Walk to a latin beat

I walked the shopping strip in Sydney rd. Brunswick this morning instead of the parkland. A change is as good as a holiday, no?

I like walking to a rythym, that's why I always take the mp3 player.
Listened to the fabulous guitar playing of Shoji Yokouchi. A beautiful latin beat, just right for a slow to moderate pace. The sort of pace you could keep at for hours.
Shoji calls himself "Mr Guitar", even though it's apt, I wonder what Chet Atkins would have to say about that. (Nothing now, he died).

I wonder if I looked like a silly old moron sort of half walking and half dancing. (wadd'ya mean if)?

Weather beautiful yet again, cool, clear and damp.

Yesterday was fun. Neice Julie and I practiced guitar and singing for a few hours.
We got "St. Lois blues" sounding good. She was the singer, and played finger style fill, and a finger style lead. I provided the rythym with a Freddy Green swing style accompaniament. I think it's nearly ready to take public.
Then we practiced "Crying Time" (ray charles), with me singing and playing a lead, while Julie played a bluegrass style back up with some nice bass walks. I think it was a productive session.
They were the main, (though not the only) pieces we played.

Well, it looks as though the election fiasco is over in Italy. At last it seems that Prodi can take his victory. I think the whole world can take some comfort from this result.
Could this be part of a trend reversal against the right wing madness that's been gripping the planet for the past few years? ----- Latinos lead the way, eh?

My Favourite cartoon for the day



and waddabout this:
Feng shui for motoristsAFP
April 12, 2006
CAR owners can keep calm by parking their "tiger-like" vehicles facing away from their homes, a study of feng shui techniques for motorists suggests. Drivers would also do well to sprinkle sea salt crystals inside their vehicles, and tie a blue ribbon around the rear view mirror, said the study from high-end British insurance provider Aon Private Clients.

Raymond Catchpole, an expert in the ancient Chinese art of feng shui, and chairman of Britain's Feng Shui Society, examined a Nissan Micra, a Volkswagen Passat, a Porsche Boxster and a Lexus SUV for Aon.

He came up with these tips:
Drivers should park their cars facing away from their homes as cars are "predatory tigers" and could threaten the occupants of a house if they are parked facing the building. Clutter should be removed from a car as it "sucks the life force out of the driver". To get rid of negative energy inside the car, which could affect the driver's mood, the owner should sit in the car and sing, clap their hands or play music.

Keep the windows clean. This allows chi energy to enter the car from outside. In feng shui terms, the windows are the eyes for the car. Tie a small blue ribbon on the satellite navigation system or the rear view mirror. Blue represents the element of water, which in turn induces a perfect driving state of mind: clear, thoughtful, flowing and clear.

Sprinkle sea salt crystals on the carpets. They absorb passengers' negative energy and can be cleaned out regularly to take the negativity with them. "It may seem unusual for our company to be interested in something like feng shui, but we believe it's worth investigating," said Ian Cullen, a director of Aon Private Clients.

"Feng shui is about the way in which our environment affects our behaviour and our mood – be it a building or a car. If some of the information in our report helps drivers keep calm and alert, then we feel it's a useful exercise."
OK! See yez later