WHAT YOU MAY FIND HERE

RANTS, RAVINGS and RUMINATIONS along with
RAUCOUS RIBALDRY and RAMBLING REFLECTIONS

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Geography Div (Really Personal subsection)

Here's an idea of keeping track of where you've been - though you will need a mirror to keep tabs, eh ?
After you visit a country, you go to the tattoo parlor and have them color it in - - maybe add the date.



Well, at least it wasn't divided into Western and Eastern Hemispheres:




Saturday, December 28, 2013

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div

 I'll close out the year with yet another variation of the Tony Rice Unit, here doing Norman Blake's Ginseng Sullivan.



Tony and Wyatt Rice - Guitars; Josh Williams - Mandolin; Bryn Davies - Bass; Rob Ickes - Dobro; Ricky Simpkins - Fiddle.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Boxing Day / St Stephen's Day / the Day after Christmas Day Div

Hope one and all had a wonderful Christmas ……. now on to the New Year.
My favorite "carol" of the season ……. and a fun version by The Irish Rovers.



And pay heed to the closing stanza:

Therefore, Christian men, be sure, wealth or rank possessing,
You who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Nostalgia Div (Christmas subsection)

I'm on the road today enroute to spend some time with family, so I'll probably overhear this  - -  and if not, I'll just visit my own blog at the hotel tonite !!   This is what the spirit of Christmas is about.



I hope all who visit here have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season.
Bear

Christmas Eve Div (check your chimney subsection)

Who's been naughty ? .. and who's been nice ??



The FoxCreek Bluegrass Band playing their own arrangement of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" with Isaac Beaty on the banjo, Nick Brumlow on the mandolin, and John Burton on the bass guita

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Geography Div (Fast Food subsection)

In case you were at a loss of where to eat over the holidays and want to find the Golden Arches:


In case you were wondering, the "formers" are Bolivia and Iran.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div

Last week I mentioned The Tony Rice Unit. Here they are doing a wonderful old fiddle tune Dusty Miller.



Tony and Wyatt Rice - Guitars (but you knew that); Jimmy Gaudreau - Mandolin; Ricky Simpkins - Fiddle and  Ronnie Simpkins - Bass.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Geography Div (Search Engine subsection)

And to think, I've had residence at one time or another in the four rated "Boring."




Saturday, December 14, 2013

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div

In the tradition of the Tony Rice Unit (no banjo) here are the Cousin Lovers doing Brummy & Highball



Dean Thomas - Guitar; Craig Eastman - Fiddle; Tim Ferguson - Mandolin; Barry Thomas - Bass and (I know, it ain't bluegrassy) Stuart Johnson - Drums.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Geography Div (Public Transport subsection)

I'm heading out on a road trip later this month. Now, what if ……….???????
This is the US Interstate Highway system displayed like it was a subway system.


Saturday, December 7, 2013

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div

Four Rounder Records All-Stars from 1990 doing John Hardy.



In case you didn't recognize anyone: Tony Rice - Guitar and vocal, Allison Krauss - Fiddle, David Grisman - Mandolin and J.D. Crowe - Banjo. (I don't recognize the Bass player).