Hi, Richard!  Recently you wrote in a message to all:

RW>  Adults sing the Blues. In Blues, "adulthood" means
RW>  being old enough to get the electric chair if you
RW>  shoot a man in Memphis .


           Yeah, in some circles it's de rigueur to be awaiting
execution... or at least working on the chain gang.  Kids in reform school
need not apply.  :-)



RW>  Blues can take place in New York City but not in Hawaii
RW>  or anyplace in Canada .


           Whew!  That's a relief.  :-))

           Canadian place names probably wouldn't have the same effect,
though. I doubt that a song involving Nanaimo or Pouce Coup‚ or Quilchena
or Tsawwassen (e.g.) would make the "top ten" because:

   1)  folks who live elsewhere aren't familiar with the name
   2)  they can't remember how to spell it
   3)  they're not sure how to pronounce it, and
   4)  even the locals may not be in agreement about #2 and/or #3... [chuckle].



RW>  Hard times in Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just
RW>  clinical depression. Chicago , St. Louis , and Kansas
RW>  City are still great places to have the Blues. You cannot
RW>  have the blues anyplace that don't get rain.


           Although Seattle gets quite a lot of rain, as Vancouver does, I
hear what you're saying!  Both have a (not entirely undeserved) reputation
for weeks of drizzle at a time.  "I am suffering from Seasonal
Affective Disorder here on the Wet Coast" doesn't sound very glamorous
either.  And most of us carry on as usual... rain or shine... otherwise we
probably wouldn't accomplish much.  :-))



RW>  You can't have a Blues death if you die during a
RW>  tennis match or while getting plastic surgery.


           Anybody who can afford these things can probably afford a
getaway in a sunnier climate.  It's not so easy to feel sorry for them.... 
;-)




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