Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Sunday, October 4, 2015
and now we've lost Milt...
A great guy with a kind soul.
We'll always treasure Milt's friendship, remember his laugh, and often think of the long conversations we had while walking our dogs and telling stories.
Dooby Dooby Doo
Dooby Dooby Doo
Milt and his much loved Abby — Sunset Bay
The Dude abides
Rest in Peace, my friend
- Will the circle be unbroken
- By and by, by and by?
- Is a better home awaiting
- In the sky, in the sky?
Rest in Peace, my friend
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Great News!
Seems the blow turned before hitting the Exumas and all is well there. onSpot Sat Net never stopped working which is a good indicator of the weather. Compass Cay never lost power and Little Halls Pond reports, "Everything good!".
And today Joaquin seems to be taking the preferred Northeastern route. (Unless you in Bermuda)
No reports yet from Long Island, Rum or Cat. There will probably be some extensive damage on those islands.
Another bullet dodged.
And today Joaquin seems to be taking the preferred Northeastern route. (Unless you in Bermuda)
No reports yet from Long Island, Rum or Cat. There will probably be some extensive damage on those islands.
Another bullet dodged.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Exumas Are Probably Being Battered
All personal weather stations are down...
Said to be a Cat 4 at this point...
onSpot WiFi's Sat Network is still up and running, but no one is online...
The last weather report before the Wunderground Personal Weather Station stopped broadcasting.
100mph with gusts to 127 — Not good.
It sucks to be in the Exumas right now.
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Although... Over Yonder Cay has just started reporting again.
The Pipe Creek area has either been spared or hasn't been hit yet.
We vote for spared
This explains onSpot's Sat Net still being up and functional.
Said to be a Cat 4 at this point...
onSpot WiFi's Sat Network is still up and running, but no one is online...
100mph with gusts to 127 — Not good.
It sucks to be in the Exumas right now.
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Although... Over Yonder Cay has just started reporting again.
The Pipe Creek area has either been spared or hasn't been hit yet.
We vote for spared
This explains onSpot's Sat Net still being up and functional.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
A Long Time Gone
The real reason for our trip back to Memphis?
It seems the City of Memphis, NARAS, and the Memphis Music Foundation all put their heads together and decided to award Larry Raspberry and The Highsteppers a Brass Note On Beale Street.
This one was a special award. As a member of the Gentrys, (Remember "Keep On Dancin"?), Larry had already received a note a year or so earlier. —
— but the foundation wanted to specifically to show him and the Highsteppers some love.
The Highsteppers were and are still some of the top players in the business. I was proud to be one of them in my time and honored to be asked to come back home and stand up with this fine group of musicians as we received our recognition.
What a night.
It's been a long time gone, alright — 33 years to be exact — it was a blast to see this many friends and old band mates in one place at one time; sadly a few are no longer with us.
This brass note will be embedded in the sidewalk somewhere along Beale Street where it will stay forever.
(Photos I took at their award ceremony.) >> https://youtu.be/YfHVtEgS-BI
It was a great show, a great crowd, and hell of a lot of fun.
I'm not a reunion kinda guy, but this was worth the drive.
Did I join in and play bass? Nope — opted out — just shot photos and hung out instead.
Let the players play.
For me... it truly has been, 'A long time gone'.
Cheers,
Istaboa
P.S — To the guys: More pics from the night will be posted as I process them.
This one was a special award. As a member of the Gentrys, (Remember "Keep On Dancin"?), Larry had already received a note a year or so earlier. —
— but the foundation wanted to specifically to show him and the Highsteppers some love.
The Highsteppers were and are still some of the top players in the business. I was proud to be one of them in my time and honored to be asked to come back home and stand up with this fine group of musicians as we received our recognition.
What a night.
It's been a long time gone, alright — 33 years to be exact — it was a blast to see this many friends and old band mates in one place at one time; sadly a few are no longer with us.
This brass note will be embedded in the sidewalk somewhere along Beale Street where it will stay forever.
It's quite an honor.
Good friends , Jim Gaines and Sandy Carroll were there to help celebrate and return the favor.
Jim, a Grammy Award winning engineer and producer and Sandy, a singer/piano/songwriter, made the day
even more special. Both have received Notes on Beale for their ongoing works.(Photos I took at their award ceremony.) >> https://youtu.be/YfHVtEgS-BI
I'm not a reunion kinda guy, but this was worth the drive.
Did I join in and play bass? Nope — opted out — just shot photos and hung out instead.
Let the players play.
For me... it truly has been, 'A long time gone'.
Cheers,
Istaboa
P.S — To the guys: More pics from the night will be posted as I process them.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015
The Mississippi River
Yesterday, Acting like tourist at home, we walked to Beale St; enjoyed the Gumbo at Blues City Cafe, stopped at the Peabody, then Ubered over to the new Bass Pro Pyramid to check it out.
The Bass Pro is way over the top. Quite impressive, actually. We even went bowling at Uncle Buck's lanes in the Pyramid.
If you're in Memphis, check it out... You certainly can't miss the huge Pyramid next to the River and the ride to the top is worth the 10 bucks. Have a cocktail while you're up there.
This is a shot looking south down the River that takes in all of downtown and both bridges.
The Bass Pro is way over the top. Quite impressive, actually. We even went bowling at Uncle Buck's lanes in the Pyramid.
If you're in Memphis, check it out... You certainly can't miss the huge Pyramid next to the River and the ride to the top is worth the 10 bucks. Have a cocktail while you're up there.
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