Lakers Great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Leukemia

Say it aint so! Not Kareem! Do you remember this great basketball player? Here's a refresher from Wikipedia:
"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired basketball player. During his 20-year professional career in the NBA, from 1969 to 1989, he scored the highest points total of any player in league history (38,387), in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards and six NBA championships." (More from Wiki)

The "skyhook" was his famous shot. At 7 ft 2inches tall, he could almost drop the ball into the hoop over his opponents. I hope his doctors don't drop the ball on him.
Good luck Kareem!
And speaking of "hooks" here's one from Russia With Love
(fake) Louis Armstrong

Blues Legend: Muddy Waters

I figure since it's the rainy season I'd bring up blues guitar legend Muddy Waters. Why? Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of reasons. But one good reason to bring up this particular artist...his music.


Waters grew up in the cotton country of Mississippi and taught himself to play harmonica as a child. He took up the guitar somewhat later and eagerly absorbed the classic delta blues styles of Robert Johnson, Son House, and others. He gradually evolved a style of his own, aggressive and less purely lyrical, and won a reputation as a worthy successor to the legendary generation of bluesmen...(continue reading)



Yeah, he sure got his name around. Almost everybody knows his name.
Just think about all the blues legends we don't know about, though...

More Blues Legends At Public Domain 2ten


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Have Fun Shopping at Open Source Music

Sometimes I feel like that bird when I'm looking for new music.
With so much to choose from on line, I end up sittin' somewhere alone just to rest my brain...


I guess it's hard to discover ALL the music!
Well...you can now leave it to folks who must spend all day doin' it for you.
Maybe that's better time mangement...heh heh heh...


Sometimes I just want to put music onto my computer for later. Make a list as I go through my week. Then on the weekend, I might even buy some of the good stuff. Then maybe tell some of my friends about it.
Hmmm...

Here are a few mp3's you will find while
shopping around for new tunes
at Open Source Music!

Lee “Scratch” Perry “Having a Party” mp3
Matt and Kim “Yea Yeah” mp3
Bob Marley & The Wailers “Soul Shakedown Party”
Buena Vista Social Club “De Camino a la Vereda”
Ryan Adams rants at Jim DeRogatis’ machine
The Uptones “Ridiculous” mp3

(fake) Louis Armstrong

Thanksgiving Recipe And Music

Hello everybody? How was your Halloween? Still got a sweet tooth? Well don't let it spoil your appetite. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. And just in case you forgot, I found this link to it's history.
Thanksgiving (United States) - Wikipedia

"The First Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God and the Native Americans for helping the pilgrims survive the brutal winter."

I can toast to that!
And here are a few recipes, in case you want to plan ahead...

Easy Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving and Turkey

Thanksgiving Recipes | Turkey, Potatoes, Pies and More | Food ...


Enjoy!


(fake) Louis Armstrong