Feelin The Blues

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: dilly daly of Adelaide
Date: 05 May 10 - 08:29 AM

Any suggestions on web sites that contain guitar tab/notes of 1920,1930s songs of the Delta/Mississipi blues ?

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 12:22 PM

Thanks, y'all!

I'm so excited! This feels like Christmas time!

Keep 'em comin!

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Tweed
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 10:24 AM

Whoop, sorry 'Zizi...

Jessis Mae's videw link fixed.

Forgot to put the URL in the quotes in my agitated state and over exuberance. Try and check her out as she was really something else. Feisty as hell and carried a revolver and a little dog in her lap most of the time.

Tweed

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Tweed
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 09:41 AM

Muddy Waters
Fred MacDowell
Jessie Mae Hemphill,(link to a video from that Deep Blues film of Mz Jessie doing "You Can Talk about Me")
R.L. Burnside
Slick Ballinger,
Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett
Blind Mississippi Morris (Morris doing Wolf's "Smokestack Lightnin'")
And of course Tweed ;~)

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 06:13 PM

Thanks, Manfred.

I like you too. And I like all the other folks who posted to this thread over the years, and those folks who may post to it in the future.

Positive vibrations!

Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Leadbelly
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 02:15 PM

Azizi,

I like you!!!

That's it,

Manfred

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 01:54 PM

Oops, make that three years and three days.

Time flies when you're having fun...and not.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 12:43 PM

Leadbelly, re your 10 Feb 08 - 03:17 PM post:

Kudus to you on your play on the meaning of the name azizi.

I'm sorry that you doubted my statement that I started this thread because I didn't know much about the Blues, but it is the truth.

In the two years plus three days since starting this thread, I have learned more about this wonderful music genre. This is thanks in large measure to information and suggestions from Mudcatters.

As to your question "By the way, what do you take before or while posting?", I'm not sure what you mean. I guess I take some breaths, but they're not necessarily deep.

:o)

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: matt milton
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 12:13 PM

Some blues people I only just came across recently who aren't as well known:

Robert Pete Williams
Rosa Lee Hill
Robert Belfour (still playing!)

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 03:35 PM

In this archival footage with Paul Butterfield, Son House explains the Blues about as well as anyone can.
Son House

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Leadbelly
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 03:17 PM

Dear Ms. Precious One (= Azizi),

again, this was a very interesting thread contributed by you. But please don't tell all of us that when starting this topic "you don't really know that much about the Blues". Please be fair. Perhaps this was a nice stimulus and indeed it was. Bur I don't believe in lack of knowledge.
By the way, what do you take before or while posting? Really interested, Manfred (remember?).

Thanks so far!

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 10:08 PM

..ran across a documentary, somewhat dated (early 90's) called "Deep Blues." The late Robert Palmer, from Rolling Stone magazine, takes a tour of the South (starts out in Memphis and ends up in Mississippi) in search of blues artists who're playing 'authentic' blues. He captures some memorable performances: R.L. Burnside playing on his front porch, Jessie Mae Hemphill playing in an obscure juke joint, the late Junior Kimbrough and his band playing to patrons in the bar that he owned...Bud Spires blowing blues harp accompanied by Jack Owens on the guitar, being faithful to the 'traditional' sound - that'll take you back to Robert Johnson's era....

Seems like these artists are working from a traditional Mississippi Delta blues background, but putting their own spin on it and taking the style a little bit farther on.

There's also a scene from an authentic blues 'herbalist' who explains the meaning of lines that show up repeatedly in old blues tunes like, "got my Mojo workin'" and "John the Conqueror Root" ...

