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I was sorry to hear that Porter Wagoner has passed on. He will be missed. I remember watching his TV Show when he was working with Dolly Parton. He gave her a break, but then she just kept getting more and more famous.

My condolances to the Wagoner family, and to all of Porter's fans.

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LT, our office manager, who is also a corporal in the US Marine Corp, showed me how to set up this music player on MySpace. If she is ever promoted to Lt, then she could be Lt LT. Remember Major Major from Catch 22?

Anywho, if you want to listen to the 75 Songs I chose especially for you, just go to the link below:

www.myspace.com/bakersfieldmusic

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I wrote about this show in my blog on Myspace, www.myspace.com/bakersfieldmusic I even started a rumor that Jack Black would be there. But then I made the mistake of giving the taco stand a second chance--the one that had exacted Montezuma's Revenge on this poor gringo the last time I tried it. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. It is a shame, because it would be a great place if only it didn't  make me sick. They have very authentic Mex food, with Lengua and Menudo, and all that.

Boy, will I be sorry if I miss Jack Black, but since I started the rumor myself, I doubt that he will be there.

After I got up I practiced guitar and learned new songs. I did some where I tuned down to Eb. "Positively 4th Street," "Long White Cadillac," and "I Got Stripes. " They all use the Eb tuning, and then are really easy to play. I also did "Understand Your Man," "Commercial Affection," "Lord Knows I'm Drinkin'," "Broke, Lovesick, and Driftin'," and "Blame the Vain." Finally, using the capo on the 5th fret I played "I Want You" by Bob Dylan. I play it like it is in C, but with the capo, it is actually in F.  I tuned just the E string down to D, Drop D Tuning, and played "Here For the Party." Finally, I put the capo on the 1st fret and played "Big River."

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 21st, I will be doing an Open House at 825 Sunset Meadow Drive and I am going to bring my guitar, practice some more, and maybe, just maybe, perform a few songs at the Kern River Belle on North Chester, since it is located so conveniently on the way home from North Country Meadows. This jam is billed as being from 5 PM until 9, every Sunday Evening, but they really don't get going until 5:30 or 6. Beer is cheap, the bartenders and band members are friendly, and sometimes pickers from Trout's drop in. 2 bands alternate every other week, but the one I expect tomorrow is the one that has a pedal steel.

This is my first blog post on Bakotopia. I didn't really have any burning issues to get off my chest, but just wanted to try it out.

The picture is my dad and I jamming at his house in San Jose. My niece was going up there and I wish I could have gone. It is Octoberfest and my other niece's birthday. I had to stay in Bakersfield because of my dogs, and other commitments. If someone has a ranch with a herd of cattle for Delilah, my Australian Cattle Dog,  to chase, it would make such trips a lot more feasible.

Ciao, bella

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