P-Funk

I got to see George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic play the Newport Music Hall last night. I think it was almost exactly 30 years since I last stepped into the place to see Leon Russell back in the day, and the air was just as full of pot smoke last night as it was in the '70s. Anyway, P-Funk puts on quite a show - nearly 20 on the stage at any one time, and new players cycling on and off nearly every song. With three drummers working shifts, they provided a solid three and a half hours of non-stop funk. "Starchild" Shider is still performing in nothing but a diaper, and at 67, Clinton hasn't lost a step. I'll may write some more about the concert later, but I have to run, and I'm sorry about the sorry photo - should have taken a camera instead of relying on my cellphone.

View from the tractor

Back in August I started taking photos of the crop field to the north of our property with my cellphone while I was mowing the yard. I've always liked watching the crops change color as we move from summer to fall. Being a lazy artist, stopping the tractor for a few moments to whip out my phone and snap a photo worked out. Maybe next year I'll use my good camera to take "real" photos. In the meantime, click on the photo to view the album.

Bzzzzzzzt - game over

That's that. I suspect last night was the last high school basketball game I'll attend for a very long time where I have any skin in the game. Alas, the Johnnies lost and Madeline's high school cheerleading career is over.

Blue Demons, it's time to watch out.