[thechat] Kangaroo gets hero award

Luther, Ron ron.luther at hp.com
Thu Apr 29 16:24:13 CDT 2004


The Madman noteth:

>>Oh, and I've just noticed that this list is going absolutely bloody dead. 
>>Now I don't even hear a yawn.


Hi Madhu,

(sez Ron freshly back from Chi-town)

Speaking of yawns ... [more guitar stuff coming ahead ... can ya tell?]
I was meandering through the Chicago museum of Science and Technology 
Tuesday night ... with my 3rd or 4th glass of Chardonnay in hand ... 

{I like museums ... I really do ... but I must say ... sauntering around 
the exhibits with a glass of wine in hand ... being able to 'toast' Craig 
Breedlove's "Spirit of America" [1] (which was on exhibit) ... was a 
really fun treat! I enjoyed it a lot!)

Anyway ... they currently have a special exhibit on "Sweet Home Chicago - 
Big City Blues: 1946 - 1966" that I spent most of my time in. [Yeah, I 
spent sooooo much time in there the staff sent a janitor to follow around 
behind me moping up the drool.]  They had one of Magic Sam's guitars on 
exhibit. One of Howlin Wolf's harmonicas.  {Ya there Nagrom? They had 
*several* heavily used Kay's from old blues legends!} 

... and they had a "Brownie"! ... One of Eric Clapton's 1956 tobacco burst 
Strats ... strained fretboard and all! ... very very nice! 

;-)


RonL.
(Oh yeah, to borrow from Margaret Mead's famous comment about Samoans: 
"Man, those kangaroos can be a surly bunch!")


[1] It's a LSR 'fast car' thing. "Spirit of America", "Green Monster", 
"Blue Flame", etc.


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