This thread brought to mind the following:
1)In the newspaper reports of Robert Johnson's natural son being verified by DNA ( and due to get megabucks in royalties )the old story about RJ learning to play the devil's music on his guitar sitting on a tombstone has been resurrected.
2)The late jazz club owner and saxophonist, Ronnie Scott, used to say to an unresponsive audience:"Let's all join a hands and try to contact the living", a sentiment I can empathise with!
RtS