tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post2236603625018079666..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Post Labor Day BluesLes Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-65790284707727604362010-09-12T04:47:04.800-04:002010-09-12T04:47:04.800-04:00Once again in the wee hours of 9/12/10 I find myse...Once again in the wee hours of 9/12/10 I find myself listening to fine jazz and... Thinking of the future that my 23 month old grandson will inherit. It frightens me for his sake.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-68144055961704870102010-09-07T02:09:23.661-04:002010-09-07T02:09:23.661-04:00That's great. There really is little better th...That's great. There really is little better than some good blues late at night when the house is quiet.<br /><br />It seems that the older I get, the more I like the blues. I still love the loud and fast shredfests that I've been listening to for the past 30+ years, but I can connect with blues now at a visceral level that I couldn't as a teenager.<br /><br />Maybe it's because I have more years of suffering under my belt than when I was 16...<br /><br />You should check out the videos of Gary Moore and BB King doing a couple of tunes ("The Thrill is Gone" and "Since I Met You Baby").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com