I'll kick it on one of my songs now. It's about the usual troubles - I love a woman but her good man don't want me around, lordy, at all. You know what I mean.

Writing Paper Blues Lyrics

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Yeah, and it'll happen to me again, too... Thanks for your applause. I'm just a street musician, worked my way across Georgia, into Tennesee and Arkansas, where I met and later traveled with Willie Johnson. Fine slide guitar player. Voice like a preacher. Low, resonating, ... spiritual. He stole some of my songs, but I'm used to it. He wasn't the first, and won't be the last. It's okay, it's something all us bluesmen do. I stole some of my best songs, so I can't complain. Here's one some white boys from Atlanta stole from me. It's called:

Statesboro Blues Lyrics

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The feller coming up is well known to you rockers out there. He's doing a solo act at Jaco Beach right now, but was able to tear himself away from the kind mamas somehow, and get down here to our VAZ1 strut. Please welcome BenJamin.

Howdy y'all, what's up? I'm been jammin' in Costa Rica for about 9 months and pickin' the blues in and around the Jaco area. The way I see it... the blues ain't when you loose your old lady or your job or whatever, it's when you Didn't Woke UP in da Mownin'!

Didn't Woke Up This Morning Lyrics

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When I was young I was sometimes a punk. But not a lazy punk. This is another song I made. I wrote it when I was young. This'n ain't really a blues tune, but I hope you dig it. I feel Blind Willy talkin' to me.

When I Was Young Lyrics

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Mal Pais Surf Camp was one of the first places in Costa Rica that I had the opportunity to get a gig. During my week or so visit I wrote a song with the help of Doug and various other Tequila induced brethrens and sisters, as well as the legendary Hogeye Bill. It goes a little something like dis right here...

Mal Pais Surf Camp Lyrics

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(imitation Elvis)Thank you very much.

My good woman here, Kate, is itchin' to do a temperence song. Lucky she can't see what you folks is doing at your computers ... lordy! ... Kate's right, though. The Good Lord says overindulgence is a sin. So watch out, y'all, because

God Don't Like It Lyrics

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Now we have that hillbilly guitar strummer and singer out of Arkansas. He has some controverial songs, some off-color songs, and some plain foot-stompin' music. Give a hand to Hogeye Bill.

Now that I'm a PT (perpetual tourist, permanent traveler, pot toker and poet troubador), it gives me different perspective on things. I can afford to ignore nation-states and empires. If I choose to pay attention to that stuff, it is as a distant observer rather than a participant or victim. That suits me just fine. Here's a song about it.

Banana Republic Lyrics

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One thing that really sucks about the USEmpire is the war on drug users. If you're gonna live in an occupied area, where pigs can confiscate your stuff and imprison you, you may want to think about the possibility of self-defense. And even justice. Here's a song I wrote about those kidnappers under color of law, the narcs. It's called ...

Every Dead Narc is One Small Step for Freedom Lyrics

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I'd like to do another uplifting song - a spiritual this time. Sacred music. I exaggerate a little bit in this song. Legalization of cannabis wouldn't really put alcohol out of business. It would get a significant market share. I can't wait 'till I can sidle up to the bar and order a joint of Kush cross Skunk. Here's a song about keeping up "the faith" until that glorious day arrives.

The Joint Beats the Jigger Lyrics

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I'm Hogeye Bill. I'm going to turn it back over to our host Blind Willie now.

Sometimes things get to you, and you feel broke down ... like an old-time train engine that been torn down for parts.

Broke Down Engine Blues Lyrics

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Thank y'all. My name's Blind Willie. We're going to have one of these virtual struts every month. I hope you can make it to the next one. Poor ol' VAZ1 musicians need rent-parties, too. I'll be here, kicking it off again. Bye now.

The audio links in the text above play the songs in streaming RealAudio format. For higher quality but larger mp3 files, click the links below.

MP3 files for the songs:

1. Writing Paper Blues
2. Statesboro Blues
3. Didn't Woke Up This Morning
4. When I Was Young
5. Mal Pais Surf Camp
6. God Don't Like It
7. Banana Republic
8. Every Dead Narc is One Small Step for Freedom
9. The Joint Beats the Jigger
10. Broke Down Engine Blues