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RIP! A couple of things I remember about his times at the Twist & Shout club in Bethesda, MD in the late 80s early 90s. He had a really HOT back up band, and the custom at the time was for the back up band to play a set to open up, then do a sort of build up, "And now! From deep in SW Louisiana, direct to your stage, one of the true icons of the blues, Your friend and mine, let's give him a hand! LAZY LESTER! THE GREAT LAZY LESTER!" And the crowd would of course go crazy, worked up by such an introduction! THEN he'd show up on stage and instead of performing he'd spend what seemed to me like 10 minutes slowing it down, checking every piece of equipment, stooping over his case of harmonicas, chatting with the crowd, sipping a Coca-Cola, doing I don't know WHAT til the whole build up for him had died down. THEN he'd launch off on the hottest music you ever heard! I'm a Lover Not a Fighter. Sugar Coated Love. I Hear You Knocking. Everything you wanted to hear. The second thing I remember about him is that when he'd end his first set he'd humbly invite you to stay for set 2. "We'll be back. We have nowhere to go and nothing to do when we get there." He's remembered for really co-engineering blues recordings with the very talented J.D. Miller in Crowley, LA for people like Slim Harpo and Lightnin' Slim, sometimes playing interesting percussion such as shaking a bicycle chain, playing bongos on a card board box, etc. Major talent!

He was an early Astros fan favorite for fans like me from Louisiana. I know I saw him at the Astrodome when it was very new. Crushed me when he was traded to Montreal! JSngry will remember just how BAD so many trades there were in those early days.

Bluebonnets peak early April, no? i would love to see that one of these days! Nobody's mentioning the bats in Austin? It's a thing to watch this huge colony of bats take off from under a bridge right at dusk.

Broken Spoke dance hall in Austin. country music. I checked their schedule for April (May was not up yet) but the only bands I recognized were Alvin Crow (played with Doug Sahm),. Dale Watson, and a band called The Derailers.

Thanks! I forgot to check in! A late Happy Birthday to you too!

Oh my goodness! This is beautiful! Finally got my copy in the mail from Universal Japan. This one's going to get a lot of "spins."

Tradition, 1963. Reissued Empire Musicwerks That must be the Bob Gibson Bob Dylan is referring to on Another Self Portrait, This Evening So Soon.

Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers made up some new lyrics for the second verse of Allons à Lafayette that refer to his wife being a French teacher. I enjoyed their segment.

Enjoying this one very much! Quick turnaround at Amazon. Thanks for the recommendation. Might comment again upon further listenings.

Had the great pleasure of hearing Joe Henderson perform music from this album at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival quite a few years ago. Great album!

Yes, I love BOTH of those releases of Afro-Sambas, 66 and 90! Love Tristeza on Guitar too! It's got more "toughness" to it than some of the other albums. I am going to try to find "le Couer de Baden Powell" now. Thanks for the post.

Thanks! I am in the minority, at least where DC baseball is discussed in this area. I vehemently dislike the curly W that the team adopted for today. Now that I know how little time it was in use with the woeful expansion Senators who split town and became the Texas Rangers, it makes even less sense that it was adopted for today's team, to me! I wish it were an interlocking DC, actually. For our beloved Columbian District! YMMV.

tartine78, is this the version you recommend? I would have PMd you but I think others in the discussion might be interested too. Where would I find this version of Canto de Ossanha I would love to hear? https://www.amazon.com/Quarteto-Em-Cy/dp/B000RY42V2

Is this a Washington Senators cap from the 1950s? Blue cap, red W with white border.

Agree with tartine78 about Baden Powell. I am no expert but along with his recommendations I am partial to this album Samba Triste on French label Accord. https://www.music-bazaar.com/spanish-music/album/727281/Samba-Triste/ See how you like THIS album's version of Canto de Ossanha. My favorite!

After the election I listened to Mac Wiseman doing the Albert E. Brumley song By the Side of the Road. Needed a positive message. Chorus: I'd rather live by the side of the road And try to point souls to the blessed abode Than to be a king or a millionaire And live in mansions in bright array I'd rather do a neighborly deed For a traveler here or a friend in need I'd rather live by the side of the road And help some pilgrim along life's way

He wrote excellent liner notes for John Fahey's lp on Reprise, Of Rivers and Religion! Don't know if he wrote liner notes on albums from other genres very much. Well, there's a little bit of a Dixieland band on a few of the songs on this album, but that wasn't his focus.

This is a fantastic album. Rusty Kershaw, Now and Then. Can't believe I didn't hear it til this week! Costly on Amazon but not at all on iTunes. Neil Young, Ben Keith, Art Neville, et al.

Hope it was a good one!

Many thanks! Had a good celebration down in Louisiana with family!

My area used to have a rockabilly/swing band named Grandsons of the Pioneers til they were sued for trademark infringement. They changed their name to The Grandsons.

Nick Markakis first runner called out on new 'Chase Utley' rule http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/04/04/braves-nationals-nick-markakis-daniel-murphy-slide-rule-video

Give my love to Rose

They were cast with today's busy housewife in mind!

Andrew Keen, The Internet is Not the Answer (Saw him interviewed recently on C-Span by Brian Lamb. Looks interesting).