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| Blues Guitar NEWS Febuary 2008 |
| Since 1988 Journalizing on Blues |
| by Mike Dollins www.mikedollins.biz |
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I like to Shake and Bake a little, and do some change
ups from time to time. This month, I would like to
feature all the folks caught sharing the hog, and many
new blues friends from around the world that we have
collected from our MySpace sites. It is very
astonishing that in the old paper and ink days of sending
out this blues guitar news, I had to hunt and peck on a
limited budget basis to find anyone that even cared, or
liked the blues. Now one of our MySpace sites has
gone over 20,000 visitors and thousands of blues
friends from the four corners of the planet.
Up front and personal I’d like to thank Bab’s Bearden,
president of the Arkansas River Blues Society for
taking me in as an Arkansas blues boy. Also, Liz
Lottmann, of Ozark Blues Society for letting my band
back her up at few blues festivals this year, and sending
folks our way. Roy & Sandy McCann of Ozark Blues
Society for getting me jump-started in Arkansas blues
since I moved here from California in 2005. Hairy
Larry, of Delta Boogie is another blues legend in
Arkansas, and probably shares the hog more than any
one guy I know worldwide. Thank you Larry.
So with my main benefactors mentioned in Arkansas
blues, what I did was surf the net to see who is blues
networking, and at least has mention of Blues Guitar
News, or the Mike Dollins Band on their links. So if
you see a link mouse click it to journey over to their
blues site. The graphics and photos are all hot shoe
mouse point and click ready.
I have to say that Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records
has been a good buddy over the decades always
reviewing my material. This year he again sent me a
great personal critic and review. He is the real deal for
sure. Also super big thanks to Peter Read and Doug
Treadway of Nightflying Entertainment Guide for
always being in my corner. This earmarks 50 years
that I have been playing blues guitar. I picked the guitar
up in 1958 at 13 years old, and still have my first BB
King 78 RPM record on Modern Record Label from
all those years ago.
I am a cancer victim living on kidney, 70% legally deaf
and the doctors’ keep me upright and going on legal
steroids and heart medicine. When anyone gives the
old blues picker here a drop of recognition, I get
fogged up eyes. This half century blues journey is a
book for sure that a lot of close friends and fans keep
asking me to write, but as long as I can stand on a
stage, I’m focusing on playing more and often.
I would like to thank my wife Jo Ann, as having a
partner that understands my blues guitar history makes
life swell. My newly acquired “Band of Friends” of
Ginny, Steve, Greg, Bill, David and John for putting up
with me, and giving me a solid platform to do my little
blues guitar bit. Love you folks. You can see them all
at www.mikedollins.biz/Band. I can’t say enough
about loyal, good folks to play with.
And, to wrap up my good new friend Joe Pitts, who is
one smoking guitar dude in the modern sense of hot
pickers. Joe always has an open door to let the old
man come up, and bang away a tune or two of old
school blues at all his venues. Kind of like an old Jeep
keeping up with a Porsche, but a lot of fun for me.
With that said, if you wan to make a donation, hey I
have a buy Mike new hearing aids fund going. The old
ones are wearing out, and my medical and veterans
benefits won’t pay for hearing aids. I’m not shopping
for a new kidney on eBay yet, as the doc’s are keeping
my last remaining one pickled in medicine for a few
more years. Love y’all, and like hearing from folks all
around the world, as we get up to ten thousand hits on
a good day at this site. Thank you, and God bless you
all in all that you do. Success in blues for you too.
mike dollins - blues guitar since 1958
Note: When you visit the sites listed, you will enter into
the link listing us. Go to their home page to start your
blues adventure with all these great folks. Thank you.
PS Visit all our past issues below. Miles of blues info.
Mike's New Hearing Aids Fund Donation.
Thank you.
ups from time to time. This month, I would like to
feature all the folks caught sharing the hog, and many
new blues friends from around the world that we have
collected from our MySpace sites. It is very
astonishing that in the old paper and ink days of sending
out this blues guitar news, I had to hunt and peck on a
limited budget basis to find anyone that even cared, or
liked the blues. Now one of our MySpace sites has
gone over 20,000 visitors and thousands of blues
friends from the four corners of the planet.
Up front and personal I’d like to thank Bab’s Bearden,
president of the Arkansas River Blues Society for
taking me in as an Arkansas blues boy. Also, Liz
Lottmann, of Ozark Blues Society for letting my band
back her up at few blues festivals this year, and sending
folks our way. Roy & Sandy McCann of Ozark Blues
Society for getting me jump-started in Arkansas blues
since I moved here from California in 2005. Hairy
Larry, of Delta Boogie is another blues legend in
Arkansas, and probably shares the hog more than any
one guy I know worldwide. Thank you Larry.
So with my main benefactors mentioned in Arkansas
blues, what I did was surf the net to see who is blues
networking, and at least has mention of Blues Guitar
News, or the Mike Dollins Band on their links. So if
you see a link mouse click it to journey over to their
blues site. The graphics and photos are all hot shoe
mouse point and click ready.
I have to say that Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records
has been a good buddy over the decades always
reviewing my material. This year he again sent me a
great personal critic and review. He is the real deal for
sure. Also super big thanks to Peter Read and Doug
Treadway of Nightflying Entertainment Guide for
always being in my corner. This earmarks 50 years
that I have been playing blues guitar. I picked the guitar
up in 1958 at 13 years old, and still have my first BB
King 78 RPM record on Modern Record Label from
all those years ago.
I am a cancer victim living on kidney, 70% legally deaf
and the doctors’ keep me upright and going on legal
steroids and heart medicine. When anyone gives the
old blues picker here a drop of recognition, I get
fogged up eyes. This half century blues journey is a
book for sure that a lot of close friends and fans keep
asking me to write, but as long as I can stand on a
stage, I’m focusing on playing more and often.
I would like to thank my wife Jo Ann, as having a
partner that understands my blues guitar history makes
life swell. My newly acquired “Band of Friends” of
Ginny, Steve, Greg, Bill, David and John for putting up
with me, and giving me a solid platform to do my little
blues guitar bit. Love you folks. You can see them all
at www.mikedollins.biz/Band. I can’t say enough
about loyal, good folks to play with.
And, to wrap up my good new friend Joe Pitts, who is
one smoking guitar dude in the modern sense of hot
pickers. Joe always has an open door to let the old
man come up, and bang away a tune or two of old
school blues at all his venues. Kind of like an old Jeep
keeping up with a Porsche, but a lot of fun for me.
With that said, if you wan to make a donation, hey I
have a buy Mike new hearing aids fund going. The old
ones are wearing out, and my medical and veterans
benefits won’t pay for hearing aids. I’m not shopping
for a new kidney on eBay yet, as the doc’s are keeping
my last remaining one pickled in medicine for a few
more years. Love y’all, and like hearing from folks all
around the world, as we get up to ten thousand hits on
a good day at this site. Thank you, and God bless you
all in all that you do. Success in blues for you too.
mike dollins - blues guitar since 1958
Note: When you visit the sites listed, you will enter into
the link listing us. Go to their home page to start your
blues adventure with all these great folks. Thank you.
PS Visit all our past issues below. Miles of blues info.
Mike's New Hearing Aids Fund Donation.
Thank you.
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