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Archive for March, 2010March 17, 2010
 Three Mikes On A Roll Michael Doucet (of Beausoleil fame) and friend Michael Pillot dropped by this week for a visit and a nice surprise it was. The Mr. D. & Mr. P. were on the Prairie Home Companion cruise bopping around the Caribbean and had a small layover in Key West. I hadn’t seen Michael D. since the band stayed with us many years ago. He broke his leg and is on crutches – though you should have seen him on a bicycle. This photo is of him in what is called a ’sand wheelchair’ and was taken in Marathon, Florida last month during a benefit concert. The three of us named Mike went to El Siboney and had white bean soup and Cuban Mixes. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Beausoleil’s latest CD, ‘Alligator Purse’ on Yep Roc Records, was overseen by Michael P. (whose day job is television producer). Playing with the boys on this CD are Natalie Merchant, Garth Hudson, Rosewell Rudd, Bill Keith and others. I love covers and there are several on this disc. This link to Yep Roc has tour info as well as CD cuts….take a listen. Oh yea, you can buy the music there too – $15.99 CD or $9.99 download (instant gratification). Yep Roc is a great record label and has lots of my kind of music. Music guaranteed not to bore. The complete Beausoleil library of more CDs than I have toes and fingers can be found on Amazon.com – again buy the disc or download the MP3. See ya on flip side, Mike
 March 16, 2010
 MBT's I have been getting lots of comments and inquirers about my ‘moon boots’ lately. They are actually MBT’s and I get them from footwearetc.com They are amazing for old legs (ankles and feet too) like mine. If anyone has a pair, don’t throw them away when the soles wear out. You can get them replaced for $65 (soles and the foam cushion) and they pay for the return shipping. I have had my oldest pair for two years and got them resoled about six months ago. They are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. Don’t take my word for it, give ‘em a try. Free shipping both ways from footwearetc.com So return them if you don’t like them and nothing lost. I have three pairs and rotate them daily. I won’t ever wear anything else. I feel like I am walking on clouds but they take a bit of getting use to. Oh yea, there is a special break in period. You only wear them for two hours for the first day, four hours the second day and then tighten your seat belt. They are almost like that pair of new Converse tennis shoes you got each summer when you were a kid. Remember the ones that were so much faster than the old pair?
My favorite style of BMT’s are the Chapa and they are being phased out and are on sale. Anyone out there wearing MBT’s? Drop me a line and let me know what you think.
See ya, Mike
March 9, 2010
See ya soon, Mike March 5, 2010
 Afternoon with the boys. John Frinzi, Jim Morris and Sunny Jim stopped by and played a couple happy hours a few weeks past and it don’t get any better than that. The guests got their socks blown off having had no idea that the happy minstrels were stopping by. Elizabeth and Brady were swaying to the beat and she said the crowd had a ball. Well to make a long story short check out the boys by the pool. Afternoon with the boys. It’s worth to listen to get a feel for what the guys are all about. Like a step back in time. See ya, Mike |
