i was just wondering and thought that by putting my pen to paper(metaphorically speaking, of course)I might be able to let this question into someone else's head and out of mine: When we are talking about pure musical voices, are they the ones that are raw and unfinished or the ones that are smooth and polished? In science, a pure substance is the rawest and most original sample, but pure water is water that has the impurities removed. Which do we use?

Possible Performances

I am supposed to perform something music related for my class, but as I am utterly lacking in musical capacities and can't even play the kazoo, I am frantically trying to recall every piece of musical talent that I possess and thus far, the answer is none. I will probably have to create some sort of presentation that is related to music but does not involve me harming others and their ability to hear.

So today, I was looking at the list of music that I am supposed to listen to for my Roots music class and I was just amazed at the creativity of the blues names. I mean, how could someone seriously name their song "Jump the Boogie" and have people take them seriously. It's amazing. But I guess it's not any different than songs names from my era like Shoulda or No Scrubs(not that these are really my kind of music, but they do have horrible names). Just for laughs and for those interested in blues, here's the list that I am going to listen to:
"Got my mojo working" by Muddy Waters
"Death letter blues" by Son House
"Lord, I just can't keep from crying" by Blind Willie Johnson
"Wreck of the Old 97" by Pink Anderson
"Death cell blues" by Blind Willie McTell
"Sitting on top of the world" by Mississippi Shieks
"My Oklahoma blowed away" by Pete Seeger
"Stand by me" by Sister Matthews
"Jesus is a mighty good leader" by Skip James
"Feather bed" by Memphis Jug Band
"Worried man blues" by The Original Carter Family
"Midnight special" by Leadbelly
"Parchman Farm blues" by Bukka White
"Jump the boogie" by Boozoo Chavis
"Wabash cannonball" by Roy Acuff
"A spoonful blues" by Charlie Patton
"This land is your land" by Woody Guthrie
"Oh happy day" by The Edwin Hawkins Singers
"Move on up a little higher" by Mahalia Jackson
"Cross road blues" by Robert Johnson
"Cold, cold heart" by Hank Williams
"Uncle Pen" by Bill Monroe
"Wildwood flower" by The Carter Family
"Waiting for a train" by Jimmie Rodgers

Governor Blanco

Last night, I had the privilege of sitting in on an address by Governor Blanco at my college. It was definitely an unique experience. I had never seen a national political figure talk before. It surprised me how down-to-earth she was. She was not at all stuck up or arrogant, but instead was simply a real person. She talked to us for about an hour and a half. While most of the talk centered on New Orleans and their rebuilding efforts as well as the disasters of Hurricane Rita and Katrina, she touched briefly on her career and her background.
To me, it was amazing that a teacher turned stay-at-home mom could become the first governor of a state that is normally very conservative(other than around Bourbon Street).
Lindsey