B!, her Boys, Jo and I made it to Memphis for the IBC Blues contest. If the “action cam” will work. Updates will follow. BTW the GPS tells me Boise is 1515 miles away.>>>

Mac & Charles(formerly the Hanger) was apparently issued a citation for serving a minor this weekend!
Several other bars including China Blue were also cited for various violations.

No one was hurt, and no it wasn’t my fault.

DA#N near three grand in damage!

Chased a rising sun around Cascade resevoir. .

My old friend and roommate Pat Mahonney made it to Belise.
Here is a picture and a post from his traveling partner Joe

Hi all,
We made it to Dangriga. We have rented a small house and are trying to
get moved in. We still don’t have a phone yet and Internet at home will
be a ways off. There is a place downtown where I can plug in my lap top
so I hope to be back in touch now. The Internet here is sort of slow, so
please refrain from sending me big files right now.
The house is not too small but it doesn’t have hot water or AC which is
OK because it doesn’t have windows either. We kinda’ get 1 TV channel but
it goes off the air at midnight. The geckos help keep us entertained
though. All is well with us and I’ll try to get out more info as time
goes by.
Well Happy Trails,
Joe & Patrick

Many of my best photos are of Boise and it’s beautiful buildings. I love old hand painted signs, alleyways and old landscapes. Lately many of these classic vistas have been “tagged.” Graffiti is slowly taking over the city. Since it is unchecked you can only expect it to get worse.

Instead of working so hard on giving a poor secretary a DUI for have an extra wine. Maybe Boise City can spend a little more time busting these vandals. Seems as if two cops and spotlight would catch the lot in a night ot two.

The Jackalope
The jackalope is an antlered species of rabbit, unfortunately rumored to be extinct, though occasional sightings of this rare creature continue to occur, suggesting that pockets of jackalope populations continue to persist in its native home, the American West.

The jackalope is an aggressive species, willing to use its antlers to fight. Thus, it is also sometimes called the “warrior rabbit.”

Jackalopes possess an uncanny ability to mimic human sounds. In the old West, when cowboys would gather by their campfires to sing at night, jackalopes would frequently be heard singing back, mimicking the voices of the cowboys. Jackalopes become especially vocal before thunderstorms, perhaps because they mate only when lightning flashes (or so it is theorized).

When chased, the jackalope will use its vocal abilities to elude capture. For instance, when chased by people it will call out phrases such as, “There he goes, over there,” in order to throw pursuers off its track. The best way to catch a jackalope is to lure it with whiskey, as they have a particular fondness for this drink. Once intoxicated, the animal becomes slower and easier to hunt.

Jackalope milk is particularly sought after because it is believed to be a powerful aphrodisiac (for which reason, the jackalope is also sometimes referred to as the ‘horny rabbit’). However, it can be incredibly dangerous to milk a jackalope, and any attempt to do so is not advised. A peculiar feature of the milk is that it comes from the animal already homogenized on account of the creature’s powerful leaps.

The jackalope is now most commonly sighted in the states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho. However, the jackalope does appear to have a European cousin, which in Germany is known as the wolperdinger. In Sweden, a related species is called the skvader.

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Listening to all the Hot Air generated by Al Gore’s concern about hot air. Reminded me of this article I posted in January of 2005.

Still true!

January 31, 2005
The sky is warming!!!
Filed under: Uncategorized — boiseboy @ 4:56 pm
Since the second grade, when I was taught how to “Duck & Cover” under my desk in case of a Russian Nuclear attack, it seems as if some disaster is about to kill us American baby boomers or a least have us starving in the dark.

So far we have survived:

Rock and Roll Destroying the Morals of American Youth
Rap, Punk, Grudge-see above,
Air pollution, Water pollution
The Cold War (we won), The Space Race (won that one too), The sexual revolution (I lost),
Three or Four Energy Crises,
At least Two Social Security Crises,
Two Impeachments, The Deficit (twice now), The Trade Balance,
The Impending Alien Attack (both from Mexico and outer space),
Race Riots, Asteroids, Disco, El Nino, El Nina,
The Bermuda Triangle,
The Trilateral Commission,
Downsizing, Supersizing,
Impending - Russian world domination,
Arab world domination, Japanese world domination,
Chinese world domination, Muslim world domination,
French world domination (just kidding),
OPEC, The pill,
Health Food, Cholesterol, Sugar, Grilled Burgers, Butter,
High Carbs, Low Carbs,
Asbestos, Radon, Mold,
55 mph, Cars Without Seat Belts,
High Interest Rates, Low Interest Rates,
Endangered Snail Darters and Spotted Owls,
The Current/last/next President,

The Younger Generation, Voter Apathy, Congress, News Casters,
Democrats, Republicans, The Rich, The Poor,
The 18 Year Old or Uninformed Voters,
The red states, The blue states
Ending Democracy as we know it.

California almost slipping into the sea,
Internet Time, The Digital Age, Cable, Talk Radio,
The War on Drugs, The Vietnam War, Iraq,

plus, Ted Danson of Cheers predicting that the population explosion would kill us all by the year 2005.

So hopefully you can understand that I expect we will survive Global Warming.

The optimist see the drink as half full.
The pessimist see it as half empty.
The realist sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be.

The bartender thinks it is time for another round.

On March 3, 2007 TODD SNIDER will perform Songs from his new album THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.
For twelve years, Todd Snider has been a satirist, class cutup and the rare artist who understands and celebrates the connections between the Dylan, Bill Hicks, John Prine, Mitch Hedberg, Kris Kristofferson, Hunter S. Thompson and Randy Newman. Snider’s records are fun even when they aren’t being funny, funny even when they’re sad, and no less truthful for the laughs. toddsnider.net Opening for Todd will be Gayle Chapman.

Over the years, I have become a big fan of Todd Snider. His Seatle Grunge Rock Blues, finds it’s way on many of my playlists! We need to support these types of acts, so we can get more.

Not much going on. So here is a pix I took this afternoon.

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Nancy McIntosh of the Boise Blues Society writes . . . Lori B! and The Boys fundraiser at The 127 Club in Meridian was a raging success! With your fantastic help we were able to raise $6,189.00 to help Lori and the Boys make their trip to Memphis! You people are awesome! Special thanks to the club owners, Tracy and Kay! This is just the start of a wonderful year of blues activities in this darned old Treasure Valley! With that said, check out this short slide show of the night’s festivities.
http://www.boiseblues.org/News.htm