[LAU] [OT] talkin about the weather

[Dave Phillips]

On 07/10/2012 11:21 AM, S. Massy wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:13:44AM -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Last week was really amazing here in Findlay OH USA. We suffered
>> through an incredible storm with 90 mph winds, then had no power and
>> 100+ degree (F) heat every day for the next seven days. I have an
>> entirely new appreciation for 1) the people who went through Katrina
>> and 2) the humble electron.
>>
>> Anyway, I found some blues songs relating the effects of floods -
>> Charley Patton's High Water Rising and John Lee Hooker's Tupelo are
>> two great examples - and I found one that at least mentioned
> Don't forget Texas Flood!

Added to the unofficial list of Disaster Blues Classics. Thanks for the 
reminder !

The original is good, but Stevie Ray tore it up. :)


> No Blues tune  relating to heat comes to mind,
> but there's always "Too Darn Hot" by Cole Porter. :)
>
>

It suits. However, at last we're experiencing a cooling trend to the 
mere mid-80s. :-/

By the weekend we might be back into triple digits.

Best,

dp