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RIP Mark Armstrong-2012 Smile on us Please
The end of 2011 saw the passing of bluesman Mark Armstrong, pictured in the middle of the below picture. This was the only chance I had to jam with Mark, but it was a blast at the first Watertown Blues Jam. Mark believed in the pure blues, lots of slide, and the key of D. At this jam and our only meeting, Mark was playing away on a song and I thought, what the hell, I'll throw in a slide lick or two, which good or bad, I'm known to do. The stars must've been lined up right, 'cause when I hit those licks on my Gibson acoustic and a glass slide, playing through the pa system, they came out just right and cut through the mix. Mark looked down at his guitar, then looked around and saw me with the slide, nodded and smiled.
Good jam...nice guy...I'm so glad I got to have this experience of playing with Mark.
Google Mark Armstrong and you'll find his background and several videos...it's worth your time.
If you don't have an Ipod, what's wrong with you? You can have your music everywhere! Check out this speaker system the lizardKid got for Christmas from her sis...collapses to about the size of an egg...sounds decent too!
A lakelizard specialty, moonpie casserole...prepared for NewYearsEve festivities in the neighborhood.
Sun up...
Air traffic over Smithville?...plane up or plane down?
...same shot, different day....
...can you ever have too many Laguardo Sunsets?...
...laguardo sunsets are nice, but I sure need an island fix....I'm glad to see 2011 go...there's been some really high points, and some really low ones...come on 2012, make us all smile....please....
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a lakelizard christmas
Christmas 2011...lakelizard style....
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Blue Springs Sunset over my uncles ponds...
Uncle Poley...one of the original Blue Springs Boys....with lizardkid
One of the original Blue Springs girls....Bossy...with lizardkid...
Next generation Blue Springs Boys...JimmyD...with lizardkid...
Why can't I come in?...I got the screen out!
Blue Springs barn...converted for the Harrell annual Christmas party...
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Happy things @ lakelizardmusic
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I met this lady on 7 mile beach in Negril...the mango lady...that basket probably weights 50 lbs or so and is full of fresh bananas, mangos, coconuts, and other goodies. This photo is from Caribbean Travel & Life magazine this month. Put me right back there.
This lovely girl is my right hand @ realWork. She makes my life livable on a daily basis (well, 3 or 4 days a week anyway)....and as you can tell, she's also a trendsetter...not really sure that hat is gonna catch on, but what do I know? Thanks for all you do, Kdawg!
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music city star
music city star
(hbsongs@lakelizardmusic)
she pulled out of mobile, before the fog left the bay
past the bars, the cars, and the oyster shells
piled up on the causeway
headin' east and makin' time
lookin' for that lonesome sign
tryin' just to make a getaway
she pulled out of mobile, before the fog had left the bay
she switched off to the north, through the red clay and the pines
lookin' for redemption
just lookin' for a sign
she pulled into montgomery, let that lonesome whistle blow
an old friend hopped aboard, still tryin' to make that show
she switched off to the north, through the red clay and the pines
she didn't slow down in birmingham, or when she hit the tennessee line
she needed all the steam she had,
just to make that climb
right up lacon mountain, through lynchburg pass
running from the night, like a devil from the past
she didn't slow down in birmingham, or when she hit the tennessee line
she hit her brakes in nashville, screaching like a tortured soul
found out that the tracks
they don't go to music row
like so many before her, she just wanted to taste fame
to be a music city star, and play the game
yeah, she hit her brakes in nashville, screaching like a tortured soul
now she's waiting tables, tending bar
takin' people back and forth....
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Merry Christmas From Me (an anti-commercial ad)
(hbsongs@lakelizardmusic.com)
Merry Christmas from me
Hope you get a lil' something underneath your tree
I love Christmas lights and Christmas smells
Santa Claus and Jingle Bells
But if you got something to sell
You can go to hell
...Merry Christmas from me 
The telephone is ringing again
Somebody wantn' to know where I am or where I've been
I just shot the cat out of the Christmas tree
Ain't a real good time to be messin' with me
And if you got something to sell
You can go to hell
Merry Christmas from me
Time to start having Happy lakelizard Holidays!
Haven't done any river surfing (standup paddleboarding) these days 'cause I'm a wuss and it's cold. Yeah, my rock-hard abs are probably melting back into the way they were pre -SUP, but I'll be back....HA! Life itself seems to be like riding a wave these days-up, down and all around...sometimes you're on top of the wave, sometimes you're bouncing off the bottom, scraped from head to toe from the sand and rocks. Now that I think about it, life's always been like that...I may've had a breakthrough! Enjoy the peaks, learn from the scrapes...Life is Good!
Nothing like a big ol' moon on a freezing cold night to start your mind running...
Finally got the tree up!...special thanks to Charlie Brown for the assist!
