Heavy rock

Otis playing(with) Heavy rock:

Old Buicks

Driving from Glenwood Springs on a hot, dry day when I got to Delta, Colorado...

I ran across a car lot full of old Buicks. Here are three shots.

Most were in the 1950-1955 range. Like metal ghosts from the past, they kind of grin at you with big shiny buck teeth.

There are many things to talk about

Just thought I should remind everyone, there are lots of things to talk about other than the weather in Texas and the Texas Governor. Like, we got some tomatoes the other day that were really delicious and Jack order a new cookbook for me based on the O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series and Trevor got a promotion at work and . . . just so many other things.

But, if anyone asks about Perry, as I told Diana, Voldemort would make a better president. Seriously. End of discussion.

Now, did I tell you about the twin fawns we have in our . . .

Sunflower time too..sun, sun, sun...

My latest fun photos. Raised in my back yard.
The house is optional.

Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime

You know, I hate to say it but I am starting to get used to 105 degree weather. And heck, it is only 80 degrees at 6 am so that's the time to go out and do all that yard work and stuff.

I am hoping this is just a freak year, though. I don't know if I want most of my summer at temperatures that make it hard to go outside for more than 30 or 40 minutes. It's not like I can spend the day at the pool anymore. So what is it like to be retired, you three. Oh, and by the way, I am still in my fifties. Too young to retire anyway.

Blues reviews.. Uncle Phil

From Dig Magazine this week...

Dark bars and dialogue

In 1994, an LSU Journalism Professor (and Thursday night harp player) by the name of Phil Ward took it upon himself to document what was going on at Phil Brady’s every Thursday – a feat that few have accomplished. He took photographs between his harmonica sets, and even though the dim lighting is enough to make any photographer cringe, he didn’t use any extra illumination.

“I wanted to capture them in what Wynton Marsalis later identified as ‘dialogue,’” said Ward. “With no flash on, I could get an intimate snapshot of a look or a smile, on-stage or off.”

Contacting him about his photographs inspired him to unearth and scan negatives – some of which might be seeing daylight for the first time in these pages.

To see more of Ward’s photographs of the World’s Greatest Blues Jam, visit http://www.PhotosByPhil.net/PBBluesJamCover.html.

For some bluesy advice on laying at jams, visit the Digs comments from Shannon, Phil, Kenny neal and others.

A couple of slide shows of Scotland

Hi,

A good friend of mine on the trip took lots of really good pictures and made a couple of slide shows out of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw16BpWgaIA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw4EyQFp8HY&feature=related