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On Jan 3, 10:10 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
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Tim wrote:
On Jan 3, 3:25 pm, wrote:
On Jan 3, 4:12 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
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On Jan 3, 8:47 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
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On Jan 2, 4:21 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:58:25 -0800 (PST), Tim
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You've got it made! There's nothing around my place to hear a
good
blues band, that is unless I go 100 mi. to the St. Louis area
then
there the blues joints seem to be a dime a dozen
I like "blues" in general, but most of the time you see amateur
blues
bands that suck - big time.
I like seeing local talent. There's lots and lots of damned good
musicians out there that have just not been *discovered*. It's a
damned hard racket to get into, especially if you have stars in
your
eyes.
Kind of ruins it for me.
Funny story about blues music. Way back in time, New Orleans
Civic
Auditorium - BB King and band.
I was still in the service and of my buddies got five of us
tickets -
excellant seats - third row back/center - out freakin' standing.
I'm normally oblivious to things and I didn't notice that I was
the
only white guy sitting in that area - meaning floor seats - kinda
stood out if you get what I mean.
So I'm digging on the music and having a great time - first set
goes
by, break, then out for the second set. Band is starting up with
some
kind of high energy R&B thing and BB steps up to the microphrone,
starts with Lucille and says - "This one's for the white guy down
front" and swings into this rockin' blues number. I'm thinking
"white
guy down front" then my buddy says "I think he means you". I look
around and sure enough... :)
Pretty cool.
There's a local blues club here that has local talent, and some of
the
best soul food in the world! Almost all of the times I've been,
I've
been the only white guy in the place. The big ole lady that does
the
cooking calls me Bright, so now that's kinda my nickname in the
place!
She loves the fact that I feel comfortable there and love her
cooking!
What is the name and where is this club located?
I have always loved blues, including blues/rock groups such as the
Allman Bros. and Eric Clapton. Many years ago, Underground Atlanta
had
an old time musician who played the classic Black-blues (ie Muddy
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At Dante's?
Nope, it was on the main street, it was a pub and he played at the
window. It was about a half a block from Dante's. I think he was
blind, but it has been many years. I have always thought of Dante's
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They go back and forth. Seems like I go to underground every couple of
years, and Dante's is either blues or jazz. It's pretty much a tourist
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There's a Dante's in the atlanta area? Unless it's a different
ownership, I thought there was only one Dante's and that was in LA
region. Really famous jazz club out there...
It is Dante's Down the Hatch. It was designed to resemble an old
windjammer. They used to have one in Underground, and one uptown in
Buckhead. They have closed the Underground
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Now some of the best Q without the blues bands comes from Harold's.
http://atlanta.citysearch.com/profil..._barbecue.html
What kind of sauce does Georgia use?
Tomato based is the most common, but you can find mustard (SC style) and
vinegar based (NC style) sauces at different BBQ houses. Some offer all 3.
Contrary to what Harry said, great BBQ really is dependent upon the
individual pit cook and not the geographic area. I have always found
the smaller BBQ joints to have better BBQ, they have the time to slow
cook their BBQ for 12 hrs or more. Some of the best ones are only
opened 3 days a week.