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Tuesday, February 03, 2004

That "Play your harmonica, son" originated with Lightnin' Slim: : While riding a bus, Lester was excited to meet a Bluesman that he admired who was searching for Wild Bill Phillips to record with. That man was Lightnin' Slim. Lester convinced him that he could play better harmonica and Slim gave him the opportunity. From that point on when Lightnin' Slim uttered his signature, "play your harmonica son"; he was referring to Lazy Lester. He became a mainstay at producer 8:25:01 PM    comment []

“Smell your harmonica, go on smell it, son”   It’s also the birthday of the man who said those immortal lines, Johnny “Guitar” Watson. He was a major influence on Frank Zappa, who loved the earlier recording where it was delivered as “Play your harmonica, son.” In Frank’s unapologetically Francophobe anthem, In France, Watson introduced the harmonica solo (played by Bobby Martin!) with the hilarious variation. For a little context, dedicated to last year’s incredibly unimaginative Francophobes, check out these two verses:   They got some coffee, Eatin' right through the cup, An' when they go ka-ka They make you stand up In France Way down in France Way on down Way on down In France If you're not careful, It'll stick to your cheeks You'll smell like a native For a couple of weeks In France Way down in France Way on down Way on down In France 7:21:44 PM    comment []

Brian Jones Returns From Death, Disses Hutton Report   As Mr Blair yesterday set up an inquiry into intelligence failures before the war, Brian Jones...declared that Downing Street's dossier, a key plank in convincing the public of the case for war, was "misleading" about Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological capability. Meanwhile, back in the USA, savvy pols are desperately attempting to resuscitate Jerry Garcia to poke some holes in the intelligence investigation over here, should they inadvertently blame anyone besides Bill Clinton. Garcia could easily prove that Bush was not fibbing about the WMDs, but was merely hallucinating them as the result of an acid flashback, that "brown acid" Wavy Gravy warned us about. 6:51:10 PM    comment []

Okay, after I gave up trying to figure out whose birthday was being commemorated by Google – not Fran Tarkenton, not Gertrude Stein, certainly not Nathan Lane, I finally got a hint at Scope Systems – maybe it’s Pavel Urysohn. Well, it’s not. I dragged the mouse pointer over the Google banner and learned they are commemorating Gaston Julia. I’m also wishing a happy birthday to my brother today! 5:35:53 PM    comment []