonly known by their nicknames as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf are considered second generation Bluesmen, inspired by legends including Son House, Blind Willie Johnson and the like. Both born in the Mississippi Delta around the same […]
“Just like Brian Wilson did,” (“lying in bed” and sleeping and hiding…)
For those who just want the video and lyrics… “Brian Wilson” music video [YouTube] “Brian Wilson” lyrics by Stephen Page “Gordon” by BarenakedLadies on Spotify “No. You’re a writer,” she supported. It only took those 4 simple words said in a back alley Broad Ripple bar around 2:15 AM by a supportive lady with designer […]