Jim Alfredson

Beer, frites, and a beautiful woman. What else do I need?

The Black Keys sound fucking great on SNL. Nice to hear a band that can actually play on that show.

Redstone Room tonight in Davenport, IA! Gonna be a great show!

The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano tonight. Guitar Shorty is also on the bill. What?!? Gonna be a good one. 8pm!

As the opening of the E. Lansing Whole Foods draws closer, remember this, folks. Shop local. Foods For Living is right across the street and is employee owned and operated. My brother works there and so do many of my friends. Screw Whole Foods. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/24/1396100/-Think-Whole-Foods-is-a-ripoff-It-s-worse-than-you-thought

Enjoying the first (hopefully) annual Leuven Blues Festival. Great crowd for this inaugural music celebration.

Hello back pain my old friend. You've come to mess with me again.

Onward to Rockford, IL at the Adriatic Cafe. 7:30pm.

Heading home.

Looking out across from the Leuven train station.

Played Giant Steps at a blistering tempo tonight at the jam. Believe it or not, but I've never actually played that tune before. Haha!

Shank Hall in Milwaukee, WI tonight. 8pm show.

Oh, so now you can get Coke with your name printed on the label. Will they also send you a personalized Get Well card when you contract diabetes?

Ghent, Belgium.

Today would've been my dad's 71st birthday. I think it's appropriate that I'm in the middle of refinishing a piano right now. Happy Birthday, James Theodore Alfredson Jr. December 6th 1940 - May 8th 2008.

Any of my German or Swedish friends have advice on where to live in those countries?

Ghent, Belgium.

Well, sometimes government does work and rather quickly. My wife got her Ingham County Health Plan card in the mail today, after applying last Friday. It was supposed to take two weeks! The next step is scheduling her surgery. But at least part if not all the surgery will be covered. Whew.

Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth, MN this afternoon! We hit at 3pm! Which is why I'm up after two hours of sleep to drive seven hours. Whoopee!

Any of my Lansing friends have a good USB audio interface with at least four input channels I can borrow for a day?

These tiny strawberries are the most delicious I've ever had. The weekend outdoor markets in Leuven are overflowing with fresh local produce and meats and cheeses and everything you could need for the coming week's meals.

Oh Triple D... why must you show awesome BBQ joints? Damn.

A day off. Yay!

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Steamed mussels, Flemish stew, frittes, and beer. That was lunch. How do we top that for dinner?