R.I.P. Peter Green laterly of John Mayall's Blues Breakers, founder of
Fleetwood Mac, regenerated into The Splinter Group and
recognisable as my Twin Brother.
A whole book could be written but we will do a skit on our similarities when time allows.
For now let's return to The Nice a progressive rock outfit active during the late 1960's, comprising Kieth Emerson - keyboards, Kieth 'Lee' Jackson - base guitar, David 'O'List - lead guitar and Ian Hague - drums, which survived until 1970 when Emerson recruited Greg Lake - bass / vocals and Carl Palmer - drums and formed the eponymous E.L.P.
My personal experiace of them was at the 1969 Bath Blues Festival where Emerson
put on a fine exhibition of knife throwing from the opposite side of the stage.
The Bowie knives can also be seen in this clip holding the organ keys in place!
You didn't have to be a Meteorologist to predict
Fleetwood Mac, regenerated into The Splinter Group and
recognisable as my Twin Brother.
A whole book could be written but we will do a skit on our similarities when time allows.
For now let's return to The Nice a progressive rock outfit active during the late 1960's, comprising Kieth Emerson - keyboards, Kieth 'Lee' Jackson - base guitar, David 'O'List - lead guitar and Ian Hague - drums, which survived until 1970 when Emerson recruited Greg Lake - bass / vocals and Carl Palmer - drums and formed the eponymous E.L.P.
My personal experiace of them was at the 1969 Bath Blues Festival where Emerson
put on a fine exhibition of knife throwing from the opposite side of the stage.
The Bowie knives can also be seen in this clip holding the organ keys in place!
You didn't have to be a Meteorologist to predict
what was on the
way for Saturday as at
‘lighting up time’
on Friday evening just a glance to
the
North
and then one to
the
South
with the glow of the Airport lights
with the glow of the Airport lights
the
picture was quiet clear (but not for much longer) and the news not good!
With
that in mind it was decided to make provision and take you on another of our
Tours
de Force
(extracts from a number of visits to the USA)
but
we did still have to tend the almost empty
Moth
Traps.
Even
as far back as 1968 and my first brief visit to the
United
States of America
there
seemed to be something 'magnetic' about the country so no surprises when in
1995,
along with my youngest daughter Lisa, we embarked on a
Trans-Continental
Sojourn
more
or less following the words of the song and the well trodden track that is
“Route
66”
Well if you ever
plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
With a further 3 much longer trips there before retiring the trusty back-pack
"we'll visit ever state" as Sinatra once sang became the objective, and grew to love everything found on the ground - only the ethic is faulty!
and would very much concentrate on the indiginous People's such as
Lakota War Leader
CRAZY HORSE
who was prepared, along with his people, to stand and fight for their patch of land
against the invaders!
It is not known when or even if the massive monument to him in the
Black Hills of Dekota
will ever be completed due to the enormity of the whole project but the
Artists Impression
gives some idea and showing the Great Chief pointing to his tribes birthright!
Asked by the conquering US General what right he had to this place he simply said
The Museum there is also Fantastic
just a few of the relics.
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
The birdwatching there is also incredible and while not easy it would be described as
manageable!
Well it goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma City
looks oh so pretty
Well, not being a City Boy we will reserve our judgement on that one,
but for sure the
City Museum of Art
was a dream come true and what was described as the
Museum Cafe
where a rapport was struck up with
CANDICE
the maître d ‘hôtel
was a contradiction of the
Trade Descriptions Act as more like a 'high end' Mayfair restaurant. Surely we have all had one of those Magic Moments when you gel with someone right away?
This was certainly one as the conversation flowed, she abandoned her post, the bottle of wine wasn't orderer or added to the bill, but have to say, 'tongue in cheek'
that the Yanks on the Ground simply LOVE the British!
This relatively large and nonedescript family of birds
are know by American birders as Trail Flycatchers as usually seen,
in one guise or another, while walking trails.
STELLER'S JAY
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
By sharp contrast a visit to
Mount Rushmore
showed the other side of the coin, the invaders as I call them,
it often makes me wonder what it would be like if the
white-man and the black-man had never been a part of it, a 'fools dream'
with no disrespect intended on either side!
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Having passed through
on a previous trip and already totally enchanted by the
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
track of the same name, written by a collaboration of 5 composers,
including Plant.
this visit was a no-brainer!
We will endeavour to tack together a second part should
similar circumstances visit us again!
including Plant.
similar circumstances visit us again!
