Thursday, July 23, 2009

Mississippi John Hurt: Spike Driver



I think his explanation of how he made this tune is about how his mate drove the spikes while making the railroad. Love this.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Lightnin' Hopkins - a twofer



Check out how he uses his right hand on the fretboard (btw it's from 1962)



Cost of the War in Iraq so far
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Organism Intended for Nocturnal Galactic Observation

How long could you survive in the vacuum of space?