And great footage of juke joints and people having a blast drinking and digging blues, especially in places like Greenville, Mississippi.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 06 Aug 05 - 01:48 PM

Completely biased, but the best blues number is Robert Petway's "Catfish Blues".
Another fun one is "Baby Please Don't Go" by Big Joe Williams, with Sonny Boy Williamson on Harmonica.
Some other good names, apart from Son House who was the very best, are Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachell and Robert Lockwood.
A recording to look out for is the plantation recordings by the lomaxes.
Prefer country blues, but Chicago style is great for dancing. Loads of compilations with the likes of Little Walter, Muddy, Willie Dixon (wrote Hoochie Coochie Man, of course), Otis Spann and Howlin' Wolf.
Am sure you don't get it in the States, but there's a French channel, "Mezzo" which often has lot's of blues content, including early footage.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST,WYS
Date: 06 Apr 05 - 12:16 PM

Try the hour-long weekly show True Blues archived weekly online at the BBC. Playlist included. The "listen again" link is in the orange box on the righthand side of the screen.

Kinda nice to leave USA culture for a UK DJ's view of the blues.

~S~

Blues music is deceptively simple. Three chords, sometimes two, occasionally only one - but behind this basic format lies a highly complex and intoxicating language of loss, torment, despair, ... and joy.

Yes, joy. Often the blues is seen as being essentially downbeat or moody but this is only half the story. A lot of early blues was conceived as dance or party music and it should be remembered that this music's basic twelve-bar format was an integral ingredient in the formation of rock 'n' roll.

True Blues presented by Euron Griffith tries to reflect all aspects of the blues and to do so in a way that, hopefully, doesn't treat the genre as a museum piece.

Blues music has evolved over the past hundred years and True Blues reflects this, playing a wide range of blues styles from classic Delta and Chicago Blues through to contemporary exponents like Keb Mo, Eric Bibb, Robert Cray and Kelly Joe Phelps.

Also featured are new artists like the White Stripes, who have famously fused the blues with punk and pop to create a heady and highly distinctive sound.

This is a specialist music show but it's not for specialists. It's for everyone.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 02:15 PM

Yes, isn't it wonderful when one person's request becomes a repository of related information that can benefit so many others as time goes on? When I add my little bits and pieces to this kind of thread, I always like to think of people months later, doing a Mudcat search like we always hope new members will do-- and finding a goldmine like this one.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 02:13 PM

Greetings all!!

I appreciate all of the links to & information about the Blues.

But more than that, I appreciate the spirit of acceptance & sharing that this thread demonstrates.

This thread truly is Mudcat at its best!
We met as strangers and now we are family.


Peace & love,

Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 01:56 PM

Susan I'm glad you mentioned the Uppity Blues Women. They're a kick. I've seen and met them a few times, always a good show. Gay plays the harp in that group that is leading me to you Ms. Azizi....

Don't let your study on the blues go without checking out some of the great harmonica blues players out there! Here is a great link to get you started on the best players out there (hey, where's my name?!). I have seen many of these folks in concert also. I see they even mention Pat Hayes, a friend of mine from MN who plays a mean harp with the Lamont Cranston Blues Band.
Check it out my dear!
I just met Jimmie Wood Saturday night, he played with Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts. He did a couple of fine lead solos also.
Peace back at you, Rustic

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: FG180
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 02:25 PM

The "Howlin Wolf London Sessions" is a great album, you can hear the great man himself teach young wipper snappers (eric clapton & mick jagger) amongst others, how to play his songs.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 11:57 AM

Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women with audio.

~S~

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Mar 05 - 11:47 AM

It's A Girl Thang with audio archives.

BluesLand/ with audio archives.

~S~

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 06 Mar 05 - 11:47 AM

Thanks Susan, I'll check it out.

Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Mar 05 - 10:53 AM

Following the Woodsongs link above, check out show 344-- Mike Seeger with a gourd banjo, and Precious Bryant-- a kickass blues woman!

~S~

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST,Leadfingers (Backdoored)
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 07:41 AM

Dont be blue - Its the 100th post !!

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 11:23 PM

Hey Honolulu Baby!!

Welcome to Mudcat!!

Well, it goes to show you that you can't believe everything that you get from the Internet. I got that list of "thank you words" straight from the Internet page...I guess that's an example of a freebie being buyer beware..[or however that saying goes]..

So what is the Hawaiian word for "thank you"?

And you mentioned Amir..Well girlfriend "Lord love a duck!" . That was the saying that this New York City tour guide used on this bus trip from hell I was on this. I gathered that that saying meant something like "Goodness gracious!" but I thought Yep, I'm gonna borrow that saying-it was that funny to me...

