I still maintain that cutting off the tip of my left ring finger was the best luck I've had all year!
Luck. Just what precisely is it? There are those who would posit that one makes one's own luck. I've…
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Mar 31 2024
Thoughts and ruminations of a bluesman
ORPHEUM THEATER, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE, HOME TO THE IBC FINALS
THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE 2024:
In August, John Colgan-Davis and I competed for and won an opportunity to compete in the International Blues Challenge, in Memphis. In January we traveled to and had WILD adventures in Memphis. All that inspired me to start this Blog. Please read, enjoy and comment. I thank you for your support.
Feb 14 2024
Cutting the Cheese
John and I returned from Memphis on January 21 and my luck changed for the better when I sliced off the tip of my ring finger on my left hand. What a swell piece of good luck that was!
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Jan 22 2024
Our Nightmare Ride From Memphis Airport (Grade School Lessons Never Learned)
We were sitting in the B terminal at LaGuardia International Airport waiting what we hoped would be our first successful attempt this week at flying to Memphis in time for the IBC. A man I will call "The Professor" was…
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Jan 20 2024
IBC Stories
Tuesday the 16th
Our first day in Memphis started here at the Philly airport. And ended at the Philly airport.
Five hours in the terminal, three hours on the tarmac waiting in the de-ice que. Then we finally arrived -…
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