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November 1999 Blog Posts (2)
CBG and Blues short stories -Jackson Black Stories 1 - 4
Jackson's Blues by John Bolton
Monday, November 25, 1963
Detroit, Michigan
It was a sad day in this negro man’s life… The day of JFK’s funeral. It was after supper and I was sitting alone in the kitchenette, living room and bedroom of my one room apartment. I was sippin’ Ten High whiskey from a jelly jar and listening to ‘Heat Wave’ by Martha and the Vandellas on WKNR. Not blues, but good music.
Most evenings I will play me some blues. Most evenings I feel…
ContinueAdded by Uncle John on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — 35 Comments
Trying to make a 6-string CBG - 9
So this is where I was a week or so ago. I needed to finish the wood and insert the electronics. Oh, and fix the problem with the frets.
I put two coats of varnish on it, sanding after the second. The mohagony wood looks great. The final color constrasts slightly with the box. I was hoping for that.…
ContinueAdded by John Schafer on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — No Comments
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