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....
hbsongs 948 over and out
xx
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