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 Astronomy
I took this picture of comet Hale-Bopp. I used a 35mm camera and a tripod (no telescope).
In the photograph, the blue tail is barely visible.
 Cool astronomical Web sites
The images above are from the Space Telescope Science Institute, operated by the AURA, Inc., from NASA contract NAS5-26555 and are reproduced with permission from AURA/STScI.
also like blues and rock and roll. I developed lists of my favorite blues CDs and of my favorite—but less well-known—rock and roll CDs.
Blues [ top ]ere are ten of my favorite blues CDs. Check them out!
- R. L. Burnside, Too Bad Jim. [raw, but compelling blues].
- Anson Fundergurgh and the Rockets featuring Sam Myers, Live at the Grand Emporium. [contemporary electric blues].
- Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Live in Montreaux [1977].
- Slim Harpo, Hip Shakin': The Excello Collection.[infectious].
- John Lee Hooker, The Early Years [another blues legend, with ample justification].
- Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings (inspired Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and others).
- Freddie King, Just Pickin'. [some great instrumental blues].
- Jimmy Rogers, Blues Blues Blues [featuring Clapton, Jagger, Page, Plant, Richards and others]
- Muddy Waters, One More Mile [plus check out his three studio and one live CDs with Johnny Winter!]
- Howling Wolf, The Real Folk Blues. [the real deal in blues]
Rock 'n' Rollather than list a bunch of fairly well-known CDs, I thought I'd mention ten CDs you may not have heard that I think are worth checking out:
- Adrian Belew, Desire of the Rhino King.
- Cactus, Cactus [a boogie band; what a rhythm section does waiting for Jeff Beck to join].
- Dave Edmunds, DE 7th [you may have heard his version of "I Hear You Knockin'"]
- Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green [before Christine McVie, Lindsay Buckingham, or Stevie Nicks], In Chicago, or Live at the BBC [BB King once said Peter Green is the only guitar player who made him sweat].
- Danny Gatton, with Robert Gordon, The Humbler [a legendary tape circulating among guitar players makes it to CD; check out "Cruisin'"]
- The Hellecasters, Return of the Hellecasters [their first album!] Hellecasters III is very good too.
- John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton [some say this is Eric's best work; I wouldn't say that, but it's pretty hot!].
- Johnny Winter, Live/And [with Rick Derringer on second lead guitar!]
- Ten Years After, Shhhh [most famous for the song "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock].
- Willie and the Poor Boys [rockabilly with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page guesting on a couple of tracks].
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