My point in using it was...Why didn't I think of contacting Amir??

Brother Amir-now he's someone who would love Mudcat. Can't you see him holding forth??? We gotta get him to join...

I'm sure he will be as welcomed here as I was & am and as you will find you are-if you come out of lurking status more often ;o))

Please give me Amir's contact info as I haven't a clue where I put it..

And remember to Keep Hope Alive
by singing the blues and playin them too!

Doomo arigato gozymus,

your sista/friend Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: honolulu baby
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 09:11 PM

hey, girlfriend,

first, let me say that i have learned a lot, living here in honolulu. and one of the things i learned is that 'mahalo' is the hawaiian word for hello, which you can add to your list.

and, living in such an ethnically diverse community, i learned that doomo arigato gozymus (pronounced: doemo adigato gozymuss) is japanese for 'thank you very much'.

so mahalo and doomo arigato gozymus to you.

second, being from pittsburgh like yourself, you know if you wanted to sit down and chat it up with someone about the blues, amir is the man. he is like a walking, breathing 'blues encyclopedia'.

hope all is well with you.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 07:21 PM

I'll take it in a good sense then...you're welcome. Hopefully the distractions won't sidetrack you too much from the editing job (good luck with that)...

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 06:23 PM

Guest- WOW!

I have to confess high speed does open up a whole 'nother dimension.
And I saw other artists who I'm going to want to see and hear listed on that site besides those that you mentioned..

I'm supposed to be focused on this book on variations of children's rhymes that I'm editing [hopefully for publication]and now you just provided me with another point of distraction-besides checking out Mudcat threads that interest me..

Thanks alot.

I really mean that in its good sense ;o))
Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 06:09 PM

Ms. Azizi -

If you go here...it's the woodsongs site mentioned before you can also check out Duke Robillard (guitarist who's been around for a while....in this video he does swing/jump blues, but he's done lots of variations on the blues, including just plain old "blues" throughout his long career)...also check out Shemekia Copeland show #239. She's not "blues" in the strict definition of the word, but she has one helluva voice and she sort of reminds me of Etta James....

Lots of facets to the "blues," come to think of it.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 01:23 PM

I'm so glad you've 'discovered' this music Azizi! You won't be sorry. It's amazing! It happens to be my favorite too...

- Nightbird

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 12:28 PM

WYSIWYG, thanks for your suggestions. I FINALLY got highspeed connection this past week. Love it!!

And while I'm here, I want to give a BIG public thank you to Jerry Rasmussen for two acoustic blues CDs with greats like Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Blind Boy Fuller, Charley Patton-All names that I had read but until I received the CD voices I had never heard. I am awed by the history represented in these CDs and treasure them for that reason, and the fact that a new cyberspace friend made the compilations for me.

That being said I now know that I usually prefer the later blues music.

Jerry's compilation CDs arrived around the same time as a package from Hollowfox of vintage African American books and a book on another passion of mind-name origns & meanings..
Efkaristo poly {Greek for thank you}, Hollowfox!
   
And this week I followed Brucie's suggestion and started borrowing CDs from my area library...DUH! why didn't I think of that??

Guest who first mentioned Etta James, although this particular library branch didn't have much of a collection of Blues or ['other'?] folk music, I did get Etta James 'Matriarh of The Blues', and Etta James 'Blues to The Bone', and Jimmy Smith dot com Blues.

Even better than that-I found out that I could reserve CDs from other branches of that library {and do it online even!!].. So again following Brucie's suggestion I reserved a bunch of Lonnie Johnson..
and because I was on a roll ,I also reserved a several other non-blues Cds such as a children's CD by Taj Mahal and, in honor of a high school teacher who first introduced me to this singer, I also reserved a 4 set folk music CD of Odetta.

I'm passing this info along in case anybody else hasn't thought of borrowing CDs from the library...

Asante sana, Brucie...

And thanks to all who have posted here. I went back & read a number of archived Mudcat threads on Blues..You all have been very kind to me. As questions about blues and blues artists have been asked again and again, I could have been brushed off, but I instead I received warm consideration, advice, and support.