...and if you're a reader here, you know I look at the sky a lot on the ride to realWork. What's hard to capture here is the fog/cloud bank that hangs over the area as you come into Smithville...the sunrise here isn't actually on the horizon, it's on the edge of that fog/cloud bank. In about 2 minutes, it was almost dark because I was inside of it...no sign of sun at all!
...just a nice framing for the sunrise...
What am I listening to these days? I don't know...a little of everything. I haven't bought any music in the last week or so...I've had XM on Classic Vinyl channel on the way to work and been enjoying the flash backs. Started the car yesterday and Whuppin' Post came on...followed by Back in the USSR...followed by Low Sparks of High Heeled Boys...and Bad Company. That will almost get me to work...and in a good mood!
If you've gotta little extra these days, help out a neighbor, a friend, or somebody you don't know. Your choice...I'm partial to the Second Harvest Food Bank here in Middle Tn.
Time to start having Happy Holidays!
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Bob Marley quotes...laguardo sunset/moonset
I seem to be out of words of wisdom these days, so here's a couple of quotes from Bob Marley.
― Bob Marley
“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
― Bob Marley
― Bob Marley
Laguardo Moonset
Laguardo sunset
My beautiful daughter, the lizardkid....
Sunrise over foggy hills...Dekalb County Tn
"Sometimes where you've been will help you to get where you're going...well, at least it'll help you find your car." hbsongs
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Lakelizard thanksgiving...thanks!
That's not a halo over my head, just the ceiling of a round house...yes I'm smilin', 'cause things are going pretty good these days...I'm writing songs, living well and have good friends and family...and I try to be thankful for every one of 'em...let 'em know everyday how important they are in your life...appreciate what you got.
That was a confusing opening statement wasn't it?
I was lucky enough to be invited by a close friend to be part of a Thanksgiving gathering last Saturday on the lake in east Tennessee. After a bit of reluctance on my behalf, I made the right move and joined in and sure am glad I did. They made me feel extremely welcome and part of their family. And fed me like they were fattening me up for slaughter!
Somebody still makes pies from scratch...coconut and chocolate...
...and rolls aplenty...Lambert's ain't got nothing on this group!
Thanks again...I am truly humbled to have been included.
Also, I finished up some homemade vegetable soup I found in the freezer...
On a lesser scale, realWork fed us pretty dang good on Tuesday...that pecan pie wasn't too shabby.
...and when I'm happy, everybody's happy at realWork...they appreciate Dunkin' Doughnuts up in the country!
On a sad note, I'll be missing all the Tday goings on down in Opp, Alabama, and sounds like the rest of my family will be there...Dangggggggg! But, the lizardkid is coming down from BG today, and we're gonna do a little running around and have some supprage tonight...looking forward to that.
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What Would Conway Do?
haroldboothe(hbsongs)@lakelizardmusic
You know I love when you look at me, and tease me with that smile
That says boy you're gonna get there
It's just gonna take you a little while
You know I know you're wanting me, just the way I'm wanting you
We could sit here and hold hands all night long
But there's other things we could do.
And I hate to sound so country, but sometimes country sounds so right
And there's no where I'd rather be
Than on this couch right by your side
You better cover up that bible girl, 'cause I'm takin' you to heaven here tonight.
I know it's been a long time, since either one of us felt like this
There's a little hesitation
Once you get past that first kiss
Just like going out to Vegas, sometimes you gotta take a chance
But when you hear the music in your heart,
You can bet it's time to dance.
And I hate to sound so country, but sometimes country sounds so right
There's no where I'd rather be
Than on this couch right by your side
You better cover up that bible girl, 'cause I'm takin' you to heaven here tonight.
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lizardVegas,Jason Boland,JJ Grey&Mofro,Ry Cooder
Quote of the month: "Why can't we just use the cord on the iron?"
Well, they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but this vile head/chest/cough/congestion/crud that I brought back that refuses to go away disproves that saying.
...could have been exposed to a chest cold, I don't know! I finally decided that I'm never going to run for public office, so I thought I'd go ahead and post this picture before the paparazzi got ahold of it. "CEO of lakelizardmusic caught in scandal!"...I can see the headlines now...
Laguardo Moonset...6am
...the visions in my head...
The road to realWork...
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I like this picture...
What am I listening to? Oli Brown and Dennis Brown--no relation, one's a bluesman and one's a reggae legend...both good listening! JJ Grey and Mofro--laid back bluesy swampy music...Jason Boland--I'm not one much on country music these days, especially after watching the ridiculous CMA awards for the first time in 20 years or so--but Jason Boland seems to be the real thing...check out 'Farmers' Luck'...Ry Cooder--not for everybody, or maybe it is for everybody...lots of different sides here...check out 'John Lee Hooker for President'...Kings of Leon--good rock'n'roll...
...in the words of 'Wayne's World'....party on....
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