Bo Diddley RIP

I just spent some time listening to Bo Diddley and his influences on Sirius Disorder (Channel 70). It's amazing how much the "Bo Diddley Beat" is incorporated into our core, and how much he defined rock and roll. Who do you love?

Just updated blog settings and "widgets"

Well, I thought I'd add some new tricks to this blog. I put in place some "hacks" I read about from Blogger's blog. Some of these are really slick -- Blogger is proving to be the best platform for blogs (at least for me) since I would rather focus on content than form.

Cyber Echoes

On the one hand, I know no one is reading this as yet. Echoes in cyberspace. On the other hand, to write entries as if these were private musings is to invite disaster (not that my private musings merit disaster, but you never know...) The one time I slip and unintentionally slight some group or another, or someone or another, is the time these writings show up on Page One.

Personally, I am of the opinion that we should expect whatever we do to be fully in public view. It is not desirable, but on the other hand, I'm not hiding anything from anybody. As Lynyrd Skynyrd says (or, really, J. J. Cale): "I ain't hiding from nobody/ Nobody's hiding from me." I always thought of that being a great line. What is bliss, really? Not living in fear of being caught, and not obsessing over catching anyone else. Peace, in other words. If you are living totally in peace, who cares what people see?