It’s a “Stormy Sunday” – I think the Allman Brothers chose the wrong day, but Herb Alpert and other artists got it right. I had to run between the raindrops and dodge the lightening strikes to get my minimum mile in this morning.
“They call it stormy Monday
But Tuesday’s just as bad
They call it stormy Monday
But Tuesday’s just as bad
Lord, and Wednesday’s worse
And Thursday’s all so bad
The eagle flies on Friday
Saturday I go out to play
The eagle flies on Friday
Saturday I go out to play
Sunday I go to church, yeah
Gonna kneel down and pray
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on me
Though I’m tryin’ and tryin’ to find my baby
Won’t somebody please send ‘er home“
Songwriters: Aaron T-Bone Walker
Stormy Monday lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Wixen Music Publishing, Raleigh Music Publishing
I went to the “church of the pavement” and continued my running streak to 4,767 days, despite the stormy skies. As this song went through my mind, I immediately thought of a New Year’s performance by the Brothers at the House of Blues in Chicago, but I really should have given credit to Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker, an influence not only for the Allman’s but also other great guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, and Steve Miller in pioneering the electric blues. Walker’s family friend was Lemon Henry “Blind Lemon” Jefferson, who often came over for dinner and played with his musician parents. Young Walker would guide Jefferson to his gigs before “T-Bone,” short for Thibeaux, made his own professional debut with Columbia Records.
I watched Season Three of Ricky Gervais’ After Life, a series that reminded me of a friend who just lost his wife. Every day is stormy for him right now, and this show, even though a comedy, helped me put things in perspective about trying to move forward. It’s an odd mix of characters and some bazaar British content, but the show grew on me. I highly recommend it for anyone who’s lost a friend or loved one. I also thought that Stay Close, another BBC production for Netflix of the Harlan Coben novel, had some interesting twists, while Peaky Blinders may be one of the most violent gangster series I’ve experienced. So, what to watch on a Stormy Sunday?
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