2015/07/13 19:24:23
outland144k
Dying in your Cadillac in an accident on the interstate while on one's way to a gig is a blues way to die.  I guess dying in (someone else's stolen) Cadillac in an accident on the interstate while on one's way to a gig (hopefully, not stolen from someone else, for both ethical and artistic reasons) would also be a blues way to die.
 
And I think some of the other blues ways to die could be qualified a bit. For instance, getting stabbed by a jealous lover is a blues way to die, unless one is playing a polka job.
2015/07/13 19:46:31
craigb
A Cadillac that runs off the bridge and into the river with four lawyers in it is not the Blues, but a tragedy.
('Cause we all know that car can hold at least six lawyers!)
2015/07/13 20:31:52
outland144k
craigb
A Cadillac that runs off the bridge and into the river with four lawyers in it is not the Blues, but a tragedy.
('Cause we all know that car can hold at least six lawyers!)



So true!
 
It is also fair to say that no matter how deeply he is stabbed by a jealous lover, no matter in what vehicle he gets to the gig, no matter what he is drinking, and even no matter whether or not he was from Memphis, an autoharpist absolutely cannot experience a blues way to die (also doubtful for bassoonists, bagpipers, clarinetists (born after 1950), shenai players, and most accordion players [zydeco artists exempted]).
 
A lawyer told me this joke:
 
Scientists have decided to switch from lab rats to lawyers as test animals. The reasons are three:
1) Lawyers are more plentiful.
2) Lawyers are cheaper to feed.
3) The scientists found that they were less likely to bond with the lawyers.
2015/07/14 09:09:53
Mesh
bayoubill
Wasn't there a blues writing thingy a year or too ago?

The Soothsayer Blues??
2015/07/14 09:58:24
UbiquitousBubba
Natural Habitats for Blues Players:
  • Whippin' post
  • Street, Alley, or Corner
  • Bar, (but not a fancy one that attracts people. Instead, it's the place where Despair goes to contemplate Life)
  • Roadhouse (see Bar, but with more bikes)
  • Mississippi River
  • Chicago, St. Louis, Austin, or Memphis (Judges will also accept New York City, but they'll shake their heads and give each other knowing glances)
  • Jail (any hoosgow, dungeon, detention facility, or generic prison will do, unless the sentence involves community service. That just doesn't count.)
  • By themselves (they prefer it)
  • Grave (Blues players are typically very familiar with theirs)
Unnatural Habitats for Blues Players:
  • Chuck E Cheese
  • Any travel destination that involves Sherpas
  • Aspen, Vail, Innsbruck, or any location that combines snow, speed, and hot tubs
  • Endless sandy beaches. Blues players just don't gravitate to the beach unless a tidal wave, hurricane or Sharknado movie is imminent.
  • Miniature Golf (Oh, they're lurking behind the demented kangaroo or the sadistic windmill, but they're incognito)
  • Opera, Ballet or any event featuring Mimes (Think of matter and anti-matter...)
  • In front of the TV while Barney & Friends, Teletubbies, Boo-Bah, or the Smurfs are on
  • The mall (although, if they're standing alone and holding their wife's purse while checking the closing time for the store, they may be writing a new song)
  • Any house proudly displaying Cat Fancy magazines
I'm sure there are more sites to add to this list. 
2015/07/14 10:35:58
bapu
Mesh
bayoubill
Wasn't there a blues writing thingy a year or too ago?

The Soothsayer Blues??


Yeah!!!


2015/07/14 10:47:37
Mesh
bapu
Mesh
bayoubill
Wasn't there a blues writing thingy a year or too ago?

The Soothsayer Blues??


Yeah!!!




Good Juan dare!!
I looked for it, but it was lost in the depths.
2015/07/14 10:52:30
bapu
I keep all collabs I was part of in my subscribed list. Easy-Peasy to find.
2015/07/14 11:58:46
Mesh
Billy, also checkout Blues Tracks album by Pat Travers.....mucho excelente!!!
 

2015/07/14 23:45:22
Planobilly
K....good rock blues vox
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