Plays the Horses! |
Thursday, October 10, 2024
"Who Did Ya Pick in the Fourth Race at Del Mar Today?"
A Portrait...
Oh, and by the way, happy belated birthday to you, Jimmy Carter, celebrating his 100th birthday!
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Friday, September 13, 2024
"Not A Patch On His Ass!"
To The Bone... |
Good "Bad To The Bone" Saturday Morning, all bodies.
The other day while watching some baseball game, one of the announcers, it could have been John Smoltz, reference a player as being "bad to the bone!" The statement sent in motion the memories of driving to Pomona and back every day for work.
One of those days, KMET's DJ Jim Ladd, replayed an interview he recorded with George Thorogood. At that time I was just getting into his high energy, raucous blues style of performing. He also liked baseball and had a team named after his band, The Delaware Destroyers. I thought that was pretty cool.
I liked him enough to consider including his first two albums in my collection. But, there were so many other albums that I wanted to buy in the waning years of the Seventies, that I just wasn't sure, Until...
Until, in that interview, Jim Ladd compared his blues style of playing guitar to Eric Clapton's.
"You really think so", George asked.
Jim went into his direct, but rather long winded opinion about the comparison of the two.
"Nah, nah, George said. I can't play the blues like him. I'm not even a patch on his ass, but..."
I perked up and turned the volume a bit louder. I can get behind people that respect that space and who can humble themselves accordingly. It's quite refreshing to see and hear, but...
"But Eric can't hit to the opposite field with men in scoring position," Thorogood laughed and I almost choked on my coffee with laughter.
That sold me!
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
I Don't Iron My Clothes Much Nowadays!
"The Kamo Kid!"
Today is another Lacombe Art Guild/Giddy Up get together to sketch whatever comes to mind. A few weeks ago, I sketched this boy with his father on site at the coffeehouse. I can't really call it a portrait because it was more about the concept than it was about the kid.
Maybe, I'll do the same tomorrow, that is, just sketch other LAG artists sketching other stuff.
By the way, I entitled this sketch, "The Kamo Kid".
Another cup, please!
Saturday, July 20, 2024
"Ch-ch-ch-Changes..."
Good "glue factory?" Saturday Morning, y'all.
At one time, our former next door neighbor raised thoroughbreds. He was into the horse racing scene and had a foreman that cared for the horses and the entire property. The owner, an architect, rarely visited the place, but the foreman, Harold Fresh took great care and I got to know him over time.
One of the great treats every spring was watching the births of one or two foals from across the driveway that separated our place from the architect's. I believe his first name was Ernest.
In the morning, yesterday, Therese noticed a standard loader digging on the southern end of that property which is now owned by the new neighbor. In the five years that they've resided here, two of their four horses have died and have been buried there.
At one time, the daughter used to ride one of the horses, but now she's been in college and haven't seen much of the home... or the horses!
Kinda sad. I have to assume the horses were cared for and it was just their time to see a "new pasture." But the joy we once shared looking out of our kitchen window has long since disappeared.
Ch-ch-ch-Changes...
Copyright 2024/Ben Bensen III
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
“Bradley’s The Worst!”
It Keeps You Runnin'... |
Good “Sartorial” Saturday Morning, y’all.