The Blues Is Dead Again:-)

Wow! These guys don't stop do they! What is it with the media and its desire to kill the blues. Karen over at Today's Chicago Blues Blog has a link to another article giving the grim prognosis of the future of the blues. I mean certainly some of the older players have left us, and its tragic, but that is life. The blues, which started during reconstruction has gone through generations of players, as this generation passes, there is another ready to pick up the mantle. Perhaps if the media just peruse this website, they would see a ton of great blues acts of all ages. However just like politics it is far easier to parrot the talking point, or the conventional wisdom, then actually do some research. If a reporter called me and wanted to know the state of the blues today, I would say doing alright, could be better, but it is alive and well. Simply compare the blues scene of today, to what is was like in the mid to late 70s. Then the blues really was on life support all over the US. Disco's and DJs almost sucked the life blood out of live music in the 70s, but we all survived, and we will all survive this. The blues is so saturated in the blood of American popular music that it is here to stay. It won't go away, so you reporters just better get use to it. Stop the sob stories, and start doing some work for a change.

Disney to Stay Away From Richards

It only gets better!!! Disney apparently wont allow Keith Richards to be on the publicity trail. I guess they don't like the idea of Richards, who plays Johnny Depp's dad in the film, snorting the remains of his father. This is the text from the LA Times. I would have used a link, but you need a pass to get into the web page.

Snorting a speedball of cocaine and dear old dad may be the stuff of rock 'n' roll legend but apparently it's not the sort of tale told to children at the Happiest Place on Earth.

Keith Richards' macabre remark about snorting a mixture of cocaine and the cremated remains of his deceased father may have amused music fans with its ghoulish sensibilities, but it caused a moment of alarm inside Walt Disney Studios, home to the movie marketing team behind the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Richards has a much-anticipated cameo as Teague Sparrow, father of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), in the hit franchise opening May 25. While drinking, womanizing and cannibalism may be comedic themes that course through the film, the real-life substance abuse and off-screen antics of "Pirates" stars are no laughing matters when it comes to marketing and publicizing one of the summer's biggest family films.

"When [a senior Disney publicist] forwarded the [Richards] story to me ... I thought, 'How are we going to spin this?' " Dennis Rice, Disney's senior vice president for publicity, said during a presentation to the media of the studio's upcoming films Wednesday morning.

As a result of Richards' remark, which was later discounted by his representatives as just a joke, it is likely that the rocker's appearances on the red carpet in support of the film will be curtailed.

"Keith won't be doing a lot of publicity for this movie," Rice added.

Gee ya think Keith won't be doing a lot of publicity for the movie! Man, you can't buy publicity like this! it is all over the blogisphere. I like how the Disney VP, thought "How are we going to spin this?" I mean is Keith running for office or something! I say let the old man go out there and be himself. Isn't the reason they choose him to play the father was because Johnny Depp was channelling Keith while playing the character????? .................developing!!:-P LOL

KEITH RICHARDS UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Okay, it just a joke! I didn't snort pop!! " Of course that's what his press secretary says about Keith Richards snorting his fathers remains with a line of coke. Funny stuff:-D Sure, Sure, we believe you! Oh, well it was fun anyway.

Keith Richards Snorts His Fathers Ashes!!!

I just had to link to this post about Keith Richards. At first I thought perhaps it was a mistake that he snorted the ashes, but as I read the story he actually snorted them on purpose!

Isn't it amazing what drugs will do to your common sense. I think I could list a dozen snarky comments about Keith, but I will let you do that yourself.