From the AP: Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a generation of musicians that included Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Bruce Springsteen, died Tuesday. He was 84. Moore died at his home in Nashville, said biographer and friend James L. Dickerson, who […]
Read About Turmeric, Fibrin, Bromelain and Cancer
Originally posted June 25, 2015. Dr. Mercola posted this valuable information on the war against cancer a few years back and it is as timely as ever. Read with care his comments on fibrin and the important contribution raw vegetables can make to your health. This systemic use of enzymes is just now taking off […]
4/15/2015: RIP BB King the King of the Blues
Originally posted May 15, 2015. The King of the Blues, BB King, passed away last night. The BBC eulogizes King here. King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas. Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s, going on to influence […]
What I Learned in Paris, Part II 2016
If you are a first time or even a second or third time visitor, it is pretty easy not to understand the arrondissment concept. Paris, divided by the River Seine into the Right Bank and the Left Bank, is a city of about two million people living in 20 arrondissments, or districts, each with its […]
“Cocaine”
Originally posted August 3, 2014. JJ Cale, who died a year ago July, had a unique and deceptively simple sound that came from his playing behind the beat. On July 29, Eric Clapton’s tribute CD to JJ will be released. As Eric says about his friend, “He was a fantastic guy and a great musician. […]
Boris Gardiner & The Love People: “Memories of Love”
Boris Gardiner bio from AllMusic.com: Boris Gardiner, bass player, vocalist and musical director, has never been one of reggae’s most celebrated names, but he has remained a permanent fixture in the music and has three major UK chart hits to his credit. His bass-playing skills first emerged in the late 60s, and the bands he […]
The Ritz Paris Is Back
Debbie and I loved the old Ritz Paris and, unfortunately, missed the re-opening of the new Ritz Paris by one day. The Telegraph has a neat new video (below) that will leave Ritz Paris fans drooling. Here’s the Telegraph’s description: The grand dame closed for refurbishment in July 2012 after it failed to win France’s […]
French Unions Fostering Cultural Suicide?
Why are French unions striking? They are protesting the changes President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manual Valls would make to France’s 1999 labor laws. The Socialist Hollande government is looking to add more flexibility to France’s rigid 35-hour workweek. The 1999 laws were enacted in an attempt to boost employment. By imposing prohibitive minimum […]
Terrorists/Unions Killing French Tourism
Dick and I are back in Paris after several days in Beaune, France, the heart of Burgundy and its wine. Once again we stayed at our favored L’Hote de Beaune, first introduced to us by a Butterfield & Robinson bike tour we took about five years ago. Biking through Burgundy on the mythical Route des […]
Meet the One Person Every Business in the World Needs
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Time for remembrance. Time for summer. Time to get to work. When I was a kid I had three different jobs: a paper route, cutting lawns, and scooping ice-cream. One person I met at all three was, “the customer.” At the first job, the paper-route, I didn’t see the customer every […]
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