Month: August 2023

Cats and squirrels…

“Feral cats are more likely to kill squirrels for food than domestic cats. This is because they need to catch … More

1951 Blues… ~OO~

B.B. King – Vocal and Guitar  Richard Sanders – Tenor Saxophone  Phineas Newborn Jr. and/or Ike Turner – Piano  Calvin Newborn – Guitar  Possibly James Walker – Bass  Unknown – Baritone Saxophone  Phineas Newborn Sr. – Drums  Adolph “Billy” Duncan – Tenor Saxophone  Possibly Earl Forrest or Man-Son – Drums

Sorcerer’s Apprentice

“The old sorcerer
Has finally gone away!
Now the spirits he controls
Shall obey my commands.”

1930s… Hot Blues, Cool Jazz and Big Bands…

Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington

Indigenous American Warriors Blues

Indigenous American History is difficult to unravel… https://youtu.be/f09fjhtE9os?list=RDf09fjhtE9os ”RED HOUSE” – INDIGENOUS:  MATO NANJI – guitar, vocals; Levi Platero – … More

Good Morning Blues

From fighting segregation with Woody Guthrie to joining with blind harmonica player Sonny Terry on the road, from being chosen as the successor to Blind Boy Fuller to sharing a New York cold water flat with Leadbelly, Brownie tells and plays the story of his life

~William Cuthbert Falkner

“Facts and truth really don’t have much to do with each other.”
~William Cuthbert Falkner 

Love blues…

Worship and Prayer are not about love.

Human Beings

Humans are characterized by bipedalism and high intelligence. Their scientific name is Homo sapiens, of the order primates.

Panhandle Park

https://youtu.be/56w8Ut4axsM
Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Child “Official Psychedelic Video”

What does Three Little Pigs really mean?

The “little piggy having roast beef” is about fattening a pig up

If we don't end war, war will end us.

Voting for Evil no longer an option. ~OO~

All of us are more than fed up with mediocrity, hypocrisy, lesser-evil, trickle-down, less-than-perfect settling

Alliance for Democracy in PDX

MISSION: The mission of the Alliance for Democracy is to establish true democracy, end corporate domination, and create a just … More

Wake up…

Healthcare and affordable housing are human rights.

Health Care is a Human Right

Health Care is a Human Right.

The math is not complex. Instead of doling out corporate welfare to insurance firms, we can pay that money to deliver actual health care. As health improves, costs go down.