I'm not promoting Allstate Insurance with this post, I'm promoting the values that the commercial represents.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Deceptively Simple
Continuing the thought I expressed with my entry on John Lee Hooker last week, here is another artist who gives new meaning to deceptive simplicity. Eric Bibb is a blues guitarist carrying on the great gospel blues tradition of such such icons as Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis and Son House. He makes his home in Sweden, but comes from a decidedly "royal" American family that includes his father, blues singer Leon Bibb, and uncle John Lewis, a pianist and composer with the Modern Jazz Quartet. Here are two selections but, if you like what you hear, go to Youtube or to Eric's website for more great music. If you REALLY like it, and I hope you do, buy his CD's- Youtube's great but a guy has to eat.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The wonderous internet
I was talking to my daughter on the phone this morning and the conversation turned to the state of the economy and what the future holds in store for our country and our way of life. I somehow segued into talking about how amazing the internet is. The amount of knowledge that we have at our fingertips is just staggering. You can- just about literally- find out anything that you want to know with just a few keystrokes.
Example: I was recently reading a book about the Ironman triathlon and in it they referenced an article written by Barry McDermott for Sports Illustrated in 1979 about the second Ironman ever held. I went to the computer and, within 5 minutes, I not only had the article (minus the photos) in front of me, I also had an SI archive site where I could literally page through a copy of the actual magazine where I could view the photos as well.
Anyway, the point I was making is that we have tools available to us now that I could not even dream about when I was my daughter's age. The state of the economy is going to cause many things to change in the near future; we need to start using the opportunities and tools available to us to create a new vision of the world. I really believe that opportunities are out there for those willing to dream and work.
So, what have I done with this amazing new technology? I looked up a comedy routine I heard years ago that, I couldn't remember very much of, by a guy who's name I had forgotten. His name, I found out, is Brian Regan and he is hilarious. Enjoy....
Example: I was recently reading a book about the Ironman triathlon and in it they referenced an article written by Barry McDermott for Sports Illustrated in 1979 about the second Ironman ever held. I went to the computer and, within 5 minutes, I not only had the article (minus the photos) in front of me, I also had an SI archive site where I could literally page through a copy of the actual magazine where I could view the photos as well.
Anyway, the point I was making is that we have tools available to us now that I could not even dream about when I was my daughter's age. The state of the economy is going to cause many things to change in the near future; we need to start using the opportunities and tools available to us to create a new vision of the world. I really believe that opportunities are out there for those willing to dream and work.
So, what have I done with this amazing new technology? I looked up a comedy routine I heard years ago that, I couldn't remember very much of, by a guy who's name I had forgotten. His name, I found out, is Brian Regan and he is hilarious. Enjoy....
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