Wanderlusting (wanderlusting) wrote, @ 2008-06-03 15:15:00

TWO MAJOR SHOUT OUTS!
I just wanted to take note of one major passing. Bo Diddley died yesterday at age 79.




Now, other than Chuck Berry, there was no more important figure in rock 'n roll than Bo. I could go on and on about how influential his music has been to every single person who picked up a guitar, but i also think his adoption of various personas, his humor, his machismo, his playfulness and his great passion shaped the landscape of what it means to be an American performer. No one has matched his bravado since.

Here is the LA Times appreciation...there will be thousands upon thousands more. I hope he gets a King's send off. I really REALLY loved Bo.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-diddley3-2008jun03,0,5485671.story

Also, this was ALSO on the front page of the LA Times. This one is for our very own Andrew Johnson. He is off to Grinnell College with his posse in the fall. CONGRATULATIONS, smart guy. He proudly joins two former ASA alumni (Bruno Rodriguez and Kristine Pineda) both Posse scholarship recepients at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. May we place many more!

Well done, A.J!!!!!

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-grinnell3-2008jun03,0,2789600,full.story


May you be as successful and influential as the great Bo Diddley!

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