Well, it would seem that the Blues City
web site has been hacked.
I looked all through the code but was
unable to determine what was in there
that shouldn't be. The site was putting
out pop up ads and trying (sometime
accomplishing) to put malicious files
on people's computers. Mostly ad ware
and browser hijackers.
I have no idea who did this or why. The
whole "hacker mindset" eludes me completely.
I am working on getting the site up and
running again. Hopefully with a nicer
design, but we will see. An artistic
eye is something that I just don't have.
And that's ok, too. My talents seem to
lie elsewhere.
I'm thinking of putting a video on the
site and changing it each week. Would
embed some blues videos from other
sites. You can just drop by and take
a look at the past and present of blues
music. It'll cut down on your You Tube
time!
Any input on that would be greatly
appreciated.
Blues City is totally NON profit. I
don't make a dime from it. In fact,
it costs me to run it each month.
Anyone knowing of any web designers
out there that are willing to do
some "pity" work, as in freebie,
to help support the preservation of
blues music. Please have them contact
me.
blues city radio at gmail dot com
I wrote it that way to keep down
on those nasty spam robots.
More coming up on the trip we took
to Clarksdale, MS and Memphis, TN.
very soon.
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4.20.2009
3.07.2009
You meet the coolest people on the Internet
When I find something cool, I'm just gonna start putting it
here in the ole bloggeroo.
I love meeting Blues Hounds like myself on the Internet.
I was on Twitter and came across WORLD OF BLUES!
They have a totally cool web site and an equally cool
Blog! Whether you're a fan, musician or club owner,
I highly recommend you check out this site. They have
something for everyone.
So click on WORLD OF BLUES, check 'em out and tell
em' Blues City sent you!
I give World of Blues 2 picks up!
Hook up with us on Twitter today.
BluesCity
World of Blues
here in the ole bloggeroo.
I love meeting Blues Hounds like myself on the Internet.
I was on Twitter and came across WORLD OF BLUES!
They have a totally cool web site and an equally cool
Blog! Whether you're a fan, musician or club owner,
I highly recommend you check out this site. They have
something for everyone.
So click on WORLD OF BLUES, check 'em out and tell
em' Blues City sent you!
I give World of Blues 2 picks up!
Hook up with us on Twitter today.
BluesCity
World of Blues
12.24.2007
This Should Be The First Post
A little about me:
I was born and raised in Beaumont, TX.
Sure it was a small town, but to me, that's a good thing.
I graduated from Forest Park High School in 1972. And
I was glad to be done with that.
I took piano lessons as a kid, went on to self teach myself
guitar, then took cello in Junior High and High School. I
considered myself to be a musician, although I wasn't
playing anywhere in a band or a solo act for money.
Let's skip ahead a few hundred years shall we?
In 1992 I was in a serious motorcycle accident. Serious
meaning a boat load of injuries, including broken bones,
lacerations, scraping all the skin from the right side of
my face and a closed head injury that left me unable to
play any of the afore mentioned instruments.
I had a bad case of the "black and blues".
Now almost 16 years later, I'm still in pain from some
of the joint injuries, cracked vertebrae and torn ligaments.
It's amazing how much pain can stay with a person for
such a long time.
Emotionally painful was the inability to play music anymore.
Yeah, it gave me the blues alright.
I spent 11 years in Boulder, CO and about 20 in Dallas, TX.
Did a 2 year stint in NYC. But after 30 plus years, I returned
to Beaumont to be with friends and family in the little city
where I grew up.
I moved down here to be in a slower pace. A town where
being partially crippled was easier to navigate.
Living on disability is boring and it's hard to make ends
meet sometimes. So I opened a little website called
Beaumont Live! where I post the music events of local
musicians, and run a little Internet Radio Station that
plays local talent.
I never monetized this effort, but that's still in the works.
I have met so many musicians from this area. All of them
really nice people. A few who have become good friends,
and a few who have inspired me.
One guitarist named Larry Tillery who never fails to blow
me away at any of his shows, inspired me to pick up the
guitar again. For that, I will be forever grateful to him.
Larry plays The Blues. I can't play the way he does, and
probably never will, but I can play the guitar again! He
also inspired me to open a second radio station that plays
"nuthin' but the blues". And that is probably how you arrived
here. http://bluescityradio.com/
Like I said, I've met a lot of great people in the local music
world and wouldn't trade any of that experience for anything.
I would like to acknowlege a few who have spent time with
me, supporting me in re-learning guitar, and encouraging
me to do the best I can.
Larry Tillery - Beaumont, TX
Charley Drumm - Hackberry, LA
Dobro Danny Hill - Beaumont, Ft. Worth, TX
Knowing them has enriched my life.
I was born and raised in Beaumont, TX.
Sure it was a small town, but to me, that's a good thing.
I graduated from Forest Park High School in 1972. And
I was glad to be done with that.
I took piano lessons as a kid, went on to self teach myself
guitar, then took cello in Junior High and High School. I
considered myself to be a musician, although I wasn't
playing anywhere in a band or a solo act for money.
Let's skip ahead a few hundred years shall we?
In 1992 I was in a serious motorcycle accident. Serious
meaning a boat load of injuries, including broken bones,
lacerations, scraping all the skin from the right side of
my face and a closed head injury that left me unable to
play any of the afore mentioned instruments.
I had a bad case of the "black and blues".
Now almost 16 years later, I'm still in pain from some
of the joint injuries, cracked vertebrae and torn ligaments.
It's amazing how much pain can stay with a person for
such a long time.
Emotionally painful was the inability to play music anymore.
Yeah, it gave me the blues alright.
I spent 11 years in Boulder, CO and about 20 in Dallas, TX.
Did a 2 year stint in NYC. But after 30 plus years, I returned
to Beaumont to be with friends and family in the little city
where I grew up.
I moved down here to be in a slower pace. A town where
being partially crippled was easier to navigate.
Living on disability is boring and it's hard to make ends
meet sometimes. So I opened a little website called
Beaumont Live! where I post the music events of local
musicians, and run a little Internet Radio Station that
plays local talent.
I never monetized this effort, but that's still in the works.
I have met so many musicians from this area. All of them
really nice people. A few who have become good friends,
and a few who have inspired me.
One guitarist named Larry Tillery who never fails to blow
me away at any of his shows, inspired me to pick up the
guitar again. For that, I will be forever grateful to him.
Larry plays The Blues. I can't play the way he does, and
probably never will, but I can play the guitar again! He
also inspired me to open a second radio station that plays
"nuthin' but the blues". And that is probably how you arrived
here. http://bluescityradio.com/
Like I said, I've met a lot of great people in the local music
world and wouldn't trade any of that experience for anything.
I would like to acknowlege a few who have spent time with
me, supporting me in re-learning guitar, and encouraging
me to do the best I can.
Larry Tillery - Beaumont, TX
Charley Drumm - Hackberry, LA
Dobro Danny Hill - Beaumont, Ft. Worth, TX
Knowing them has enriched my life.
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