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MACKINAW CANOE CLUB NEWS, TRIPS, AND TRIP REPORTS...

*MACKINAW CANOE CLUB TRIP Winter Hike at North Fork Canoe Access to Boat Access LEADER/S NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION: Marilyn Black 217 935 8603 Home 309 262 8604 cell blusgrdn@mchsi.com home email. DATE(S) OF TRIP: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:00am Weather Dependent Trip EVENT OR TRIP INFORMATION: LENGTH OF TRIP (EST), SHUTTLE START TIME, PUT-IN LOCATION, TAKE-OUT LOCATION, REQUIRED SKILL LEVEL: Beginner. Three hour hike from North Fork Canoe Access to North Fork Boat Access.… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on December 6, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

BLUES REVIEWS

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Added by Delta Frank Black on December 5, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

CD'S USED ON DELTA FRANK'S SHOW FOR DECEMBER 2009

Zora Young / French Connection / Delmark Tommy Castro / Hard Believer / Alligator Ray Bailey / Resurrection / Ton Def Eugene “Hideway” Bridges / Live In San Antonio / Armadillo Joe Louis Walker / Between A Rock & The Blues / Stony Plain Chick Willis / Hit & Run Blues / CDS Records Debbie Davies / Holdin’ Court / Vizztone Reverend Horton Heat / Laughin’ & Cryin’ / Yep Rock Joe Bonamassa / The Ballad of John Henry / J&R Adventures Little Joe Washington / Texas Fire Line / Dialtone… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on November 2, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

RECORD COLLECTION FOR SALE....BY DELTA FRANK

At 14 years old, I began collecting records...Today I have 6,000 45's in my collection. These are NOT beat up records. They have been preserved in covers all these years. They are VG+ to M-. I never kept a record that was beat up and scratched...Some have my initials on them..and some have a number in my file on them. I am 68 years old now and want to sell the whole collection. I am not going to break up the collection...all or none. Blues, Country, Rock, Pop If you wish to see a list...contact… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on October 25, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

DELTA FRANK'S PLAYLISTS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS / SATURDAY & SUNDAY AFTERNOONS

DELTA FRANK'S PLAYLIST ON FRIDAY NIGHT DECEMBER 18TH 2009 (SONGS IN ORDER THEY ARE PLAYED) 7:00 PM 19:00 Sleigh Ride/ Los Straitjackets/ 'Tis The Season 19:03 Fancy Man Blues/ Rolling Stones /Rarities: 1971-2003 19:08 Take Five/ Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials/ Full Tilt 19:11 Santa Claus, Do you Ever Get The Blues/ Roomful Of Blues /Genuine Houserockin' 19:15 The Grammy Song /Johnny Copeland /Catch Up With The Blues 19:19 29 Ways/ Koko Taylor /South Side Lady 19:24 I Got The Blu… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on May 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

BLUESBLOWTORCH SOCIETY NEWSLETTERS

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Added by Delta Frank Black on April 13, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

GREETINGS, FRIENDS OF THE BLUES !!!!

Greetings Friends of the Blues, QUICK NOTES: * Friends of the Blues Radio Show, Thursday 7 – 8 pm and Saturday 8 p.m. – Midnight, 91.1 FM or Audio stream from www.wkccradio.org * Blues Blast Music Awards show re-cap below. * Review of T-Bird Huck at The Blue Room - link below We are producing only one show in November, and it is BLUE AS A BLUEBERRY! Thursday, November 12, Reverend Raven & Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, 7 p.m., Kankakee Valley Boat… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on April 7, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

WGLT / NORMAL ILLINOIS LIVING BLUES LIST REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2009

WGLT/Normal IL Living Blues Report for October 2009 1. Tommy Castro / Hard Believer / Alligator 2. Watermelon Slim / Escape From the Chicken Coop / Northern Blues 3. Chick Willis / Hit & Run Blues / CDS Records 4. Big Pete Pearson / Finger In Your Eye / Vizztone 5. J.P So… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on March 24, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

BLUESBLOWTORCH SOCIETY MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 2009

The Blues Blowtorch Society GM/BOD Agenda – October 16, 2009 GM/BOD meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Randy Hoffman, President. Approve minutes of September GM/BOD meeting. Committee Reports: Membership – Frank Black – 231 Members + 18Corporate Sponsors = 249 total membership We met many new friends from Decatur who had just formed a new Blues Society http://www.decaturblues.org/ they are very excited to get things going and are looking at our… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on March 19, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

