I saw this great video today. It is an interview with Frank Cullotta (the mobster) and Dennis Griffin the author who wrote about him. For more information see: Dennis Griffin website and The Vegas Mob Tour website.
Ya know, you gotta love birds. They do that on purpose you know.
This was sent to me by my friend, Gayle, who is now the proud servant of my bird Echo the Destroyer, aka Echo the Weather Bird.
Ah, the great Etta James is coming to Las Vegas. I just happened to stumble across the entertainment schedule for The Orleans Casino. She’ll be here October 12 thru 14th, 2007, at the Orleans Casino.
The Blues is my absolute favorite music. I prefer the more Mississippi Delta Blues, but most any kind of blues speaks to my heart. Etta James pretty much sings it all. I think she’s been singing as long as I’ve been alive, maybe longer. I get great joy listening to her. I should listen to her more often. In October I’ll be sitting there and soaking it all up!
For a sample of Etta James’ work, see her website. Enjoy.
This looks fairly old, but it is good. Etta James and Dr. John
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Here you can hear the influence she had on Janis Joplin. I don’t know what show this is, but it looks like maybe the early 1960s.
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Oh, I just can’t stop posting! Haha. No little blog tour is complete without something recent, Etta James singing At Last.
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Dear Lord, there is no end to the awesome videos of this Legend. Here she is with Keith Richards, Chuck Berry and Robert Cray. Enjoy. Embedding was disabled on this one, so you need to use the link:
I’ll just keep posting my favorite videos until I think of something to say, haha.
This one is just too cute! Finally I found the longer version. Most of the version of this that go around are the shortened version. I just can’t get enough of the Hippo and the dog. Its a shame the creator didn’t put a signature on it.