December 31st, 2007
Yep, I am going to talk about my Iphone again.
Here is the deal it broke. HA HA-I can here the chuckles now.
However this is why I am writing. It failed at the market Saturday. Think about that, Saturday afternoon. Sunday is not a business day, Monday is Christmas eve, Tuesday Christmas. No phone till after the 1st of the year right? Not so fast you Apple haters. I called early evening Saturday. On Monday, yep Monday! a Fed Ex box shows up with a temporary phone(I did pay extra for the temp.) On Wednesday I receive notice that Apple has received my phone. Thursday it was fixed and a new phone with a full new waranty arrived before 10:30 Friday. Six days from when I called. With a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas eve and Christmas day in between.
December 30th, 2007
Happy New year from a liquored up Bear!
The rest of the story? This is an image from a Home School web-site. Gotta wonder what they are teaching these days?
December 29th, 2007
From Buddha John:
FYI: the most recent issue of the AAA magazine lists as an event “January 17, Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues; Idaho Falls. Keyboarist Barry Goldberg, hamonical play Corky Siegel, and guitarist Nick Gravenites and Harvey Mandel play the songs that helped define the blues.”
Anybody out there in inernet land know anything about this?
Here is an update from Nancy McIntosh from Cos Bay
The Idaho Falls Arts Council is pleased to present an unforgettable all-star
> blues band featuring blues legends Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Harvey
> Mandel, and Corky Siegel. The show is on Thursday, January 17, 8:00 pm at
> the Colonial Theater. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased by calling the
> Arts Council at 208-522-0471 or in person at 498 A Street, Monday-Friday
> 11-5, Saturday 10-4.
>
> “The musicianship is exceptional” -Chicago Sun-Times
>
>
>
> They are a who’s who of blues legends: Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites,
> Harvey Mandel, and Corky Siegel; all original Chicago blues greats who
> helped define the historic transition from acoustic folk to electric
> blues-influenced rock. Barry Goldberg (keyboards) was co-founder of the
> Barry Goldberg - Steve Miller Blues Band, and founded The Electric Flag.
> Nick Gravenites - (vocals/guitar) wrote “Born In Chicago” and later founded
> the Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg. Harvey Mandel
> (guitar), was a member of Canned Heat and has recorded with the Rolling
> Stones and toured with John Mayall. Corky Siegel (harmonica/vocals) is the
> co-founder of the Seigel-Schwall Band that included Sam Lay, and has earned
> an international reputation as one of the top blues harmonica masters.
>
> The blues scene was thriving on Chicago’s south side during the 1940’s and
> 50’s. The music developed mainly as a result of the ”
> Great
> Migration” of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities
> of the North. African Americans from cities such as Memphis and New Orleans
> brought with them their unique story telling music art form. What developed
> was a new style simply called “Chicago Blues.” Artists including Muddy
> Waters and John Lee Hooker are some of the most recognized names of this new
> scene that also brought white musicians into the mix for the first time.
> Chicago Blues differs from other blues traditions in that it adds
> electrically amplified
> guitar, drums, piano,
> bass guitar and sometimes
> saxophone to the basic guitar/
> harmonica
> Delta blues.
>
> Aged to perfection, the raspy voices, big guitar, and dirty grit of the
> harmonica demonstrates that these blues legends still know how to get a
> crowd’s feet stompin’ and shakin’.
>
December 28th, 2007
Sorry this is late. Took Ms. Santa, this morning.
December 27th, 2007
The Boise Weekly is reporting that Grainey’s is for sale. Apparently a price has been set and the owner is denying the rumor. Not sure how to root on this one. As badly as I and just about every good bartender(not to mention waitstaff and customers) in town has been treated by said owner. Tom Greedys & Gilly’s are still about the last places to play music I like.
Any chance of a new owner with musical taste and a clue how to treat staff and patrons?
December 26th, 2007
From Buddha John:
FYI: the most recent issue of the AAA magazine lists as an event “January 17, Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues; Idaho Falls. Keyboarist Barry Goldberg, hamonical play Corky Siegel, and guitarist Nick Gravenites and Harvey Mandel play the songs that helped define the blues.”
Anybody out there in inernet land know anything about this?
Here is an update from Nancy McIntosh from Cos Bay
The Idaho Falls Arts Council is pleased to present an unforgettable all-star
> blues band featuring blues legends Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Harvey
> Mandel, and Corky Siegel. The show is on Thursday, January 17, 8:00 pm at
> the Colonial Theater. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased by calling the
> Arts Council at 208-522-0471 or in person at 498 A Street, Monday-Friday
> 11-5, Saturday 10-4.