BLUESBLOWTORCH ARTS CALENDAR (Concerts Going On In Central Illinois)

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Added by Delta Frank Black on March 19, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

BLUESBLOWTORCH SOCIETY MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT DECEMBER 18TH,2009

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BLUESBLOWTORCH SOCIETY WILL BE AT THE TREE HOUSE LOUNGE IN BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS ON IRLAND GROVE ROAD Thursday night December 18th , 2009 AT 6 PM THATS 6 PM FROM NOW ON Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on February 23, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

CD REVIEWS

ROY ROGERS "Split Decision" This release -- Roy's first studio recording with his band, The Delta Rhythm Kings, in seven years -- marks his reunion with Blind Pig, the label that issued Rogers' highly regarded early recordings in the late 1980's. Since then he… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on February 6, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE

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Added by Delta Frank Black on February 6, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Skyy Dobro's 2008 Top 50 songs & Top 20 Albums

Skyy Dobro’s Top 50 Songs For 2008: 1. Albert Castiglia “Bad Year Blues” 2. Reba Russell Band “12 Bar Blues” 3. Flattop Tom “Doin’ The Do” 4. Carolyn Wonderland “Misunderstood” 5. Wanda Johnson “GirlFriend” 6. Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials “Hold That Train” 7. Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater “A Good Leavin’ Alone 8. Miss Blues “Blood Running Cold” 9. Charles “Big Daddy” Stallings “Strange Things” 10. Back Door Slam “Gotta Leave” 11. Albert Castiglia “Catfish” 12. Mud Angels “Derailed” 13. S… Continue

Added by James "Skyy Dobro" Walker on January 30, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Reviews by Skyy Dobro

Various Artists: A Tribute to the Music of the Mississippi Sheiks Things About Comin’ My Way Black Hen Music www.blackhenmusic.com By James “Skyy Dobro” Walker 17 songs; 66:19 minutes; Suggested Styles: String Band music done in varied styles includi… Continue

Added by James "Skyy Dobro" Walker on January 26, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

RADIO STATION WKCC PLAYLISTS BY "SKYY DOBRO" (JAMES WALKER)

WKCC Friends of the Blues Radio Show Kankakee Community College Kankakee IL 60901 Co-hosts: Shuffle Shoes & Skyy Dobro Thursdays 7 - 8 p.m. Saturdays 8 p.m. - Midnight Time Zone: Central United States 91.1 FM and Now audio streamed at www.wkccradio.org! Saturday, December 19, 2009 Hour 1 Thursday, Dec 17, 7 – 8 pm and Saturday Dec 19, 8 – 8:59 pm 1. Hollywood Fats “Red headed Woman” 2. Greg Nagy “Not Falling in Love” 3.… Continue

Added by James "Skyy Dobro" Walker on January 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

THE DELTA DOCTOR

Somewhere in the state of Illinois there sits a house that wax built. When you glance up at it, it doesn't appear to be any different than the other white ranch-style houses laid out in the alcove, but stepping through the door reveals another story. It covers four walls, fills six bookcases, and defines one life. It is Frank Black's record collection consisting of 9,350 45 RPMs and 3,000 albums. There is nothing unusual about a person having a collection of favored knick-knacks but, given eno… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on January 22, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

QUESTIONS FOR DELTA FRANK

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Added by Delta Frank Black on January 17, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

DELTA FRANK'S STORIES

To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity 1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars See If They Slow Down. 2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice. ! 3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that. 4 Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks . Once ; Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, ; Switch to Espresso. 5. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write For M… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on January 17, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

WGLT FM NORMAL, ILLINOIS WEEKLY SPIN LIST . . .. .. . ..(Dec. 14 thru 20th, 2009)

Hello Blues Lovers: Below is the weekly spins report for WGLT Blues (Dec. 14 - 20th, 2009). This report includes all current releases in rotation. GLT now produces 168 hours of Blues Programming every week on GLT Blues Radio 24/7 @ wglt.org. Included in that 168 hours are the regular 3… Continue

Added by Delta Frank Black on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — No Comments

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