Lee Shelton lived from March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912 in St. Louis Missouri. Who was Lee Shelton and why should we care? Well, Mr. Shelton shot William Lyons on Christmas night 1895. Shelton, was sent to the big house where he eventually died… Read More
I’m sure my American friends are familiar with Charles Guiteau as the preacher/lawyer/writer who assassinated President Garfield, a crime for which he was hanged. He did the deed on July 2, 1881, but Garfield didn’t perish untiil 11 weeks later on September 19. Anything else… Read More
Delia was a gamblin’ girl. She only had eyes for rounders, card players who knew all the angles. Cutty or Cooney, depending on the version, loved poor Delia but she didn’t love him back. Bad news. Here’s Martin Grosswendt… Now Cutty’s going to be in… Read More
Those visitors who have been hanging out at 27th Street for a while know that from time to time the Daily Dose gets all thematic. I posted a long series of songs about drink and a longer series of songs about trains a while back.… Read More
My brother emailed to say that banjo picker Dave Hum has passed. RIP. As Salvelinas aptly put it, the man sure could play.
Here’s a fun tune from John Prine and Iris DeMent…
Tuffy P found a recipe for chestnut soup and suggested we have it tonight for dinner. I’ve never made chestnut soup before, but that didn’t stop me from more or less ignoring the recipe and making it up as I went along (my usual approach).… Read More
Tuffy P supports an organization called Basketeers each year by making up a big basket of good stuff to help out abused women in new beginnings. She delivered her basket this afternoon. Tuffy puts a lot of care into preparing her basket each year, as… Read More
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