Saturday Matinee – Chris Thomas King, The Bo-Keys & Dan Patlansky

Chris Thomas King‘s haunting cover of John The Revelator is made even spookier by the voodoo queen aura of the dancer. King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute. He was also chosen by the Coen brothers to play the role of itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).

The Bo-Keys features soul gospel singer Percy Wiggins. Led by producer / bassist Scott Bomar, the group includes historic session musicians from legendary Stax and Hi Records studio bands. (This song is NOT a cover – they released it in 2011).

Dan Patlansky was voted the #4 Best Guitarist in the world and (besides Joe Bonamassa!) remains the only artist in the world with two worldwide No. 1 and two worldwide No. 2 Best Blues Rock Albums as voted by Blues Rock Review USA.

Thanks to FIFA, visitors from around the world are giving rave reviews about everything from American food and hospitality to the wonders of state routes and Walmart. Oil prices are dropping, Iran promised to keep its promises a bit longer before breaking them again; everyone on Xwitter has suddenly  become experts on pool sealants and algae mitigation, and Clay Aiken hasn’t spoken to Kelly Ripa in 20 years.

The days seem to be getting shorter after last week’s solstice, so tomorrow is Porch Time. See you at half-past whenever.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 961 – Skywhale, Road Trippy & Posing in Sections

[Found here, here and here.]

So Many Choices

Lake George Village, Adirondack Forest Preserve, New York 1961 – Wayne Miller

[Found here. In 1973, this guy walked a mile for a couple buckets of ice.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored.

Just a pile of random unrelated stuff.

Fun Facts For Our Foreign Guests

[Found here and here.]

Toilet of Lost Remotes

[Found here.]

Rheotropismic Hot Links

Atomic Dog, George Clinton (1982)
Atomic Dog was P-Funk‘s last recording to hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart, but didn’t make Billboard’s Top 100. Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay.

A long ride.

Retro Sci-Fi.

Blue glizzies.

20 violations.

Relativity in 3D.

Some one-liners.

Chewin’ the ‘zooka.

An unfinished song.

10 BIG COOL DRINKS.

The mountains of Houston.

The Reflecting Pool update.

The Season [via Bustednuckles].

Heinrichs and Bachmann covers.

Fast tapper [via Memo Of The Air].

Hoodrats in Mehdi’s Bronx bodega.

Metro Tunnel State Library Station.

Cows and cars [via Thompson, blog].

Couldn’t edit the green guy who’s a girl.

Top 50 clichés of AI [via Nag on the Lake].

Doodle Boy then, Doodle Boy now [via Everlasting Blört.

[Image at top: Tusken Raiders of the Lost Ark, via Miss Cellania.]


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Saturday Matinee – Broken Brass, Boogie Beasts & The Cinelli Brothers

Broken Brass play a mix of funk, afrobeat, and New Orleans jazz, and have been dubbed “the unintended headliner of Into the Great Wide Open” an annual open-air music festival held on the island of Vlieland, Netherlands.

Belgian blues band Boogie Beasts formed in 2011 after a jam session at a bar in Leuven. They’ve performed in various blues venues and festivals in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany Luxembourg, Switzerland and more, and have released two albums to date.

Winners of the 2024 UK Blues Band of the Year, The Cinelli Brothers (Marco and Alessandro) revive 1960s – 70s vintage electric blues, R&B and soul with a modern vibe. Hit the Ground Running is a cover of a Catfish song, performed for a tribute album to Catfish frontman Matt Long, who succumbed to cancer in October 2024.

News of the Week includes vandalism at the bottom of the Washington Monument reflecting pool, the BO Library dedication party, live alligator wrestling at the White House, another peace deal for the ROP jihadists of Iran to violate, and FIFA 24/7. I might have missed a few things, so bring a list with you tomorrow – it’s porch time once again.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 960 – Super Duper Market, A Happy Dryer & Nought Fishing

[Found here, here and here.]

On Watch at Fort Doggo

[Found here.]