SRV Oct 3,1954 - Aug 27, 1990

So yesterday marked a sad day in rock with the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I browsed through you tube to see what was out there to watch some clips of his performances and man he was just incredible. There are not many people I haven't seen, but that was one guy I wished I had. I guess I have the next best thing which is the actual sound board recording of Stevie's last show. (Thanks Todd M.)

I happened to find an interview clip with Double Trouble. This a great interview and about 5:13 in Tommy tells a funny ass story of them shopping. Then Chris tells another classic about some pens.(about 7:00 min in)

Most people even remember exactly where they were when they heard the news. If you did consider yourself lucky. You can read an obituary from People here

Some SRV quotes:

I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.

But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.

Lots of times I'll play lead and rhythm together.

So tonight was the lunar eclipse. I must say it was pretty freakin' cool. I kept running outside of the building to check out the moon. Pretty wild seeing the color change almost spooky when it was this red color. A lot of listeners calling in and making requests to go along with the eclipse. That meant of ton of calls for Billy Thorpe's "Children of the Sun", and Jimi Hendrix "Third Stone From the Sun". I don't think people realized it was a LUNAR ECLIPSE! Lunar = Moon. Some did get it and made the request of Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon".

Also managed to fire up ACDC's "If You Want Blood". That song just f**king rocks. I will say it again there is nothing like Bon Scott ACDC.

Today also marks the day where I get back my hard drive. Thank you!

Don't forget to make your requests for Listener Appreciation Day on Thursday.