Blue Monday, Jimmy Reed edition

The angels got the key and you can't get in

"A guy commits murder and he gets pardoned after 20 years"

Well, Ralph Branca earned one of the greatest obits the Times has ever published.

“Branca turns and picks up the rosin bag and throws it down, heading toward the clubhouse now, his shoulders aligned at a slant — he begins the long dead trudge. Paper falling everywhere.”

Oh, stop.

Yes.

And, for the 57,000th time this month, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by, they're still counting, 1.5 million votes.

Trump ran on identity politics, not Clinton.

SEK

Another sad day in an otherwise shitty year.

Blue Monday, Blind Willie Johnson edition

Sharon Jones

I will always regret never having seen her and the Dap Kings.

Mose Allison

RIP









Never done no man no harm.

Blue Monday, Lightnin' Hopkins edition

Leon Russell

RIP

Even hate my rock 'n roll

I don't recall feeling so much despair.  There is, however, an election in two years. Can't lose sight of that.

I should've quit you, a long time ago

Blue Monday, Roger Waters edition

How we feeling this weekend?