I appreciate it.

Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 11:07 AM

I just want to add another acoustic bluesman from the twenties:
Blind Blake
Don't miss out!

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 10:33 AM

Azizi, I've been thinking about how I used to grab online music when I was on a REAL slow dialup. So here are a couple of experiments for you.

Please go HERE and let me know if you can download the video archive of Show #340 with the John Hammond Trio. What I mean is to right-click to actually save it onto the computer. It might tie up your modem overnight to get it, but then if it DOES download, you can open it to play for you.

If you can do that, there are lots of other online resources I can point you to, that might suit what you are looking for.

Also, please try saving the blues songs Max posted HERE. (Especially his and Dwditty's.) Does that work?

~Susan

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 04:39 PM

Do real people actually say "Egad!"?

Well, Tweed you are FOR REAL.

I appreciate you and your Blues website.

{And the church said "Amen!!}

Danke sehr (German for "Thank you very much" )


Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Tweed
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:20 PM

EGAD!!!What's all this? Someone accusing me of running an interesting blues website? Unbelievable! It is a quagmire and the scourge of the internet! A ridiculous accumulation of terribly recorded songs and incredible lies. It is a miserable excuse for a blues site and assembled by a rabid, and drooling half-wit.

Amos, you should be ashamed for leading this poor woman astray and into that den of iniquity known as tweedsblues.net. For god's sakes, Mz Azizi don't go under the porch. There are things living under there that are better off left.....undisturbed.

Yours,
Tweed

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 09:17 AM

You're welcome Guest. And uhm Guest, have you considered being a member here?

Membership is free and does have some benefits like the ability to get private messages...

I've only been a member for 6 months and I've learned so much here and "met" such interesting folks-[and encountered a couple of real humdingers, but such is that life].

I just wanted you and other Guests to know this..

If you [all] prefer to continue posting as 'Guest' that's your choice but sometimes it gets kinda confusing..

And especially to the-Etta-James-vivid-word-images Guest, please check out the entire Etta James review at TweedsBlues..I think you'll like it.

Peace,

Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 08:28 AM

Thanks for the excerpts from the Etta James review, Azizi.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:48 PM

Well I'm back from visiting Tweeds. And I'm impressed.

Which doesn't mean the site isn't easy to figure out for newcomers.
I kept looking for the discussion forum like here and I finally figured out it was the Field Hollers section {witty name that}.

But before I even checked that out [actually I haven't done so yet cause I figured I might linger there and I wanted to let folks here know about my experience] I somehow landed in the Readers Write section. As I prefer the tried and true to the unknown, I was heartened when I saw some familiar Mudcat names {it kinda reminded me of home and gave me that I-got-your-back assurance that the non-adventurer in me needed.

For instance, I recognized the names of Jerry Rasmussen, Khandu, Bobert, and Sorcha. And there are probably other 'Catters listed in the section who I [being a relative newbie on Mudcat] don't recognize yet.

And I must give BIG PROPS to Bobert. What a storyteller he is!!
Check this out!
Bobert's Christmas Story

Tweeds has vintage photographs too. Love it!

And reviews of blues recordings & blues performances.

For example {and, Guest who mentioned Etta James in that vivid two brief description upthread, I think you'll especially appreciate this} see this excerpt of a Red Woody's review of an Etta James concert at the Chicago House of the Blues:

"Twenty minutes later, at 10 o'clock on the dot, the daughter of pool shark Minnesota Fats (true), the Matriarch of the Blues, and the only woman singing today who can be ranked with Billie or Etta or Sassy Vaughan, was revealed by the opening curtains to be onstage, large and in charge of her 8-piece Roots Band even while sitting down in a black swivel chair.

