B.B. King died last night at the age of 89. I’ve been listening to his music for around the last 30 years. My sons have grown up listening to his music. He had a way of playing a lyric line of blues on his guitar Lucille which was moving and that reached inside you. He could make you feel his music in a unique and powerful way. He wasn’t concerned with dazzling guitar pyrotechnics. He just let the music flow out. He also could sing. Better than most, and in a way that complimented his sparse guitar playing. His voice […]
Total Depravity – Part 2
In the first post about Total Depravity (Total Depravity – Part 1) i gave this definition: The doctrine of total depravity asserts that people are by nature not inclined or even able to love God wholly with heart, mind, and strength, but rather all are inclined by nature to serve their own will and desires and to reject the rule of God. I want to try to cover 2 things in this post: 1) give scripture which forms the basis for the idea of Total Depravity and 2) explain a bit about the misnomer of Total Depravity and what it doesn’t […]
Total Depravity – Part 1
I’ve decided to make this a multi-part post for several reasons: it is easier for me to write this in chunks and it will be easier (shorter) to read the post in sections, but most importantly, any discussion that comes from the ideas in these posts can be easily aimed to the relevant post instead of being jumbled together in one very large post. I am not a theologian, nor do i play one on television. In fact, one of the ways that God has gifted me is the ability to take complex ideas (theology, audio, computer, tech stuff, etc) […]
Bob Dylan – Bootleg Volume 8 – Tell Tale Signs
I realize that Bob Dylan is an acquired taste. His voice is . . . unique. None of my immediate family like him, not Jan nor either of my sons. I, however, am a fan. I have more of his music than anyone else, except perhaps Van Morrison. Bob Dylan has written some of the most meaningful and powerful songs of the past 55 years (He’ll be 74 on May 24). His work is poetry made even more impactful by being placed inside an envelope of music. Let me say one more thing about Bob Dylan’s voice: he can carry […]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
If you are of my age, you probably first heard bluegrass music when the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies came on. Flatt & Scruggs played that song and it was a huge hit and popularizer of bluegrass. I also remember listening to Homer and Jethro as a kid. It was bluegrass, but it was also comedy. Roy Clark would occasionally play some bluegrass banjo on Hee Haw, but mostly, bluegrass was not very popular compared to rock or country. I first heard the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band back in the 70’s, back when you heard music either on vinyl […]