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The Long Lost Blues Sister

docoflove1974

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First, if you've never heard of the Blues Brothers, educate yourself.

 

Well, for many years now I've been convinced that I'm a/the lost long Blues Sister. Yes, true, I never was an orphan growing up in a convent; true enough, Curtis and the Penguin were never my mentors in life. But the blues live within me. As does Rhythm and Blues. It moves my soul, makes me sway to the beat, and makes me want dress in black suit, white shirt, black tie, and Raybans. Ok, so I was born in the year that SNL came to being, which is the beginning of the Blues Brothers. Still..."Blues Sister" sounds better than "Blues Daughter"...and on that note, whose daughter would I be? Jake's? Elwood's? Curtis'?

 

So here I sit, Friday night, after a long week. Ok, so I'm drinking Sapphire and mineral waters (which, by the by, is an outstanding drink...it'll kick your habit of tonic water all together...get that nasty high-fructose corn syrup outta our system. And for those who are calorie conscience...there are none in this drink! Amen!), listening to R&B, Blues, and anything else which tickles my fancy. My landlord has FUBAR'd the cable (aka he forgot to pay the bill...again), so I can't watch TV. So, my friends, this means a night with Jake, Elwood, Curtis, the Penguin, Mac, the Louisiana Gator Boys, and the whole bunch. We will shake our tailfeather, look for someone to love, relive both Rawhide and Riders in the Sky, ask Matt "Guitar" Murphy to think and then ask him then for R-E-S-P-E-C-T, call Ed's Love Exchange, go down to Funky Nassau, and turn on my love light. Bella and I will dance (well, she doesn't know this yet...), we will enjoy the night, and we will be proud members of the Blues Kingdom!

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Gaius Paulinus Maximus

AMEN SISTER!!!!!

 

Jake: The band... the band...

 

Reverend Cleophus James: DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT?

 

Jake: THE BAND!

 

Reverend Cleophus James: DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT?

 

Elwood: What light?

 

Reverend Cleophus James: HAVE YOU SEEEEN THE LIGHT?

 

Jake: YES! YES! JESUS H. TAP-DANCING CHRIST... I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

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cornelius_sulla

Do you order your toast dry and white or your chickens whole and cooked?

I love the blues too, Blues Sis. Albert King, Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan live in my heart forever. I play guitar and have tried to emulate these men practically my whole life since the age 12. I fail miserably and often, (which may explain why I play in a metal band!)

The Blues Brothers, what a classic. Steve Cropper is one of my guitar heroes too. His playing is a perfect example of how less can be more. I busk a lot when we have down time at work, and one of my faves is 'Sweet Home Chicago'. The four o'clock in the morning drunks just love that one.

Blues sister is definitely better than Blues Daughter, or Blues Aunty, or Blues Granny!

Shake that tail feather, sista!

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Nephele

The Olympic torch arrived today in your town, DoL. What's a Blues Sister to do? Why, don sunglasses and dark hat, say "We're on a mission from god," and with some acrobatic backflippin' dance moves guide that torch safely through the streets of San Francisco today -- while later on in the day single-handedly liberating Tibet. It's a win-win situation for all. Hail the Blues.

 

-- Nephele

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docoflove1974

Or I could just go to work...

 

In truth, my gymnastic ability leaves much to be desired, so that swings more into the Elwood realm. Is it possible to have 2 fathers?

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