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Yeah, I am in Wisconsin.

I am not sure which record.  Sadly, I am not sold on Black Country yet.  But, only listened to it one.

I LOVE John Henry.  LOVE IT!

So, it might be John Henry.

We have till next week.

Dino will be on air in a bit. Scott Holt's new record then a rarities and fan favorites set of Joe to follow.  www.wxpr.org

A  great evening of internet music Dino. We'll be tuning in again. 
Rick

Thank you all.  I had a lot of fun.

Except for the repeated calls from the blues police.

But, I got Stu Craig to hear some Scott Holt, and I played TBOJH three times.

So it was totally worth it.

I want to know also...Who, what, when, where, number those repeated calls and were they directed at Joe and Scott Holt both or.......or did Dino make it all up?   Or did Dr. Jones have the studio lines on 911 speed dial???   :D

Blues Rock On & Keep the Faith,
Dr. Rocket

Sorry I missed the show Dino...I Really wanted to hear the new unholstered Holt  :(

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Like Moods said, I was playing a ton of Joe and Scott and Buddy.  I did not bring out any fat possum or black keys, and I opened with The Dead Weather, since I just got the record.

Moods got to watch all this happen live, so he can verify that I did not make it up.  But thanks for that.

Oh, and I played Alvun Youngblood Hart.

Anyway, some guy called and said, "Was there a change in format?"

I said no, what do you mean?

He said that he thought this was a blues show, and why dont I play some blues

I replied that I think I am playing the blues, that I am pretty sure I am playing blues music. 

He said to play something traditional.

So, I got pissed off.  I hate the blues police.  Even if I was once a member.  I hate em.

So, I put on something from Joe Callicott, recorded in 1947.  Just him and an acoustic guitar, singing a song.  Pure, uncut from the source, blues.

Moron called back.  Proceeded to tell me that people were turning the station, and that I was a dick, and the whole bit.

I said that he was free to come down and do his own radio station, but this is my time and I know the blues, and this is what we are doing.

Then I asked what he thought was traditional.  He said Eric Clapton, something like that.  Maybe some Chess records.  And I asked, you mean like the movie, and he said yeah like the movie.

So, I hung up on him and pulled out some Buddy Guy instrumentals from the Chess years, and played 2 of them.  And made fun of him on the air.

I was a member of the blues police.  And I hate myself for it.  Now, I really question EVERYTHING about the blues community, because of the police.

We must fight against these narrow definers of the music we love.

We must fight against them.  They shall never own our musicians, and our venues.

I love traditionalists, but we must move forward.

Naw it wadn't me.  "Traditional" blues is more style than era and it subdivides quite handily.  At the risk of repeating myself, HOW you play a tune is often more important than when (era?) or maybe even what tune you play.

Stones took a blues tune "Love in Vain" and made it country rock.  It's not even the same chord structure.  Not bad or good, by that fact alone, but 'nuff said.

Sounds to me like you did fine, Dino.  One must know the law before one is qualified to enforce it.  Bump 'em.

Maybe alcohol & wankerism were involved. 

MuchLove
BJJ FDOL