>
> “The musicianship is exceptional” -Chicago Sun-Times
>
>
>
> They are a who’s who of blues legends: Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites,
> Harvey Mandel, and Corky Siegel; all original Chicago blues greats who
> helped define the historic transition from acoustic folk to electric
> blues-influenced rock. Barry Goldberg (keyboards) was co-founder of the
> Barry Goldberg - Steve Miller Blues Band, and founded The Electric Flag.
> Nick Gravenites - (vocals/guitar) wrote “Born In Chicago” and later founded
> the Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg. Harvey Mandel
> (guitar), was a member of Canned Heat and has recorded with the Rolling
> Stones and toured with John Mayall. Corky Siegel (harmonica/vocals) is the
> co-founder of the Seigel-Schwall Band that included Sam Lay, and has earned
> an international reputation as one of the top blues harmonica masters.
>
> The blues scene was thriving on Chicago’s south side during the 1940’s and
> 50’s. The music developed mainly as a result of the ”
> Great
> Migration” of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities
> of the North. African Americans from cities such as Memphis and New Orleans
> brought with them their unique story telling music art form. What developed
> was a new style simply called “Chicago Blues.” Artists including Muddy
> Waters and John Lee Hooker are some of the most recognized names of this new
> scene that also brought white musicians into the mix for the first time.
> Chicago Blues differs from other blues traditions in that it adds
> electrically amplified
> guitar, drums, piano,
> bass guitar and sometimes
> saxophone to the basic guitar/
> harmonica
> Delta blues.
>
> Aged to perfection, the raspy voices, big guitar, and dirty grit of the
> harmonica demonstrates that these blues legends still know how to get a
> crowd’s feet stompin’ and shakin’.
>
December 25th, 2007
The Market Merchants are having a sale. We would rather sell it then move it back home. I am going to bring down a few “scratch & dents.†Nicked frames, stretched canvases, odd sizes, inventory reduction and old prints that haven’t sold etc. Cleaning out the closet sort of speak. I’ll be hanging around this afternoon(Wednesday)
Here is a chance to pick up an image on the cheap. This is your last opportunity to see me and the Market Merchants till late spring. The Market Annex will be open till the 29th in the Mode building 8th and Idaho.
December 24th, 2007
Christmas from the heart of Boise.
December 23rd, 2007
This little guy is smokquee. Seems pretty racist now, but in the 60’s the Royal 
at the corner of 11th and Main was the place to eat in Boise.
December 22nd, 2007
The spam filter for Boisee.com is great. Just this month it has filtered out 614 different comments.
Not sure why but most have to do with some sort of sex. However many are just plain weird.
Here are a few of my favorites:
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Wonderful well this reading. More Mr Sparkle send greeting at Japan. LOL
thanks you peopels
Last but not least. . .
hey
December 21st, 2007
From the IPhone last night. The Hoff Building from the Piper garage
December 20th, 2007
Thanks Liz for the Wiskey Cam pic and Nathan for lending her a guitar!
December 18th, 2007
Still have a few 2008 Boise Calendars left. They feature 13 unique veiws of Boise many which have been featured here on Boisee.
They are available at the Holiday Market Annex in the Mode building. Or click on button and I’ll pay for the mailing. Your “click” is safe. The button links to Pay Pal. No Pay Pal account needed. Just an easy way to safely accept cards.
December 18th, 2007
Fish and Chips(salad actually) Coke.
December 16th, 2007
Not sure why Best Buy has SIX prime spaces reserved for pregger moms? Overactive employees? Maybe they sell lots of baby monitors.
December 16th, 2007
The sign says it all. This afternoon Ben Burdick is playing.
December 14th, 2007
Haven’t ranted in a long time.
Lately a few really trivial things have sprung up to bug me. Here are a few. . .
Restaurants where the plates are larger than the table.
That stupid Visa commercial that trys to convince us that a credit card is faster than cash.
People who buy a $1.00 cup of coffee with a card.
Animals in stores. Especially restaurants.
Old guys with no shirts. No one with gray chest hair should be topless!
Spandex. Period, any size, any gender.
Pants and skirts on the same pair of legs.
December 12th, 2007
Finally got a little time to shoot and see what developed.
