The Music from or inspired by the 2008 WC Handy Blues Festival Playlist

"Shake your Moneymaker" One of the last songs that Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang did on Wednesday night. Hopefully things have gotten better for them since we saw them. Elmore James original version of the song is what kicks the play list off.

"Hungry" Listened to this one on the way down to Henderson. Told Joe, "You have got to hear this song". Went up to the stage to get some pictures of Ana Popovic and when I was about 10 feet from the rail, they launched into this song. Talk about perfect timing!

"How'd you learn to shake it like that" By now Ana has been rocking a good lil bit and she absolutely tore this one up on slide guitar. Ana and her band were obviously having a good time performing. A good looking, well endowed woman, in spike heels, playing a mean slide guitar? Do I have to say anymore? I was in love. This one also happens to be an old Elmore James tune.

"It takes a Smart man to Play Dumb" When Ronnie Baker Brooks slowed things down a lil he played this song, hence it's inclusion in the play list. Some Down Home Blues from Chicago's South Side, what more do you want on a beautiful night by the river in Henderson KY?... sounded great...

"Are you Free for Me?" Straight ahead rocker from RBB.

"Who stole the Booty?" The BooBoo Davis Band. Anybody who wears a powder blue leisure suit and Jerry Curl in their hair (Click on the picture posted above and look in the bottom right hand corner) is alright with me. I swear I didn't understand a word this guy said or sang, but this song had a good feel to it. Reminds me of Northern Mississippi "Trance Music", in the vein of RL Burnside or something....good song, great title.

"Rollin and Tumblin" The Organiks played a Bob Dylan song, but for the life of me I can't remember which one it was, so I decided to include this little ditty from Bob's Grammy Award Winning "Time out of Mind" CD. Another Elmore James song for those playing along at home...

"Shake your Hips" We have been to the Handy festival 4 years in a row now and it is always the Big Beautiful Black Woman in the 6:00 PM slot that is the first to get large numbers of people up out of their chairs and dancing. This year's honor for that feat goes to the Alexis P. Suter Band. A Slim Harpo song that Delta Moon had performed at the two previous Handy festivals.

"Turn on your Love Light" The Alexis P. Suter Band covering a "Bobby Blue Bland" song. By now people had been up and dancing for two songs and were ready for some more.....

"Playboy Party" This band has got to be seen to be believed. Saw them last year on Handy's Friday Night, expected good things from them this year and "Big James and the Chicago Playboys" did not disappoint.

"Smoke on the Water" This may seem a lil out of place here, but trust me, if you saw "Big James and the Chicago Playboys" Saturday Night June 14th 2008 in Henderson KY, you'll know why this one made the play list. This one started a medley that was smoking hot. The original Deep Purple version is included on our list.

"Trying to Live my Life Without You" Second song in the Big James medley that ended their set. Knew I had heard this before and thought it was an old Bob Seger song. Turns out it's an old Otis Clay song that Bob Segar covered on his live album "Nine tonight". Bob Seger's version makes it here.

"Soul Man" Last song in the Big James Medley. The old Sam and Dave tune makes the list. Big James is awesome, and the Chicago Playboys are incredible! Basically they are just a real fun band (the choreographed dance moves alone are entertaining enough). Big James and the Band kept saying..."...if you didn't know, now you know..." when they finished playing a song. We saw them last year, so I like to say...."We knew, now we know more"

"Voodoo Chile" By now it's pushing toward midnight and it has been a long day. I was glad to stick around and see Bernard Allison, but I think we were all simply exhausted by this point. I really liked his dad Luther and came to find out later that it was his dads guitar he was playing, that made it really cool, that and the fact that he opened his set with a rousing rendition of Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Chile". A rare Jimi version of that song makes our list, and ends our journey.....

Until next year.....

Now playing: Boo Boo Davis - Who Stole The Booty via FoxyTunes

08 WC Handy Blues Festival Picture Slideshow

Once agian just click a picture to view the slide show...

Now playing: Ana Popovic - Between Our Worlds via FoxyTunes

The Electric Sheep Bonfire Web Album/Slideshow

Just click on a picture to view the slide show...

Now playing: Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire via FoxyTunes

Overheard at the Electric Sheep Bonfire Incident

If you heard more snippets of conversation you thought were funny and you think should be included here, click on the comment link below the post and e-mail them to me and I will do my best to get them posted...

"You ought to do this more often..."

"For a bottle cap to be included in the porch chair cup holder, a drink must have been..."

"Your stool is in a mole hole", "That doesn't just happen anywhere!"

"I told her congratulations, I didn't say I was happy for her!"

"I believe you have recreated your way to professionalism..."

"every moment with you is one less that I can stumble, listen to music, and work on my own projects..."

"..do you remember the day we met?...." "...I remember saying, hey Nicholas, come look at this idiot riding a horse bareback across the lake..."

"whats that?....that's not from around here..."

"I got my own private Electric Sheep going on in my head"

"...they don't know me like you do." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do, I tell them..."

"...Those $%#$#@*#'s took CHEERS off yesterday morning for some model #@#$%^#&hit reality show????"

"...where are you going?" "mumblemumblemumble" "I got one beer left and there are 5 songs left on the playlist, meet me on the porch in a minute" "You know me I'm a cowboy." "Well cowboy up then."

"...so what does an IT guy get fired up about?" "Figuring out something in Dreamweaver..."

"...where did he go?" "To go get cigarettes." "He doesn't smoke" "He blew smoke in your face when he was leaving" "Oh"

Now playing: MoFro - Front Porch Funk via FoxyTunes

Great Things About The Electric Sheep Bonfire Incident

If you read the header to this Blog you will note that it says..."Random Ramblings"...So here goes with some misc. observations about "The Electric Sheep Bonfire"...again, if I missed something leave a comment and i will do my best

A certain young lady blowing off steam...

Various post midnight "Backyard Amendments" to the "Porch Rules"...

Nailing the Introductions!

"Only Trust Him" Done Ramones Style.

Everyone that was there, special props to Joe and Alicia, Janie and Jon, Al and mom, Katie and Paul, Christian, Dave, Suzanne, Alan Ray, Brother Joey and Caroline, Bobby and Scott, Chris....everyone!

Best unintended side effect of the party: A lot of mole holes got flattened.

The great variety of musical genres in the play list that somehow seemed to work.

The "Electric Sheep" visualizations...

The Bratwurst...

Getting Rid Of the Brush pile.

Paul, Katie, Christian and others staying until 2:30 AM.

Making it all the way through the 89 song play list.

Christian staying till the last 5 songs of the play list were done.

"Brother Alan" and "Musician Paul Murphy" playing live. Thanks guys,you worked hard, you did great, nobody believes me when I tell them you didn't have time to practice...

The Screen, The Screen!

Dave for having the idea to put the screen up in the first place.

Singing along with Brother Alan to "Blinded by the Light", the original Springsteen version no less. That, I can promise you, does not happen in Hancock County everyday...

Final Score: Mole Holes 2, Lawn Chairs 0

Now playing: Delta Moon - Money Changes Everything via FoxyTunes ---------------- Now playing: Ana Popovic - Hold On via FoxyTunes