Friday the 13th 

Good morning! 10:03 and 27 degrees at the moment. Who the $%$ ordered the goddamned snow, anyway?! Mother Nature has been toying with us this Winter. The snow will be gone in a couple days. February may be a different story, but that's aways down the road. 

RIP Jeff Beck. He was an artist.

Always liked his playing- through the Yardbirds, and his various groups. Beck, Bogart and Appice was a favorite. And of course his most recent group with Tal Wilkenfeld on bass.  I don't remember where Tim Bogart came from, but Carmine Appice was in the band Vanilla Fudge. You Keep Me Hangin' On was one of their hits.  Testing my memory a bit here.

Another favorite album of his was Wired. Jan Hammer has some nice moments on there as well. I remember having the King Crimson album Discipline, which I traded for it. "I'll trade you Wired for Discipline". A short pause, as we both realized that was a great name for something or other..

Wired for Discipline.. Actually, that would make a great band name. Probably for a Thrash Metal band..

Back to my own thrilling life. Heading into the new year in a good way. I don't have any gigs to share at the moment--I do have one in the works for Boone's, but no date yet--but I'm still doing a lot of playing here at Crain Manor. 

YouTube is still alive and well. Still getting new subscribers, and some wonderful comments. With the guitar, I always feel like I'm just starting to get it. Even after all this time. In July, it'll be 57 years. I think the beauty of it is that you're always in the process of mastering it. 

So that's what I've got for you for now. Thanks as ever for stopping in and reading Happy Friday the 13th, for what that's worth! Ich bin outa here. More later. 

PS today's pic was taken at The Alamo in 2013 or 2014. Mark McKnight, Rob Killam and me.

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