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Afternoon folks!

We've got some great blues this week, starting off in Chicago with an album of Muddy Waters early recordings for the Aristocrat and Chess labels followed by an album from J.T. Brown, best known for his work as Elmore James' saxophone player. Moving on, we have an album of west coast piano blues from Lloyd Glenn followed by some early (1930's era) harmonica blues from Sonny Boy Williamson (the first one). In the diversity department we've got a live bluegrass album from Country Gazette.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Good morning, good people!

Hope you are all in fine fettle this Saturday morning.

Last night and again tonight, temps will be in the high 40s. Around these parts, that's take due precaution weather. My laptop in my "special room", where a heater is seldom used, and where windows are slightly opened, will come into the warmer main house. Ok...we are cold weather wusses.

I haven't done my annual eye exam in 2 or 3 years, but got 'er done Thursday. Absolutely no change since my cataract lasik surgery almost a decade ago. I use cheaters on occasion, no issues for mid or far range vision.

Happy Friday everyone. Post any photos, memes, music, or anything else you find interesting.

While looking through photos looking for something to post tonight I realized I haven't taken you to the zoo yet this year. So you're all invited to come along and join me on a trip to the zoo.

Have you noticed? The conditioning is evident.

There is a segment in George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, where he wrote about the Two Minutes Hate:

In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, the Two Minutes Hate is the daily period during which members of the Outer and Inner Party of Oceania must watch a film depicting Emmanuel Goldstein, the principal enemy of the state and loudly voice their hatred for him followed by declaring their love for the Party leader Big Brother.

The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their personal hatred towards a political enemy. In redirecting the participants' emotions away from the Party's governance of Oceania, the Party minimizes thoughtcrime and critical thought while exerting ultimate control of the population.

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On this day in 1918 an armistice came into effect between allies and central powers to end WW1