Friday, July 30, 2010

Funky Friday



This brings back memories of Baltimore summers, hot & muggy and no air conditioning in the apartment I shared with my best friend's finger-pickin-blues guitarist boyfriend. Not that she had other boyfriends, mind you.
Posted by intelliwench at 7/30/2010 11:05:00 AM

9 comments:

  1. DougJuly 30, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    It's a shame Ry Cooder wasn't a bigger success. It's a shame I don't have a bunch of his recordings.

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  2. intelliwenchJuly 30, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Wasn't? Hmmm...he's still doing what he likes & doing it well enough to pay his bills, aparently. That sounds successful to me. If he was more of a "commercial" success, he probably wouldn't be nearly so good, I think.

    It's a shame most of his recodings I have are on vinyl.

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  3. Mr. CharlestonJuly 31, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    Actually ole Ry is doing quite well. The Buena Vista Supper Club was platinum. I think I've got all of his recordings, vinyl and CD. One of my favorites. Also finger-picking-blues.

    I was wondering in the sweltering heat the other day how in the world we survived it with no air-conditioning when I was a kid. The sand so hot it burned your feet. A dip in the river little relief. But somehow we did, and probably the better for it.

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  4. intelliwenchJuly 31, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    I just noticed that my own comment above is typo-ridden - yikes! Oh, well...

    Yes, Mr. C, I like Ry lots too. In fact I considered naming intellikid "Maria Elena" because I love Ry Cooder's interpretation of that song.

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  5. jadedjJuly 31, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    Thanks for the Cooder memory.

    As to typos...blame it on your two hell weeks...but, as is my smartass duty, I should point out that it sounds as if YOU lived with the boyfriend.

    I am not sure it can be done in Bubbaville, but the vinyls can certainly be converted to CDs.

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  6. intelliwenchJuly 31, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    Good morning, jaded...

    It was actually 4 hell weeks, and I actually did live with the boyfriend. He was looking for a new roommate at the same time I was looking for a new place. The two of them are now married, as a matter of fact, although my friend complains that Lee never plays much guitar any more.

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  7. PunchJuly 31, 2010 at 6:27 PM

    Picture Me.
    Smack Dab in the Middle.

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  8. intelliwenchAugust 1, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    Punch, but you ain't got that Do-Re-Mi!

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  9. PunchAugust 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    I've got 50 cents more than I'm gonna spend, let the good time roll.

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