Brad Mehldau just came up on Yahoo Radio

[cosine]

Aw darn! I can't go to bed just right now, now that Slowhand strutting his stuff...

[Perd Hapley]

Yeah, that's what I understand, too.  It was a staple of Minstrel Show music, but started to become popular for white musicians, too, sometimes in black-face.  Then it went back across the Atlantic to the British Isles.  Another reason why I'm grateful for the Black presence in America.  Enriching in many ways.  Blues, anyone?

[cosine]

I'm serious, sometimes it gets to the point where I have to really tear myself away from Launchcast Radio. It can be sooo addicting! It gets in the way of sleep a lot, and other things occasionally.

[cosine]

Aw geez, 2 a.m...

*slowly, disappointedly shuts down the radio window*

Gotta get some sleep. G'night all.

[cosine]

Ooh, Brad and his trio are playing again for me... me likey

Hey fistful, do you have the radio on tonight?

[cosine]

Oh yes. My favorite rock song ever just started playing!

Layla! Even better, it's the original version from the Derek and the Dominos recording!



"Laayyla, you got me on my knees,
Laayyla, I'm beggin' darlin' please..."

[cosine]

Listen' to Launchcast Radio right now... I have just discovered a new favorite female vocalist:

Hayley Westenra.

Very beautiful, smooth, clean voice. She sings songs straight too, without all those slides, scoops, and whatnot that so many pop divas overuse.

[Perd Hapley]

She sings songs straight too, without all those slides, scoops, and whatnot that so many pop divas overuse.

That bothers you, too?

[cosine]

She sings songs straight too, without all those slides, scoops, and whatnot that so many pop divas overuse.

That bothers you, too?

Yes, especially when one of them takes a perfectly good melody and mutilates it so bad it's almost indistinguishable. Example: the way some vocalists desecrate the National Anthem before some sporting event.