Last week I wrote: “Guitar, drums—that’s all it takes.” Actually, all it takes is a single string. Lonnie Pitchford (diddley bow), live, Mississippi, 1978 (The Land Where The Blues Began [1979]) ********** lagniappe ? and the Mysterians—still more (take #4 [NYC, Great Jones Cafe; 7/31/10]) ***** mail (makes me want to be [yikes!] a grandfather) [...]
