Christina Aguilera, Bernard Allison, & the Allman Brothers

Listening to Christina Aguilera's Stripped album took me back to my kittenhood. MomCat used to grab each of us in turn, hold us tightly against her, and kick the living daylights out of us with her back feet. Made my head reel, and I used to wonder what the point was of it all. Soon as "Fighter" started, I got it:

          Made me learn a little bit faster

          Made my skin a little bit thicker

          Makes me that much smarter

          Thanks for making me a fighter.

                 Thank you, MomCat, wherever you are now.
Listen to "Fighter" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7pQpNx-F4

My person told me she saw Bernard Allison's band several years ago when they opened for Jonny Lang in Idaho Falls. My person was just learning to play the drums, and she got Allison's drummer, James Knowles, to autograph a copy of their Across the Water CD. There are several high-energy cuts on this album, starting right off with "The River's Rising." Then, "I Want to Get You Back" has some clever double-entendre lyrics, and "Change Your Way of Living" uses traditional blues format to send its gentle message.
Listen to "The River's Rising" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZjQUATctdk

What cool cat hasn't grown his own little soul patch like Greg Allman's? From "Statesboro Blues" to "Midnight Rider" and "(Sweet) Melissa" to "Whipping Post," The Allman Brothers Band's decade of hits 1969-1979 offers up some of the founding tunes of Southern Rock. Does Purina make Southern Fried Cat Chow?
Listen to "Statesboro Blues" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JToo3iwTOso 

Peace Out!