G's Free Thoughts

I enjoy Ben Stein's writings, although I don't always agree with all of his positions. I have heard him speak a couple of times in ...

Mr. G and his fam fled Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday - we went off to Portland OR to visit the eldest brother. Hey, I love Chicago a...

Susana Baca is an Afro-Peruvian vocalist, probably one of Peru's best-known musicians. Like Bonnie Raitt, she has the ability to convey...

So Derek Gordon, Vice President-Marketing for Technorati (the blog search engine), claims that his firm tracks 109.2 million blogs. He says ...

I am into the music of many people who have shuffled off this mortal coil. But there are lots of folks that I love who are still with us. I...

So E.G. McDaniel called me at 9:15 PM on Sunday night. I was winding down from a pleasant day with the fam, thinking about hitting the sack....

L'il Ed Williams and his terrific band, the Blues Imperials, hit Evanston Illinois on Friday night, October 13. This past weekend was ...

Man! George is still a edgy dude after all these years. And he's talkin' about me, yo! And people like me. It's cool, I can ...

This classic soul/funk tune should become Barack Obama's campaign theme song. It is called "Am I Black Enough for You?" Billy...

Eddie was the type of guy that usually falls through the cracks in today's world. He was afflicted with a high fever as a small child, ...

I re-read one of my favorite short stories last night. It was buried in an anthology on the top shelf of my library - James Baldwin's ...

In late August, I received an e-mail from Mr. H. Charles Goering (aka Barrelhouse Chuck) which contained a gracious invitation to a Labor Da...

Jam sessions can always be a surprise. I went to Mike Finnerty's jazz jam at Bill's Blues Bar in Evanston IL last night. A very fi...

Yes, there is actually a national organization dedicated to harmonicas, once again proving that the United States is home to an infinite num...

One of the finest blues photographers in the Chicago area, Lordy, was in attendance at the Mystery Band show at the Harlem Avenue Lounge on...

The Mystery Band played its first gig at the Harlem Avenue Lounge in Berwyn IL on Saturday, August 11. This is a great club owned and opera...

Hash Brown is one of the busiest blues players in Dallas. He slings a mean guitar; he is also an outstanding harmonica player and a convin...

Very sad news. I just received this in an e-mail from Blind Pig Records: GUITARIST BILL PERRY DIES AT AGE 49 With great sadness, Blind Pig ...

I am in Dallas for a few days and saw this obituary in the local paper. I think I would have liked this guy... Edgar "Heavy" Clay...

I found out the regular guitarist for the Mystery Band, Anthony Plamer, was going to miss the July 28th gig at the Morseland. OSee Anderson...