Today is a day I get to honor (at least) two folks. One to whom I only spoke and the other that was a best friend and companion until I lost him. No, he didn’t die physically. He erased his mind (at least to have normal conversations) as a result of his drug use.
Continue reading Dr Herman Stone and Gary Thompson
When I was a teenager, there were a few guitarists that grabbed my attention every time they played. Jimi Hendrix. Eric Clapton. Mike Bloomfield. Larry Coryell. They played blues, rock, and jazz- all music that I enjoyed- immensely. Jimi Hendrix died when I was barely still a teenager- of a drug overdose, but in mysterious fashion. Mike Bloomfield (of Butterfield Blues Band fame, in case you forgot) also died mysteriously in his car back in 1981. Eric Clapton is still playing. But, Larry died last month in a hotel (of heart disease; he gave up stimulants years ago).
Continue reading Rock. Jazz. Fusion. Blues. Classical.
