The Wolf

Still not gay. Went to the Howlin' Wolf blues festival in West Point last Friday night, had a blast. I think I heard enough blues to last the month. I was most impressed by a group called Homemade Jamz. Fifteen-year-old Ryan Perry is the oldest member of the band. He plays guitar and sings and in general commands the stage like an old pro. I almost said "old soul" there, and something about his playing of the blues reminded me of Dexter back in C-Hill. Last Friday, Ryan played a guitar that seemed to be manufactured from an old car muffler. It had little blue lights that twinkled towards the end of the set. His fourteen-year-old brother Kyle played bass and his sister Taya (only eight years old!) played the drums with RED STICKS and they rocked like old pros. We saw four different bands and they all used the same drum kit, which I thought was great. It was the same kit my buddy Crow used to use. Crow should move down here and join a blues band. It would do him a lot of good. I was so impressed with Homemade Jamz that I bought their CD. They have a Myspace page: look it up. If you have kids, slap that disc in your machine and tell 'em: that drummer is EIGHT YEARS OLD...