O'Betty's

Don't eat here.... or at least not very often...

I saw this last example of the old shell-shaped Shell gas stations in Winston-Salem last week. It almost got torn down a few years ago, but the NC Historic trust stepped in and saved it. If fate ever lands you in W-S, it's on the corner of Peachtree and Sprague, you can pull your car up to the pump and take a pic of yourself gassing up or drinking from the gas hose....

I'll never forget the first time I was offered a cigarette as a teen at the seashore, something inside told me there was something fishy about this guy and to not take anything he was offering...

Never mind this little Elmer Fudd-lookalike with a bad attitude, just have a great Friday !!

Ah, yes, Lady Gaga meeting HRH Queen Elizabeth II....what to wear, what to wear...



My favorite story of Queen Elizabeth II meeting a musician was when she recently met British guitarist/songwriter Eric Clapton (of Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes, Delaney Bonnie and Friends, Blind Faith, and solo fame spanning over a 50 year career) and asked him "Have you been playing music long?"

I told Tabby the sour cream frosting was a go, but to choose another cake flavor than tuna fish...Wish this little cat a Happy 5th !!!

I told Tabby the sour cream frosting was a go, but to choose another cake flavor than tuna fish...Wish this little cat a Happy 5th !!!

Embarrassing story. When blues legend B.B. King was in town last week, I accidentally backed my car over 'Lucille', his beloved guitar, he went apeshit on me until I told him that I was an accomplished woodworker and a bit of a luthier and I could fix Lucille good as new before his concert the next day. Basically the the neck was salvageable but the body was trashed so I took an AK-47 and modified it and added pickups and voila! B. B. said the tone was great and here he is showing the revamped Lucille at a local press conference. All's well that ends well.





Just kidding of course, please don't forward this to the Associated Press...lol...

Thought I'd send you an Appalachian Fast Food pizza... some traditionalists would fault this for lacking Mac and Cheese.....