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Saturday Matinee – BoDeans, The Terraplane Blues Band, and Tom Principato w/ Danny Gatton

BoDeans formed in 1986 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and they’re still at it. Described as “one of the most successful, and best known, bands to come out of the Milwaukee area,” BoDeans is included in a permanent installation on artists from the Midwest at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Video was recorded at the Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI in 2024.

Formed in Bristol circa 2013, The Terraplanes Blues Band were shortlisted as one of the top 20 blues bands in the UK by the UK Blues Federation, and awarded the prestigious Emerging Blues Act of the Year at the 2023 UK Blues Awards.

1984 jazzy blues jam by Tom Principato and Danny Gatton (1945-1994).
From YouTube comments: “This song is Tom’s Samba, not How’s Your Sister. Sister was performed on the same studio taping, but is more of a Bill Doggett blues shuffle. Danny originally recorded Sister as a member of the Soul Mates band around 1966 when they worked on a Potomac cruise ship. The 45 is extremely rare.”

Lotta news a-poppin’ this week, with fires and chemical spills, Ebola outbreaks, UFO files and Memorial Day sales. Good time for a three-day weekend, and we’ll discuss it all at porchtime tomorrow. See you there.

No Words.

R.I.P. Charlie Kirk (1993-2025)

No words…

Bridge Fire – Wrightwood, Angeles National Forest

[Photo date 10 September 2024 found here. Photo from following day found here. Bridge Fire summary here.]

Steno-Disc Records Actual Business Letters

Artist unknown, produced by Jerrold B. Thorpe, Keane Records, Hollywood, CA.  (early to mid 1950s).

No. 507 – “Congressional Record”
SIDE A
Track 1: 9 min. at 150 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
Track 2: 9 min. at 160 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
SIDE B
Track 1: 9 min. at 170 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
Track 2: 9 min. at 189 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice

Back cover is from Steno-Disc No. 513 – Business Letters for Students and Shorthand Brush-Up by Steno-Disc Records, Los Angeles CA.

Bet you want to hear a sample, ya? Steno-Disc No.506 is a good ‘un. On Track 4 a guy quits his job at the Globe Sales Co. and gets hired by a competitor. He doesn’t bother to give his name to his boss, Mr. Carl Fox, but I assume Carl figured it out when the guy didn’t show up for work on Monday.

There’s a three-car pile up on Track 10. Some guy who just quit his job went on a bender and ended up in court.

Some reasonably priced copies of several editions are available at Discogs.
The woman on the covers of the series? Carol Burnett.

Break for Temporary Internet Outage

Wind blows and Spectrum service  goes into the hidey hole. It went out last night, just came back up a few minutes ago.
I’ll have something new up tomorrow – Bunk

Temporary Anomalie in the Space Time Continuum

Internet service was temporarily suspended due to climate change, Covid XMR, institutional racism or some other crisis. New stuff tomorrow.

No words…

R.I.P. Rush Limbaugh

…And We’re Back!

Yep, the little beasties were yanked out by their fuzzy little arses and sent straight to h-e-double-hockey-sticks.

I’m still recuperating, mentally and physically, but at least I’m out of the hospital. I was sleeping in 3 hour stints and walking laps around the ward in the wee hours – the night shift nurses were more fun.

I’m not quite done as the docs still have to rip out the staples and decide on my next adventure.

Thanks to all who sent good wishes, both here and elsewhere. They helped a lot.

P.S. Thanks to Michelle S. for the card above.