Miscellaneous Ramblings on a cold Sunday afternoon...

Donald Fagen on the cover of his latest cd. The release date is March 14 and I can't wait. I remember the days when Steely Dan would release a new lp I would rush down to the store to get a copy on the release date. Well I am growing older but not up! Look for me at the store on March 14th...although I have been listing to some pre-release stuff form this disc! As they used to say on the Andy Griffith show about the girls "She's mighty fine" In this case this disc is mighty fine. You can hear a sample or two on Donald's web site http://donaldfagen.com/

Speaking of Andy Griffith, we lost Don Knotts yesterday. Wow what an icon. I have spent many years living a stones throw from Mt. Airy, NC which is the real Mayberry so I guess maybe things like this sort of weigh on your mind when you lose a great actor like that. Sail on Barney. I am thinking maybe I should find my "Ghost and Mr. Chicken" video and sit down for a while and sort of soak it in.

For the Derek Trucks fans out there you probably have heard but for those of you who haven't there is a new cd from the DTB that is top shelf. http://www.derektrucks.com/index.html
"Songlines" is the title and it sounds like Derek and the band are continuing to make some heavy inroads to greatness. Go check it out... it has some killer tracks on it.

Beer. New Orleans. Two of my favorite things. One of my favorite characters from history, Ben Franklin once said "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to prosper" So I am thinking of beer and prosperity, for New Orleans that is. Heck it is Mardi Gras.. let's hope New Orleans can get the prosperity back. http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/schedule.html
Beer? Well check out this article on nola.com. I have had my share of Dixie beer over time... http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-5/1140201495141350.xml
Another favorite is this one: http://www.abita.com/ They even have New Orleans restoration items you can buy. Cool stuff. If you have never had a purple haze beer you need to go get one right now...Well it may not be everyones favorite but it is a very nice raspberry beer with a real clean finish.

Well I better stop rambling so I will close this week with a Mardi Gras comment. Fat Tuesday is this coming week. February 28. http://www.carnaval.com/cityguides/dating.htm Go get your King cake while you can! I'll fly my mardi gras flag for a few more days. Until next time, See ya down the road.