When I was little I saw Lightnin’ Hopkins at the Playhouse in Winnipeg, saw Muddy Waters too but Lightnin’ Hopkins felt more powerful or unique, seemed like we all were learning something first hand. Saw Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, loved his harp style, anyone who plays harp and does not sound like Sonny Terry (or Little Walter), doesn’t keep my attention very long.  I didn’t know they weren’t close during those years, that apparently, they even stayed in separate hotels. I’m glad they didn’t seem angry on stage. I was angry on stage once, for about a year. I stopped moving and tried to play everything with just my left hand, secret way of saying fuck you all, pretty sure it worked.