Ms. James' health is clearly not good these days. Her hands, feet and legs are swollen, and between songs she's breathing heavily. She performs the entire set sitting down, driving the band from that board-room chair, wearing a sequined red gown which reflects sparks from the spotlight which is trained on her all night. Within moments of sailing straight into At Last, the audience is hers. The tune, recorded with strings in its original version, is played tonight as if it was straight from Muscle Shoals. The horns power forward, the Hammond B3 quakes and shakes. Three of the members of this band are family, and they clearly know that this could be their leader's last tour. They are giving it everything they have in their very cool L.A. way. And as she calls the number two tune of the night, Come To Mama, the room seems to rise on the moment.

Now we pause to consider that Etta James' first hit record was The Wallflower (Work With Me Henry), recorded with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and released in 1955. Nearly 50 years later, Etta James is clearly a senior citizen whose best days as a blues-belting temptress are behind her. But don't tell that to her, as she writhes in her leather chair, vigorously sucks her own thumb in demonstration of what she's gonna give you when you come to mama, and flirts salaciously with every man standing near the stage...this may be just performance, but it is damn convincing performance
the versimillitude of her Roots Band, allowing for generous solos and detailed introductions....

Finally, amid shouts of "We Love You, Etta!!!" she delivered the evening's capper, Sugar On The Floor, dedicated to the memory of her mother, whom, she told the crowd, had died recently. "Sugar" had been her mother's favorite song, and she sang it looking straight up to Heaven, clearly believing her mother were listening, tears pouring from her cheeks. She morphed the number, by the last verse, into a gospel pleader, repeatedly offerring up her "Thank You" with outstretchd arms and her formidable voice. As the number came to an end and the curtains closed, she turned the cries of "Thank You" to the audience and cleared her tears.

Ten minutes of calling, clapping, pounding and pleading ensued. But it was all over. She'd clearly given everything she had in a non-stop performance lasting over two hours and twenty minutes.
I'd advise anyone to see Ms. James if she's touring near your town this summer. She is one of the greats, a singer without limits in blues, RnB, jazz, funk and pop. Clearly at least the equal of Ray Charles or BB King, and on par with the best female singers of the century. Like B.B., also now on tour, she won't be performing long, due to her health. And when you've missed her, you really missed something, friend."

For the entire review Click here

Etta James In Chicago

All in all it was a great first trip. I've adding Tweeds to my Favorite list & I'm sure to go back!

In the tradition of this thread, I gotta end with some thanks to Brucie for first mentioning the Tweed site [but life stuff got in the way and I forgot about it] and thanks to Amos for reminding me about it tonight. I appreciate it, guys!!

Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST,AR282
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:23 PM

>>Thanks but no thanks. Why didn't you say it was a register first site in the first place?<<

Whoa. Never mind then,

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 09:53 PM

GUEST,AR282

Thanks but no thanks. Why didn't you say it was a register first site in the first place?

Amos,

Thanks for reminding me. Tweed's it is.


Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Amos
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 09:16 PM

Azizi:

Great fun rolling the Blues out at Tweed's Blues site if you haven't been there. Ole Tweed is a famous Mudcatter and a mean blues player.
http://tweedsblues.net/

Enjoy!


A

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST,AR282
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 09:03 PM

>>Maybe it's my lack of computer expertise, but when I went to that site you referenced, an advertising page came up and wouldn't go away.

So, what's up with that?<<

Yes, that seems to have become a problem lately. It's a site you have to register for if you want to post anyway. If you register you can get in. But that same problem has happened to me when I enter as a guest. Never used to and it ticks me off but there's nothing I can do about it. But a coworker of mine gets in no problem and she wasn't registered so I don't get it. And I hate the idiotic ad page. Well, anyway, if you register, you can get in.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:34 PM

PoppaGator,
Thanks for your lists and the info re the origin of the phrase "brownie points".

This thread is proving that Mudcatters are good with multi-tasking..

---
GUEST,AR282 -

Maybe it's my lack of computer expertise, but when I went to that site you referenced, an advertising page came up and wouldn't go away.

So, what's up with that?

Are any 'Catters familiar with delphi forums?

Is this one of those visit at your own risk sites?


