Yer Ol' Uncle D

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 15, 2022

"People have learned how to strum a guitar, but they don't have the soul. They don't feel it from the heart. It hurts me. I'm killin' myself to tell them how it is." - Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins, born this day in 1912.

This is the legit shit right here...

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 14, 2022

"The earth moves in a certain rhythm, a certain sound, a certain note. When the music stops, the earth will stop and everything upon it will die. The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated." - Sun Ra

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 12, 2022

"To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in." - Fela Kuti

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 11, 2022

"Today, rather than talk in terms of ideology or ideas like socialism, I think more important issues to discuss are things like compassion and accountability. Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all." - Billy Bragg

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 6, 2022

"I actually learned the guitar with the help of a Pete Seeger instructional record when I was 13 or 14." - David Gilmour, born this day in 1946.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 3, 2022

"I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people." - Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson, born this day in 1923.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 2, 2022

I didn't realize there were two rock royalty birthdays today - Lou Reed and @Lee Newman.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 2, 2022

"The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.My God is rock'n'roll." - Lou Reed, born this day in 1942.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 2, 2022

"You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums." - Lou Reed, born this day in 1942.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 2, 2022

"One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." - Lou Reed, born this day in 1942.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Mar 1, 2022

"I have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that'll give you the shirt off their back. And I've also found people that won't give you a piece of bread if you're starving to death." - Al Green

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 26, 2022

"Clean living keeps me in shape. Righteous thoughts are my secret. And New Orleans home cooking." - Fats Domino, born this day in 1928.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 25, 2022

"It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite." - George Harrison, born this day in 1943.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 21, 2022

"Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new inventive phrases we make up to describe things - all that to me is jazz just as much as the music we play." - Nina Simone. born this day in 1933.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 19, 2022

"I didn't follow any rules at all. I made my own." - Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, born this day in 1948.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 17, 2022

This is how I envision Canadian Groundhog Day with @Mather coming out to check if he sees his shadow...

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 15, 2022

@Mather - I'm entrusting hockey to Funeral Horse this evening...

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 11, 2022

@Mather - Canada/USA hockey soundtrack - Motörhead.

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 11, 2022

"Read books, discover the blues and don't Tweet." - Bernie Taupin

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  Yer Ol' Uncle D

• Feb 7, 2022

@Mather - Canada/USA hockey soundtrack - Period 1 - L7