A Shout Out to John Mayall

I find it interesting to follow the genealogy of artists and bands as members move around forming new bands and the occasional supergroup.  It’s fun to see how the music is impacted by bringing disparate musicians together. John Mayall is responsible for giving us some of the best and most …

8th Street Pool Hall

I did a fair amount of skipping school during high school.  It certainly was a different time; there wasn’t a lot of chasing truants down or reporting home on absences.  Whenever we were hanging out in a coffee shop, restaurant or pool hall, the employees didn’t appear to be overly …