Azizi

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST,AR282
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:23 PM

Hi Ms. Azizi,

I have started a forum at Delphi that deals with blues rather fundamentally. It's only getting started and there isn't much traffic but perhaps something is there you might find useful. You or anyone here please feel free to drop in whenever. Post whatever you like, I'm easy to please.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/roots1/start

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: PoppaGator
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:38 PM

Blues is about making yourself feel GOOD not matter how bad things get. The process is something that Aristotle called "catharsis." The great blues singers may not have had the book-learnin' to know that word, but they certainly knew all about the process.

I think the expression "brownie points" had its origin in the idiom "brown-nosing," i.e., kissing up to an authority figure in anticipation of favorable treatment. It has taken on a life of its own, however, and there is no longer a negative connotation to "earning brownie points" ~ now it just means that you've done good deeds that deserve to be rewarded.

I hadn't noticed that no white artists had been mentioned prior to John Hammond Jr. Let's fix that right now:

Paul Butterfield
Charley Musselwhite
Mike Bloomfield
John Mayall

If we open the door to electric rock/blues, of course, there are plenty more Caucasians we can add:

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Bonnie Raitt
Duane and Greg Allman
Eric "God" Clapton
Johnny Winter
the previously cited Susan Tedeschi is, I believe, white as well as female
..and of course too many more to mention

Then there are acoustic folk-blues players like Bobert and many others who are not as famous as they should be. I'll leave it to someone more knowledgeable than myself to contribute a few names from this group.

If you don't know anything about Jeep Hammond's father, John Hammond Senior, Google him NOW. One of the most important figures in 20th century American musical history.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:27 AM

Roger the Skiffler -

Sorry. Brownie points aren't edible..

I don't know where the phrase comes from, but at least how I've heard the phrase used and how use it, "Brownie points" refer to 'little acts of kindness' or some imaginary credit points that you get for doing something good. You can bank these points away for the time when you need some good luck and then you can 'cash them in..

Of course, As I am African American, I was also trying to make a play on words..You know..like I'm a "Brownie" and I gave you some brownie points...{I guess I blew that one, uhn??}

Oh well. There's always the next time...

But now that you mention it, baking some brownies sounds like a nice idea-especially since I just got a new stove delivered a couple of hours ago.!!!!...

What say that I make enough brownies for everybody here?! Anybody allergic to peanuts?

Vinaka {Fijian for Thank you- to you and all who have posted since my last international thank you!}

Azizi

BTW-that clicky in my post on thank you in different languages isn't the name of the website..but a description of that site...

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Amos
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 10:15 AM

Il n'y'a pas de quoi, Mademoiselle.


A

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 09:43 AM

Thanks for the Brownie points, I won't eat them all at once!
PS If you get the chance check out Susan Tedeschi, one of the younger US women blues singers (and guitarist)playing today.

RtS
(I'd be Ascot's answer to Washboard Sam but nobody will ask me the question!)

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 08:41 AM

You're welcome, Azizi.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Peace
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 06:11 AM

Blues, as it was explained to me by Lonnie Johnson, a mna for whom I had and have the highest regard, was never about feelin' bad. As Mr Johnson put it, blues was a way for people to 'woik thru' feeling bad. I had the honour of being the MC for him at Gerde's Folk City, and despite his admonition that I call him Lonnie, I just couldn't. I tried it twice I think and I do remember it feeling funny, so I reverted to Mr Johnson bot on and off the stage.

(In retrospect, I asked some pretty dumb questions in my youth. What may have seemed tactless--and probably was--received serious answers from people, likely due to my age and Canadian citizenship.)

Lines like, "The blues ain't nothin' but a good man feelin' bad" didn't explain to me how singin' about that 'sadness' would help alleviate it. Time has shown me that it works, although in a different context. A line I heard years ago and have remembered goes like this: If you have someting you need to talk about and you don't know how to talk about it, start by saying, "I have something I'd like to talk about and I don't know how to start talking about it." The blues seems to start that process. I don't think blues is only about that, but maybe it is, partly.

Subject: RE: Feelin The Blues
From: Azizi
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 06:07 AM

Hey Amos,

I got one word for ya for that suggestion:

Mahalo! {Hawaiian for Thank you}


And then two more words:
Will do...


Azizi