Yesterday, Justin and I went over to the house of the founder and editor in chief of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine, Robert Jr. Whitall.  www.bigcitybluesmag.com 

We had a fantastic visit with him - he showed us his music collection, his original music posters, photographs, zydeco folk art and more.  Robert Jr. also told us about the good old days of Detroit - Ann Arbor rock n roll; he was another person we’ve come across who was a former John Sinclair disciple.  He said, “Back then, the MC5 and all those guys, we were all listening to the blues!  People don’t realize that punk music came from the blues.” 

His magazine is an absolute must check-out.  Puts the spotlight not only on all the old time blues guys, with interviews and stories, but also on a lot of the current, lesser known blues talents of today.  Filled with awesome photographs, even the ads are enjoyable to look at.  Being huge blues fans, Justin and I may be biased, but even my wife thought the magazine was cool. 

Only $30 for a year’s subscription - I already know what my dad’s getting for Christmas this year.

-Cousin Geoff