Tox Tunes #7 – Gin Bottle Blues
February 15, 2010, 8:43 am
The music of Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins influenced many later artists, including Jimi Hendrix, Townes Van Zandt, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. He recorded prolifically — Amazon lists 191 Hopkins albums. Perhaps his most unusual disc is Freeform Patterns, on which Hopkins is backed by the rhythm section of the psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators.
Another nice find from my Research Blogging judge’s chair. Poison and blues. Cannot go wrong.
I have the pleasure of judging some of the entries to the Research Blogging Awards this year. I can’t tell you who the winners will be, because I don’t know. But for the fun of it, I’m going to throw a few bits and pieces of some of the entries here.
I will say this: The science blogosphere is even richer than I thought. I’m delighted with the variety and surprise I’m finding out here.
It snowed today, interspersed with a beautiful, pale bone sunlight. Sometimes it was gravitous, sticky flakes, as on my walk home tonight. The wind swirled and the cold, wet projectiles pelted my face, but I loved it. I was immensely happy. I
I have the pleasure of judging some of the entries to the Research Blogging Awards this year. I can’t tell you who the winners will be, because I don’t know. But for the fun of it, I’m going to throw a few bits and pieces of some of the entries here.
I will say this: The science blogosphere is even richer than I thought. I’m delighted with the variety and surprise I’m finding out here.
It snowed today, interspersed with a beautiful, pale bone sunlight. Sometimes it was gravitous, sticky flakes, as on my walk home tonight. The wind swirled and the cold, wet projectiles pelted my face, but I loved it. I was immensely happy. I
Smooth Pebbles 